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Monday, February 12, 2018

2¢ (Craze and Four Color Zack) Drop ‘2¢ Part 4’

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2¢ performs at the Red Bull 3Style World Final in Kraków, Poland on Feb. 12, 2018. (Photo credit: Kin Marcin/Red Bull)

Along with performing at the Red Bull 3Style World Final on Sunday, 2¢ (Craze and Four Color Zack) dropped part four of their acclaimed self-titled mix series.

Like previous installments, part four features hip-hop and bass music intertwined with turntablism, and political and industry commentary.

“There’s a lot happening in the world,” the mix’s description on SoundCloud says. “Get involved in the conversation, repost and share.”

Listen or download below.

Related: Listen to Craze and Four Color Zack’s ‘2¢ Part 3’ Mix

| Mixes, Turntablism
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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Italy’s Damianito Wins Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII

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Damianito hoists his trophy at the Red Bull 3Style VIII World Finals in Krakow, Poland. (Credit: Kin Marcin/Red Bull)

Italy’s Damianito has been crowned the Red Bull 3Style VIII World Champion. The prestigious battle took place on Sunday night at the Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Krakow, Poland.

Damianito delivered an impressive routine despite only finding out Sunday morning that he would be competing in the final as a wild card. He was energetic, pulled off some clean tricks, and creatively used a talk box during his set.

The Rome native, who serves as DJcity’s Italy representative, was left speechless afterward. He simply thanked everyone and said that he had “always imagined” himself being there.

Damianito faced some stiff competition in Belgium’s DJ Cross and Canada’s Cam B, who took second and third place respectively. Also competing were Chile’s Diego Zapata, Japan’s RINA, and South Africa’s Ryan the DJ.

Judging the battle were DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Nu-Mark, Craze, Skratch Bastid, and Nina Las Vegas.

At the event, it was announced that Taiwan would host the next Red Bull 3Style World Finals.

We will share Damianito’s winning set as soon as it becomes available.

Related: Watch: Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII Wild Card Announcement

| DJ Culture, Turntablism
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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Watch: Stonic Performs Indie-Influenced Routine

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Italian DJ/producer Stonic is notorious for taking his turntablism videos to another level.

Last Spring, we shared his “Lego Scratch” routine which featured a crew of Lego turntablists in a “stop motion” animation. We also shared his 2015 visual in which he performed inside the world of Grand Theft Auto V. While his latest video is not as elaborate, it’s still pretty creative.

In a new routine for DJcityTV, Stonic performs in front of a neon-lit backdrop using Capital Cities‘ 2012 indie pop single, “Kangaroo Court.”

Watch it above.

Related: Watch Stonic’s ‘Lego Scratch’ Routine

| DJcityTV, Turntablism, Videos
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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Watch: Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII Wild Card Announcement

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Following this morning’s wild card news, DJcityTV gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the moment Italy’s Damianito and Japan’s RINA were selected. Unsurprisingly, they were both overcome with emotion after being chosen to compete in the Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII. Mojaxx caught up with them afterward to get their reactions.

Watch above and stay tuned for more exclusive 3Style coverage.

Related: Japan’s RINA and Italy’s Damianito Selected as Wild Cards in Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII

| DJ Culture, DJcityTV, Videos
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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Japan’s RINA and Italy’s Damianito Selected as Wild Cards in Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII

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RINA performs at the Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII in Krakow, Poland. (Credit: Dan Reid Photography)

Japan’s RINA and Italy’s Damianito have been selected as the wild cards for the final round of the Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII in Krakow, Poland. While the judges usually make the picks, this year’s selections were made by all former 3Style world champions.

RINA and Damianito will face some stiff competition in Canada’s Cam B, Chile’s Diego Zapata, Belgium’s DJ Cross, and South Africa’s Ryan the DJ, all of whom won their respective qualifying heat.

Watch the live stream of the final round today at 11:45 a.m. PST / 8:45 p.m. CET on 3Style’s Facebook page.

Related: Is Sync the End of DJing? DJ Jazzy Jeff Answers at Red Bull 3Style VIII

| DJ Culture, DJcityTV, Turntablism
Red Bull 3Style,
Saturday, February 10, 2018

Calvin Harris Talks New Single, New Musical Direction, and Thoughts on EDM

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Calvin Harris

Fresh off the release of his dancehall-influenced single “Nuh Ready Nuh Ready” featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR, Calvin Harris joined Annie Mac for an interview on her BBC Radio 1 show on Thursday.

Among the many topics, the Scottish DJ/producer discussed what prompted him to move into a different musical direction on his last album. He also talked about how he feels about dance music and why he put Migos on “Slide.”

On what influenced him to change his musical direction:

“At the end of 2016, I put out a tune towards the end … And it came out and did alright. And I was like ok, great. And then I realized I never felt so unexcited about what I was putting out in my life … I knew that I needed to take action for my own sanity because my entire life is making music. I don’t do anything else. So I was like no, I need to be elated with what’s coming out. So then the last album I did was a reaction to that. I was like, you know what? I’m just going to do whatever I want and I’m going to spend all the money I’m making in Vegas on features and I’m going to get everyone to do a hip-hop album … I’m going to put Young Thug on a Motown funk tune, because no one else will because it’s a waste of money. So that’s what I did.”

On how his new musical direction affected him:

“… what music is now, it’s like, what playlist is this going to be added to? Or, is radio going to play it? And I didn’t care. So it felt amazing! I was like, I know this isn’t going to be successful. And then, I don’t know how, but some of the tunes did well. I was like, that’s absolutely amazing! So I had an amazing year and I felt so good about it that I was like, I’m just going to keep doing this. I’m just going to do whatever I want to do.”

On his renewed thoughts on EDM after taking a break:

“The other thing that’s funny as well is that at the end of 2016, I was like I hate this EDM thing. I think it’s awful. And then after taking a break I was like nah man, I think it’s amazing. Some of the best producers in the world make EDM … they’re amazing and I love it. So it kind of refreshed my opinion of all that. Some of the best producers in the world are Dutch, you know? Face facts. It’s true.”

On why he put Migos on “Slide.”:

“I’m not going to do a trap record, like an EDM trap record, because that makes me feel sick. Just the thought of doing that. I can’t do that. I wanna do something with soul and something that I want to listen to again. So I’m like, I wanna put everyone on something that I think is gonna work.”

Stream the entire interview here.

Related: Calvin Harris and PARTYNEXTDOOR Drop Dancehall-Influenced Single and Video, ‘Nuh Ready Nuh Ready’

| Music Industry
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