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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Craze Talks Scratching at Gigs, Dealing With Song Requests, Drum and Bass on ‘The 20 Podcast’

DJ Spider and Craze
DJ Spider and Craze

DJ Spider catches up with the one-and-only Craze for this week’s 20 Podcast episode. The legendary DJ and turntablist discusses how he incorporates scratching into his club sets, how he deals with song requests, his love of drum and bass, his new party “What’s Really Good,” plus more.

Watch the interview below. An audio version of the podcast is also available on all major platforms.

Tracks reviewed on this episode:

Aitch & AJ Tracey ft. Tay Keith – Rain
Disclosure – Get Close
Young Franco ft. Pell – Juice
Kamaiyah ft. ‎J. Espinosa – Get Ratchet
Pop Smoke – Invincible
Bad Bunny ft. Jowell & Randy, Ñengo Flow – Safaera – Safaera

Hosted by DJ Spider, The 20 Podcast features conversations with influential DJs and music industry professionals. Spider and his guests begin each episode by going through Beatsource‘s weekly list of must-have tracks, The 20.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Mojaxx Talks Mixer Technology and More with Craze

Mojaxx returns with a special episode of Tips and Tricks filmed at last month’s NAMM Show in Los Angeles. Mo had the opportunity to interview Craze while the world-renowned turntablist was demoing the Rane SEVENTY mixer. In their conversation, the two discuss mixer technology, practice, and collaborating with other artists.

Watch Mo’s interview above.

Related Post: Craze Drops Routine with New Rane SEVENTY Mixer

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Craze Drops Routine with New Rane SEVENTY Mixer

After a long hiatus from filming routines, Craze has delivered a performance showcasing the new Rane SEVENTY mixer. The world champion turntablist’s “Still Got It” routine makes fun of annoying requesters while demonstrating the capabilities of the two-channel battle mixer.

Watch the routine above and stay tuned for more info about the Rane SEVENTY.

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Friday, August 30, 2019

‘R.O.A.D. Podcast’: SpydaT.E.K Discusses His New Duo With Craze, Mete Mano

SpydaT.E.K

Renowned Las Vegas-based DJ/producer SpydaT.E.K spoke with the R.O.A.D. Podcast this week. The Los Angeles native discussed his new duo with Craze, Mete Mano.

Spyda also shared his approach to negotiating contracts for his music production, and why he prefers FL Studio over Ableton.

Watch an excerpt of this week’s interview above and the full episode here.

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Related Post: Watch SpydaT.E.K’s ‘MikiDz Show’ Set

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Craze Talks Freestyling Sets on ‘R.O.A.D. Podcast’

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Craze
Craze at Q Nightclub in Seattle. (Credit: Robee Aquino)

Two weeks ago, Reflections of a DJ a.k.a. the R.O.A.D. Podcast had A-Trak and Roctakon on the show to discuss their recent Twitter debate. This week, the show sat down with Craze, who also took part in the argument.

The outspoken turntablist discussed the altercation, among many other topics, such as touring with Kanye West and working with Four Color Zack.

At one point, co-host DJ Crooked asked Craze how he goes about planning his sets. Craze revealed that he didn’t plan his sets until he started working with Zack.

Watch an excerpt below and the full episode here.

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Related: A-Trak and Roctakon Address Twitter Debate on ‘R.O.A.D. Podcast’

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Watch: DJ Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, and Craze Talk DJing on ‘Drink Champs’ Podcast

Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, and Craze
From left to right: Craze, DJ EFN, DJ Jazzy Jeff, N.O.R.E., A-Trak (Source: Instagram)

DJ Jazzy Jeff recently sat down with the Drink Champs podcast for a casual yet insightful interview. The Philly legend discussed a variety of topics related to DJing and hip-hop.

Later in the interview, co-host DJ EFN spotted A-Trak and Craze in the audience and invited them to join in. It was a rare discussion with three of the most influential figures in DJing.

Watch the full show below. (A-Trak and Craze come on at the 52-minute mark.)

Related: Watch: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Q&A at Red Bull Music 3Style IX World Finals

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