dj melee-john
DJ Melee /dee jay maylay/ n. 1. A touring DJ competition showcasing the vinyl scene and urban nightlife in major U.S. cities. 2. A gritty, documentary style reality show. 3. One hell of a party.
Tonight (friday duuuuh), our fair town has the privilege of taking part in this exciting new media competition which will showcase the best records stores (DJ Dojo, Waterloo, Friends of Sound, Backspin, Antone’s, End of an Ear, Cheapo, Sound on Sound) and some of the best record geeks (DJ Manny, Giant Hornets from Japan, coolhands, DJ Orion, Abominatron, DJ Tweedy) in town. It is all happening at the mighty Mohawk.
Yeah, yeah- you’ve dug thru those crates before and you’ve heard all these dudes at Beauty Bar before- but the DJ Melee is something totally different and is sure to make for an entertaining evening.
The basic structure goes like this: Earlier this week each DJ had only five minutes to pick up 30 pieces of vinyl to use in a thirty minute set from a designated record store. All the vinyl went straight into a locked box where it will stay until tonight. They didn’t get to practice or import any bpm from their iTunes into Serato Scrath Live- it is nothing but straight up skill and innovation being judged by the ultra-sexy panel of adjudicators, one of whom, if you look closely and drunkenly squint – looks a lot like me.
This is round one of three in Austin tonight before the top DJ goes off to the finals to rep Austin against the likes of LA and NY. The event is FREE so come check it out and root for your fav! See you there!
Tonight (friday duuuuh), our fair town has the privilege of taking part in this exciting new media competition which will showcase the best records stores (DJ Dojo, Waterloo, Friends of Sound, Backspin, Antone’s, End of an Ear, Cheapo, Sound on Sound) and some of the best record geeks (DJ Manny, Giant Hornets from Japan, coolhands, DJ Orion, Abominatron, DJ Tweedy) in town. It is all happening at the mighty Mohawk.
Yeah, yeah- you’ve dug thru those crates before and you’ve heard all these dudes at Beauty Bar before- but the DJ Melee is something totally different and is sure to make for an entertaining evening.
The basic structure goes like this: Earlier this week each DJ had only five minutes to pick up 30 pieces of vinyl to use in a thirty minute set from a designated record store. All the vinyl went straight into a locked box where it will stay until tonight. They didn’t get to practice or import any bpm from their iTunes into Serato Scrath Live- it is nothing but straight up skill and innovation being judged by the ultra-sexy panel of adjudicators, one of whom, if you look closely and drunkenly squint – looks a lot like me.
This is round one of three in Austin tonight before the top DJ goes off to the finals to rep Austin against the likes of LA and NY. The event is FREE so come check it out and root for your fav! See you there!