I have just returned from a vacation in Vaasa, Finland staying with some very good friends – see Tom Stenback’s AWESOME hand built guitars here. I first visited Vaasa in February and March 2008 for some gigs with the Mikael Svarvar band. It was during this trip that the idea for Studio Scratches was born [...]
We now have a dedicated area on this site for all of our scratch practice / training QnA videos. Visit it here: QnA Scratch Practice As we release new videos they will be added to this playlist. This should make it easier for you to find something to practice to quickly without having to dig [...]
Studio Scratches is relocating and moving locations this coming Monday! Please bear with us while we find a new studio setup to record and produce beats and videos. We anticipate this being a couple of weeks but will keep you posted. In the meantime, keep recording the videos and using our free beats and QnA [...]
Studio Scratches got a couple of messages from a few excited people from the States this week saying they had seen the BBC 1′s Walk On The Wildside Scratching Badgers on US PrimeTime TV, for which we provided the scratching soundtrack as you probably know. The clip was featured on Attack Of the Show – [...]
Image: Banksy (I think!) As of today, this Studio Scratches blog is Uncopyrighted. Its author, DJ Short-e, has released all claims on copyright and has put all the content of this blog into the public domain. No permission is needed to copy, distribute, or modify the content of this site. Credit is appreciated but not required. [...]
Studio Scratches very own DJ Short-e’s can be heard scratching on the new Jon Kennedy – “14″ Double LP on Organik Recordings. Featured on the very first track – “I Feel The Weight” Short-e scratched the bassline, vocal samples and some other sounds (Frog “ribbet”) on this track. Here is a video showcasing the physical album / artwork and featuring the [...]
Sorry people, there is no free beat this week as we are out on the road. Check the Free Beat Friday archive for all the past free beats. See you soon.
Check out a bit of last Saturdays Scratching Badgers action from BBC 1 Walk On The Wildside at 0.16: The track used was “Get Low” (Instrumental) by Flo-Rida. We’ll post the video of Short-e in the studio recording the actual cuts used soon. Happy Scratching!
The Scratching Badgers with Studio Scratches soundtrack come off glowing in this review / write up. If you are in the UK you can check the program later today – BBC 1 6.00pm. There are a few videos of the badgers floating around youtube if you are out of the UK. Happy Scratching Badgers! – Short-e
Found this segment on YouTube from last weeks BBC “Walk On The Wildside” show featuring The Scratching Badgers at around 1:19. Don’t forget to watch this Saturday at 17.50 BBC 1 for another fun filled episode! Happy Scratching! – Short-e