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The World Famous Beat Junkies @ Dubspot! Legendary DJ / Turntablist Crew Interview

2013-07-11T16:57:07.575Z

The World Famous Beat Junkies turntablist crew stop by Dubspot to discuss their love for turntable music, being active for more than two decades, and the current state of DJing and music technology.

The Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, J Rocc, D-Styles, DJ Shortkut, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, Melo-D, and DJ Havik) incorporate highly skilled turntable techniques with party rocking. In this video, the Beat Junkies talk about their versatile performances in which they incorporate team routines, individual routines, and party-rocking turntable music. They talk about how forming a group helped them to individually develop their skills. Although the art of DJing has completely changed since the group's founding in the 1990s, they talk about their respect for DJs who have great song selection and play for the crowd. However, they discuss how their art is completely different as turntablists, more akin to live musicians as they are using turntables as instruments to create new music, and are prone to error.

As technology and the internet developed, the Beat Junkies remained enthusiastic as these improvements create new ways to further their craft and add new musical elements to the music they perform with. They continue to represent the art of turntablism and display hip-hop in its purest form.

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The Beat Junkies - For the Record

2012-07-02T19:20:01.760Z

The World Famous Beat Junkies, comprised of members J-Rocc, DJ Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, DJ Shortkut, Melo-D, Symphony and DJ Havik have been putting in work on the turntables since they were first established in 1992. Known internationally as the premiere DJ crew, their longevity is a testament to their immense musical talents. In celebration of the legendary Beat Junkies, LRG presents For the Record – a short documentary profiling the collective with contributions from the likes of A Trak, Q Bert and Peanut Butter Wolf – with DJ Jazzy Jeff commenting that “there are no DJ’s out today that haven’t been influenced by the Beat Junkies at all.” In addition, the Beat Junkies are heading out on the road for an international tour with stops across the US, Europe and Asia and this past weekend kicked off their tour at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA on June 30. Laced in commemorative letterman jackets from LRG that celebrates 20-years of hard work and hustle, here's to another 20 more in the game.

The Beat Junkies in the Studio with Serato

2012-06-18T20:57:00.673Z

Serato caught up with DJ Babu, J Rocc, and Rhettmatic from The Beat Junkies at a rehearsal for their January 2011 tour of Europe.

Beat Junkies 20th Anniversary & Performance at RANE | agiprodj.com - NAMM 2012

2012-06-18T20:48:57.146Z

The Beat Junkies perform at the RANE booth during NAMM 2012 on 1.21.12. The new RANE mixers are featured, including the Sixty-One & Sixty-Two. The Beat Junkies also get recognized by RANE for their 20th anniversary.

The Beat Junkies 1998 I.T.F.

2009-04-22T21:08:33.427Z

The Beat Junkies 1998 I.T.F.