It's been a hectic weekend...
I've always looked forward to going to the DMC World Finals in previous years; catching up with various friends within the battle scene and meeting new faces is always good, but the past two World Finals have been an awesome experience...mainly due to the fact I've been representing the UK in the Teams category with Bionic Stylus
This year has been in my opinion, the most memorable World Finals weekend for me. Not only did our boy Switch successfully defend his world title in the Battle For World Supremacy, we also placed 3rd in this year's Team Championship! To cut a long story short, we were originally going to work with the same producer who helped us with last year's set. However, this fell through due to reasons unknown...at the very last minute may I add...As a result, we had to build a set within 4 weeks, work out the individual parts, and also work out some kind of swap-around/choreography for visuals...
Bearing in mind we only finished the routine last Wednesday, we're very pleased with our result. Admittedly, our set wasn't as tight as it could have been on the night, but I'm pretty sure we still would have walked away with the same placing if it was performed flawlessly. Traumateam (who came 2nd) were worthy of a 1st place in my opinion, due to the musical structure of their set (their "Bonkers" routine was heavy!), but Kireek came through with a more technical and energetic set, and thus managed to successfully defend their title again, making them 3x World Champions.
The following day saw the grand event, the actual World Final. 24 DJs battled it out in the afternoon eliminations for a place in the evening's final, of which 9 went through. I could give a rundown of everyone's set, but I'd be here for ages...In short, 3rd place went to Ligone from France, 2nd place to Co-ma from Japan, and 1st place to our boy Shiftee from the USA, who came through with proper juggles and great stage presence...None of this head-down, hardcore electronica Euro-style nonsense, which has been all the rage since 2006.
I'm sure more pics and videos from the after parties will surface online soon. Until then, congrats to all the winners.
P.S. Honorable mention goes to both DJ Final from Norway (loved that "Blinded By The Lights" routine!), and DJ Impact from New Zealand. Both could have also placed 3rd in my opinion.
P.P.S. Shouts to Urban Nerds for playing my Bonecrusher blend at the afterparty...That was a pretty surreal experience...
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