This style would later come to be known as controllerism.

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

Ean Golden and Moldover's controllerism performances at the NAMM 2008 convention.

In 2005, Ean began writing a digital DJ column for the now-defunct Remix Magazine, during which he popularized the term and concept behind controllerism.

Often on the side of virtuoso performance art, controllerism is also a nod to traditional musicianship and instrumental-ism paired with modern computer sequencing software such as Ableton Live and Native Instruments Traktor.

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.