Scratch Academy founder Jam Master Jay’s teaching turntable art
New York AP notes Jam Master Jay helped turn DJing into an educational craft. In 2002 he and two partners founded Scratch Academy to teach the tricks of the turntable, changing a field once learned by word of mouth. Jay emphasized mastering basics to speed learning and musical development. Run-DMC popularized rap beats with Jay scratching, later layering samples with Rick Rubin to create richer textures as rap gained mainstream success.
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Run- Dmc
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Two
Scratch Academy
Rob Principe
Iace
Def Jam Records
Rick Rubin
Run-Dmc
DJ Sunshine
Scratch
Jennie-Sue Abarno
Kathleen Raulis
Scratch DJ Academy aims to legitimize scratching as a universal art
Webber of Berklee backs a formal curriculum as Scratch Miami and Scratch L.A. plan expansion. Principe envisions camps and cruise ships, while student Norris Baker notes growing respect for scratching as a musical instrument. Jam Master Jay Mizell was killed last October in Queens, leaving the project progressing online and through Berklee support.
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Conservatory
Principe
Norris Baker
Washi
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Baker
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da Beatminerz
Berklee
Progressive Music Conservatory
Miami
L.A
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Jason Mizell
Queens
Sydney Pollack hosts The Essentials on TCM
Sydney Pollack curates a list of must see classic films for The Essentials on TCM and explains his choices. He recalls film favorites from Capra to Lean and notes the series aims for accessibility over scholarly analysis while filming in Culver City with producer colleagues.
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Culver City
Calif
Pollack
Rob Reiner
Phil Philade
David Lean
Coates
Sydney
Stanley Kubrick
Essen
Moore nearly skipped political Oscar speech in 2003
Michael Moore said he almost abandoned turning his Oscar acceptance into a political statement. He recalled the moment he feared security would eject him and disrupt Vanity Fair celebrations. The remarks reflect how a defined stance became a pivotal post ceremony moment.
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Rochester
N.Y
Michael Moore
Vanity Fair Party
Rooney doubts reporters value in Iraq coverage
TERRE HAUTE Ind AP Author and 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney questions whether news reporters are proving their worth by accompanying military units in the Iraq war He recalled his own WWII Stars and Stripes service and said reporters then had good access to troops during conflict remarks before a speech at Indiana University
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