Turntable Sharks: Turning Tables, Shaping Futures
Nov 21, 2025
Starting: 6:00 PM
Beats and creativity take center stage as Professor Scott McCartney, known as DJ Smoove, shares how turntablism can inspire connection and opportunity in this live Miami Book Fair session.
A 28-year U.S. Coast Guard veteran and adjunct professor at Miami Dade College, McCartney developed the nation’s first accredited DJ curriculum and founded the S Foundation, a nonprofit teaching music and turntable skills to underserved youth. Through his Turntable Sharks DJ Club, he empowers students to curate and perform at campus events, proving that DJing is both a musical craft and a force for positive change.
Turntable Sharks: Turning Tables, Shaping Futures takes place at Off the Shelf at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus on Friday, November 21, as part of the Miami Book Fair lineup.