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L.A. Sessions Vol.1: A Week of Spontaneous Scratch Creation

Cover of Scratch EP - L.A. Sessions Vol.1 made by BEATSURFING

We’re excited to share Vol 1. of our LA Sessions project with you. Back in March 2024, we had this idea to bring together some incredible DJs we admire here in Los Angeles for a week focused purely on creating scratch music together. This incredible lineup boasts over 15 combined World DJ Championship titles (DMC IDA etc) and features artists responsible for crafting some of the most iconic sounds in scratch music history.

Bringing the Talent Together

Looking back, we feel incredibly lucky. It wasn’t for NAMM or any other big event; we just had this amazing convergence of talent, fly in and meet up during this one week in LA. We were joined by DJ Rena all the way from Tokyo, Vazee from Poland, and Swordz & C-TMB making the trip from Belgium! We are blessed to have an amazing group of LA locals who truly welcomed us and made the city feel like home when we moved here just a few months before. Huge thanks to everyone in the Lost Tone Pros crew – seriously, words can’t express our gratitude enough – and to DJ IQ, D-Styles, and Pryvet Peepshow for bringing their ideas and energy.

Making the Music: Collaboration on the Fly

Our whole approach that week was about capturing the spark in the moment. We made sounds using our plugins or samples, Airdropped them straight to whoever’s turn it was on the decks, and they’d load it into Serato to lay down their interpretation right then and there. Forget long editing processes; Jean would handle quick chops and arrangements to keep the energy tight, and we’d move right onto the next sound or idea. The process was super collaborative – people would just jump on a track if they felt an idea, or tap someone else in if they needed a fresh take. It was all about that immediate, shared creativity.

Almost the entire thing went down live in LA during that week, though we did make one quick, essential overnight dash to Las Vegas to capture parts with the legend, D-Styles.

Volume 1 Out Now, Volume 2 Coming Soon!

The tracks born from that wild, inspiring week are being released across two volumes. We’re excited to finally share LA Sessions Vol 1 with you now! We really hope you enjoy the energy we captured in these first selections. Keep an ear out, because LA Sessions Vol 2, featuring the rest of the heat from that session, is coming soon!

 

Thanks for reading!
the BEATSURFING team

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