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JDL Quake

I break things

About Me


Juan DL Quake - THE PROFILE
Juan DL Quake, know to those around as Quake has been spinning in the South African underground DJ scene for fifteen years. Born in the Free State, he discovered and honed his true passion for scratching and DJing at an early age.
After moving to Cape Town in the late nineties, he was soon playing at tops venues performing alongside names such as: Luke Vibert (Ninja Tunes), Scratch from The Roots, Cut la Roc, General MIDI, Krafty Kuts and Cypress Hill.
From versatile combination sets of Hip Hop, Drum n Bass, Funk and Breaks to pure dance styles, Quake has has earned himself residencies in Cape Town’s hottest underground clubs, bars and musical gatherings.
Quake has promoted local events like The Mixtape Flavour, Hip Hop Heartbeat, Alternative Nation, Alternation, KO, Dynamite, Nuskool Breaks, Back to the Eighties, Sundowner Session, Night of the Saint Bernard, General Midi, Baobinga. Krafty Kuts SA tours and the South African National DMC DJ Championships 2008.
In 2005 with the loss of a good friend named DJ Choice, Quake started Choice Records an initiative to supply the vinyl starved South African DJs with cutting edge vinyl hot of the press.
Quake also formed the Sound Squad, who hosted the 'New Year's Revolutions' outdoor events for the past 3 years. The Revolutions festival is an overnight new years festival incorporating over 50 local DJs/artists. Check it out here: http://www.soundsquad.co.za/

My Interests

.. .. Music, scratching, art, specialized gardening, getting people together, entertaining, cooking, shadow puppetry, laughing, making people laugh, laughing with my friends, finding things to laugh about, telling funny stories...

I'd like to meet:



DJs, producers, bands, promoters... anyone who is easy to get along with and love what they do...

Music:

..I listen to almost everything but concentrate on spinning 3 styles. Here are few artists off the top of my head... Drum n Bass Subfocus, High Contrast, Fresh, Roni Size, Andy C, Shimon, Total Science, Q-Project, Ed Rush, London Electricity, Nu:Tone, Commix, Old DJ Suv, Logistics, Syncopix .. Hip Hop - Zion I, HAIKU DE ETAT, Aceyalone, Cunninglinguists, Swollen Members, John Ronibson, Buck65, Living Legends, Abstract Rude, Cannibal Ox, Task Force, Rob Swift, The Grouch, DJ Vadim, DJ Krush Breakbeat Far too Loud, Atomic Hooligan, Nubreed, Uberzone, Soul of Man, Freq Nasty Funk, General Midi, ILS, Rebel Sketchy, Meat Katie, BLIM, Beber, Dylan Rhymes, Force Mass Motion, Silencer, Koma & Bones, Baobinga, Body Snatchers, 30Hz, Bassbin Twins, Hyper...tons of other shit I can't remember, Trevor Whatever, Danny Breaks...music fuels me...

Movies:

.. .. Sci-Fi and fantasy. I really like sad tear jerking moves and comedies. I also especially like mechanical robot type stuff, Manga is also a fav, but only mecha tech style stuff. Anything tech... ..

Television:

Nature programs and cartoons... whatever is on when I'm really bored. Late night music video's...

Books:

.. .. Music related autobiographies, other biographies... and the stranger kind of books that stretches my mind..