Controllerism

Shakey approached Moldover after the class and they exchanged contact information, bonding over their ideas about performing with computers and controllers.

They created The Warper Party, a monthly artist showcase that was quickly expanded to include all electronic musicians pushing the boundaries of live performance.

The article "Music Maneuvers: Discover the Digital Turntablism Concept, Controllerism, Compliments of Moldover" appeared in the October 2007 issue of Remix magazine.

Since controllerism depends on a physical controller and a software interface, there is considerable uniqueness with equipment and personal styles among controllerists.

There are three main classes of software used by controllerists: DAWs which have special functionality aimed at live performance, such as Ableton Live, sample-centered music software such as Maschine by Native Instruments, and DJ programs which have a powerful sample player/looper such as Native Instruments Traktor with its "remix decks" feature.

Matt Moldover made custom MIDI controllers in an attempt to make DJing an experience beyond that of simply two turntables and a mixer.

[13] As controllerism gains acceptance in the DJ World and the club scenes, many controllerists have begun to collaborate and compete in the same manner that turntablists have been doing for many years in events such as in the DMC Championship.