Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay to Host the 17th Annual DMC US Finals; Presented by Stanton Final Scratch and The Source On August 23rd at The Roxy in NYC.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 31, 2002 DMC DMC Devil May Cry (video game) DMC Detroit Medical Center DMC Darryl McDaniels (rapper) DMC Destination Management Company DMC Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, TX) , the global brand leader in DJ culture, announces the US finals of the 17th annual DMC American Battleground competition to take place on August 23rd at The Roxy in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The event will be hosted by Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay with showcases by DJ Radar, Kool Herc and reigning DMC World Champion Plus One. Gang Starr's DJ Premier will be inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame. The winner of the US finals will be flown to London to compete for the DMC World title on September 14th and 15th. Presented by Stanton Final Scratch Final Scratch is a DJ tool created by the Dutch company N2IT with input from Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) and John Acquaviva that allows manipulation and playback of digital audio sources using traditional vinyl and turntables. and The Source, DMC's globally renowned turntable competition consists of turntablists This is an alphabetical list of turntablists and their most influential recordings. This list is alphabetized by the first letter in the first word of the artist's or band's name. Note that this list contains several artists listed alone and under the name of their crew. competing in regional mixing competitions. The finals are the culmination of 13 regional events around the US that kicked off in NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City on June 5th and finish on August 3rd in Denver. The winner of the US Finals will represent America in London at the DMC World Championships on September 14th and 15th, battling contestants from 28 other countries for the World Champion title. Past DMC Battleground champions that have achieved worldwide fame include: DJ Swamp from Beck, Mixmaster Mike from the Beastie Boys Beastie Boys is a hip hop musical group from New York City consisting of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and the official DJ for the group Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz. , The X-Ecutioners, QBert, Cash Money and Time's number one DJ in 2001 (and three-time DMC World champion), DJ Craze. This is an 18 + event. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 day of show and are available through the Roxy box office, Ticketmaster, Turntable Lab, ClubPlanet.com, Breakbeat Science, Satellite and Yoshitoshi. Doors open at 7pm. About DMC: DMC is the world's largest DJ organization with branches in 28 countries with headquarters in London and a main office in New York City. The company launched in February 1983 as a remix service for DJs, and two years later, evolved into the driving force behind the DMC/Technics DJ Championship. DMC opened its New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office in 1994, and in 1996 launched lifestyle title Mixer. In addition to maintaining its DMC/Technics streetwear clothing line, DMC also has two successful DJ mix CD series: United DJs of America and Back to Mine. |
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