Jonathan Cruz, better known as DJ Shortkut, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke ... inimitable tracks, treating the turntable as an instrument rather than just a means of playing songs.

The devices are CD players that have a slip pad disc like a platter on an analog turntable. The DJ holds and reverses the slip pad to produce scratchy sounds and other special effects that are ...

DJ Theo’s influence extended far beyond the turntables—he mentored many deejays and supported numerous artists, some of whom have grown to become the country’s biggest stars. Artists across ...