2014 DMC NYC Regional DJ Battle Review + Photos
March 18th, 2014 by chocko
2014 DMC NYC Winner: Dwells
Chocko and Mr. C were on the scene at Webster Hall for the 2014 DMC NYC Regional DJ Battle. Lord Finesse of DITC provided plenty of comedy along with hosting duties while DJs from the tri-state area battled it out for a chance to represent NYC in the next round of cutting and scratching. Judges for the competition included Johnny “Juice” Rosado of The Bomb Squad, Grand Wizzard Theodore (inventor of the scratch) and QBert a virtuoso and Jedi Master on the turntables. The competition was fierce but a 13 year old DJ from Connecticut by the name of Dwells won the top slot with 2 impressive rounds of 90’s hip hop beats juggled, sliced and diced and yes, some body tricks thrown in to seal the deal.
DJ Roli Rho
DJ Roli Rho from the Battle DJ crew, The 5th Platoon, made his return to the battle circuit and proved to be a force to be reckoned with. Roli Rho had not battled prior to the Regional NYC Battle since 1999. Also pictured below are some finalists including DJ Dirty Digits who I thought should have won after an impressive all-vinyl set. Crowd favorite, DJ Ease was no joke and spun some solid sets that got the heads nodding and amped up. After the smoke cleared and the dust settled, Ease took 2nd place in the battle, Dirty Digits won 3rd place and Roli Rho won 4th place.
DJ Dirty Digits
DJ International EASE
Grand Wizzard Theodore
In between the battle sets and judges tabulating, the crowd got some special performances to take in, including legendary Grand Wizzard Theodore. I was waiting for a needle drop routine but, nonetheless Theodore entertained as always. Former DMC World Champion DJ QBert dazzled the audience with a wide array of skills on the turntables which he does so effortlessly. I met up with him at the side of the stage after the show where he was posing for photos with fans. I got him to sign my copy of the DJ documentary, SCRATCH. If you have never seen it, you must! It’s an excellent film about DJs. He also signed my Wave Twisters album and DVD. 15 years later, his follow up to Wave Twisters is coming out soon and it’s a double album titled Extraterrestria and GalaXXXian.
DJ QBert
Lord Finesse and DJ QBert
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Tags: Battle, dj, DMC, Grand Wizzard Theodore, hip hop, Lord Finesse, nyc, QBert, Regional
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