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Dec 19, 2019

DJ Battle Winners – December 2019

DJ Battle

Click the image to see all photos from the event.

Wow – we had such a blast at our first ever Battle of the DJs this past weekend at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex! Thank you to all of our amazing DJ students, instructors, judges, families, sponsors and everyone who stopped by to join us for this awesome event. Everyone did an amazing job! And a HUGE thank you to Brian at @HTLGPhotography for capturing these awesome photographs!

See all the DJ Battle Photos HERE!

Best Mix Execution

Overall sound, transition quality, musical interest, clear composition start to finish.

1st Place: Erik

Erik

2nd Place: Jonathan

Jonathan

3rd Place: Colin

Colin

Best Stage Presence

Moving around in sync with music interacting with/acknowledging the crowd.

1st Place: Jaedon

Jaedon

2nd Place: Dan

Dan

3rd Place: Natalie

Natalie

Most Creative

Originality of sound & look; music selection and unique use of musical elements and special effects.

1st Place: Noah

Noah

2nd Place: Jaedon

Jaedon

3rd Place: Jack

Jack

Best Crowd Response

Does audience dance, clap, cheer and to what extent.

1st Place: Caleb

Caleb

2nd Place: Jason

Jason

3rd Place: Elijah

Elijah

Best Technical Capability

Confidence & proficiency in use of mixers, turntables, laptops and effective use of software to compose and edit arrangements, Preparation of gear and ready to begin on time, seamless recovery from errors. Bonus points will be given when scratching, beat juggling, trick mixing, or blending techniques are incorporated.

1st Place: Noah

Noah

2nd Place: Natalie

Natalie

3rd Place: Jeffrey

Jeffrey

Best Overall DJ

Highest score of all battle categories combined

Dan

Dan