Last Thursday in London, England, DJ Vajra took home the prestigious title of 2011 DMC World DJ Champion. The DMC competition has a storied history as the biggest trick mixing DJ competition in the world. It helped such DJs as Craze, A-Trak, Roc Raida (RIP), Q-Bert & Mix Master Mike rise to fame through their titles.

Really proud of Vajra! Earlier this May, we rocked shows in Boulder, Colorado and in Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario and even back then I could tell he was focused. He’s been working really hard this year and it’s great to see him achieve his goal. I wish him the best of luck at the US Red Bull Three Style finals on November 10th.

Here is a video of him performing a portion of his world championship routine. Scroll done for more videos of Vajra and I, including a brand new one where he broke out some of his DMC routine during the May shows. Had to keep it under wraps until now…

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I hope you’re all enjoying “The Starter Era“.

Here’s someone else’s mixtape for you that came out around the same time as the Sneaker Freaker mix (and therefore I basically missed it). Totally on a different tip, totally awesome. Seattle’s Four Color Zack is a DJ and graphic designer from Seattle (he provided the art for my “110%” mix) and is talented in both fields. Check his site for proof. This mix floats around from brand new music to rock classics to “Ai No Corrida” seamlessly – a really good listen to start your week.

The right honorable DJ Marvel was visiting from Vancouver and played me this mix and I received the appropriate late pass. Wait no longer and enjoy this collection of good grooves from across the ages: “Weekday Warrior Pt. 3”

Weekday Warrior Pt. 3 (for Kicks Hawaii) by fourcolorzack

Wander around the internet to find part 1 & 2.

It’s that time of year again. The Red Bull Thre3Style DJ competition is in full effect across the globe. Canada’s elimination heats are already underway, and we will not only have a big national final this year – Vancouver will be hosting the WORLD FINALS on December 17th.

As a “Thre3Style Ambassador“, I am happy to be taking part in judging and showcasing at the Thre3Style regionals again this year, along with Team Canada & Smalltown DJs in select cities. The Winnipeg stop last week was great – a super-live crowd to play for – rocked the best by DJ Hipnotic who took the title home in unprecedented style, actually proposing to his fiancee mid-set. Now that’s confidence. The week before, Smalltown DJs hosted the Edmonton and ever-tight Vancouver heats, with newcomer Creeasian taking E-town, and heavyweight and definite national contender DJ Hedspin taking Vancouver. Both advance to the Canadian finals in Toronto on November 12.

Here are the rest of the regionals, see if you can catch one:

Thursday, October 13th – TORONTO – Guvernment (W/ SKRATCH BASTID)
Friday, October 14th – LONDON – Rouge (W/ TEAM CANADA)
Saturday, October 15th – OTTAWA – Ritual (W/ TEAM CANADA)
Thursday, October 20th – HALIFAX – The New Palace (W/ SKRATCH BASTID)
Friday, October 21st – MONTREAL – Theatre Telus (W/ SKRATCH BASTID)
Saturday, October 22nd – QUEBEC CITY – Ozone Ste-Foy (W/ TEAM CANADA)
**CALGARY DATE TBA***
Saturday, November 12th – NATIONAL FINAL – Toronto – Sound Academy (very special guest TBA)

I’ll be giving away tickets to each of the regional stops that I am playing at, so keep keen to my Twitter and Facebook pages for your chance to win tickets to the big dance.

See you there.

Here it is! Stream it, or to download just click on the arrow in the Soundcloud widget toolbar:

Skratch Bastid & Sneaker Freaker present: The Starter Era – Dope Raps 1989-1993

Issue #22 of international kick-head bible Sneaker Freaker magazine features a 17-page spotlight on Starter athletic wear and how it changed the sports fashion game. To accompany the story, Skratch Bastid has made a mix featuring rap jams from Starter’s prime, 1989-1993, to be included with the magazine in physical form. Mixed and cut-up in Bastid’s signature style, it features classic & overlooked bangers from one of hip-hop’s golden eras, alongside some of the original tunes they sampled and exclusive remixes. You’ll know what’s going down from the intro.

Bastid will be premiering the mix live via ustream from http://www.skratchbastid.com on Monday October 10th at 8PM EST. Tune in to be the first to hear this new mix and ask Bastid questions, as well as earn the chance to win one of 5 prize packs, which include a physical copy of the magazine and Starter Era mix.

Earlier tonight I hosted a really fun (read: pizza, dancing, whiskey) uStream release (see the previous post) and gave away prizes to celebrate the release of my newest mix – Skratch Bastid & Sneaker Freaker present: The Starter Era – Dope Raps 1989-1993. This mix was a blast to make and it is my pleasure to share it with you! If you would like a physical copy, order the magazine at Sneaker Freaker dot com, but hurry up because it’s limited to 1000 copies. I think they have 30 left.

I honestly think this mix is more fun if you listen to it once through without knowing what is coming next, so I have the track listing on a separate page. The Surgeon General recommends that you listen to the mix before clicking on this page or it may be devastating to your ear and/or hazardous to your health. Got it? …listened to it? Okay. Go check the track list out.

Thank you, as always, for listening. If you enjoy this one, you should definitely check out The Entertainer mix.

Oh yeah, and here is the archived uStream show over here.

I’ve got a brand new mix for you to hear! Skratch Bastid & Sneaker Freaker present: The Starter Era – Dope Raps 1989-1993

For the mix’s online release, I’ve decided to stream it live via uStream before I put it up for download, kinda like an online listening party. Drop by for some Q & A, insider secrets, free love advice, and much more. I’ll be giving away the 5 prize packs intermittently throughout the program, so don’t be late and ruin your odds of taking home some hardware.

I will be posting the link on my Facebook fan page, twitter page, and of course here. I’ll be archiving it as well for later viewing, so if your wife is in labor during scheduled hours, please, first things first. But you may not win a prize pack.

See you back here on Monday October 10th at 8PM EST!

***UPDATE – Here it was. A bit of lag here and there during some key dance maneuvers, but a great time overall:


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