DJ Qbert

Thud Rumble LTD. is a diversified media management company committed to showcasing and expanding the world of the skratch DJ. Working with multi-talented artists in the music industry, Thud Rumble manages musical production, feature film, event architecture, global product manufacturing & distribution, investments, international licensing, Internet properties, and artist management. By creating synergy in these areas, Thud Rumble has been able to enhance and effectively drive the DJ culture internationally. Founded in 1996 by Ritche "Yogafrog" Desuasido & Richard "DJ Qbert" Quitevis, Thud Rumble was built from a shared determination to push the envelope of skratching as a science, an art and an international culture. By creating their own wholesale distribution facility and global ecommerce network, Thud Rumble has pioneered the world's finest and most creative artists' labels. Highly acclaimed by industry professionals, Thud Rumble is one of today's commanding innovators in independent music & film production. Ranked in the top 50 most influential media companies of the decade by "A Magazine", and one of the top 25 Most Creative Companies in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine. Masterminding colossal music festivals, independent film releases, original videos, and interactive soundtracks, Thud Rumble noted by DJ TIMES was key in transforming the world of the Disc Jockey into a multibillion-dollar industry. 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. 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 Championsh