I recently did an interview with iHeartDilla.com about Studio Scratches and my own scratch history:

Article excerpt:

“I want to build something that actually matters. I want to be an influencer. I want to build a community. I want to help people make positive change in the world.”

>> Click here to read the full article

I hope you enjoy reading it.

Big thanks to Richard Evans for the interview

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

One of my beats for scratch practice recently got placed on a Finnish promotional video for a management program created by Torfinn Slåen:

Rakenna Tuloskuntoa from Torfinn Slåen on Vimeo.

The program is titled FIT FOR RESULTS (Tuloskunto*)

A one year coaching process to harness your full potential to achieve more of what you really want and less of what you don’t want.

*Tuloskunto: your ability to produce extraordinary results and wellbeing.

For more info see: http://www.tuloskunnossa.fi/

Beat Info:

It’s always a great feeling when my music is used in creative collaborations. I love the cinematography of this video.

As many of you know I have travelled to Finland a number of times to DJ. I always love going back! It almost feels like a second home now.

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Here is a sneaky look at an example of the new overhead videos I have been shooting for my new School of Scratch Inspiration Club:

The site is growing fast with new videos and beats being added each week and there is an active friendly community of like minded scratch DJs. If you would like to know more or join us then please visit:

http://www.studioscratches.com/members/

There will still be free videos etc, the School just takes things deeper and provides even more resources to help your scratch practice.

Beat used:

Favorite Things from Speakher by Nikkiya

I looped up times: 01:50 – 02:03 in serato scratch live

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

I am pleased to announce that my School of Scratch Inspiration Club is now live and accepting new members.

I created this club to be a friendly place to learn more about scratching & become inspired!

To get all the information and to sign up, head on over to:

Studio Scratches – School of Scratch Inspiration Club

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

I have been sent these images of the TR-808 Drives from the Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice Super Deluxe USB Edition. I thought you might like to see the actual product, which at the moment is available for preorder.

Click on each image to enlarge and see in super detail:

Full details of the product are available here:

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Alright, so you’ve been interacting with the Studio Scratches site for some time now. You practice with the Free Beat Friday QnA videos, and have downloaded the free beats whenever they are released.

Is there any more?

Yes!!! I make more beats than I physically have time to make scratch videos for.

I present to you weekly Beats For Scratch Practice letter priced at $9.95 a month:

What do you get from subscribing to this letter?

• One exclusive instrumental beat to inspire your scratch practice, delivered direct to your inbox every single week.
• These beats are not available anywhere else, not even here on the Studio Scratches main site or beat store.
• It is exclusive and purely for subscribers.
• It allows me to give you fresh beats on a more regular basis.

I hope you’ll give it a chance for a month. It’s less than a cup of coffee a week, and helps support all of the free resources I produce that you have already seen on this site.

You might even find some bonus videos and other cool stuff in there.

The first beat is ready and you get this delivered instantly on subscribing.

Click here to view the details and subscribe

For those people asking for a PayPal option you can use this button:

Subscribe with PayPal

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Honest Notes

You do not need to subscribe to this newsletter and use these specific beats in order to get better at scratching. This site will offer Free Beat Friday as usual, and you can use any existing beats freely available on this site and across the web.

However, I offer these weekly beats as a way to give you fresh material to scratch to and save you some time looking for new beats, and I hope if you do subscribe, you’ll find them inspiring your scratch practice.

I charge money for it to 1) help me develop more free resources for Studio Scratches and 2) help pay for my living expenses.

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Happy Scratching!

Short-E

I am very pleased to present to you 2 new products to assist your scratch practice.

The first is a high value beat pack containing all of the beat packs ever made by Studio Scratches but at half the price of the individual packs!

The second is the first ever physical Studio Scratches product, featuring some vintage sampler and drum machine USB sticks to store all your beats, music projects, and files. I’m stoked on my MPC 2000XL drive!

So, without further ado, here they are:

1 – Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice – Deluxe Edition

(Best Value)

• Instant download - Get scratching straight away!
• Over 400 beats for scratch practice - Get inspired easily!
• 16 different beat packs - a variety of styles and tempos for true scratch mastery!

Beat Packs Included:

• QnA Scratch Sessions Vol.1 - QnA Training Audio - Train with DJ Short-E!
• Hidden Video Bonuses - watch back and learn!

Incredible Value - Individual packs are worth $139 in total

Save $’s (almost 50%) over buying beat packs individually!

Cost = $70

Click on the button below to purchase:

2 – Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice – Super Deluxe USB Edition

(For the collectors and fans)

• The full Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice Deluxe Edition via instant download as described above
• PLUS - MPC 2000XL, SP1200 or TR-808 USB Flash Drive shipped direct to you* - store / transport your beats & scratch music projects
• Choose your flava!
• Limited edition - own a piece of history!
• Cost = $125  including shipping

MPC 2000XL edition available now:

SP1200 edition available now:

TR808 edition ships 11/1/2011 Preorder now:

Beats are available for instant download on pre-order

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Many of you know that I recently went to Finland to do a 4 x 20 min scratch showcase sets for a retail store’s 1 year anniversary.

The footage has now all been compiled and made into an overview movie so you can see what went down and get all the scratch / mix action!

I will do a more detailed post of the trip details and happenings but for now I leave you with this video that I hope you enjoy!

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Studio Scratches Beat Store (hosted by Bandcamp) now features a shiny new shopping cart system. This makes multiple purchases much, much easier.

Here is a walkthrough of what the new cart looks like. I add 2 products to the cart to show you:

More detail images:

Add to cart button option now available!!!

See what's in ya cart!!!

So now, if you are wanting to buy a couple of beat packs, you can do so in one go, rather than having to purchase and checkout for each one individually!

Hoorah we hear you cry! To get you started here is a breakdown of our top beatpacks…

Top 5 Studio Scratches Beatpacks by popularity:

1 - 85 BPM Hip Hop Instrumental Beats

Great for slow funky cuts and practicing precision.

2 - Beats For Scratch Practice Volume 3

A mixture of electronic, funk and hip hop. Some of my all time favourite Studio Scratches beats are in this pack!

3 - 90 BPM Hip Hop Instrumental Beats

A classic tempo and super high value with 99 beats!

4 - 95 BPM Hip Hop Instrumental Beats

Slightly faster for progressing scratch students.

5 – Jointly: Beats For Scratch Practice Volume 1, Beats For Scratch Practice Volume 2, Free Beat Friday #1 – 20 Beat Bundle (with 11 bonus videos!!!)

Something for everyone in these packs!
The Free Beat Friday pack is one of my favourites because of all the video downloads!

You probably noticed the video contains a product that hasn’t been released yet – “Fat Booty Bass Breaks Volume 1″ as you can see its almost ready for release! Stay tuned!

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

I was recently featured on Locita – a French site about social media, because of the way I use social media.

You can read the original translation here:

http://fr.locita.com/reseaux-sociaux/dj-short-e-une-artiste-qui-utilise-medias-sociaux-de-facon-originale/

With the help of Google Translate I present it here in a rough English translation:

Short-E: an artist who uses social media in an original way.

DJ Short E, is a specialist scratch DJ that comes from Bristol in the UK. Practicing this discipline for 10 years, she uses her blog and social media to both sell products but also to create a real interaction and share her techniques with those who follow it. A lot of DJs can not afford lessons or have no partner to create an emulation progress.

Short-E has understood this and created an active community using various media in an original and interactive way .

Video tutorials and Free Beat Friday

The peculiarity of Short-E is the desire to support both the beginner and experienced scratch DJ and help them progress. On her blog and YouTube channel, there are many free tutorials explaining the techniques of scratching. It also presents how to setup their equipment in an optimum manner and how she produces her instrumentals.

“Free Beat Friday” is an initiative that is very successful. It offers every Friday a free instrumental, made by her, which will allow DJs to scratch and train in a video that allows the question and answer. These are videos in which Short-E scratches, then leaves space to allow the DJ to answer. They can engage in a session with the expert that is scratch Short-E.

A blog showcase and an active Facebook group

Studioscratches.com is the blog where Short-E broadcasts all her news. Based on WordPress, this blog very sleek design not only serves as a place of promotion. It highlights both advice for beginners, as videos made by members of the community or its findings on the subject. Its online store can be found on the right. It is based on Bandcamp and embeds the payment system and simple songs in high quality.

The Facebook group has nearly 250 members from around the world, is very active and Short-E does not hesitate to regularly ask questions or give advice to members. They can post their videos, instrumentals, or seek help for various topics.

Few platforms, but regular

Short-E has made the choice of 5 main platform for all its activities: blog, Facebook group, Twitter, YouTube and Bandcamp. It is relatively low when we know the number of solutions that exist to disseminate his music. It does not invade the community of messages constantly, but regularly posts news and new productions. For example, she tweets that about once a week but it is present on its Facebook group almost daily.

Away from the fans, Short-E knows how to animate the community and go beyond the simple promotion by creating a closeness with his audience. She managed to get the most out of each of the platforms used, and to professionalize it’s sponsors and through its online store. She also participated in the documentary “Walk on the Wildside” produced by the BBC. Here is a video where Short-E explains her background and vision of music:

Thanks to Alex for the link and article publish.

How do you use social media for your music and scratching? Comment below!

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E