NOMINATED FOR "GREATEST DJ OF ALL TIME"- MIXMAG 2010
DMC WORLD CHAMPION 1991-1994
DMC HALL OF FAMER
FEATURE DJ IN DJ HERO 2, HANG THE DJ, SCRATCH (THE MOVIE), WAVE TWISTERS, MODULATIONS
FORMER MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ
As perhaps the world’s most innovative and mindboggling skratch DJ, recently crowned American's Best DJ is set to wow crowds in Toronto for Make it Funky's 5 Year Anniversary.
DJ Qbert,first emerged in the underground DJ battle scene/turntablist scene of the San Francisco Bay Area of the late 1980's. History established that Qbert, formerly a member of the legendary Invisible Skratch Piklz (ISP), heralded a new era in the DJ/turntablist community, and helped raise the art to its new form. Heavily influenced by the styles of world-renowned jazz musician Miles Davis and famous electric guitarists Jimmi Hendrix Qbert interprets their compositions and creates sounds and styles that continue to generate a worldwide following. It is QBert who is credited for championing the turntable as a musical instrument.
A former DMC World Champion and DMC Hall of Fame inductee, DJ QBert has developed some of the most important works that have shaped the Hip-Hop and Electronic music landscape to what it is today. To his innovations with his very own skratch records that set the stage for DJs to rebuild all their elements ready to manipulate through custom created vinyl. His turntable & mixer equipment inventions hold as today's blueprints for turntablism. DJ QBert's latest hardware concept was the QFO for Vestax, a lightweight all in one turntable and mixer combination. Limited to only a few thousand made, it set the explosion of portable musicianship for the digital disc jockey.
DJ QBert live performances are to be witnessed by jaw dropping fans in total standing about-face solidarity. Entire dancefloors stop and just amaze in the turntable wizardry that no other DJ can perform. He is often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of the turntables, known to make them sing in complex and subtle ways.
WE HAVE JUST ADDED A SUPER SUPRISE PEAKTIME DJ!!! This dj has never played for us before and is our special something we have added to thank all of you for being with us over the years. Wait till you see who it is!!
