Slip-cueing is a turntable-based
DJ technique which consists of holding a
record still while the
platter rotates underneath the
slipmat
A slipmat is a circular piece of slippery cloth or synthetic materials disk jockeys place on the turntable platter instead of the traditional rubber mat.
Unlike the rubber mat which is made to hold the record firmly in sync with the rotating pl ...
and releasing it at the right moment. In this way the record attains the right speed almost immediately, with no need to wait for the heavy platter to accelerate.
Slip-cueing was introduced to the disco scene by
Francis Grasso
Francis Grasso (March 25, 1949 – March 20, 2001) was an American disco music disc jockey from New York City, best known for inventing the technique of beatmatching (sometimes referred to as mixing or blending) which is the foundation of the mod ...
, but the technique had been used for many years in the radio broadcast industry; it was often used by radio stations to match a following song to the preceding song, preserving the beat. Grasso used this method to great effect in order to create a continuous flow of music for a nightclub dance floor.
See also
*
Beatmatching
Sources
*Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999). ''Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco''. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. .
*Goldman, Albert, (1978). ''Disco''. New York, New York: Hawthorn Books. .
DJing
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