(via Brooklyn Bodega)
Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) present the return of SALUTE THE DJ. This second edition, will bring together some of the industry’s most renowned DJs and never before seen combination sets that will rock Brooklyn this month.
Attendees can expect a night with performances by a diverse line-up of DJs who will represent the complexities of vinyl and advocate the art of quality DJing with turntablism dexterity, playing the best of crate digging beats and rocking the party with new and old classic records.
Salute The DJ Will Feature Performances By:
Maseo one third of the groundbreaking Hip-Hop trio, De La Soul. This Brooklyn native is known for his skill of eclectic sampling and as a member of the group is responsible for the band’s debut and Hip-Hop masterpiece, 3 Feet High and Rising. Since their initial release, De La Soul has released six additional albums: De La Soul is Dead, Buhloone State of Mind, Stakes is High, AOI: Mosaic Thump, AOI: Bionix, The Grind Date and received Soul Train, MTV and Grammy award nominations.
Rich Medina is a renowned DJ that has consistently mixed Hip-Hop, house, Afrobeat, funk and soul music for almost 20 years. Famous for his dance parties, Rich is responsible for crowd favorites like Jump N’ Funk, What The Funke and Props. In addition to his own events, Rich has DJed shows with artists like Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, The Roots and Femi Kuti. Most recently, Rich appeared on the first-ever reality DJ competition “Smirnoff’s Master of the Mix” that aired on BET and Centric.
DJ Total Eclipse is a world renowned turntablist and member of the groundbreaking turntablist crew, the X-Men aka X-ecutioners (DJ Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Boogie Blind and Grand Master Roc Raida). In March 1996, Eclipse entered the Beat Street Records DJ Battle where he took first place and received a gold bronzed Technic 1200 turntable. He has also recorded cuts on “Equinox” for Organized Konfusion besides working on his own solo projects.
Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) present the return of SALUTE THE DJ. This second edition, will bring together some of the industry’s most renowned DJs and never before seen combination sets that will rock Brooklyn this month.
Attendees can expect a night with performances by a diverse line-up of DJs who will represent the complexities of vinyl and advocate the art of quality DJing with turntablism dexterity, playing the best of crate digging beats and rocking the party with new and old classic records.
Salute The DJ Will Feature Performances By:
Maseo one third of the groundbreaking Hip-Hop trio, De La Soul. This Brooklyn native is known for his skill of eclectic sampling and as a member of the group is responsible for the band’s debut and Hip-Hop masterpiece, 3 Feet High and Rising. Since their initial release, De La Soul has released six additional albums: De La Soul is Dead, Buhloone State of Mind, Stakes is High, AOI: Mosaic Thump, AOI: Bionix, The Grind Date and received Soul Train, MTV and Grammy award nominations.
Rich Medina is a renowned DJ that has consistently mixed Hip-Hop, house, Afrobeat, funk and soul music for almost 20 years. Famous for his dance parties, Rich is responsible for crowd favorites like Jump N’ Funk, What The Funke and Props. In addition to his own events, Rich has DJed shows with artists like Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, The Roots and Femi Kuti. Most recently, Rich appeared on the first-ever reality DJ competition “Smirnoff’s Master of the Mix” that aired on BET and Centric.
DJ Total Eclipse is a world renowned turntablist and member of the groundbreaking turntablist crew, the X-Men aka X-ecutioners (DJ Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Boogie Blind and Grand Master Roc Raida). In March 1996, Eclipse entered the Beat Street Records DJ Battle where he took first place and received a gold bronzed Technic 1200 turntable. He has also recorded cuts on “Equinox” for Organized Konfusion besides working on his own solo projects.