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The Golden Years // Hot Chip Tutorial
Hopefully you’ve seen my love child of a video “DJ Shiftee: The Golden Years // Shiftee’s Excellent DMC Adventure.” In addition to this time-traveling adventure through DMC history, I’ve released (via Dubspot) a knowledge-traveling brain adventure into the depths of … Continue reading
“The Golden Years” // My DMC Tribute Video
Here it is: The Golden Years, my time-traveling journey through DMC history. This video is a tribute to all the incredible DJ Champions from DMC’s glorious past. I’ve spent countless hours over the years studying masters like Roc Raida, Q-bert, … Continue reading
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“The Golden Years” champion profile: Personal Favorites
As you may have noticed, every “Golden Years champion profile” has been of a DMC World Champion . . . except for Swamp. Why Swamp? Aside from the fact that he’s an incredible DJ, I think the reasons for the … Continue reading
Posted in "The Golden Years", Video Tagged alladin, dmc, klever, p-trix, swamp, the golden years, world champion 1 Comment
“The Golden Years” champion profile: KENTARO
Kentaro, the 2002 DMC World Champion out of Japan, is one of the dopest DMC champs out there. His winning set is a masterpiece, packed with originality, a plethora of intricate beat juggle patterns, next level loop/needle drop routines, and … Continue reading
“The Golden Years” champion profile: CRAZE
The Michael Jordan of DMC. He won the DMC World Finals 3 years in a row: 1998-2000, and captured the team title in 2000 and 2001. The Miami native can do it all: scratch, juggle, be funky, be technical, do … Continue reading
Posted in "The Golden Years", Video Tagged craze, dj craze, dmc, dmc 2010, the golden years 1 Comment
“The Golden Years” champion profile: A-TRAK
A-Trak is pretty much a household name at this point, and it all started with his rise as one of the best turntablists of all time. Easily one of my top 3 favorite battle DJs ever. Incredibly technical, incredibly innovative, … Continue reading
“The Golden Years” champion profile: NOIZE
The 1996 DMC World Champion DJ Noize out of Denmark is (in my mind anyway) the undisputed king of word play. The way me makes records interact and speak to each other is incredible and entertaining. See for yourself! DJ … Continue reading
“The Golden Years” champion profile: SWAMP
DJ Swamp isn’t a DMC World Champ (he got 2nd), but the 1996 USA Champion is still one of my favorite DMC champs of all time. The first punk/rock/goth/etc turntablist champion. I played an event with Swamp recently and he … Continue reading
Posted in "The Golden Years", Video Tagged beck, dj swamp, dmc, dmc 2010, the golden years 2 Comments
“The Golden Years” champion profile: ROC RAIDA
Grandmaster Roc Raida, RIP, was the ultimate battle champion. He exemplified everything a hip hop DJ should be, and his impact on the world of DJing and music has been astounding. Here’s his 1995 DMC World winning set. Beyond the … Continue reading
Posted in "The Golden Years", Video Tagged dmc, dmc 2010, grandmaster roc raida, roc raida, the golden years 1 Comment
