In an interview with the '' Spin Science '' online resource in 2005 , DJ Babu added the following comments about the birth and spread of the term : By the mid to late 1990s the terms " turntablism " and " turntablist " had become established and accepted to define the practice and practitioner of using turntables and a mixer to create or manipulate sounds and music . This could be done by scratching a record or manipulating the rhythms on the record either by drumming , looping or beat juggling . The decade of the 1990s is also important in shaping the turntablist art form and culture as it saw the emergence of pioneering artists ( Mix Master Mike , DJ Q-Bert , DJ Quest , DJ Krush , A-Trak , Ricci Rucker , Mike Boo , Pumpin ' Pete , Prime Cuts ) and crews ( Invisibl Skratch Piklz , Beat Junkies , The Allies , X-Ecutioners ) , record labels ( Asphodel ) , DJ Battles ( DMC ) and the evolution of scratching and other turntablism practices such as Beat Juggling which are viewable in the IDA ( International DJ Association/ITF ) World Finals
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