![]() ![]() It’s the Photon Fader that’s controlling all the sounds on your laptop, or the sounds on your iPad, or your sounds on your iPhone or iPod touch. You can stream your shows right there on your mixer and you don’t have to have a laptop anymore. And the Invader Mixer is the whole package where you can have a screen finally on your mixer and you can use whatever you want, go on the internet at the same time and, download tracks right away. So right now, we’re doing this thing called the Photon Fader which is kind of the guts of the Invader Mixer. Hi Q! Can you share more about the Invader DJ mixer and when we’ll see a final unit rolling off the line? I met up with QBert at the San Francisco-based studios to chat about the power of the Invader Mixer and Photon Fader, what kind of gear he uses to create the psychedelic sounds in his music, and his upcoming album. It specifically is designed for portable scratching with any device. His other recent endeavor, the dynamic Photon Fader, is a MIDI crossfader controller designed to put precision scratching into the palm of your hand. While CDJs may have almost made that possible in some regards, the Invader DJ Mixer actualizes this for the hardcore scratchers. It is the culmination of a 20 year dream – Qbert always imagined a world where the computer would be inside of the mixer. ![]() An upcoming product he’s working on – the Invader DJ mixer – aims to give DJs the power to ditch the laptop by putting the computer inside of the mixer. Through his imprint, Thud Rumble, Q continues to find new ways to make an impact on the culture. This is in large part because he embraces technology innovations, but at the same time never has forgotten that the roots of DJing lie on two turntables and a mixer. Qbert, however, has remained at the forefront of the musical conversation. Many of Q’s contemporaries have been comfortable remaining legendary figures in the history of hip hop. His hands move across records effortlessly, controlling the needles as if independent from his body, creating otherworldly soundscapes showcasing his incredible imagination and impeccable sense of rhythm and timing. It’s not just the turntables that become an instrument when QBert is on the decks. It’s safe to say that he’s played a substantial a role in making DJs such a large part of modern music culture. Having started in the mid-1980s, Qbert (Richard Quitevis) has spent three decades as a pioneer of the concepts, technology, and art form of turntablism. QBert is part of a select few artists who have not only formed the foundation of DJ culture, but also continue to reshape its future. In today’s interview from DJTT guest contributor Alex Amaro, Q talks about his most recent projects, his studio gear, and more. What makes a legendary artist in the DJ community? Often it’s having a lasting impact – and QBert continues to do that. ![]()
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