djnumnuts Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 http://www.laweekly.com/music/how-filipino-american-djs-came-to-dominate-west-coast-turntablism-5616157 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acts_One Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's how we do! lol... Filipino-Canadian here and some of the best DMC champs from Canada are Filipino, Dopey, D-Scratch, Lil Jaz... But yeah the West Coast birthed some Legends. And no, were all not related. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTopFade Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Interesting article. Brings back a lot of memories. I grew up in Daly City / San Francisco in the 80s and 90s. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 That's how we do! lol... Filipino-Canadian here and some of the best DMC champs from Canada are Filipino, Dopey, D-Scratch, Lil Jaz... But yeah the West Coast birthed some Legends. And no, were all not related. Then stupid Pekked came along and ruined everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 dope! big ups to O-Dub, original Bay Area historian, for giving some scratch DJ love. I always assume everyone other than us more or less views us as being pointless nerds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTopFade Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Times have changed. The DJ scene in the bay area now is not what it was back in the 80s and 90s. I miss the garage parties. Usually when someone turns 16 or 17, they throw a garage party to showcase DJs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acts_One Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Times have changed. The DJ scene in the bay area now is not what it was back in the 80s and 90s. I miss the garage parties. Usually when someone turns 16 or 17, they throw a garage party to showcase DJs. A DJ Debut? Edited June 4, 2015 by Acts_One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTopFade Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Times have changed. The DJ scene in the bay area now is not what it was back in the 80s and 90s. I miss the garage parties. Usually when someone turns 16 or 17, they throw a garage party to showcase DJs. A DJ Debut? Not really. Birthday parties were usually the excuse for the cool high school student to throw parties and have a DJ. DJs came in groups. Like an entourage. Probably 3 members were good and would take turns with predetermined line up. Back then, it seemed like showing skills was more important than song selection. At least that's how I viewed it. When my son was in high school a few years ago, he attended house parties. I asked if there were DJs. He said no. Totally different from what I experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acts_One Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Times have changed. The DJ scene in the bay area now is not what it was back in the 80s and 90s. I miss the garage parties. Usually when someone turns 16 or 17, they throw a garage party to showcase DJs. A DJ Debut? Not really. Birthday parties were usually the excuse for the cool high school student to throw parties and have a DJ. DJs came in groups. Like an entourage. Probably 3 members were good and would take turns with predetermined line up. Back then, it seemed like showing skills was more important than song selection. At least that's how I viewed it. When my son was in high school a few years ago, he attended house parties. I asked if there were DJs. He said no. Totally different from what I experienced. That's sick. Yeah I'm sure now a days it's fueled by trap music, drugs and pekpek. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTopFade Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Times have changed. The DJ scene in the bay area now is not what it was back in the 80s and 90s. I miss the garage parties. Usually when someone turns 16 or 17, they throw a garage party to showcase DJs. A DJ Debut? Not really. Birthday parties were usually the excuse for the cool high school student to throw parties and have a DJ. DJs came in groups. Like an entourage. Probably 3 members were good and would take turns with predetermined line up. Back then, it seemed like showing skills was more important than song selection. At least that's how I viewed it. When my son was in high school a few years ago, he attended house parties. I asked if there were DJs. He said no. Totally different from what I experienced. That's sick. Yeah I'm sure now a days it's fueled by trap music, drugs and pekpek. Fortunately, most of the youngsters I'm exposed to are into hip hop and r&b. Weed is legal here in California and there's always gonna be pekpek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HighTopFade Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I never seen this vid before. May have been posted on this site before. Has interviews with MixMaster Mike, QBert, and Apollo. And yeah, 8-Ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Do6Dw7vTIM&app=desktop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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