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JUNE 29-JULY 4; JULY 7-10, 2016 LOG SHEET # 5 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Camille Connolly MEMORY CARD NUMBER TASCAM: CFCH 13 FILE NAME: Stud_B_0301.wav MEMORY CARD NUMBER ZOOM H2: CFCH 11 FILE NAME: Studio_0408.wav PRESENTER: DATE/TIME: 7/18/16, 2:45 PROGRAM: Sounds of California STAGE: The Studio GROUP NAME: Turntable Demo with DJ Phatrick & Oliver Wang REGION/STYLE: evolution of DJ craft [[2 columned table]] | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Oliver Wang | Assoc. Prof of Sociology at CSU-Long Beach | | DJ Phatrick | member of LA rap group Native Gunds, activist & teacher of music production, recording, and performance in low-income neighborhoods | CONTENTS/NOTES(continue on back): 1. DJ setup-2 turntables, mixer to mix 2 sources of audio 2. early forms of DJ-playing records(on radio, for example), fading out to another song that fades in 3. DJing evolved to fewer breaks between songs so people don't 4. leave dance floor 5. ealiest technique was "needle dropping" (hopefully at beginning of song) 6. records are analog technology, songs carved into plastic vinyl, 7. OJs became masters at recognizing where the beginning of 8. the song was on the record "slip cueing" - platter is spinning, hold record with 1 hand, let go to begin playing music putting hands on the vinyl used to be a no-no but it allows control as to where the record starts.