While we are on the subject, I felt like bringing back a part of this older article that I wrote for Remix magazine on the future of visuals in music. Mike Relm had some interesting things to say about his transformation from a turntablist to a visualist (?) Many people including Dj Kentaro, seem to feel that visuals are the next big thing:
I am happy to report that several writers here at dj tech tools are now going to be offering insight, recommendations and reviews on the emerging dj-video world. Although it remains to be seen if people really want to embrace this upcoming trend, the technology is starting to look exciting. One of the most promising programs is Serato Scratch Live Video. Its an $180 optional plug-in for the Scratch Live platform that works seamlessly with Rane’s TTM-57SL. Check out the following video for more info and to see what it looks like when we apply a little controllerism to music videos.
This brand new video was produced by Australain DJs and podcasters GearWhores–Andre Cato and Charlie Maybe.
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This course does not exactly look like it will be taking the dj world by storm but a few months back, I interviewed DJ Kentaro for the digital dj column, and he thought the future of turntablism lies in video. While that remains to be seen, significant headway has been made in the world of DVJ-ing, DVDJ-ing or VDJ-ing, whichever hard-to-pronounce acronym floats your boat. Just as the name is unclear, so is the direction this technology is headed. Will video be a hardware or software revolution? Will Pioneer DVJ’s dominate the scene as they go down in price, or will heavyweight Serato win another title in a different weight class?
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