A pioneer in the world of scratch music and one fourth of the world-renowned dj crew Ned Hoddings and up and coming crew The Crate Bullies, which also includes Klever, Shotgun and J-Smoke, DJ Excess refuses to adhere to musical boundaries, and is constantly searching for new and innovative ways to blur the lines between genres. Excess has traveled all across the globe with shows in North America, Japan and Europe. His efforts in melding standard music production with his turntable skills have solidified his place as one of the great scratch musicians of his generation.
Never content to simply be a run-of-the-mill Excess always works to take his skills to the next level. Looking for a way to realize his full potential as a DJ, he began his competition career in 1998 entering the International Turntablist Federation (I.T.F.) Western Hemisphere Scratching Championships. Though it was his first competition, he made a mark showing that he would soon be a force within the competition circuit. Once again in 1999 he would compete in the I.T.F. East Coast Advancement Class Championships which he would win, yet it wasnt till 2000 that his break through would occur winning both the U.S. Advancement Class and Western Hemisphere Scratching Championships.
In addition to his competition titles, Excess is a main force along with fellow New York native IXL, behind "Hop-Fu, a project melding Hip-Hop and Kung-Fu into an exciting audio-visual experience. Created by John Carluccio (Battle Sounds, Turntablist Transcription Method) and Barry Cole (Spot Music), Hop-Fu has been kicking and scratching around the globe since 1998. Other scoring projects have included No Condition Is Permanent, and Apostrophe for the graffiti collective The Barnstormers (SKWERM, KR, RO STAR, ESPO and others) in a melding of graffiti art and turntable compositions.
Excess impressive list of studio production credits include releasing mix CDs and vinyl Bringles (break record / singles) through his own Styluswars record label, scratches done for Pepsi International, Sesame Street, Schieffelin & Sommerset (Hennessy Cognac) as well as music featured in the 2004 Showtime series Street Time and Styluswars Radio Station on the 2005 Playboy video game release The Mansion.
Excess artistry behind the turntables has earned him numerous accolades in his nine-year career. These include being featured in the URB Magazine's "Next 100" issue, which featured the top 100 up and coming electronic musicians and entertainers of the year, as well as being featured in hundreds of publications including Newsweek, Scratch, The Source, XXL, and Fader to name a few.
Excess strives to push the envelope in his music by saying: Anything goes. Im not one to label or categorize what my music is going to sound like. What you should expect though is mood. To me, everything I try to produce must create a type of mood or ambience that can speak or relay a message or feeling to someone.
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Yo Excess. I've been watching some of the old ned hoddings stuff lately and I think you're phrasing is sicc. I remember someone told me you play guitar. My guitar teacher just posted this vid about phrasing that you'll probably dig http://www.kwotemusic.com/video.html
Yo!man,thanx for the add.I love your records.And bastrd language tour,thats the best tablism DVD what i ever seen.Im looking forward to your new project.peace and respect
SEPT.
11: DMC Battle for World Supremacy, DMC World Team Competitions + DJ
I-Dee & DJ Yoda
6pm-11.30pm: 09
National Battle for Supremacy Champions include DJ ND
(Benelux), DJ Mandrayq (Italy), DJ Shota (Japan), Jimmix (Mexico), DJ
Jam Masta (Philippines), DJ Impact (New Zealand), Poss-Nifty (South
Africa), DJ Afro (Taiwan), Rasp (UK), DJ Supreme - USA (former DJ for
Lauren Hill / 91 Superman/NMS champ). More
tba.
09 National DJ Team
Champions: Le Trio Du Jour (Algeria), Simple But Funk
(Italy), Jimmix & Dark Angel (Mexico), AKG (Taiwan), Battlestar
- USA: DJ Turbulence & Phonics - 2005 DMC US Team
Champions. More tba.
SEPT. 12:
DMC World Finals + DJ Q-bert, Rob Swift + Fly + Switch + Shiftee +
I-Dee + Killa Kella.
7pm-11.30pm. 2009 DMC National DJ
Champions: include DJ ND (Benelux), DJ Pekoe (Bulgaria), HBD
(China), DJ Mandrayq (Italy), DJ Co-Ma (Japan), Jimmix (Mexico), DJ
Impact (New Zealand), DJ Final (Norway), DJ Jam Masta (Philippines),
The Cutt (South Africa), DJ Kid (Taiwan), Jeppa (UK), DJ Shked
(Ukraine), DJ Shiftee - USA (2007 DMC World Supremacy Champ). More tba.
indigO2 at the O2, Millenium Way,
Greenwich London SE10 0AX. Tube: North Greenwich Zone 2
(Jubilee Line) or via Thames Clippers. Tickets: 2 days £20 or 1 Day
Ticket £15 at: dmcdjchamps.com
MAY 28: ROC RAIDA'S 2009 GONG DJ BATTLE:
NEW YORK CITY
May 28: Roc Raida in assoc. with Rane and Serato presents THE 2009 GONG DJ BATTLE: NEW YORK HEAT
When he's not touring with Busta Rhymes, Roc Raida is throwing DJ
Battles! 8pm - ? Feat. Grand Master Roc Raia,
& Friends. Judges: Rob Swift, 2008 Gong champ: DJ Solo and 2007
Gong champ: DJ Esquire. Hosts: Lord Sear and DJ Fatfingaz. House DJ Boogie Blind. SOBs 204 Varrick St. @ West Houston NYC. SOBs.com. 1 train to Houston. Any DJ from any country can enter - simply sign up by 8pm on the day of, at SOBs. $12 advance tickets at ticketweb.com and the SOBs box office. Rules, routine times and more on the blog at myspace.com/thegongdjbattle & myspace.com/rocraida
MAY 29: SAN ANTONIO TX - 2009 DMC SOUTHWEST HEAT Judges: DJ
Donnie Dee, DJ Kico, DJ AK & Manila Ice! 8pm. All Ages. $10 cover.
Blue Bubble Ballroom 9315 Broadway SATX 78217. bluebubbleballroom.com +
myspace.com/dmc_south +
JUNE 13: NEW YORK CITY - 2009 DMC EAST COAST + DMC BATTLE FOR USA SUPREMACY
4pm - 11pm. House DJs: Rob Swift & DJ Spictakular. Host: DJ
Fatfingaz. Judges: DJ IXL, Precision & Spictakular. All Ages. $10
in adv. at ticketweb.com. $15 day of. Santos Party House 96 Lafayette
St NYC 10013. santospartyhouse.com. A C E N Q R W J M Z or 6 to Canal.
JUNE 27: LOS ANGELES CA: 2009 DMC WEST COAST + 209 DMC USA TEAM BATTLE
6pm-? Judges: P-Trix, D-Styles, more tba. 18+. $15-$25. Sabor Lounge
847 S. Union Ave. LA CA 90017. saborlounge.com.
myspace.com/bombandsystems
JULY 10: DMC NEW ORLEANS 9pm - ? Showcases by Teeko and DJ
I-Dee. Judges: I-Dee, Teeko, DJ Spin & Shortkut. Host: Truth
Universal. Howlin Wolf 907 S Peters St NO LA 70130. $10 at
howlin-wolf.com. neworleansdmc.com & myspace.com/dmcneworleans.
AUGUST 1: 2009 DMC USA FINALS - NEW YORK CITY 4-11pm. Host: Kool DJ
Red Alert. House DJ: Lord Finesse. All Ages. $15 adv. through
ticketweb.com. $20 day of. Santos Party House 96 Lafayette St. NYC
santospartyhouse.com. A C E N Q R W J M Z or 6 to Canal. MYSPACE.COM/DMCUSA
"The Goodness" w/ special guest DJ Excess (Ned Hoddings, Scratch DJ Academy) plus St!zo & DJ Rude 1
Past guest djs of The Goodness include:
Babu * The Alchemist * Diamond D * DJ Revolution * Green Lantern * Large Professor * Mista Sinista * J Zone * Statik Selektah * The Twilite Tone & more...
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