It’s been a minute since I checked in with the DJ battle scene. There’s been some commotion about a battle that has been taking place recently so I decided to pay the much talked about Beezo Battle a visit. I was impressed with the talent that was in attendance and was entertained for the duration of the night but I did notice a lot of the tricks and routines were still at the same skill level and musicality as they were back in my day. That is until DJ Bandoma (went by Massacre in the 90’s) laid down his set. I was blown away by the composition of his routine but not only that… I noticed something that I have never scene before in a DJ battle. He hooked up a midi controller to the turntables/Serato and played notes and rocked some drum patterns while moving flawlessly through his set.
I interviewed him afterwards and asked when the next battle was. He said he was going to “focus more on making his own music and production”. I could only hope he continues to bless the turntablist scene with his refreshing sound but whatever he plans to do, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a collaboration with him and the Newestra fam soon. Peep out his set.
Dj Massacre aka Dj Bandoma | 2nd Place | BeezoBattle.com | Los Angeles | 8/24/2010 | Astros AVL
