The Scientist Joseph Saddler was a typical mild mannered teenager in Brooklyn until he got his first pair of turntables and started to analyze the art of record spinning. . .. Watching Kool Herc spin records, Saddler enjoyed the music, but saw that the crowd got lost in transitions. Sometimes Herc would jump right into a record and the crowd would get left behind. Watching Pete DJ Jones, Saddler saw how a smooth transition between records could keep the dance floor moving and the party grooving. Jones spun some funky grooves, but not the same heavy breaks that drew crowds to Herc's sets. Accelerating the evolution of sound, he combined the mixing of the live Disco dj with the small snippets of Herc's heavy 'break' aesthetic. It was the strict relentless rhythm of the clubs paired with the heavy feeling of the Jamaican yards, and the effect was immediate on the dancefloor Dissecting the turntable and seeing it as an instrument, Saddler earned the title Grand Master Flash. Controlling the changes with close attention allowed Flash to introduce new records to his audience without losing them in the process. Adding precision to breaks djing made the music easier for newcomers to digest. Flash's mastery of djing helped spread hip hop music at a crucial early stage in its development. Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel is a unique piece of sound collage. A recording of records intricately put together, live in Flash's kitchen on three turntables. The precision mixing and transitions between records set a new standard. At the time Flash's feat could only be equalled or bested by others using recorded tape in the studio.