Skratch Bastid

“We’re doing it for a good cause, but we might say fuck it and turn all the way up on a Wednesday!” -Grandtheft The best nights are the spontaneous ones. Sure, it may throw you off the following morning, especially if you have to work since it’s only the middle of the week. However, at times it can be for…

We’re all aware of the devastation of this recent hurricane season, particularly with Hurricane Maria – which ravaged Puerto Rico, Dominica, and other surrounding areas. To help with relief efforts, Grandtheft & Embrace have come together to bring a night of benefit and throwing down, with a special get-together aptly named Relief. This event will take place at Velvet Underground…

Legendary Canadian DJ Skratch Bastid has teamed up with Red Bull to take fans to Skratch School. The 11 part video series is a great watch for new DJs or those interested in attaining a better understanding of the art of DJing. The videos encompass a good variety of topics from the basics of what DJing is, to beat matching…

On Saturday night Craze and Skratch Bastid put on a clinic on real DJing in Toronto. It was a truly incredible night that blended turntablism with a party vibe. One of the first things you’d notice when walking into the event was the multiple screens displaying a close-up view of the DJs’ mixers. I’ve been saying for quite sometime that more…

Last night (4/10/2014) Ryerson University’s Student Union held their end of the year DeBASHMent party. The event took place at one of Toronto’s hottest clubs (The Hoxton) and featured Canadian DJs Thugli and Skratch Bastid. The night kicked off with J-Statik spinning top 40 and club tracks to get things warmed up. As they began to lower his stage and set-up Thugli’s equipment…