Shawn Wasabi - Burnt Rice Live Performance [Video]

The space of finger drumming is growing and its thanks to newcomers like Shawn Wasabi. Not long ago, we covered a new software company named Melodics, whose main objective is to help you practice your finger drumming skills. it is a growing field of live performance indeed in the digital space and it can only keeps growing with more talented guys like Wasabi. Check out this quick performance video after the jump.

Author:: Berry S
Publish date:: Dec 8, 2015

The space of finger drumming is growing and its thanks to newcomers like Shawn Wasabi.

Not long ago, we covered a new software company named Melodics, whose main objective is to help you practice your finger drumming skills. it is a growing field of live performance indeed in the digital space and it can only keeps growing with more talented guys like Wasabi. Although his style is a blend of poppy and cartoony, it also has a taste of trap and groove into it. In Electronic music terms, it would be referred as Future Bass. Hopefully that description does justice to what it is this young man can do on his Midi Fighter 64.

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For some, just spinning records is not enough... With the amount of features that is being enabled with advancement in technology, it is not enough to just know how to blend two tracks together nowadays. But for some, that is still not enough. And for a DJ like Kypski, he wants to be able to play out a whole remix live.

For a while now, there has been a very growing interest in pad drumming rather it be for beat enthusiasts or from electronic artists looking to bring their sample based music live. Although there have been great software that aided in bring that style of music to a greater audience, there was not a way to practice and hone these skills. Well, Melodics seems to have come up with a solution.

Following the video performance from Mr Switch, Pioneer has released a new performance video, this time featuring Dj Kentaro. The new Pioneer DJM-S9 Serato DJ Mixer sports eight RGB backlit pads for each channel, and a new Magvel Pro scratch crossfader that has many unique adjustments and features for todays scratch DJ and boy does he take full use of these features. Get ready to be amazed!

DJ Shiftee, the 2009 DMC World Champion dropped a cool routine video featuring the Z2 from Native Instruments.

We recently reviewed the Native Instruments Maschine Studio hardware and software which is a great production tool that can be used in the studio behind the scenes or in all out live performances. Check out this new live drumming video by ASADI on the Native Instruments Maschine MK2.

The Electrix Tweaker is a cool new DJ MIDI device that can be used to control many different software types using its large number of buttons and pads. The Tweaker is a compact and portable controller that features an intuitive layout which is perfect for the studio, the stage, and the DJ booth. It would work well as a main controller or as an add-on to an existing DJ or production setup. Electrix has released a new Performance Video showing Arkaei using two Twekaers and his custom Traktor Pro mappings. Check out the video and the words from Electrix after the jump.

DJ Shiftee is back at it again but this time he's got even more Native Instruments goodness to show us all. This latest video shows DJ Shiftee ripping it up on the Traktor Kontrol Z2 along side his all gold Technics 1200's and the gold Maschine MK2. DJ Shiftee does it all from scratching, to juggling, to drumming and never skips a beat in the process. Check out this cool new performance video, then head out and get your own Z2 and/or Maschine in time for the holidays!

Our own Numark NS7III is now in its way to the DJbooth.net lab for the full unboxing and review/demo treatment by yours truly. In the meantime, Numark has released its own unboxing & setup video as well as a cool Serato DJ performance video to show users what its like spinning on the new NS7III with those three shiny screens that allow DJ's to finally ditch the laptop screen for good.