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I was recently sent footage of the legendary scratcher Dee Swift who as many of you know sadly passed away recently. (Footage sent via Jodi, Dees girlfriend)

The words below are by his close friend that sum it all up and give you an idea of how and why this has been released. Seeing Dee cut is a first for myself as I am sure it will be for many of you. For those of you that knew of Dee and heard him cut I know that you will appreciate what this footage means. For those of you that are unaware I hope it gives you an insight. Respect and RIP Dee! Thanks for all the cuts!

- Short-e

Part 1

Only existing footage of Dee on the cut, this would never have seen the light of day if he were still here but as that isn’t the case his friends and loved ones feel it should be shared

Part 2

Part 3

Rare home footage of Dee in late 2001, you can see by then he had some nasty combos under his belt but still way off the standard he would eventually achieve, by then it was practically demoralising to QnA with him.

Part 4

Dee rockin’ the finger styles

Part 5

The final part of some selected moments from the only existing film of Dee Swift on the scratch, if you’ve watched all parts then on behalf of Dee thankyou, he lacked the ability to be a ’show-off’ and as I said in the first part if he hadn’t passed then no way would this ever be up on here, to him there’d be too many mistakes. tasteless moments etc. his filter was so thick that rarely was he satisfied, in one sense this was a godsend in that it made him super-passionate of his artform which combined with his adept nature made him the dope scratcher he’d eventually become but on the flipside it meant that very little of his was ever heard out loud, this isn’t to say he was obsessive, it was all in context.
There were moments though, especially when he got real good later in the mid to late 2000s, i remember him droppin’ cuts that were so crazy he’d fall away from the deck laughing, all of us doubled up ‘cos he’d painted his way out of a corner with some stupidly complex but ever soulful combo, he was naturally a funny guy tho and could always crack you up with a funnily phrased cut or if you weren’t careful a surprise flying elbow attack(yep he liked those) truth was he mastered the guitar, put that down, fell in love with scratching, eventually mastered that too, went back to the guitar for a spell but returned to cutting leading up to the time he passed in 2010
Sorry for posting this Dee, sure there was better, but this early stuff here’s all that we can show to those who either admired you or those you admired, it might even inspire others too which I know would make you happy,

thanks to Rob for the footage, I left a lot of stuff out in these posts so that those with personal copies have a little something extra to keep, love to Jodi and the Holmes clan.

Short-e No Rival Scratch Promo Videos

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:48:48 +0000

Hey scratch fiends!

Here are the 6 new HD No Rival videos as promised in a playlist so you can click through and watch them all.

For best results watch in HD!!!

If you are reading via email / RSS here are the direct YouTube video links:

1 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – One To Grow On Cuts

2 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – Pete Rock Juicy Cuts

3 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – Caliway Cuts

4 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – Lola Cuts

5 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – Comin’ Thru Cuts

6 – DJ Short-e No Rival Scratch Video Promo – Hop Skip And Jump Cuts

All videos shot by the fantastic Makinov aka Jonny Clooney.

Thanks for watching!

Happy Scratching!

- Short-e

DJ Short-e Fonky Cuts Video

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:37:45 +0000

Short-e has an impromptu scratch session over a beat provided via QSU by DJ Traps.

Watch in HD for best results!!!

The beat is Crazy B – Genius Touch

RSS subscribers: watch video in youtube

Happy Scratching!

DJ Dirty Digits Practice Cuts

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:11:40 +0000

DJ Dirty Digits (Scratch Academy) recorded this practice video over one of our beats. Enjoy and happy scratching!

Download Free Beat Friday #23

DJ Tim Practice Cuts

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:20:10 +0000

DJ Tim posted these cuts. I really like his flow. Enjoy!

Boomerang Demo

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:45:37 +0000

A really quick demo of the Boomerang Scratch. No fancy titles for this video. Experimenting with new ways of recording. These videos are super quick to produce so let me know what you think of them and if you want more short snippets of demo scratches.

- Short-e

Short-e New Scratch Video

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:50:17 +0000

Can you believe it’s been 8 months since I last recorded a video? The wait is now over

Now I have a new HD cam and a place to shoot so more videos are on route. You’ll also notice I am now using a Rane TTM57sl, the Vestax 06 lasted me over 9 years and is now retired!

Here are some practice cuts that I hope will inspire you. The beat is produced by Damu the Fudgemunk / Insight for Y Society “This Is An Introduction”. Love that beat!

Sorry about the audio quality, I forgot to save the high quality wav in serato! Oops!

Until next time…

Happy Scratching!

- Short-e

DJ Traps on a QFO in Santa Cruz

Short-e - Studio Scratches — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:54:35 +0000

Loving this video by one of my fav scratch DJs – DJ Traps. Awesome flow. More please Traps! Got me inspired!

For more info see http://freshmencrew.com

Happy Scratching!

- Short-e