- Dj Dysfunkshunal
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DJ Dysfunkshunal is a DJ from Leuven, Belgium. He is a founding member of the DJ collective Killa Tactics[1]
He started collecting records, and studied the cuts and scratches of old school dj legends such as Terminator X, Jam Master Jay, DJ Scratch & DJ Premier. Later on he got inspired by turntablism pioneers like the X-ecutioners, the Beat Junkies & the Allies.
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Biography
In 1996 DJ Dysfunkshunal founded the[2] Killa Tactics turntablist crew, together with DJ’s [3]Damented & Daranged. They started practicing together, inspiring each other with their latest turntable tricks. In 1998 they signed up for their first battle… the Belgian dj battle scene would never be the same again…
DJ battle statistics
DJ Dysfunkshunal started entering DJ competitions in 1998 and he won his first title in the same year. He entered the “Coup de France 1998” in Paris, and became “Beat Juggling Champion”. In 2000 he won the DMC Belgium Supremacy Battle and competed at the 2000 [4] DMC World Championships in London. That same year he also won the ITF Benelux Championship and represented the Benelux at the 2000 ITF World Championships in Los Angeles. As a part of the Killa Tactics crew he became 2 times vice world champion at the 2001 & 2002 ITF Team World Championships. Needless to say that DJ Dysfunkshunal has paid his dues in the international dj battle scene…
Resume
In 2002 DJ Dysfunkshunal retired from the battle scene, and decided to focus on other aspects of dj’ing such as party rocking, turntablism showcases, beat production and event promotion. Since then he has shared the stage with established acts in the turntablism world such as The X-ecutioners (USA), A-Trak (CAN), DJ Q-Bert (USA), DJ Cashmoney]] (USA), Birdy Nam Nam (France), DJ Woody (UK), Pro-Zeiko (Ger) and many more. He also provided support acts for major rap groups such as Raekwon (USA), Keith Murray USA), Lil Wayne (USA), Capone-N-Noreaga (USA), De La Soul (USA), Guru (USA), Rahzel (USA), Furious Five (USA), Akro (B), Leki (B), Postmen (NL), E-Life (NL) & Starflam (B).
All over Europe
Besides being a dedicated turntablist DJ Dysfunkshunal is also a true party rocker. In his party sets he seamlessly mixes the latest bangers with hip-hop classics, crunk, r&b, dancehall & reggeaton. Incorporating his outstanding turntablist skills is what makes him different from most other club dj’s. He rocked clubs all over Belgium and Europe and shared the decks with the biggest names in the game like DJ Cashmoney (USA), DJ JS-One (USA), DJ Goldfingers (Fr), DJ Chuckie (NL) & DJ Sake (B). He held down several resident spots at successful party concepts like “Fataal”, “City Queens” & “Boom Boom Room” and was guest dj at major urban parties like the [5] “TMF Cool Sweat” parties, “R&B Allstars” and “R&B Summer Jams”.
Mixtapes
Just like many other DJ’s, Dysfunkshunal also made the logical transition from dj to music producer. He released numerous mixtapes, produced heat for various hip-hop albums and made several guest appearances on other DJ’s mixtapes.
Media
DJ Dysfunkshunal was noticed by the local media, which led to several appearances on national TV shows such as “TMF Cool Sweat” (TMF), “TMF Facts” (TMF), “411” (Jim TV), “Going Out” (Jim TV), “VRT Journaal” (VRT), “Studio Ket” (Canvas) & “ROB Nieuws” (ROB-TV). He could also be heard on air hosting his own radio-shows on Radio Scorpio 106 FM and Radio Vibration 89.9 FM. He delivered guest dj sets on “The Hop” (Studio Brussel), “Soul Station” (Fun Radio) & “R&B Fever”(Radio Contact). He was also featured in several newspapers and magazines such as “Radikal”, “Pulp”, “Cult Of Cool” & “VETO”.
Organising
DJ Dysfunkshunal acted as an organiser, creating event concepts such as [6]“Fresh”, “Slick”, “Underground Kingz” and the international DJ battle “Hit The Decks”.
References
- ^ "HH RADIO PRESENTS : DJ DYSFUNKSHUNAL". VillaBota. http://villabota.be/radio/nieuws/hh-radio-presents-dj-dysfunkshunal. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ KT2K7.com. Killatactics.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
- ^ KT2K7.com. Killatactics.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
- ^ DMC World DJ Championships – The Home Of The Worlds Biggest DJ Competition. Dmcdjchamps.com (2011-10-06). Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
- ^ Coolsweat | TMF België. Tmf.be. Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
- ^ Fresh @ club montreal (leuven) (20+) (Leuven) – Agenda – Het Nieuwsblad. Agenda.nieuwsblad.be (2010-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
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Categories:- Living people
- People from Leuven
- Belgian DJs
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