Napa, California

ArtistWorks, Inc announced today they have partnered with DJ Qbert of ThudRumble to create the “Qbert Skratch University”, an online video learning site. The groundbreaking University is expected to launch in early 2009. DJ Qbert, known to many as the “Undisputed King of Turntablism”, uses a series of progressive videos to teach all levels of Scratching techniques from basic to exotic and beat juggling. This format of exchanging videos with a legendary Turntable Master, where the entire community learns, is the first of its kind. Skratch DJs around the world use simple and innovative video management technology created by ArtistWorks. Student members post videos on the University site and using the latest in Internet video technology, those videos are paired with Qbert's response, offering his personal guidance and suggestions.

“There is no central place or community for farflung Skratch DJs to gather, so this platform will provide them with a great opportunity” says David Butler, Founder and CEO of ArtistWorks, Inc. DJ Qbert says “It’s cool that Skratching has so many fans around the world and we can all be in one place now and learn from each other no matter where we live.”

About DJ Qbert:
Lauded as a groundbreaking and revolutionary Skratch DJ, Qbert's career has been distinguished by trail blazing a path to push skratching into the 21st century. He continues to travel the globe taking DJ'ing to the next frontier and has gained great respect both for his spectacular skills (including numerous scratch inventions) as well as educating the next generation of skratch artists.
http://www.qbertskratchuniversity.com

About ArtistWorks, Inc:
ArtistWorks is a Napa, California company that develops Internet-based businesses in partnership with leading musicians and other world-renowned experts. The ArtistWorks’ platform is artist-centric and student friendly. Utilizing ArtistWorks’ unique proprietary technology, students submit their own videos for evaluation, and are provided written and video responses directly from the Artist. The student video is paired with the teacher's response video or written assessment online to form "Master Classes" so the entire membership learns at once. The online community provides a lasting legacy of teaching for the artists.
http://www.artistworks.com