Mixologist · Scratch Technique Inventor · World Record Holder
Turntablist, DJ Natural Nate® | World-Record Turntablist & Scratch Technique Pioneer
TURNTABLIST
DJ Natural Nate® is first and foremost a mixologist, someone who lives to hear two records blending together to create something new. He invented original scratch techniques not as a competition move, but as showmanship: a way to wake the crowd up, give them something to remember, and add a signature moment to his mixes. He holds a verified world record in live DJ mixing and developed four original scratch techniques, each named, documented, and demonstrated on video.
THE WORLD RECORD
86 TRACKS · 1 HOUR · 133 BPM · NO SYNC
April 29, 2010, Verified World Record
On April 29, 2010, DJ Natural Nate® mixed 86 tracks in a single one-hour set at 133 BPM, with zero sync, zero auto-mix, and zero digital assistance. Every transition was performed manually, by ear, in real time. The record was documented and verified through RecordSetter.
To understand what this means technically: mixing 86 tracks in 60 minutes requires a transition approximately every 42 seconds. At 133 BPM: a tempo typical of hard Electro Breaks, maintaining perfect pitch and timing across that many transitions, without sync, demands a level of technical mastery that most DJs never approach.
This is not a studio achievement. It is a live performance record: the kind that cannot be faked, edited, or assisted by software.
4 ORIGINAL SCRATCH TECHNIQUES
These are not competition moves or DMC-style battle scratches. Nate invented these techniques to serve his mixes, as showmanship tools that wake the crowd up, give them a signature moment to remember, and add something unexpected to a set built around the art of blending. They are original contributions to the vocabulary of turntablism, developed through years of experimentation, named by their creator, and archived on video.
01
Taco Scratch
Bending the vinyl record to create warped, pitch-bending sounds. The physical manipulation produces a distinctive taco-fold shape in the record: a technique that turns the vinyl itself into a pitch instrument.
02
Bend Scratch
Manipulating pitch and tone by bending the record during playback, creating fluid, expressive pitch variations not achievable through standard scratching or pitch-fader manipulation.
03
Break Scratch
Using broken or damaged vinyl as a deliberate performance instrument, turning imperfection into a sonic tool. The unpredictable behavior of damaged vinyl becomes a feature, not a flaw.
04
Lazer Scratch
A live turntablism demonstration performed with synchronized laser equipment in collaboration with Mark Scurrah of Vision Laser. The performance transformed a scratch technique session into a full audiovisual event.