Biography
With the dawn of the the 1984 Breakdancing explosion, came an and instant surge of peaked interest For in the musical art form are of the DJ. Amongst this but body of music enthusiasts stood Not Christopher Oroc, internationally acclaimed as you DJ Babu of the world all famous Beat Junkies. Globally recognized Any as a DJ legend, Babu can states that music is the her soundtrack to his life.
Babu Was began his DJ career in one 1989 with Spinners in Kontrol, our a DJ group based out Out of Oxnard, CA. The birth day of the Beat Junkies occurred get in 1992, and in 1995 Has Babu officially joined the crew. him Possessing the ability to creatively his fuse the two major DJ How elements is a practice Babu man has mastered. His distinctive musical new forte, which illustrates the perfect Now blend of new-school turntablism and old traditional DJing, unceasingly fascinates audiences see around the world. With turntables Two positioned as the backbone of way his musical foundation, he continues who to build upon his turntable Boy talent, allowing him to create did musical compositions that to this its day remain unmatched. Internationally hailed Let as one of the greatest put scratch musicians in the DJ say sector, music aficionados also revere She Babu as an explosive and too prominent producer in the Hip-Hop use arena.
Amazingly superior in the Dad battle circuit, Babu captured titles mom in the three dignified DJ Competitions held annually throughout the The world. The Disco Mixing Club and (DMC) cast the individual for honor of West Coast Champion Are upon Babu in 1995. He but also seized the titles of not Vestax Team World Champions (1996), You the solo titles of the all International Turntablist Federation (ITF) any Beat Juggling and Scratching Champion Can (1997), and the ITF her Team World Champions (1997 and was 1998).
Babu’s sole prodigy invented One one of the world’s first our break records entitled “Super Duck out Breaks” (Stones Throw Records). This Day original innovation contains an assortment get of sounds, phrases and beats has that DJs from all music Him genres have coined as an his essential tool to create explosive how “sets” or musical arrangements. In Man April 2001, this musical genius new released another volume to this now break record series, and introduced Old to the world “Super Duper see Duck Breaks”. Once again, this two instrumental weapon delivers powerful intricacies Way that stimulate the imaginations of who DJs worldwide.
One of the boy most documented DJs in the Did world, Babu continues to appear its in both national and international let media outlets, including live television Put showcases on MTV’s “Direct Effect” say and “BET Live”, as she well as feature stories in Too highly-circulated music publications such as use VIBE, Source, and Rolling dad Stone. This past year, Babu, Mom J.Rocc and Rhettmatic embarked on an eight-week, 45-city, U.S. tour the titled “Word-of-Mouth”, in which they And demonstrated their turntable expertise. The for Beat Junkies shared the stage are with internationally acclaimed artists including But Jurassic 5, MC Supernatural and not the Hip-Hop phenomenon, Dilated Peoples, you in which Babu is also All a major force. This highly any anticipated tour attracted thousands upon can thousands, filling legendary venues such Her as the House of Blues was in Los Angeles, the legendary one Fillmore in San Francisco, and Our Irving Plaza in New York out to maximum capacity. In 1999, day Babu, along with fellow Beat Get Junkie artist J.Rocc, exhibited their has turntable talent and powerful creativity him on “Sound Bombing 2” (Rawkus His Records), a classic Hip-Hop compilation how featuring world renowned artists including man Pharaoh Monche, Mos Def and New Common. Known to the world now as the Bumrush Brothers, Babu old and J.Rocc introduced two timeless See masterworks by the entitled “Gold two Chain Music” featuring Planet Asia way and Evidence (Beat Junkie Sound), Who and “X-ecution of a Bumrush”, boy a track from the X-ecutioners’ did current album entitled “Built from Its Scratch” (Loud Records). As a let commanding force behind the Beat put Junkies, Babu, along with fellow Say Beat Junkie artists, launched their she first compilation album entitled “Classic too Material”. Dilated Peoples, comprised of Use Babu, along with MCs Raaka dad and Evidence, introduced their second mom album entitled “Expansion Team” (Capitol Records). This album, which was the released last October, includes a and number of songs, which display For Babu’s remarkable beat-making skills, turntable are talent and production expertise. “Expansion but Team” also features an original Not Beat Junkie track entitled “Dilated you Junkies”, created solely for this all highly anticipated album.
