![]() Performing at a gig in Berlin, February 2008 In 2006, he introduced the Qbert turntable cartridge, a model put out by Ortofon. The QFO combines a turntable with a mixer's crossfader. More recently, he has worked with Vestax to develop the QFO, an all-in-one scratching instrument. 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). 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. Qbert's solo efforts include 1994's Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik, and 1998's Wave Twisters. Now out of print, the first 5 episodes were released on VHS and contained demonstrations, showcases, skits, and other DJ related content. Qbert, along with other Skratch Piklz, created a series of videos entitled Turntable TV. 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 was also one of the founding members of the band Invisibl Skratch Piklz. Going by the name Rock Steady DJs, they then proceeded to take the 1992 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships (DMC) world title. They accepted the offer to join the crew. In New York City when playing a show, FM20 was spotted by Crazy Legs, who invited them to join the Rock Steady Crew. Qbert started his musical career in a group called FM20 with Mix Master Mike and DJ Apollo in 1990. ![]() DJ Qbert in Rainbow Warehouse in Birmingham (Video with close-up photography at the DJ mixer, though without sound) Career DJ Qbert at the DMC World Championships 2006 in Lyon, France. 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. He was influenced by the street performers and graffiti artists of the local hip hop community in the mid-1980s. ![]() Qbert started playing with records at the age of 15, although he got his first Fisher-Price turntable as a toddler. 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. Richard Quitevis was born on October 7, 1969, to Filipino immigrant parents hailing from Bacolod, Negros Occidental and Ilocos Sur. He was awarded America's Best DJ in 2010, was DMC USA Champion 1991 (solo) and achieved titles as DMC World Champion in 19. Richard Quitevis (born October 7, 1969) known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert, is an American turntablist and composer. ![]()
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