2013 DMC American Battleground

The DMC World DJ competition is celebrating 30 years of staging the greatest turntablist battles of all time and with it comes LOTS of festivities all across the United States that serve as both competition and showcases. This year, there will be many previous champion DJ's traveling around the US to both show off the skills and to host the regional competitions that will lead up to the DMC US finals on August 3rd in NYC. Check out the full list of events and competition rounds inside so you can either join or get involved with the festivities.

Author:: DJ Blaze
Publish date:: Mar 14, 2013

The DMC World DJ competition is celebrating 30 years of staging the greatest turntablist battles of all time and with it comes LOTS of festivities all across the United States that serve as both competition and showcases. This year, there will be many previous champion DJ's traveling around the US to both show off the skills and to host the regional competitions that will lead up to the DMC US finals on August 3rd in NYC. Check out the full list of events and competition rounds below so you can either join or get involved with the festivities.

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The 2013 DMC US DJ Battle Finals took place on Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 at Stage 48 in New York City. The audience was treated to one of the best DJ battles of all time as all the contestants could easily have been in the top three. None of the judges could agree on the same top-three. The top-three contestants in the US Battle (1st DJ Esquire, 2nd DJ Sparechange, 3rd DJ Ease) will all go represent the US in the DMC World DJ Championships on October 5th in London.

The 2013 DMC World Championships were held on October 5th at the O2 Arena in the UK this year and it was another huge success. By all accounts the battles were really close this year but there can only be one winner in each category! France's DJ Fly (above) took the top prize in the World Final, Ritchie Ruftone took first place in the Battle for World Supremacy, and France's Mr Viktor, Deska & DJ Hertz won the World Team battle by only one point!

The 2013 Online DMC Championships of 2013 are going on right now and the competition is definitely getting intense. Last week I brought you Redmist's Round 4 performance that I thought was a sure-fire win. It turns out that Round 4 is now in the books and Vekked takes top honors with an incredible performance of crisp scratching and a great overall performance. Check out Vekked Round 4's first place performance as he tears it up on the Rane mixer Sixty-Two and a pair of Stanton STR8-150 turntables.

The winner of the 2013 Online DMC Championships Round 7 has been announced by the DMC judges. The top performance which took top honors this week was Dhago who kills it in every category from juggling to all out scratching and everything else in between. Watch this phenomenal set by Dhago as he rips it up on a set of Technics 1210's and a PMC-05proIII Mixer.

The 2013 Online DMC Championships are going on right now and the competition is getting tight. A few weeks ago I brought you Vekked's Round 4 winning performance that was simply amazing. This week the DMC online Round 5 Winner has been announced as Cancer the Crab! Check out the Cancer the Crab Round 5 first place performance as he puts in work on the Rane TTM-56S Mixer and a pair of classic Technics 1200 turntables.

The winner of the 2013 Online DMC Championships Round 9 has been announced by the DMC judges. The performance which took top honors this week was DJ Jooce from Canada who does some serious scratching and juggling in a great champion-worthy performance.

The DMC Online DJ Championship launches on February 20th, 2014 and is open to every DJ around the world to enter! This year there is a brand new format that features 11 rounds with the first 10 rounds being decided and voted on by the public and the final round of top-10 DJ's being decided by DMC world champions. Check out the press release and links inside for sign-up and voting info.

The DMC World DJ Finals for 2013 will be held on Saturday October 5th, 2013 at the indig02 Stadium in London. This iconic DJ battle championship is in its 27th year and along with the 100-DJ competition, there will be all day workshops and performances that will make the trip that much more worthwhile for DJ's who plan to attend. Check out the full press for more details with links to purchase your tickets after the jump.