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DJ Cross, the Red Bull Music 3Style World Finals VIII runner-up, has thrown down a turntablist-friendly set for Serato’s In the Mix series. The Belgian native puts his skills on display in his impressive 14-minute mini mix, which was shot at Serato’s London studio. His diverse set features classic and throwback hip-hop, drum and bass, and more.

Watch Cross’ set above.

Related: Watch Nick Bike’s Mini Mix for Serato

During his time at the PLAYLIST Retreat in August, Vancouver DJ/producer Nick Bike hooked up with Serato to perform a set for their In the Mix series. The Red Bull Music 3Style VIII Canada finalist put down 13 minutes of mostly hip-hop and nu-disco, including several of his edits. His set, which was filmed inside DJ Jazzy Jeff’s basement, features the track “Night Lights” from his freshly released Night Lights EP.

Watch Nick’s mini mix above.

Related: Watch: Damianito Drops Mix at Serato’s London Studio

Following his appearance on DJcity’s MikiDZ Show, Red Bull Music 3Style world champ Damianito threw down a mix at Serato’s London studio.

The DJcity Italy representative blends hip-hop, dancehall, house, rock, and more in the 21-minute mix. He also incorporates scratching, tone play, and even a talk box routine.

Watch above.

Related: Watch Damianito’s ‘MikiDz Show’ Set

DJ Stresh, the director of DJcity France, has performed a turntablism routine for Serato. The 2016 Red Bull Music 3Style France champion flipped tracks by Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and De La Soul with tone play and scratching.

Watch above.

Related: Watch DJ Stresh’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine

Serato’s Pitch ’n Time plugin can be used to play virtually any melody using a single cue point. By following a few easy steps, you can use the performance pads on a mixer to shift a cue point’s key, enabling you to perform creative tone play routines.

Watch Beat Refinery’s DJ Little Rock demonstrate the technique on this episode of Turntable Techniques.

Related: How to Use Pitch ‘n Time’s Key Sync Feature

Mike 2600, a 2016 Red Bull Music 3Style U.S. finalist, has put down a creative mini mix for Serato’s In The Mix series. His 19-minute set consists of a variety of genres and is full of unexpected live blends throughout.

A Nashville, Tennessee native, Mike is also a graphic designer with the Burlesque of North America crew. He designed DJcity’s limited edition Fall 2017 sticker pack, which can be purchased in our online store.

Watch Mike’s mini mix above.

Related: Watch: djlazyboy Flips Anderson .Paak’s ‘Come Down’ in Routine for Serato

In 2017, Mojaxx reviewed Roland’s flagship DJ controller, the DJ-808. Now, he takes a look at the company’s more affordable options: the DJ-505 and DJ-202. Both devices are all-in-one controllers that are designed to work with Serato DJ. And like the DJ-808, they both include the AIRA technology.

Watch Mo’s review above.

Related: Review: Roland DJ-808 Controller

djlazyboy, a veteran Bay Area turntablist, has released a short routine for Serato. The six-time DMC regional finalist applies his technical scratching style and body tricks to Anderson .Paak’s Malibu album single “Come Down.” djlazyboy closes his one-minute routine with creative wordplay using other funk and hip-hop hits.

Watch the video above.

Related: Listen to djlazyboy’s DJcity Podcast Mix

A-Trak is known for pushing the DJ culture forward by creating new ideas to use in his routines then sharing how he comes up with them. As he in November when he broke down how he constructed his “rockstar” routine.

Today, the Fool’s Gold Chief has explained how he came up with a creative way to use Serato DJ Pro’s Slip Mode feature.

Slip Mode is a tool that enables DJs to manipulate a track without losing its playback position.

A-Trak uses the feature to integrate scratching into his mix while maintaining a continuous groove. He combines it with another idea he had in which he uses loops in his set instead of full tracks and what he achieves is a new way to perform a scratch routine.

In the video, A-Trak discusses his thought process behind the idea. He then demonstrates the technique using Basement Jaxx‘s 1999 interlude, “Jazzalude.”

Watch it above.

Related: A-Trak: Must-Have Items in My DJ Bag

Wide Awake, a DJ/producer duo comprised of DJcity UK’s CJ Beatz and Jordan Crisp, has put down a trap-influenced mini mix for Serato’s In the Mix series. Their set, which was filmed at Serato’s London studio, includes their single “Bang Your Head” featuring UK rapper Boya Dee.

Watch it above.

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Related: Watch DJ BZ’s ‘Bedroom Sessions’ Routine