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Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, BEAST MODE

BEAST MODE
BEAST MODE at the Red Bull Thre3style Australia Finals on July 2, 2016. (Melissa Cowan/Red Bull)

Australia’s Sebastian Mastro, a.k.a. BEAST MODE, will compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)

Age: 35

Residence: Sydney, Australia

Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Australia Champion, 2001 DMC Australia Champion, 2005 ITF/IDA Australia Scratch Champion, 2002 Australia Stealth DJ

DJ influences: Craze, Mix Master Mike, Cash Money, Kid Capri, Four Color Zack

Preferred battle setup: Turntables, mixer

Follow BEAST MODE on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Finals

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Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, Ruse

DJ Ruse

DJ Ruse
Ruse at the 2016 Red Bull Thre3style New Zealand Finals in Auckland on June 30, 2016. (Graeme Murray/Red Bull)

New Zealand’s Bryden Joe, a.k.a. Ruse, will compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)

Age: 29

Residence: Christchurch, New Zealand

Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style New Zealand Champion, 2016 DMC New Zealand Champion

Sponsors: Allisee

DJ influences: Early: Craze, QBert, A-Trak, AM, Noize, Kentaro; current: Anklepants

Preferred battle setup: Technics 1210 turntables, Pioneer DJ DJM-S9 mixer

Follow Ruse on Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, Twitter, and YouTube.

2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Finals

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James Hype Drops House Remix of Rae Sremmurd’s ‘Black Beatles’

James Hype
James Hype performs at Glam Nightclub in Cardiff, England on Oct. 21, 2016. (Yony Photography)

After premiering it on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra with MistaJam, rising DJ/producer James Hype has released his house remix of Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane‘s “Black Beatles.” The original is currently No. 1 and 7 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and DJcity’s Hotbox, respectively.

Stream the rework below and download it on DJcity.

Related: Watch James Hype’s October Quick Mix

IDA World Online Scratch Battle: Semi-Final Routines

DJ RENA

IDA World

The following five DJs have made it to the semi-finals of the 2016 IDA World Online Scratch Battle: Fakser (Italy), Tsuyoshi (Japan), RENA (Japan), Prolifix (US), and VaZee (Poland).

Two of the semi-finalists will advance to the final round, with the winner being announced at the IDA World DJ Championships in Kraków, Poland on December 3.

Watch the semi-final routines below, which feature DJ Odilon’s “There’s No Equal” instrumental.

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Related: Winners of the 2015 IDA World DJ Championships

Meet Red Bull Thre3style World Finalist, Bomber Selecta

Bomber Selecta

Bomber Selecta

Thailand’s Pittaya Imlamai, a.k.a. Bomber Selecta, will compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals in Santiago, Chile between December 11 and 18. Here are some facts about him. (To see all of our contender profiles, click here.)

Age: 34

Residence: Bangkok, Thailand

Awards: 2016 Red Bull Thre3style Thailand Champion, 2015 Red Bull Thre3style Thailand Champion

DJ influences: Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, The X-Ecutioners, Z-Trip, Jazzy Jeff, AM, Skratch Bastid, Numark, Cut Chemist, Craze, A-Trak, Chris Karns, Yonny, Flipside (B96 Chicago), Four Color Zack, Shintaro, ESKEI83, Byte, Angelo, Vadim, David Rodigan, Max Glazer, Mighty Crown

Preferred battle setup: Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 turntables, Pioneer DJ DJM-S9 mixer

Job outside of DJing: Instructor at Kreatah DJ Skool

Follow Bomber Selecta on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, and SoundCloud.

2016 Red Bull Thre3style World Finals

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Serato DJ 1.9.5 Public Beta Now Available

Serato DJ

Serato DJ

Serato has released the public beta of Serato DJ 1.9.5. The update adds HID support for the Pioneer DJ CDJ-2000NXS2 and plug-and-play support for the DJM-900NXS2 when used with Serato DJ Club Kit. The beta also includes bug fixes as well as stability improvements.

Download it on Serato’s website.

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