The portablists scene is very important in our community since it gives our students easy access to practice and is very affordable compared to a complete Dj set up.
As far as scratch 7's -"Cut & Paste Records" & "Practice Yo! Cuts" are labels that produce solid material and do very well at our school. Jesse Dean Designs & Open Format LA played a huge role in the success of the Portablists scene here in LA.
Jesse Dean & Underkut (OpenformatLA) blessed me with a personal modded PT. 01 Upgrades include: New tonearm, Shure 44-7 Stylus, Custom platter, start & stop arcade button, rechargeable battery, Jesse dean scratch fader & custom skin.
I have several but standouts include: Cut-A-Lot Series, Any Cut N Paste 7" & DJ A1's - Skiratcha Series.
The First person that I saw with a portable was DJ BABU, I fell in love with the freedom and portability it provided.
I believe the scene will still be strong due to the community behind it, no stopping it anytime soon.
Open Format LA holds regular sessions at their warehouse with a great community to support it.
For myself & the Institute we take great pride in passing down our knowledge & preserving the artform of DJing we know best. Our goal is to breed the new crop of well rounded Djs boundless by genre. At BJIOS, we approach DJing as a discipline, a fine art & a passion that will be with you for life!