This article is about the DJ. For the arcade and computer game, see Q*bert.
Richard Quitevis (born October 7, 1969) known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert,[1] is an American turntablist and composer. He was awarded America's Best DJ in 2010, was DMC USA Champion 1991 (solo) and achieved titles as DMC World Champion in 1992 and 1993.
Richard Quitevis was born on October 7, 1969, to Filipino immigrant parents hailing from Bacolod, Negros Occidental and Ilocos Sur.[2] Growing up in San Francisco's Excelsior District on Moscow Street, he graduated from Luther Burbank Middle School and in 1987 from Balboa High School.[3][4] Qbert started playing with records at the age of 15, although he got his first Fisher-Price turntable as a toddler. He was influenced by the street performers and graffiti artists of the local hip hop community in the mid-1980s. It was at Balboa's school cafeteria that he first met Mix Master Mike in a DJ battle; the two have been good friends ever since.[5]
Career
DJ Qbert at the DMC World Championchips 2006 in Lyon, France.
DJ Qbert in Rainbow Warehouse in Birmingham (Video with close-up photography at the DJ mixer, though without sound)
Qbert started his musical career in a group called FM20 with Mix Master Mike and DJ Apollo in 1990. In New York City when playing a show, FM20 was spotted by Crazy Legs, who invited them to join the Rock Steady Crew. They accepted the offer to join the crew. Going by the name Rock Steady DJs, they then proceeded to take the 1992 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships (DMC) world title.[6] Qbert was also one of the founding members of the band Invisibl Skratch Piklz. Although there were other turntablist crews before the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the Skratch Piklz were the first to apply the band concept to turntablism, layering drums, basslines, and scratch solos on top of each other.
Qbert, along with other Skratch Piklz, created a series of videos entitled Turntable TV. Now out of print, the first 5 episodes were released on VHS and contained demonstrations, showcases, skits, and other DJ related content.
Qbert's solo efforts include 1994's Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik, and 1998's Wave Twisters. The latter album was created mainly with samplers and beat machines versus the turntable, and later turned into an animated feature of the same title. 2001's Wave Twisters movie was somewhat unusual in that the animators and digital artists had to invent images and movements to the pre-recorded music, as opposed to the other way around (Disney's Fantasia was made the same way).
More recently, he has worked with Vestax to develop the QFO, an all-in-one scratching instrument. The QFO combines a turntable with a mixer's crossfader.[7] In 2006, he introduced the Qbert turntable cartridge, a model put out by Ortofon.[8]
In May 2009, Qbert launched the Qbert Skratch University, an interactive online learning school and community for DJs through the ArtistWorks website.
At the 2016 edition of the DMC World DJ Championships, DJ Q-Bert was awarded with a DMC Legend jacket.
Personal life
In a 2011 interview with the website WeBeVegan.org, Qbert stated that he is a vegan.[9]
Media appearances
Qbert's music was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Undergroundand he appeared as himself on the Slam City Jam level. He also appeared as himself in DJ Hero 2.
Awards and credentials
America's Best DJ 2010
DMC USA Champion 1991 (solo)
DMC World Champion 1992 - Rock Steady DJs (Qbert, Mix Master Mike & Apollo)
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^Imbong, Peter (December 21, 2013). "DJ Qbert: Musician of the world". Rappler.
^ Chonin, Neva (1998-11-01). "A Dilly of a Career / The Bay Area's Invisibl Skratch Piklz have become world stars of turntablism". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
^ de Leon, Krishtine (2005). (PDF). Ruckus - Bay Area Rap Culture: July/August 2005. www.ruckusmag.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
^ Banjoko, Adisa. "The Trigger Man: Face to Face with Mix Master Mike". Retrieved 2007-04-10. (Mix Master Mike): In a cafeteria lunchroom, at Balboa High School in San Francisco, CA. Then we battled again in Stockton, CA. He won in Stockton. I won at Balboa.
^DJ Qbert: A Legend In His Own Time 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
^"Ortofon OM Q-BERT Cartridge Free Shipping!". Djdeals.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
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Conspiracy Worldwide Radio October 2010 Uncensored Interview
January 18, 2023
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This article is about the DJ For the arcade and computer game see Q bert Richard Quitevis born October 7 1969 known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert 1 is an American turntablist and composer He was awarded America s Best DJ in 2010 was DMC USA Champion 1991 solo and achieved titles as DMC World Champion in 1992 and 1993 DJ QbertQbert at the Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon France May 2006Background informationBirth nameRichard QuitevisBorn 1969 10 07 October 7 1969 age 53 San Francisco California U S GenresHip hop turntablismOccupation s Disc jockey composerYears active1990 presentWebsitedjqbert wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Media appearances 5 Awards and credentials 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 InterviewsEarly life EditRichard Quitevis was born on October 7 1969 to Filipino immigrant parents hailing from Bacolod Negros Occidental and Ilocos Sur 2 Growing up in San Francisco s Excelsior District on Moscow Street he graduated from Luther Burbank Middle School and in 1987 from Balboa High School 3 4 Qbert started playing with records at the age of 15 although he got his first Fisher Price turntable as a toddler He was influenced by the street performers and graffiti artists of the local hip hop community in the mid 1980s It was at Balboa s school cafeteria that he first met Mix Master Mike in a DJ battle the two have been good friends ever since 5 Career Edit DJ Qbert at the DMC World Championchips 2006 in Lyon France source source source source source source DJ Qbert in Rainbow Warehouse in Birmingham Video with close up photography at the DJ mixer though without sound Qbert started his musical career in a group called FM20 with Mix Master Mike and DJ Apollo in 1990 In New York City when playing a show FM20 was spotted by Crazy Legs who invited them to join the Rock Steady Crew They accepted the offer to join the crew Going by the name Rock Steady DJs they then proceeded to take the 1992 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships DMC world title 6 Qbert was also one of the founding members of the band Invisibl Skratch Piklz Although there were other turntablist crews before the Invisibl Skratch Piklz the Skratch Piklz were the first to apply the band concept to turntablism layering drums basslines and scratch solos on top of each other Qbert along with other Skratch Piklz created a series of videos entitled Turntable TV Now out of print the first 5 episodes were released on VHS and contained demonstrations showcases skits and other DJ related content Qbert s solo efforts include 1994 s Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik and 1998 s Wave Twisters The latter album was created mainly with samplers and beat machines versus the turntable and later turned into an animated feature of the same title 2001 s Wave Twisters movie was somewhat unusual in that the animators and digital artists had to invent images and movements to the pre recorded music as opposed to the other way around Disney s Fantasia was made the same way More recently he has worked with Vestax to develop the QFO an all in one scratching instrument The QFO combines a turntable with a mixer s crossfader 7 In 2006 he introduced the Qbert turntable cartridge a model put out by Ortofon 8 Performing at a gig in Berlin February 2008 In May 2009 Qbert launched the Qbert Skratch University an interactive online learning school and community for DJs through the ArtistWorks website At the 2016 edition of the DMC World DJ Championships DJ Q Bert was awarded with a DMC Legend jacket Personal life EditIn a 2011 interview with the website WeBeVegan org Qbert stated that he is a vegan 9 Media appearances EditQbert s music was featured in the video game Tony Hawk s Undergroundand he appeared as himself on the Slam City Jam level He also appeared as himself in DJ Hero 2 Awards and credentials EditAmerica s Best DJ 2010 DMC USA Champion 1991 solo DMC World Champion 1992 Rock Steady DJs Qbert Mix Master Mike amp Apollo DMC World Champion 1993 Dreamteam Qbert amp Mix Master Mike DMC DJ Hall of Fame along with Mix Master Mike Featured in Hang the DJ by Marco amp Mauro La Villa Cannes Film Festival France Appears in the documentary film Modulations Sundance Festival Utah Appears in the documentary Scratch Sundance Festival Utah Appears in his own animated live action movie Wave TwistersSee also EditFilipino hip hopReferences Edit Zhao Xiaojian Ph D Edward J W Park 2013 11 26 Asian Americans An Encyclopedia of Social Cultural Economic and Political History 3 volumes An Encyclopedia of Social Cultural Economic and Political History ABC CLIO p 394 ISBN 978 1 59884 240 1 Imbong Peter December 21 2013 DJ Qbert Musician of the world Rappler Chonin Neva 1998 11 01 A Dilly of a Career The Bay Area s Invisibl Skratch Piklz have become world stars of turntablism San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 2007 04 10 de Leon Krishtine 2005 Get on your P s and Q s Ten Things You Don t Know About QBERT PDF Ruckus Bay Area Rap Culture July August 2005 www ruckusmag com Archived from the original PDF on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 04 10 Banjoko Adisa The Trigger Man Face to Face with Mix Master Mike Retrieved 2007 04 10 Mix Master Mike In a cafeteria lunchroom at Balboa High School in San Francisco CA Then we battled again in Stockton CA He won in Stockton I won at Balboa DJ Qbert A Legend In His Own Time Archived 2008 04 21 at the Wayback Machine Vestax Corporation Archived from the original on 2007 07 04 Retrieved 2007 07 08 Ortofon OM Q BERT Cartridge Free Shipping Djdeals com Archived from the original on 2013 01 22 Retrieved 2012 12 19 DJ Qbert Connecting hip hop with veganism Webevegan org 2011 11 16 Archived from the original on 2012 04 25 Retrieved 2012 12 19 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to DJ Q bert Djqbert com Qbert Skratch University DJ Qbert at IMDb Full Discography Video of Q Bert Live Set in UK Twitch page DJ Qbert Interview NAMM Oral History Library 2020 Interviews EditInterview with DJ Times 2001 The Career Cookbook Interview with Qbert Radio Feature The Some Assembly Required Interview with DJ Qbert 2008 HHC Digital interview about his DMC legacy Conspiracy Worldwide Radio October 2010 Uncensored Interview Interview with We Be Vegan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DJ Qbert amp oldid 1123035890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
