Archive for January, 2010

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the first Mix Master Arts DJ Battle we have decided to turn it into an event series with four more events added to the roster. The first of battle will take place Sunday April 4th at The Breakfast Club in Charlotte, NC. In addition to the Charlotte battle, two more events will be held in 2010 (one in the triangle area and one in Asheville) and a “Grand Championship” that will feature the first and second place winners from each area competing for the title of “Grand Champion” at the end of the year back at Greene St in Greensboro.

If you would like to compete in any of the battles or sponsor any of these events please contact DJSK at djsk101[at]gmail.com. We are excited to provide a forum for new and experienced DJs to showcase their talents and engage in a little friendly competition.

Once again, thank you all for the tremendous amount of support at our first event and we are looking forward to the competitions to come!
The JukeBox Heroes and DJ Soden

PS: Special thanks to Parent Trend for an awesome write up on the first battle -

DJ Paradime returns to Lotus in Greensboro this weekend for their Night Of Sin party.  Lotus is one of Greensboro’s (and NC in general) most exciting nightlife venues, and the interior is remniscent of clubs in much larger markets such as New York and LA.  If you’re in the area this friday make sure you check out the event as Paradime represents for the crew.

Nxlevel, one of our close promotion company affiliates, is throwing their annual Valentine’s event and selected crew member DJ Paradime to hold down the decks.  This party is crazy year after year and for 2010 they’re going big by throwing the party at two different venues in Greensboro, NC (Paradime will be spinning at Greene St).  If you’re in the area for V-Day make sure to check it out!

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• Artist:
  DJ Paradime
• Date:
  Saturday, February 13th 2010
  
• Time:
  10:00pm
• City:
  
  DJ Paradime in
  Greensboro, NC
• Venue:
  Greene Street
• Address:
  113 N. Greene Street
• Country:
  US
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Let me begin by saying that the battle was a huge success! The talent was top notch and the crowd was the big winner last night for being able to see all the DJs on the same stage.

We have a long list of thank yous! First off all the DJs that competed in the Mix battle, Red October, Skinner, LottaNoiz, Yona, 818, Climax, Bro Soul, Red, Will I Am the DJ, Finger Blast and A-Minor mad respect, you guys killed it!

Also thank you to the DJs who rocked in the Scratch Battle Taz, Skinner, Trizack and Adam great job!

We have to thank our superstar panel of judges for being fair and unbiased, THETZONE, Drew McMath, Brian Bro, J-Flex, Sound Machine and King Pin you guys had a tough job last night and you did a phenomenal job of picking the winners. It was not an enviable task.

And last but not least, we have to thank our sponsors, please check out their websites and go out and support them if they are throwing an event or spinning a party! With These Hands Mix Academy, ScenelessCity, Scratch Academy, DJ Kingpin, 336events.com, 704events.com, Deep Cover Movement, JukeBox Heroes, and DJ Soden. Thank you for your time, support and prize donations! Also please check out Niche Magazine and Spot Rushers entertainment, they were there last night covering the event.

On behalf of the JukeBox Heroes and DJ Soden we would like to congratulate or winners Finger Blast AKA SPCLGST (Mix Battle Champion) and DJ Taz Scratch Battle Champion, and say THANK YOU to all the people that came out and supported our event! There is more quality entertainment coming in the near future!

Here are a few pics from the event. please contact us if you have more (click view with piclens option for best effect)!

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First, we would like to thank everyone that came to the help 4 haiti benefit at five star.  Thanks to your donations we raised $1000 that was donated to Red Cross for their haiti relief.  This would not have been possible without you and your generosity!  We would also like to thank you for being such a great crowd and partying to pretty much everything we played!

Thanks to Five Star for hosting the event and also chipping in to round off the donation to an even thousand bucks.  If you’re looking to throw an event in Raleigh, this is one of the most unique places to do it in my opinion.

Thanks to DJ SPCLGST for rocking out with Forge on the turntables all night.

Thanks to Darany for the awesome flyer design

Thanks to Chris Charles of Creative Silence for covering the event and shooting all the awesome photos in the event gallery below. Make sure you visit his page and contact him for any photography needs.

As you can see, it took many talented and creative people to help us bring this event together in a 48 hour time frame.  Without them we wouldn’t have been able to do it and we are truly grateful to have them as friends!

When we took the check to red cross we met this man, Alex Alexis, who is originally from Haiti but lives here now and is a registered nurse.  He is soon to be deployed to the USS Comfort which is currently positioned near Haiti to provide relief.  He will be working as a French and Creole translator for at least the next month.  Your contributions at the party make efforts like this by Alex possible.  He and the rest of Red Cross in Raleigh are very thankful for you for the donations!

Photos from the event are below, feel free to save any of them if you find yourself. We suggest hitting the “view with piclens” option to view them fullscreen and slideshow style.

Thank you again.

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By now I’m sure you’ve heard, seen, and read about the destruction that Haiti has seen this week due to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  It’s easy to feel like it’s hard to help people that are so far away, but you can make a difference because every small amount helps.

This Friday, DJ SPCLGST and I will be throwing a benefit party for Haiti Relief at Five Star in Raleigh.  Everything we make from the door will be donated to the red cross relief effort.  The minimum donation for entry is $5 but that isn’t the maximum, please contribute as much as you’d like.

This is your chance to enjoy yourself while still contributing to the cause.  We hope Raleigh (and the triangle) will turn out for Haiti.

If you can’t make it, please find a way to donate supplies or money to an organization. The people of Haiti need all they help they can get right now.

Special thanks to Darany for the excellent flyer design, especially in such a short time frame

See you tomorrow!

- Forge