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Beat Junkies

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The Beat Junkies, internationally recognized as an unparalleled musical phenomenon, innovated an original DJ artform that continues to entertain and inspire all realms of the music sphere. This crew of DJ virtuosos is comprised of nine accomplished musicians: J.Rocc, DJ Curse , Rhettmatic, Babu, Melo-D, "DJ What?!", Mr. Choc, and Shortkut. Stemming from various mobile DJ units throughout Los Angeles County and the Bay Area, these artists came together in the early '90s, and introduced a masterful musical style that transformed the DJ artform throughout the world.Talented veterans in creating original compositions, the Beat Junkies introduced their unique DJ forte to audiences on every continent. Their signature music formula, which has become internationally labeled as the "Beat Junkie Style", encompasses a practice that takes years to attain. The practice of precision, along with a driving imagination to create music incorporating the DJ techniques such as the blend and the scratch, have become the main factors in defining their distinguished expertise.Success has surrounded the Beat Junkies since the start of the new millennium. In 2001, Beat Junkie artists, J.Rocc, Rhettmatic and Babu completed an eight-week, 45-city tour throughout the United States, in which they showcased their turntable expertise of combining creativity and skilled precision to invent explosive musical compositions. This heavily documented tour, entitled "Word-of-Mouth", featured internationally acclaimed artists, including Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples and MC Supernatural. "Word-of-Mouth" proved to be one of the most highly anticipated tours in 2001, with 90% of the show's concert venues filled to maximum capacity. The House of Blues - Los Angeles and New Orleans, the legendary Fillmore - San Francisco, and Irving Plaza - New York, all housed sold-out crowds that greatly added to the tour's high level of intensity and energy.Nonetheless, DJ Curse, is one of the original Beat Junkies, the man who started this crew, along with J Rocc way back when they met at the opening of "Funky Town Records," Torrance, CA in the Summer of 1991. What up KWAN! Curse's career spans the infancy of Block Rockin Hip-Hop in the early 80's to the Generation of DJ's rockin parties World Wide. He along with the art continues 2 evolve as he tours around the world. To learn more about DJ Curse, the man, the myth, please go to www.myspace.com/djcurseuout.Another previous Beat Junkie highlight included the former Jimmy & Doug's Farmclub.com television show. Broadcast on the USA network, Farmclub.com unanimously selected Beat Junkie artists Curse, Melo-D and "DJ What?!" as the program's talented "house band". This variety show, hosted by former MTV VJ, Matt Pinfield, and actress Ally Landry (Felicity - WB Network), featured world renowned solo artists and bands, including Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, No Doubt, Everclear, and Kid Rock. The Beat Junkies etched their mark in television history by becoming the first DJ crew to claim a permanent band position on a national television program. The Beat Junkies showcased their turntable talent throughout Farmclub.com's first season, diversifying the DJ audience to a wider realm.The Beat Junkies continue to share their signature style with music enthusiasts, both in the national and international markets. Their musical sounds attract fans from countries, including Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan, England, and Canada.J.Rocc, along with the Fantastik 4our members Mr. Choc, Truly Odd and C-Minus dominates the Los Angeles radio scene with "Friday Night Flavas". Showcased on the ..1 urban radio station in Los Angeles - Power 106 (KPWR - FM). "Friday Night Flavas" is the only Hip-Hop radio show in the country that introduces groundbreaking and raw underground Hip-Hop week after week. DJ Melo-D, who continuously inspires audiences with his musical talent, also serves as the President of Beat Junkies, Inc., the crew's independently owned and operated corporation created to tackle the assortment of Beat Junkie projects. "DJ What?!" repeatedly captures and expands the Beat Junkies' niche by producing dynamic events (weekly and monthly) that attract a wide range of music lovers. His ability to draw large gatherings is due to the variety of music genres delivered at his events, including Reggae, breaks, and Hip-Hop. Babu and Rhettmatic each share their turntable talent with two commanding Hip-Hop bands that undoubtedly achieved a towering level of success the past two years. Babu, a leading figure of Dilated Peoples, and Rhettmatic, a major force of the Visionaries, are accomplished in tackling their DJ roles with the above bands. The creative freedom found in Dilated Peoples and the Visionaries allows them to produce masterpieces and execute the "Beat Junkie Style" with solid expertise.Collectively, the Beat Junkies are consistently highlighted in leading publications, including URB, Rolling Stone, The Source, and Mass Appeal. The group earned numerous individual and team awards, including the titles of International Turntablist Federation (ITF) World Team Champions in 1997 and 1998 (Babu, J.Rocc, Melo-D, and Rhettmatic), ITF USA Team Champions in 1997 (Babu, Curse and Melo-D), and the Vestax Team World Champions in 1996 (Babu and Melo-D). The Beat Junkies are featured in two prized films that achieved recognition and extended media coverage at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, including the Scratch (www.scratchmovie.com) and Keepintime.2002 continues to bring excitement to the Beat Junkies. A primary goal accomplished last February included the global introduction of Beat Junkies, Inc. This parent company manages and supports various Beat Junkie blueprints, and serves as the backbone in establishing Beat Junkie Sound, the group's self-operating, independent record label. This past August, the Beat Junkies launched their first album on their notable record label entitled "Classic Material". This project encompasses the musically innovative and ingenious tracks produced and performed by the Beat Junkie artists between the years of 1995 and 2000. The songs featured on this album are timeless musical arrangements that audiences will value throughout the decades.Along with "Classic Material", the Beat Junkies recently introduced three singles on Beat Junkie Sound, which have gained international recognition and media attention. The first single produced by the legendary Bumrush Brothers (J.Rocc and Babu) entitled "Gold Chain Music" features Planet Asia and Evidence. "Sick Days", the second single released on Beat Junkie Sound, hails production credits to Rhettmatic (Remix by J.Rocc), whose track features LMNO of the Visionaries and cuts by Melo-D. The newest single released on the label is "Live from Master Control" produced by Babu, featuring Iriscience, Phil the Agony, Evidence, Krondon, Planet Asia, Akil, Chace Infinite, and Chali 2na from Jurassic 5.The Beat Junkies demonstrate that they possess the imagination to create musical masterpieces. Throughout the world, their signature mark identified as the "Beat Junkie Style", is synonymous with success. These musicians have mastered the ability to combine precision, along with the DJ techniques of the blend and the scratch to create compositions that cannot be imitated. For more information or bookings, contact the Beat Junkies at (562) 842-6870 or visit the group on the Internet at http://www.beatjunkies.com.

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Member Since: 8/5/2004
Band Website: beatjunkies.com
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Babu on the beats from NAAM 2007!!!!!

CHECK OUT BABU'S NEW "HP" COMMERCIAL!!!!!
THE NEW DILATED PEOPLES DVD "THE RELEASE PARTY" COMING SOON!
Sounds Like: SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH - LADIES NIGHT EDITION!!
Record Label: Beat Junkie Sound
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NIGHTLIFE 43 - EVIDENCE’S BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU LA!!!

Peace Everyone, Sorry folks, it's been a hot minute since I posted up....just been trying to fight this head cold for a minute. Anyways.....even though it's been like 4 days that passed since the la...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:57:00 PST

NIGHTLIFE W/DILATED PEOPLES - THANK YOU LA!!!

Peace Everyone,Just wanted to shout out and thank everyone that came out to NIGHTLIFE this past Saturday night......we had a blast!!! Not only did we had to deal with the ROCK THE BELLS situation and...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:03:00 PST

NIGHTLIFE - THE DR.NO'S OXPERIMENT EDITION!!! THANK YOU LA!

Peace Everyone,My apologies for not gettin this up sooner....i'm just recovering from this weekend along with trying to recover also with a sore throat.To everyone that came out to NIGHTLIFE this past...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:06:00 PST

NIGHTLIFE - THE JAYLIB EDITION: THANK YOU LA!!

NIGHTLIFE: THE JAYLIB EDITION - SAT. JUNE 9TH!Peace Everyone, Been a long weekend, but yo......it's great to have NIGHTLIFE back. For those who missed it, we had NIGHTLIFE this past Saturday (we were...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:28:00 PST

NO MAY NITELIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT UP PEOPLES JUS GIVIN YA'LL A HEADS UP, WE WILL NOT BE HAVING NITELIFE IN MAY......I KNOW THAT SUX, BUT IT WAS OUT OF OUR CONTROL.....THE KNITTING FACTORY WAS DOUBLE BOOKED.....OUR APOLOGIES, BUT ...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:02:00 PST

NIGHTLIFE - THE EVIDENCE EDITION...ANOTHER ONE!!

NIGHTLIFE - MARCH 10, 2007 - THE EVIDENCE EDITIONPeace Everyone,It's Monday.....I don't know about you peoples but I'm trying to adjust to the time difference. And yes, I'm still trying to recovering...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:58:00 PST

NIGHTLIFE: THE J DILLA EDITION....MAN!!!

I know it's a little late, but better late than never.....NIGHTLIFE - FEB. 10TH, 2007: THE J DILLA EDITIONPeace Everyone,Even though it's Monday, I'm still trying to recover from this past Saturday. ...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:41:00 PST

MYSPACE.COM/DJBABU.......I SHIT U NOT, IT'S REALLY BABU!

WASSUP YA'LL......I'M FINALLY ON THIS SHIT....I CAN'T FIGHT IT ANY LONGER....I AM ADDICTED TO MYSPACE, I'M HELLA LATE THO LOL! BUT MY APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE OVER THE YEARS WHO ALWAYS TRIED TO GET AT ME...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:53:00 PST

R.I.P. FRIDAY NIGHT FLAVAS - FANTASTIK FOUR SHOW

Peace Everyone, I don't know when or if J will post up about this here or on our Beat Junkie Message Board, but my man Byze One wrote this little dedication...got this through an email that he sent o...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:22:00 PST

BEAT JUNKIE AIRPLAY

BEAT JUNKIE AIR PLAY: JULIO G and DJ MELO-D (KDAY - 93.5 FM, Los Angeles) 7 pm - 11 pm Monday through Friday *Seven O'Clock Sureshot with Melo-D - 7 pm - 7:30 pm *The 9 O'Clock Bomb - 9 pm - ...
Posted by Beat Junkies on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST