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BREAKLANTA IV: ARE
YOU READY TO DANCE? READY FOR BATTLE?
Expect nothing but the best in
Hip-Hop, Breaks, Funk, Trance, House, Jungle, and more...
*** Indicates day/night of performance
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DJ Doc
Roc (Solution,
Mix One, Klymactik, Resident at Nightown) ***Saturday
Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Flawless. A DJ
since the B-Boy days in the early 80's. Raised in Germany
where his career really took off performing at local dances,
house parties, and mobile gig's around Europe, and also held
two nightclub residencies. While in Germany, Doc entered his
first spin-off and won title of "All European DJ
Champion" in 1988. In 1990, (back in the U.S.) Doc held
resident DJ for many clubs and won numerous awards such as,
1995 Southeast DMC Regional Champion, 2nd place in the
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Spin-off
in 1998 and in 1998 and 2001 Southeast Regional DJ Spin-off
Champion and voted 98, 99, 2000 Florida DJ of the year. In
2002 Doc has already won the Southeast Regional DJ spin-off
at Club LaVela sponsored by Jive Magazine, and recently
voted 2001-2002 Northwest Florida DJ of the Year. Doc Roc
has been featured in such magazines as Night club and Bar,
DMA, and Jive. Growing up breakin' and spinning records like
African-Bambattaa, Planet Patrol, Magic Mike, Megatron,
Kraftwerk, Grandmaster Flash, Newcleus, Al Nafish and other
old school electronic favorites literally took Doc to the
next level. This breakbeat-scratchmaster started remixing
and producing his own original tracks out on various labels
such as Ultimix Records, Mix One Records, Funk Wax, Solution
Records (co- owner) and scratch samples on Kaleidoscope
Music. Doc Roc has preformed with major artist such as: LL
Cool J, Rob Base, DJ EZ Rock, Sir Mix-A-Lot, DJ Magic Mike,
Bad Boy Bill, Richard "Humpty" Vission and MTV's
DJ Skribble. www.solutionrecords.com
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DJ Neil Armstrong (5th
Platoon) ***Friday &
Saturday
New York City, NY
Too Original. Neil
Armstrong, is the founder of the East coast DJ crew, 5th Platoon.
This crew, which also includes members Daddy Dog, Roli Rho, Do Boy,
Vin Roc and Kuttin Kandi, has wracked up over 28 awards. Neil alone
has performed alongside artists such as Arsonists, Tony Vegas of
Scratch Perverts, DJ POGO, DJ Cutmaster Swift (91 DMC World champ),
Ras Kass, Biz Markie, Lord Finesse, De La Soul, Company Flow,
Indelibles, Siah and Yeshua, Skratch Perverts, Evil Dee (Black
Moon), and the X-Men. Neil Armstrong's tapes have gotten the
attention of URB Magazine and Vibe Magazine. He received 4 out of 5
stars in Urb for "Original", and was part of Vibe's Top 10
list and thats not top 10 mixtapes, but just a TOP 10 List of things
to get. www.5thplatoon.com
DJ
Faust & Shortee (Future
Primitive Sound, Space Kadets Collective) ***Friday &
Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Turntablist Gurus.
Faust and Shortee’s career has been a series of setting
musical benchmarks —Faust’s "Man or Myth" and
Shortee’s "The Dreamer". Faust and Shortee
continue to break new ground in Hard House, Techno, Hip Hop
& Drum & bass realms, leaving throngs of satisfied
crowds in their wake and expanding the perceptions of DJ
music in the process. Both were featured in the critically
acclaimed documentary “Scratch” as notable innovators
alongside Jazzy Jay, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip,
Grand Wizard Theodore, Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike and more. In
2001, they became the first married turntablist tandem,
making their two-into-one approach not just a musical
philosophy, but also a true way of life. When they combine
their efforts, they bring out the best in each other.
Witness their latest albums, Digital Soul and Satisfaction
Guaranteed, both produced by the pair working together.
Their tracks have been used in breakin' videos such as
Redbull's "Lords of the Floor 2001" & have
aired worldwide on networks such as NBC, CNN & ESPN with
features like the X-Games, Tony Hawk’s Skate Park Tour,
Hip-Hop Nation, Headline News & the esteemed World Cup
2002. www.faustandshortee.com
DJ Trails (Hip Hop Elements) ***Saturday
Miami, FL
Aggressive. We had to do it -
please help us welcome DJ Trails making his repeat
performance in Atlanta after several years of hosting the
B-Boy Pro Am Master Battles in Miami, FL! Don't miss his
stop in Atlanta as he tours the US, making stops in St.
Louis for the United B-Boys Battle, dropping into B-Boy
Summit in Cali, and after Atlanta make his way to New York
for the Rock Steady Crew Battle. www.hiphopelements.com
DJ Rolando (FOCI Records, 3DOT) ***Saturday
New York City, NY
Incredible. Representing from the
strongest origins of hip-hop beats. DJ Rolando can make
anyone move - it doesn't matter if you're tired, it doesn't
matter if you're not in the mood, it doesn't matter if you
hate music...if DJ Rolando is behind the wheels of steel,
you'll be on the dance floor. His stomping grounds in NYC
include Spa, Climate 8 and the Vig Bar. He's manned the
wheels of steel with Grandmaster Flash (of "The
Message" fame), Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Reach of
MTV's "TRL" repute.
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DJ Rasta Root (Smokin Needles) ***Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Element. If
you've seen Rasta Root behind the decks or you picked
up the latest Rasta Root LRG Mix, you understand why he's in
the line-up for BREAKLANTA - True Hip-Hop!
DJ Fudge (Tastemaker DJs, Smokin Needles) ***Friday
Atlanta, GA
Veteran. No stranger to the wheels
of steel, he's been making people dance for well over a
decade! His collection of vinyl might be equivalent to the
size of your local Wal-Mart. Fudge and Sky will throw down a
wide array of instrumental hip hop beats for the MC Battle.
DJ Sky (Tastemaker DJs, Second
Sight) ***Friday
Atlanta, GA
Pure. Let his beats take you to
another level of lyricism, laying down tracks for the MC
Battle. His beats will make the true MC rise to the top.
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MC Dres The Beatnik (4 kings Entertainment) ***Friday
Atlanta, GA
Human Beatbox. The original style
he brings to the table is unsurpassed. We bring back Dres
the host of The "Beat-Roca" 30 MC Battle and the
MIC Club of Atlanta! Guaranteed to keep the verbal battle a
lyrical assault.
MC Iron Chef (Drow
Productions) ***Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Infinite. His capabilities to flow,
extend over the masses with beats ranging from jungle,
breaks, hip-hop, and beyond. Welcome back Iron Chef live on
stage!
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DJ Sikora (IRIS, In The Gruv Records) ***Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Relentless. As one of the most
highly demanded DJs in the southeast, please welcome DJ
Sikora to the BREAKLANTA line-up! JIVE Magazine awards Sikora "Best promo CDs
and overall marketing by a DJ" in their JIVE Magazine Best Music of 2002
feature article. "DJ Sikora put out no less
than 6 promo CDS, which were in such demand that fans could
be seen screaming for them at the stage steps. He’s
creating a reputation for having some of the best labeled
and distributed promo disks to be found in the Southeast. He
also appears to be one of the most beloved and booked DJs in
Atlanta..." JIVE Magazine Best Music of 2002
DJ Legacy (Tastemaker Djs, 5 Star Generals) ***Friday
Atlanta, GA
Mass Appeal. DJ
Legacy is the Official
DJ for the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour. Currently he is the
show/tour DJ for two strong upcoming hip-hop groups-
Atlanta
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own Jawz of Life and former Public Enemy member Professor
Griff’s new vision, 7th Octave. He also doubles as
both an air personality and mixshow DJ on WRFG (89.3 FM) on
Saturdays from
10PM-12AM
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He also united with four other strong musical forces in the
Atlanta metro area to help create the Five-Star Generals in
2002, who shift their eclectic hip-hop mixshow into third
gear each Thursday on WREK (91.1 FM) from 9-11PM. www.visionkwest.com
DJ MadFlip (3DOT, Dream) ***Friday
Pensacola, FL
Potent. Imagine you are dancin'
non-stop for hours, enjoying the sounds, a few hours later
you look up and realize why - Madflip mixin' up some serious
Funky Florida Breaks.
DJ SureShot (1200 Hobos/Elektronic Chefs) ***Saturday
Jacksonville, FL
Blends. SureShot can throw down a mix from hip-hop, old
skool breaks and add a lil' turntablism to the set to make
every jam original!
DJ Septik (One
Image) ***Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Fresh. Damn that Dj
made my day, Septik will be droppin' the freshest breakbeats for an all
out non-stop jam!
DJ Smiles (3DOT, BASIC Family) ***Friday & Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Tablist. Bringing new
skillz, Smiles is more than just a party mover, he's
entertaining behind the decks with his fingers creating a
truly unique mix!
DJ Weaponz (BASIC Family) ***Friday
Atlanta, GA
Sharp. Pushing the
cross fader to the outerlimits, this DJ is no stranger to
the stage cuttin up the latest tracks.
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