DJ ESKEI83 from Germany had won 2nd place at this year's Red Bull Thre3Style World DJ Championship finals, and lucky for us he has been good enough to upload his live set onto Youtube. The production value for DJ ESKEI83's live video footage from the finals are pretty phenomenal as you get a better than a front row view of the action from his power-packed 15 minute high intensity set, enjoy:
The big finale of the Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championships has just concluded in Toronto and we have a new champ: DJ Shintaro from Japan! Congratulations! To listen in on the 15 minute performance that got DJ Shintaro on top of the podium, you can check it out right now:
Huge set, well deserved. As a fan of old video games, the nod towards Nintendo and Tetris were nice.
DJ Byte from Chile got 2nd place:
ESKEI83 from Germany got 3rd place:
The Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championships are in full swing in Toronto as they enter day 4 of the competition leading up to the finals that will take place at the Kool Haus tomorrow night. Red Bull has been good enough to upload all of the 15 minute sets from all the competitors so far on Mixcloud which includes yesterday's event at the Hoxton. If you want to listen in on what it took for each DJ to win their individual night, check out all of the winning sets from the World DJ Championships thus far:
Night 1 winner: DJ Byte (Azerbaijan)
Night 2 winner: DJ ESKEI83 (Germany)
Night 3 winner: Trentino (U.S)
Bonus: Our Canadian Thre3style champion also competed yesterday night, check out Quebec's Adam Doubleyou's set:
Tonight you can catch the last night of competition before the finale at the Danforth Music Hall starting at 8:00 pm. Click here for more info.
We're only a few days away from the Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championships in Toronto and in anticipation of the week long event, Thump has created yet another impressive video on the Toronto scene. This time one of the Thre3style judges, DJ Jubiless from Brooklyn, took us on a tour of Toronto's many DJ/producers that call Canada's largest city home. Some of the people interviewed include Zeds Dead, Keys N Krates, Autoerotique, Marcus Visionary, Grandtheft, Torro Torro, and many more.
DJ Jubilee managed to cover a lot of ground in this 10 minute video, enjoy:
Red Bull has a special week planned next week surrounding the 2013 World DJ Championships to be held in Toronto. 21 DJs from around the world, including the current Canadian Champion Adam Doubleyou, will each be given 15 minutes to impress the judges where ultimately 5 finalists will be invited to the Nov 9th finale at the Kool Haus to decide this year's champion. The judges for this year's competition include Canada’s own Skratch Bastid, Grandtheft and Kid Koala as well as international musical tastemakers Jazzy Jeff and Jess Jubilee.
Here's the full schedule surrounding this year's World DJ Championships in Toronto:
Monday, November 4 - Welcome Day
5:00 pm
Competitor draft
Thompson Hotel Lobby Bar - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4
NBA-style draft, all 21 DJs draw and time slot of performance. Interview opportunities with all 21 international DJs. All international bios can be found at
www.redbullthre3style.com/djsNightly Performances:
9:00 pm
Surprise opening night guests
The Drake Underground - 1150 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J3
Tuesday, November 5 - Day 1
Daily Events:Panel and Q&A session with Toronto Music mainstay and veteran DJ Denise Benson
The History of Music in Toronto
The Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4
Kid Koala, Shortkut and Turnstylez, six international DJ competitors
Adelaide Hall, located at 250 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, ON (Update)
Tickets are $10. Click here to purchase tickets.
Wednesday, November 6 - Day 2
Panel and Q&A session with DJ Jazzy Jeff
The History of DJ Gear, hosted by My Man HenriThe Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4
Jazzy Jeff, Skratch Bastid, Starting from Scratch, Four Color Zack, Hedspin + special guests, five international DJ competitors
Virgin Mobile Mod Club - 722 College St Toronto, ON M6G 1C5
Tickets are $10. Click here to purchase now.
Thursday, November 7 - Day 3
Daily Events:Panel and Q&A session with A-Trak
Mixer to Mogul, hosted by My Man HenriThe Thompson Hotel, 1812 Lounge - 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4
A-Trak, Smalltown DJs, Torro Torro + special guests
The Hoxton - 69 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 1M5
Tickets are $15. Click here to purchase now.
Friday, November 8 - Day 4
Nightly Performances:
8:00 pm
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) VS Maseo (De La Soul), Cosmo Baker, Numeric + special guests, five international DJ competitors
Danforth Music Hall - 147 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N2
Tickets are $28.50. Click here to purchase now.
Kool Haus - 132 Queens Quay E, Toronto, ON M5A 1B6
Tickets are $16.50. Click here to purchase now.
