ROAD TO DEFEND What does it take to become a champion—and what happens when it's time to defend it? Road to Defend follows DMC USA Champions @thekidrc3 and DJ Bitesize on their journey from the United States to Tokyo, Japan, where they represent the USA on one of the biggest stages in competitive DJing. Beyond the routines and results, the film explores the stories that rarely get seen: the hours of practice, the pressure of representing something bigger than yourself, the families and communities behind the competitors, and the passion that keeps DJs coming back to battle culture year after year. For The Kid RC3, the journey leads to the DMC Classic World Final. For DJ Bitesize, it's the DMC Open World Final. Two champions. Two different paths. One opportunity to defend the USA on the world stage. This is Road to Defend. — FEATURING The Kid RC3 DJ Bitesize Directed & Produced by Antriks Manaoat Produced by Battle Ave Presented by DMC USA Produced in Partnership with @AlphaThetaUSA — ABOUT DMC USA For more than four decades, DMC has provided a stage for DJs to push the boundaries of turntablism and DJ performance. DMC USA continues that tradition by discovering, developing, and celebrating the next generation of American DJ talent. Follow DMC USA for competitions, performances, documentaries and more. DMC USA Finals — August 8, 2026 | San Francisco Tickets & Info: dmcdjchamps.us

Support Shortkut's Recovery: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dj-shortkuts-recovery-journey In 2015, we experienced what we believe was the defining DJ event of the decade—the Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championships in Japan. With a legendary lineup featuring Jazzy Jeff, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Skratch Bastid, DJ Kentaro, Craze, Z-Trip, Nu-Mark, and many more, this historic event brought together the world's most influential DJs to showcase their craft. Over the course of 6 electrifying days, 20+ finalists from across the globe battled for DJ supremacy, creating unforgettable moments and pushing the culture forward. Thanks to the recommendation of Rome Digs, we were invited by Yoga Frog to cover the behind-the-scenes journey of @djqbert1, @djshortkut , and @d-styles530 as they prepared for their "13th Floor" album release performance at the final Thre3style event on Sunday, Sept 20, 2015. Follow us on social media: instagram.com/battleave Help us keep the lights on and the cameras rolling: https://www.patreon.com/battleave Receive exclusive benefits for becoming a FAM or SUPER FAM #Thre3style #RedBull #DJCulture #InvisiblSkratchPiklz #JapanDJScene #BehindTheScene

Support Shortkut's Recovery: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dj-shortkuts-recovery-journey The full ISP "13th Floor" performance in Tokyo, Japan at the 2015 Thre3style World Finals In 2015, we experienced what we believe was the defining DJ event of the decade—the Red Bull Thre3style World DJ Championships in Japan. With a legendary lineup featuring Jazzy Jeff, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Skratch Bastid, DJ Kentaro, Craze, Z-Trip, Nu-Mark, and many more, this historic event brought together the world's most influential DJs to showcase their craft. Over the course of 6 electrifying days, 20+ finalists from across the globe battled for DJ supremacy, creating unforgettable moments and pushing the culture forward. #Thre3style #RedBull #DJCulture #InvisiblSkratchPiklz #JapanDJScene #BehindTheScene

Session-In was born during the pandemic, bringing together hundreds of producers every Friday night to share beats on Zoom. Over two years, the online show broadcasted 80+ episodes, featuring legendary guests who played exclusive 2-minute tracks from their vaults. Fast forward to 2022, and the world has changed. With everyone back outside, how does a show that thrived in lockdown adapt? Especially when its loyal viewers are scattered across the globe? Enter SlopFunkDust, hosting a new show that takes the connections made online and brings them offline, meeting with the producers who helped make Session-In a success. Follow us on social media: instagram.com/battleave instagram.com/session_in Help us keep the lights on and the cameras rolling: https://www.patreon.com/battleave Receive exclusive benefits for becoming a FAM or SUPER FAM Filmed and Edited by: Antriks #sessionin #battleave #behindthescene

The introduction of the DMC Open, DMC World's new open-format mixing competition has already begun to significantly impact the DJing community. On August 10th, DMC World, in partnership with Pioneer DJ by Alpha Theta and DJCity, launched a pilot party event at Next Door in Honolulu, Hawaii to give viewers a visual representation of this new competition. The DMC Open Cypher is a groundbreaking open-format party event that brings together the best party DJs and music lovers for an unforgettable competitive showcase of talent, music selection, and community. In many ways, it amplifies the drive to win the DMC Open, as champions gain the opportunity to be featured at prestigious Open Cypher events. Local Hawaiian DJs Caldee of Down, Jetlag of The Warm-Up HI, and Subtoll of Trust Me Ent. stepped up to the challenge of testing the DMC Open format, delivering electrifying 15-minute sets that seamlessly blended genres, eras, and tempos. To elevate the event even further, DMC World brought in local DJ legends Revise, Tittahbyte, DJ Jimmy Taco, and Technique as hosts and guest judges, utilized DJ CL Slick as the house DJ, and secured world-renowned open-format DJ Miles Medina as the headliner to bring the night to a thrilling climax. Watch the full DJ sets here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12_YZ5jNZMQFvHa2GCA-Pd2YV-CWZe6u&si=IIvqL6bmj-RhAawQ Track ID: Get Your Freak On (Edit by@subtolltv ) Event produced for: dmcdjchamps.com Supported by: @alphathetaglobal @DJcityTV Competing DJs: instagram.com/caldee instagram.com/way2jetlagged instagram.com/subtoll Headlining DJs: instagram.com/rianataclas instagram.com/milesmedina Hosts / Judges: instagram.com/djrevise instagram.comdj_jimmy_taco instagram.com/deejaytechnique Event Coordinated by: Antriks (DMC World Event Director) @REVISE808 (About The Goods / Battle Ave Honolulu) Event location: Next Door - Honolulu Hawaii Film location: Harbors Vintage - Honolulu, Hawaii Manifest - Honolulu, Hawaii Filmed by @joncozy

Throwback presentation! Booking Inquiries: turntableorchestraofficial@gmail.com In October of 2018, 20 DJs from the USA, UAE, and Japan met in Abu Dhabi, UAE to develop a brand new musical experience utilizing only 1 turntable and a mixer. They were scheduled to perform a 1 hour set at the world famous Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, UAE. They only had 4 days to prepare it. This is a piece of their story. Cast: Shortkut Lobito Brigante DStyles Tashi Mr Mo Serious Excess Lok Nick Nack Pryvet Peepsho Mike Boo Hi C Ken One Rena Reiko Izoh Iku Baku Shin Sarasa Ne Nyo Filmed, covered, and edited by: Antriks Co Coordinated by: Adam Bruce Follow them on Instagram: @turntableorchestraofficial Follow them on Facebook: http://www.facebook/turntableorchestra

The new generation of turntablism meets a genius from the previous one in this first installment of the [ i s m ] Documentary series by Battle Ave. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPqP... Follow Battle Ave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battleave/ Follow Battle Ave on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebattleave/ Visit: www.thebattleave.com About Battle Ave: As one of the leading turntablists based brands in the world, Battle Ave looks to continue providing the most original products, campaigns, and content for the hip hop DJ community.