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{{Short description|Turntablism world championship competition}}
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{{Infobox music festival
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| name =DMC World DJ Championships
| name =DMC World DJ Championships
| image =File:DJ Fly at DMC World 2008.JPG
| image =File:DJ Fly at DMC World 2008.JPG
| caption = DJ Fly at the DMC championships in 2008

| location = Various
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| years_active =1985-present
| years_active =1985–present
| founders =[[Disco Mix Club]]
| founders =Disco Mix Club
| dates =2020
| dates =2020
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Turntablism]]
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| website =[http://www.dmcdjchamps.com]
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'''DMC World DJ Championships''' is an annual [[DJ]] competition hosted by [[Disco Mix Club]] (DMC) which began in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DMC World DJ Championships|url=http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=DMC World DJ Championships|language=en}}</ref>
The '''DMC World DJ Championships''' is an annual [[DJ]] competition founded by the Disco Mix Club (DMC) which began in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DMC World DJ Championships|url=http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=DMC World DJ Championships|language=en|archive-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513213118/http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been described as a "pre-eminent competitive DJ event".<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Palmer |first1=S |title=DJs face the music in DMC event: HIP-HOP |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/djs-face-music-dmc-event/docview/1545728377/se-2 |access-date=4 February 2024 |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=18 July 2014 |quote=Since then the championships have grown to be a pre-eminent competitive DJ event with talent from across the world on show.}}</ref>


==History==
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Championships were sponsored internationally by [[Technics (brand)|Technics]], but in 2010 Technics has been replaced by [[Serato]] and [[Rane Corporation|Rane]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Sophy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fd4FDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PT51|title=Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration|date=2016-04-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-12186-2|language=en}}</ref> From 2011, the [[vinyl emulation software]] Serato [[Scratch Live]] can be used during the competition in addition to traditional vinyl.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Katz|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=epwRDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PA247|title=Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-hop DJ|date=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-533112-7|language=en}}</ref>


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Competitors are each given 6 minutes to perform, with winners selected at the end.<ref name="gaz">{{cite news |last1=Dunlevy |first1=T |title=Scratch city: DJing is no longer the solitary art it was a few years ago. montreal's turntablist community is booming |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/scratch-city-djing-is-no-longer-solitary-art-was/docview/433494164/se-2 |access-date=4 February 2024 |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |date=19 June 1999 |location=Montreal}}</ref> Championships were sponsored internationally by [[Technics (brand)|Technics]], but in 2010 Technics was replaced by [[Serato]] and [[Rane Corporation|Rane]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Sophy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fd4FDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PT51|title=Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration|date=2016-04-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-12186-2|language=en|access-date=2021-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210112350/https://books.google.com/books?id=Fd4FDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PT51#v=snippet&q=World%20DJ%20Championships%20sponsor&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2011, the [[vinyl emulation software]] Serato [[Scratch Live]] can be used during the competition in addition to traditional vinyl.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Katz|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=epwRDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PA247|title=Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-hop DJ|date=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-533112-7|language=en|access-date=2021-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204000014/https://books.google.com/books?id=epwRDAAAQBAJ&q=World+DJ+Championships+sponsor&pg=PA247#v=snippet&q=World%20DJ%20Championships%20sponsor&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], the DMC World DJ Championship was held exclusively online.

The first championship, held in the [[London Hippodrome]] in 1985, was won by Londoner Roger Johnson.<ref name="CT"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Dave Pearce and Roger Johnson Hip Hop Special |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038c96y |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=23 August 2013}}</ref> From 1992 to 1994 American [[DJ Qbert]] dominated the competition, until being asked to step down in order to "level the playing field".<ref name="gaz"/> In 2017 the Bronx-born Puerto Rican DJ Perly became the first woman to win the DMC United States finals. She went on to earn fourth place in the world finals in London later that year, the highest-placing female to that date.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Harrison |title=DJ PERLY BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE DMC ANNUAL DJ BATTLE |url=https://mixmag.net/read/dj-perly-becomes-the-first-woman-to-win-the-dmc-annual-dj-battle-news?next |website=[[Mixmag]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509185940/https://mixmag.net/read/dj-perly-becomes-the-first-woman-to-win-the-dmc-annual-dj-battle-news?next |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage and Harmony: DJ Perly |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/heritage-and-harmony-dj-perly |website=[[National Women's History Museum]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326032523/https://www.womenshistory.org/heritage-and-harmony-dj-perly |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020 and 2021, the tournament was held online due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The 2021 event also attracted media attention due to one of the competitors being a 9 year-old girl from Dubai.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Gemma |title=A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS ENTERED THE DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://mixmag.net/read/nine-year-old-girl-dmc-world-dj-championships-news |website=[[Mixmag]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118232836/https://mixmag.net/read/nine-year-old-girl-dmc-world-dj-championships-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |title=Nine-year-old girl enters DMC World DJ Championships |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-year-old-girl-enters-dmc-world-dj-championships-2929697 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |date=28 April 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507232923/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-year-old-girl-enters-dmc-world-dj-championships-2929697 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nine-year-old DJ Michelle enters The DMC World Championships |url=https://djmag.com/news/nine-year-old-dj-michelle-becomes-youngest-entrant-ever-dmc-world-championships |website=[[DJ Mag]] |access-date=3 February 2024 |date=28 April 2021 |archive-date=3 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203070113/https://djmag.com/news/nine-year-old-dj-michelle-becomes-youngest-entrant-ever-dmc-world-championships |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kalib Strickland from New Zealand, under the name DJ K-Swizz, won both the 2022 and the 2023 world events. He was reported as the youngest to win the championship and the first winner from the Southern hemisphere.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cugley |first1=Michael |title=DJ K Swizz wins the big one back to back |url=https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/11/15/dj-k-swizz-wins-the-big-one-back-to-back/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=Te Ao Maori News |date=14 November 2023 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204000046/https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/11/15/dj-k-swizz-wins-the-big-one-back-to-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Sam |title=How does one become a world-champion DJ at 19? |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/301005103/how-does-one-become-a-worldchampion-dj-at-19 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=11 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111204106/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/301005103/how-does-one-become-a-worldchampion-dj-at-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Disco Mix Club===

The competition was founded in 1985 by the Disco Mix Club. The club was founded by [[Tony Prince]] in 1983 as a DJ [[Remix service|remix label]] which targeted professional [[disc jockey]]s and enthusiasts instead of the mass market.<ref name="les"/><ref name="cm"/> It resold [[megamix]]es and [[remix]]es, and published a weekly magazine. The company also began the magazine ''[[Mixmag]]'' before it was sold to the British media group EMAP in January 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emap buys Mixmag |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-18.pdf#page=3 |website=[[Music Week]] |access-date=9 February 2024 |date=18 January 1997 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205163237/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-18.pdf#page=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club founded the world championship event "for DJs to test their skills against their peers".<ref name="cm">{{cite news |title=DMC World Celebrates 35th Anniversary |url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/dmc-world-celebrates-35th-anniversary/docview/2055881703/se-2 |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=Canadian Musician |date=March 2018}}</ref>

Musicians who contributed megamixes to the company included Alan Coulthard,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Gemma |title=FOUNDING DMC DJ ALAN COULTHARD HAS DIED |url=https://mixmag.net/read/dmc-founding-member-alan-coulthard-member-news |website=[[Mixmag]] |access-date=9 February 2024 |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027130727/https://mixmag.net/read/dmc-founding-member-alan-coulthard-member-news |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Les Adams (DJ)|Les Adams]] (who was a judge on some of the earlier DMC championships),<ref name="les">{{cite web |title=Tributes paid to radio presenter and DJ Les Adams |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/09/tributes-paid-to-radio-presenter-and-dj-les-adams/ |website=Radio Today |access-date=9 February 2024 |date=3 September 2019 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906123340/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/09/tributes-paid-to-radio-presenter-and-dj-les-adams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chad Jackson (DJ)|Chad Jackson]], [[Dave Seaman]], [[Steve Anderson (musician)|Steve Anderson]], [[Peter Slaghuis]], [[Paul Dakeyne]], and [[Ben Liebrand]].{{cn|date=January 2024}} The Disco Mix Club itself went into voluntary liquidation in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01754509/insolvency|title=Disco Mix Club Limited|access-date=2024-02-10|archive-date=2024-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120085406/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01754509/insolvency|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2024}}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of electronic music festivals]]
*[[List of electronic music festivals]]
*[[Live electronic music]]
*[[Live electronic music]]
*[[International Turntablist Federation]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/about.php DMC History - DMC World DJ Championships] (official championship history)
*[http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/about.php DMC History - DMC World DJ Championships] (official championship history)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggmYi3onIs Battle Chronicles #1: Pasha Kamber — 1991 DMC Germany Finals]
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 10 March 2024

DMC World DJ Championships
DJ Fly at the DMC championships in 2008
GenreHip hop, Turntablism
Dates2020
Location(s)Various
Years active1985–present
Founded byDisco Mix Club
Websitewww.dmcdjchamps.com Edit this at Wikidata

The DMC World DJ Championships is an annual

DJ competition founded by the Disco Mix Club (DMC) which began in 1985.[1] It has been described as a "pre-eminent competitive DJ event".[2]

History

Competitors are each given 6 minutes to perform, with winners selected at the end.

vinyl emulation software Serato Scratch Live can be used during the competition in addition to traditional vinyl.[4][5]

The first championship, held in the

London Hippodrome in 1985, was won by Londoner Roger Johnson.[2][6] From 1992 to 1994 American DJ Qbert dominated the competition, until being asked to step down in order to "level the playing field".[3] In 2017 the Bronx-born Puerto Rican DJ Perly became the first woman to win the DMC United States finals. She went on to earn fourth place in the world finals in London later that year, the highest-placing female to that date.[7][8]

In 2020 and 2021, the tournament was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event also attracted media attention due to one of the competitors being a 9 year-old girl from Dubai.[9][10][11]

Kalib Strickland from New Zealand, under the name DJ K-Swizz, won both the 2022 and the 2023 world events. He was reported as the youngest to win the championship and the first winner from the Southern hemisphere.[12][13]

Disco Mix Club

The competition was founded in 1985 by the Disco Mix Club. The club was founded by Tony Prince in 1983 as a DJ remix label which targeted professional disc jockeys and enthusiasts instead of the mass market.[14][15] It resold megamixes and remixes, and published a weekly magazine. The company also began the magazine Mixmag before it was sold to the British media group EMAP in January 1997.[16] The club founded the world championship event "for DJs to test their skills against their peers".[15]

Musicians who contributed megamixes to the company included Alan Coulthard,

Paul Dakeyne, and Ben Liebrand.[citation needed] The Disco Mix Club itself went into voluntary liquidation in April 2023.[18][non-primary source needed
]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to DMC World DJ Championships.

References

  1. ^ "DMC World DJ Championships". DMC World DJ Championships. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. ^ a b Palmer, S (18 July 2014). "DJs face the music in DMC event: HIP-HOP". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024. Since then the championships have grown to be a pre-eminent competitive DJ event with talent from across the world on show.
  3. ^ a b Dunlevy, T (19 June 1999). "Scratch city: DJing is no longer the solitary art it was a few years ago. montreal's turntablist community is booming". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1-317-12186-2. Archived
    from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ISBN 978-0-19-533112-7. Archived
    from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ "Dave Pearce and Roger Johnson Hip Hop Special". BBC. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ Williams, Harrison (10 August 2017). "DJ PERLY BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE DMC ANNUAL DJ BATTLE". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Heritage and Harmony: DJ Perly". National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ Ross, Gemma (27 April 2021). "A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS ENTERED THE DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ Skinner, Tom (28 April 2021). "Nine-year-old girl enters DMC World DJ Championships". NME. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Nine-year-old DJ Michelle enters The DMC World Championships". DJ Mag. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ Cugley, Michael (14 November 2023). "DJ K Swizz wins the big one back to back". Te Ao Maori News. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ^ Smith, Sam (11 November 2023). "How does one become a world-champion DJ at 19?". Stuff. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Tributes paid to radio presenter and DJ Les Adams". Radio Today. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b "DMC World Celebrates 35th Anniversary". Canadian Musician. March 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Emap buys Mixmag" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  17. ^ Ross, Gemma (27 August 2021). "FOUNDING DMC DJ ALAN COULTHARD HAS DIED". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Disco Mix Club Limited". Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

External links

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