DJ Name: TophOne Hometown: San FranDisco Trademark saying or philosophy: "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom"- William Blake Past DJ Crews and/or Graffiti crews: founder- Red Wine DJ/Wino collective... founder- AS graffiti crew (Oakland/SF/Berkeley/LA/NY, etc)... also THK (The Honkey Krew/ They Hate Kops), GO (Ghetto Overdose), STP (Stompin' Toy Ploys), EMB (Embarcadero), TBC, Sukebe, Lords... What music do you spin: hip-slop, junk rock, electro trash, jellyfish jazz & lazy beats... Discography: Executive Producer for DJ Buck (as Spins Inc.) "The New Frontier" on TCX in 1992... vocals on DJ EFX "Sha-Boo-Tay!" on Underground Construction in 1993... vocals on Stellar Trax SoundSystem "Whatever's Clever" from the Urban Revolutions compilation on Future Primitive Sound in 2000... DJ battle history if any: I couldn't battle my way out of a paper bag, no wait- Red Wine battled Red Five and me, Charlotte the Baroness & Doc Fu slaughtered VinRoc, J-Boogie and Dr. Naughty in 2 rooms at 111 Minna Gallery! But anyway, I invented a drink called the Roy (named after Roy Ayers) and I routinely outdrink the likes of Apollo, DJ Anna, and Mr. E... now DJ Wisdom- that kid can hold his own, but don't tell him I said that. The first record you ever bought: "Centerfold" 7" by J. Giles and... first hip-hop record was "Roxanne Roxanne" 7" traded for "Tainted Love" 7" in 7th grade. Most influential record(s) in your life: "A Love Supreme" lp by John Coltrane, "Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copeland, "Nation of Millions" lp by Public Enemy, "Radio Clash" 12" by the Clash and "Damaged" lp by Black Flag When did you first DJ: around '92, but really got into it around '95 or so. What made you want to be a DJ: I got tired of throwing parties and watching kooks like DJ Pause and Buck talk to all the hot chicks and drink for free! For real! That, and I really wanted to hear certain songs played with other certain songs that just weren't getting played, so I decided to do it myself... What is your most memorable performance of your DJ career: Doing an all Too $hort set at the first Big Booty Bass Bowling night w/ DJ Shadow was pretty fun... The first time I played w/ DJ Krush at the King Street Garage- WOW!... the Rubber Curtain nights with Tommy Guerrero, Gadget and Steady-P—some of those were epic... How do you transport your records and/or gear to gigs: a bag from True and a handmade flightcase by Ray Stevens at Cal Cases on the motherfuckin MUNI, baby! Do you play CDs ever at gigs: hells nah! In your opinion who is the best DJ of all time: Damn. My favorites are folks like Premier, Revolution, Krush, Spooky... but all time? It's gotta be Afrika Bambaataa. None of us would be doing anything like this if it weren't for the work that man has done over the last 30 years—in all facets of the culture. Bam is the Father... Best website or way for folks to find out more about you: Go sit on a rooftop. Drink a lot of wine. Hear those weird voices telling you all kinds of crazy ideas? I'm the guy right there next to you..Otherwise, call 415.332-5800ext.211 or hit up redwine@xlr8r.com for upcoming parties and Wino nonsense... Gracias & mad love & respect to Billy Jam & Hip-Hop Slam and all the true Bay Area crews and familia! (Mr. 5's, West Coast Rock Steady/Skratch Piklz, Pirate DJs, Groove Merchant, Beatsauce, Future Primitive, DJ Pause, Mike B., TMF, TWS, AS Crew, CBS, Zebra Records, 48th&O, Dank Mob, Broun Fellinis, Last2Serve, Heiro, Hoboes, Mr. Brown, True Skool, etc, etc, etc) Photo by: chad@roundersound.com SOURCE: http://www.hiphopslam.com