1999 DMC Technics
World Champions
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1. DJ Craze (USA-defending champion)
2. Tony Vegas (UK)
3. P-Trix (USA)
Finalists:
DJ Wax (Canada)
DJ Static (Denmark)
DJ Dexta (Australia)
Takada (Japan)
DJ Joss (Belgium)
DJ Pone (France)
DJ Jay-K (Switzerland)
DJ Mousse (Morocco)
Sir Scratch (Philippines)
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DJ Mousse threw down some very dexterous crossfader work, interspersed with witty verbal snippets. And it made host Red Alert really happy to say the name "Mousse" as many times as possible. DJ P-Trix offered up a set that was comprised of lots of very tight scratching and cutting, yet still flowed smoothly. His closing boastful cut-up of MC Lyte, Q-Tip and L.L. Cool J. was cleverly done—he was another of the few DJs that really rocked the crowd. Tony Vegas did some impressive chopping-up of old-school breaks, but the highlight of his set was the way he twisted undifferentiated bass buzz into music, using the full range of turntable techniques to make dull white noise into beats and rhythms.
Defending champion DJ Craze opened his set with a challenge to all comers: "I don't want everybody soundin' like me—get your own shit and be original." With all the breathtaking skill we'd seen already, he still somehow took it even further, cutting up dialogue snippets, a human beatbox, a dash of jungle and some funky robotic shit—within two minutes, everyone knew he was getting another set of golden turntables. After announcing (via scratch, of course) that he "was out to get the props that are rightfully mine," he stepped away from the turntables like a fighter from a KO, fists above his head: The crowd screamed, judges beamed and, as I said, there was no doubt. One thing that really marred Craze's set, however, was the crowd of cameramen, photographers and soundmen that surrounded his table to the point of blocking the audience's view. This wasn't the only time it happened either. <<< >>>
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