The name John Beez is an important one for the future of DJ equipment. If you didn't know, he's been working on something called the fretless fader since at least 2010. With it, a DJ can not only scratch but also control the pitch of the sound coming off a record at the same time. The fader floats in a way on the mixer so that moving it along the y axis changes the pitch. You can watch a recent video of it in action below. So it makes sense that this DJ entered DJ Brace's Close Cuts competition with a rigged turntable that controls the pitch of a note the way he likes it.
For the second round of the Close Cuts online competition, DJs scratch over another Redmist beat but John Beez brought a new toy to play with. He primarily uses a monotone sample to scratch with, tinkering with a knob near the fader that changes the pitch. With his turntable hand, he also switches to a more traditional scratch sample for a few bars. Then he goes back to the monotone sample, changing the pitch as he scratches. While scratching, he also handles the platter in a unique way at times by scribbling with his index finger on the record or choosing to slow down the record by gently placing a finger on it. He sprinkles in a few other vocal samples but always falls back on the monotone one. With DJs like John Beez, it'll be interesting to see how turntablism incorporates music composition more and more.
Keep up with John Beez on his Twitter and Youtube.