Wednesday,
October 22nd @ MILK
San Francisco, CA.
The San Francisco date of the Return of the DJ Tour features:
QUEST (Live Human / B.P.S.H.
/ Space Travelers - San Francisco, CA.)
DJ T-ROCK (1200
Hobos - Los Angeles, CA.)
DJ
SHORTFUSE (Vancouver, BC - Canada)
DAVE PAUL (Bomb
Hip-Hop - San Francisco, CA.)
DJ PONE & SNAYK EYEZ
('89 Skratch Gangstaz - Oakland, CA.)
AlesOne & Teeko
(4OneFunk - San Francisco, CA.)
Spair & Platurn (Oakland Faders
- Oakland, CA.)
Golden Chyld & Cutso (The Fingerbangerz
- San Jose, CA.)
King One & Ross Hogg (San Francisco,
CA.)
plus special guests to be announced
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Quest
Born in El Salvador, Quest moved to the San Francisco bay area in 1982.
He started out as a bedroom dj in 1987 and quickly began performing as a mobile
dj. In the early nineties the second stage of his career took place when he
began competing, producing and independently releasing turntable music. Quest
is also known as one of the founding members of one of the original scratch
crews in the bay area (Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters/Space Travelers). In 1992,
at dj battle that was staged for the popular tv show Home Turf, Quest gave birth
to the term "Hamster Style" which refers to the reverse set up of
the turntables. Today the term remains popular and is recognized by djs worldwide.
Quest and the BPSH produced "Hamster Breaks", the first record of
its kind, designed specifically for scratch and battle djs. Since its release
in 1993, hundreds of dj tool records have imitated the arrangement of this classic
album. In late '96 Quest further expanded his musical horizons by teaming up
with Albert Mathias (percussion) and Andrew Kushin (cotra bass) to form the
experimental jazz/hip-hop group Live Human. In 2001 Quest won the SF Weeklys'
"SF's Best Hip-Hop DJ" award and last year Quest teamed up with DJ
Shadow for the song "Holy Calamity (bear witness II)" with Handsome
Boy Modeling School (Tommy Boy).
DJ Quest has performed at various festivals in Europe, including the "Montreux
Jazz Festival" in Switzerland, the "Roskilde" festival in Denmark,
and "Transmusicales Music Fest." in Renn, France to name a few. Quest
has also traveled throughout Japan, Australia, and the U.S. performing with
Latyrx, Live Human, Space Travelers, and solo. In addition to workshops, guest
apperances on live and internet radio shows Quest has collaborated on many recordings
by numerous artist including Dan the Automator, DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Rob
Swift (X-ecutioners) and has appeared on many albums including ones by Peanut
Butter Wolf, Blackalicious, Handsome Boy Modeling School, the Future Primitive
Sound Collective's 12" (Black Hole) & Urban Revolutions comp, and the
recent Variable Unit comp. to name a few. Quest who is featured in the Doug
Pray directed documentary SCRATCH (palm pictures) is one of todays most talented
and versatille turntable artist.
• click here to listen
to an excerpt from DJ Quest's mix cd Mutation Mann
• click here to read
an interview with Quest
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DJ T-Rock
Since 1988, hip-hop's golden era, DJ T-Rock (1200 Hobos) has built his
foundation of turntable skills from the ground up. T-Rock is one of the most
talented DJ's on the turntablist scene. He has been honing his craft for more
than 15 years, mastering the turntable as an instrument. T-Rock is best known
for his full length albums Who's Your Daddy (Bomb Hip-Hop) and Sikinthehed
(Nu Gruv/Stereotype Records), as well as his appearances on Bomb's pioneering
Return of the DJ compilations volumes 3 and 4. He has also produced songs
for Deeper Concentration Volume 3 (OM Records) and Billy Jam's Scratch
Attack (Hip Hop Slam) and most recently appears on new albums by the Warp
Brothers (Warp Factor) and Mr. Dibbs (The 30th Song).
T-Rock has been featured in numerous international magazines including URB,
DJ TIMES, XLR8R, Mass Appeal, and Elemental. In addition to his work as a scratch
DJ and producer T-Rock is an accomplished mixing dj that can rock any house
party or club venue. His classic record collection and quick mixing skills have
enabled him to perform with such greats as Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5), Mix Master
Mike (Beastie Boys), DJ Swamp (Beck), Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Mantronik, Z-Trip,
The Xecutioners, DJ Craze, Babu (Dilated Peoples), Shortkut (Beat Junkies) and
many others. T-Rock moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles in 2003 to work with the
new hip-hop/rock hybrid band Graffiti Death Threat and dj for Virgin recording
artist Amanda Perez. He's just released a new mix cd Hip-Hop Sundae and
T-Rock has a new track that appears on the forthcoming Return of the DJ -
Volume V.
•
click here to listen
to The Inkredible Turntablist
by DJ T-Rock
• click here to listen
to an excerpt from T-Rock's mix cd Hip-Hop Sundae
• click here to read an interview with
DJ T-Rock
"T-Rock
needs no MC's, no gimmicks, no outside producers whatsoever. Like Terminator
X before him, T-Rock takes music to the edge of panic with his musical opus
Sikinthehed. - RapReviews.com
"T-Rock's Sikinthehed is one those rare CDs that reflects hip hop's
early days while still marching ahead to the future. There's no rapping, no
bling-bling or tales of urban folklore or misogynistic boasting. Rather, Sikinthehed
is mainly beats, samples and scratching that seems to have been done in a lab
in outer space, not a basement here on earth." - Independent Weekly
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DJ
Shortfuse
DJ
Shortfuse is a seasoned turntablist/DJ/producer hailing from Vancouver,
B.C - Canada. His diverse skills and dexterity has been prevailent over the
years, performing at shows all over Canada and the US. Shortfuse is reknowned
for his party rocking and eclectic style (he's been known to flip 80's and rock
classics with hip-hop and classic breakbeats). Bringing all genres of music
to the stage this cat is no run of the mill dj. He's had music featured on such
compilations as Bombs' Return of the DJ - Volume IV (his rock inspired
tribute "Unpleasant Thoughts") and The Real Deal, Hip Hop Slams'
Global Turntables as well as his own battle record on Bomb entitled Return
of the DJ: Battle DJ Supplement. Shortfuse also appears on the forthcoming
Return of the DJ - Volume V. He's also had music featured on several
Treetop Snowboarding videos and his independent mix tape Sonic Violator
moved over 700 copies independently. He's shared the stage with the likes of
Z-Trip, Cash Money, Dilated Peoples, Swollen Members, Moka Only, Apollo (Invisibl
Skratch Piklz), Dan The Automator (Gorillaz), Kool Keith, Planet Asia and The
Allies. Be sure that Shortfuse always brings something different to his performances,
definitely something not to be missed!
•
click here to listen
to Unpleasant Thoughts
by DJ Shortfuse
•
click here to listen
to Chainsaw Massacre
by DJ Shortfuse
•
click here to listen
to ROTDJ Radio
by DJ Shortfuse
• click here to read an interview
with DJ Shortfuse
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Dave Paul
Dave Paul began his hip-hop career in 1985 as a mobile dj and then evolved
into a prominent college radio dj & club dj in San Francisco. His fresh
style of party rocking and extensive record collection has kept him booked over
the years at various hip-hop events. In 1991 Dave Paul launched the now legendary
company Bomb Hip-Hop. He has been featured in URB, CMJ, Undercover, XLR8R, Blast,
appeared on the front cover of Billboard, and is featured in the movie SCRATCH.
With the b-boy's revenge and the DJ's return, the one man army of Dave Paul
is a true hero of the global independent scene, having unleashed upon the world
the pioneering Return of the DJ series as well as a slew of artists and producers
from the UK, Australia, Europe and the US. All with one thing in common - the
true ethics of b-boyism. With an emphasis on the four elements of the hip-hop
Dave Paul has created the archetypal independent company, encompassing everything
from management to a mail order catalog, concert promotion to magazine, merchandise
to a record label.
• click here
to listen
to an interview with Dave Paul
on Brave New Waves/CBC Montreal
• click here to read an interview with
Dave Paul
"David
Paul and Bomb Hip-Hop have helped define one of the most exciting forms of music
in the '90s: turntablism" - Pulse Magazine
"David Paul has been a trendsetter for 10 years, his projects have defined
genres and jump-started now legendary careers" - SF Weekly
"Starting
in 1991 as a 'zine and later evolving into a full-fledged record label, Bomb
put San Francisco on the underground hip-hop map. The label was also one of
the first to champion deejaying as an art form with it's groundbreaking Return
of the DJ compilations." Stance Magazine
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DJ PONE
The Bay Area's DJ Pone is part of the '89 Skratch Gangstaz, whose
turntablist recordings and performances are well-known to other DJs worldwide.
He has spun at shows throughout California, performing alongside such acts as
Arrested Development, DJ Swamp, The World Famous Beat Junkies, The X-ecutioners
and appearing on The Wake Up Show, as well as numerous college and commercial
radio stations throughout California. DJ Pone also performs with the reggae
band Dub FX (www.dubfx.com), playing at the famous Reggae on the River festival,
and opening for such prominent reggae acts as Toots & the Maytals, Yellowman,
and Sean Paul. He also appears on DJ Qbert's newly released Do It Yourself Volume
2 - Skratch Sessions DVD.
DJ Pone first appeared on the national scene in DJ competition, competing in
the 1999 DMC US Finals. As part of the '89 Skratch Gangstaz, DJ Pone has been
featured on numerous turntablist compilations, including Bomb Records' groundbreaking
Return of the DJ series, as well as several releases by Hip Hop Slam,
including Turntables by the Bay, Scratch Attack, and Global
Turntables. DJ Pone has several remix credits, including remixes of "Lesson
3" by Double Dee & Steinski (Hip Hop Slam label), "DJ DJ"
by the punk group Transplants (Epitaph), "Earthcrusher" by Mr. Lif
(Def Jux), and a forthcoming remix of Public Enemy's "Son of a Bush".
DJ Pone's latest project is the turntablist composition "Directors' Cut",
which will be featured on the upcoming Return of the DJ - Volume V.
•
click here to listen
to Director's Cut
by DJ Pone and Snayk Eyez
• click here to read an interview with
DJ Pone