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It’s
time once more for DJs the world over to gather under the banner of
possibly the most prestigious DJ competition in the world and bash it
out to win a place to the coveted world finals. Yes for the nineteenth
time DMC season is once more upon us, and the UK finals are fast
approaching. Following months of regional heats that saw DJs come out of
their bedrooms and onto the stage, as the famous saying goes: there can
only be nine left (for now anyway). These nine will now compete until
only one is left, who will represent the UK at the World Finals, which
will once again be held in London (see below for more info on all that).
Once more held at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, the UK finals this year
are shaping up to possibly be one of the finest incarnation yet. With
Scratch Perverts favourite DJ Blakey, Turntable Radio man of the moment
Muzzel, as well as ex-Truesicians DareDevil, veteran Ritchie Rufftone
and newcomers such as Sinical and Komplete this year’s battle should
give out some sparks. Trust us there are going to be quite a few
surprises in stock from certain competitors, so if you want to find out
exactly what these are I suggest you get your good self to the finals,
you won’t regret it.
On top of that you also get the UK Battle for Supremacy finals, where
contestants go head to head in 90seconds battles, with the winner
getting a ticket to the World finals and a chance to take on the World
Champion of well every single battle last year, Tigerstyle.
And then as if all this wasn’t enough (yes I know it’s just DJs
battling) you get live PAs from UK heavyweights Phi-Life Cypher, 2003
World Team Champions C2C, all the way from France, the aforementioned
Tigerstyle and ex-Truesicians and now full time DJ/producer 2tall.
Having had the chance to see and hear what all these guys have been up
to recently I can tell you this is one of hell of a showcase line up.
You have some team action with C2C, and we aren’t talking just
scratching, juggling and your typical team routine either, Tigerstyle
with a bugged out showcase which incorporates elements from his previous
work, and then you have 2tall who will be bringing a totally different
side of turntablism to the stage (especially to a battling night) as he
showcases new material alone and equipped with just 2 tables, a mixer
and a loopstation. It’s going to be a good night.
So if you are still not convinced then I suggest you forget everything
you think you know about battling, get down to Shepherd's Bush, get your
groove on and have a good time, it’ll be worth it, and as anyone who’s
been to a DMC final before will tell you it’s much more enjoyable with a
bunch of mates and loads of alcohol!
All the details are as follow:
Saturday 3rd July @ Shepherd's Bush Empire
7pm - 1am
Live PA by PHI LIFE CYPHER + live performances from C2C (DMC World Team
Champions 2003), DJ Tigerstyle (Battle For World Supremacy Champion
2003) and DJ 2tall (Needlework Records).
Tickets available from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
/ 08705344444 or at
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
/ 08707712000 or direct from DMC call 01628 667124 or email
info@dmcworld.com for more ticket
information.
Tickets are priced at £12.50
The full line up for the finals is as follow:
Leicester - Komplete
Leeds – Matman
Bournemouth – Muzzell
Cardiff - Skarfade
Glasgow - Ritchie Rufftone
London - Blakey,
Manchester - Mike-L
Derby – Sinical
Bristol - Dare Devil
And as previously mentioned the World finals will once again be held in
London, though this time it will be at Hammersmith Apollo and not the
Brixton Academy. It will be the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of September
and you can get hold of tickets at the same outlets as above, with
prices of £15 for any one night or £25 for the whole weekend. Saturday
sees the Battle for Supremacy and Team Finals, and the Sunday sees the
World Finals.
Finally while you wait for the finals to come round be sure to check out
ukhh.com’s recent interview with 2003 world winner
Dopey,
DJ Moneyshot’s excellent
guide to winning a DJ Battle and look out for an upcoming full
length interview with 2tall about battling, the scene, his new album and
much more…
Peace
-
K-Per
Related
Links:
DMC
/ Technics World DJ Championships 2004 - UK Finals
& Battle for UK Supremacy - Preview
