Thud Rumble LTD. , The legendary [ San Francisco/Honolulu ] based team have been the most instrumental persons in the world of the Disc Jockey than any other. Founders, QBert and Yogafrog were once of the famed super crew called The Invisibl Skratch Piklz who stood as the "Greatest DJs on Earth," by URB Magazine. Their imersement into their art form created a lifestyle, a culture, a music, and inevitably the phonograph turntable into a worldwide phenomenon and as an accepted musical instrument. The phonograph turntable became just that. The musical instrument of the 21st century. The instrument of a DJ. From Dr. Dre to DJ Premier, DJ Craze to MixMaster Mike, they are all DJs. A DJ named Kool Herc invented the culture of Hip-Hop. From that gave birth to a myriad styles of music, lifestyles and influences in everything today everywhere around the World. The DJ is the Creator. They create the music that you'll listen to , and they play the music on the radio that you're gonna dance to. DJs are the ignition that sets your life in motion. This is Thud Rumble's World. The World behind the 2 turntables. The World behind the DJ, their culture, their way of thinking, and the future that lies in their hands. If Hip Hop has influenced greatly as it has. Then it is the DJ that is in control of the entire cultural dance floor of the world. Follow them on their journey... Since 1996, the duo of QBert and Yogafrog has shaped every aspect of the dj industry from technological to musical wonders. Award winning designs for Vestax became the world standard dj mixers and turntable designs. As well as Sundance Film Festival award winning films like Wave Twisters. Imagine the DJ setup. Everything now on the dj console is now built by Thud Rumble, and is the product leader in each of those market sectors within their industry. The records used for skratching is Skratchy Seal, the slipmats used for glide is Butter Rugs, the needle used is their very own Ortofon, the turntable and the mixer is their own with Vestax, lastly the cables that attach everything are their Monster Rumble cables. QBert and Yogafrog originally from the Bay Area now residing in Honolulu, very proud of where they're from the Excelsior and the Serramonte areas of San Francisco and Daly City. To them Daly City is magical, foggy all the time, perfect conditions for a DJ to stay home and practice. "There used to be dj battles here every week somewhere in someone's garage, or at a local school, or a rec center somewhere. Even at St. Augustine Church DJ battles were held all the time." This era in the late 80s DJ renaissance gave birth to QBert's crew Livestyle, and Yogafrog's crew Second To None, along with hundreds of other dj groups and djs spawned all over the Bay Area. The DJ Showcase Era began and gave rise to DJ QBert's competition involvement in 1991 which led to claiming the USA Championship and World Championships 2 years after consecutively. DJ QBert has then been inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame. By 1996 the idea of a DJ/turntablist was still regarded as a simple means to "play" music and not "manipulate" the music into totally NEW music. Thud Rumble was built that same year to unveil to the world the response for just that. "The World movement of deciphering the sounds and technologies beyond the DJ's capabilities," was since day one, the ONLY goal in mind. Skratching. With a K to show how determined the culture was to be turned upside down. Everything the company does starts with the fundamental thinking of skratching. Its complexity, way of thinking, and musical possibilities. In that first year they designed the 05, 06, and 07 series of skratch mixers and PDX-2000 turntables for Vestax. Their mixers till this day are the prototype standard design that ALL competing manufacturers are modeled after till this day. The revolutionary design of the PDX-2000 Turntable for Vestax has in the same way started the manual shift of a turntable to have such evolutionary controls. Their influence has been so dynamic and marking, that their impression can be seen in almost every facet of the skratch DJ market. From musical technological designs, corporate partnerships, and musical contributions, they've been boundless at it all. Their music influence turned into visual influence, in 1998 upon the release of DJ QBert's first album Wave Twisters came the project that would ignite their animation, and indy filmmaking prowess. Wave Twisters the Movie premiered at the famed Sundance Film Festival, won the SXSW award for best use of music in film, and was selected at over 30 other International film festivals around the World. On the other end Turntable TV their very own series of the lifestyle of DJs around the world gave life to the skratch culture, enabling aspiring and talented DJs from all over to share and communicate the latest innovations and artistry within them. In 2000, Thud Rumble built Skratchcon2000 and the Main Event, encompassing the most important DJ showcases of all time with almost every major DJ crew at hand presenting their unique style and influence. Source magazine hailed their event as the "Most important DJ event of all time." Upon the retirement of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz team project, Yogafrog and DJ QBert set out on taking their art form to directions their creativity can explore. Later that year Yogafrog and QBert created the skratch studios of Hawaii, moving for the last 5 years to the most wondrous city on the Planet , Honolulu, Hawaii. There they mapped out the forthcoming quatrains to the skratch timeline and the world awaits. It's 2005, and the release of several key innovations have turned the movement upside down once again. Starting off with the revolutionary QFO turntable, embodying the combination of mixer and turntable ALL IN ONE. Simple standards like the Butter Rug and Flying Carpets slipmats used for skratch dj's turntables. Innovative learning tools like the interactive Do It Yourself DVDs. Vital interconnect technology designs with Monster Cable, and countless other projects in the works. Through 20 years and countless awards, world championships, and becoming the ambassador's of the skratch culture they created. Thud Rumble has spanned the globe year after year building a legacy in the world today of an unparalleled masters of their skratch future. 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