The United States DMC battles are finally coming to a conclusion, where the final winners will be sent on their way to battle at the DMC’s in London, England.  The contestants who have made it this far are no strangers to competition – and many of the perspective winners of each regional competition have been in the battle before.  One of the notable DJs who is up for battle at the finals is DJ Traps from Northern California.  He was the one responsible for the latest group of Serato videos, and there is a lot of pressure riding on him to produce results. Another notable DJ is of course DJ Etronik.  You might not even know who the guy is, since he tends to be a low profile DJ who doesn’t carry himself with too much swagger – but do not let this confuse the idea that he is not talented.  He is.  Etronik is sponsored by American Audio, and you might have even seen his name etched on the side of headphones that are being produce under his name.  Some of these DJs are in this to win it – but they are in it on their own.  Others have outside help. http://www.djbooth.net/index/dj-equipment/entry/2013-dmc-us-finals-dj-battle

The 2013 DMC Championships are taking place around world, and although it might not be as commonly known as something like 3Style – it is still alive and strong.  DMC still takes the cake for being a performance of the most technical and creative DJs out there, where their technical ability is also showcased along with their musicality.  I DO have to say that it seems like the DMC can be a little stale sometimes.   Rarely do we see any fresh faces competing at the global level – instead, we see the same contenders who have been racing for the top spot for many years now.  These are the guys who have put in decades of practice and are still at it. It just goes to show you the level of commitment it takes to be at a level like this.  Some of these guys have their regular day job, but they know that it takes many hours a day to get anywhere near a level that we would expect to hear at the DMC.  It would be nice is returning champs would sit back and watch, rather than try to clinch the title again – since fewer novices are being seen here every year. http://www.djbooth.net/index/dj-equipment/entry/2013-dmc-world-championships-results