The DMC 2004 U.S.
finals will take place in August with 22 hopeful DJ’s across the country
battling for the U.S. title.
The all ages event
takes place on August 7 at the Henry Fonda theater in Los Angeles, California
and the winner will move on to the world finals in London in September
DMC’s president
and founder Tony Prince will be on hand to announce the winners and award the
U.S. champ the rights to represent at the world finals in England.
Prince and his
wife Christine launched the DMC (short for Disco Mix Club) in 1981, as a way
for DJs to produce mixes and for other jocks to play them. DMC is also the world’s
first licensed DJ only record label.
Each of the 22
DJ’s are winners of regional competitions. The winners perform a 3-minute
routine during an afternoon elimination round.
The 2004 DMC /
Technics World Final take place Sunday September 5 at Carling Apollo Hammersmith
in London, England.
Each competitor
is listed below, along with their city of origin.
Enferno (2003 DMC
USA Defending Champion)
Mike Bree (Louisville, KY)
Cutfucious (Sayerville, NJ)
Lenn Swann (Cleveland, OH)
Biz-R (Binghamton, NY)
Quixotic (Los Angeles, CA)
swan, John swan (Chicago, IL)
Poetik C (Salt Lake City, UT)
Skwint (Lawrence, KS)
Vajra (Boulder, CO)
I-Dee (Washington DC)
SPS (Jacksonville, FL)
I.Emerge (New York, NY)
Lazy Boy (Boston, MA)
Astonish & Dini (tie) (Phoenix, AZ)
Shiftee (Wilmington, DE)
Rise (Seattle, WA)
Frantic (Dallas, TX)
ILL Trax (San Diego, CA)
DJ Lord (Cincinnati, OH)
Mr. B (San Francisco, CA)
Jami (Honolulu, HI)
For more information visit: http://www.dmcworld.com/technics2004