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Channel 10 Documentary – City Fringe

Jeremy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:12:41 +1000

Darrio put me on to this, Channel 10 will be running an hour long documentary this Sunday at 2pm (your local time) in all major cities.

"City Fringe" Punk, Goth, Rock & Metal, decades old now reinvented & still popular. City Fringe discovers why people gravitate to certain music or styles, political views or social scenes & the unwritten codes determining how a person achieves and maintains acceptance.

Part of the show is also focusing on the Sydney Krumping scene:

The channel Ten documentary City Fringe that we participated in about a year ago is about to air this Sunday 25th October, 2009 at 2pm.

So, if you are home and just hanging out, check out subcultures around Australia. Including the Krump scene in Sydney.

As far as I know no bboys were interviewed for the documentary, but I would have to believe it will still be worth watching, if for nothing but, to learn about the other subcultures that shape Australia.

Side note: October 29.. Something big..

Need beats? Frankie Flave has you covered.

Jeremy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:29:50 +1000

Frankie Flave of Killafornia, Style Elements fame, has just dropped a mix tape for you all to get down to.

If your interested you can pick it up here.

It weighs in at 1 hour and 87 MB. So it should keep you moving for a minute..

Don’t forget to say thanks to Frankie Flave on Facebook

D2MG Next Gen Jam 5 - Sun 11 Oct

Trina — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:45:00 +1000

12pm: 1v1 Popping FORMAT = Top 8 get chosen from a 1 hour cipher by secret judges
ANYONE of any experience is open to jump in the cipher - test those Next Gen!

1.30pm: 1v1 Hip Hop FORMAT = Prelims, then depending on the number of entrants, judges choose Top 16 or Top 8

3pm: 1v1 Bboy/Bgirl FORMAT = Top 8 get chosen from a 1 hour cipher by secret judges
ANYONE of any experience is open to jump in the cipher - test those Next Gen!

www.d2mg.com

INCHEON SPARLING KOREA - R16 1 ON 1 FINAL BATTLE 2009

Jeremy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:09:36 +1000

Courtesy of Mason

Darrio is teaching a Locking Masterclass at D2MG

Jeremy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:00 +1000

So if you haven’t encountered Darrio yet, your not pissing enough people off..

He’s one of the louder characters, and one of the oldest active dancers in the country, which is to say he’s been around a minute, so he knows a few things.

So if your interested check out his locking workshops at D2MG starting tomorrow.

When it comes to locking Darrio was one of the original students. Part of the original craze that overtook California in the late 70’s early 80’s Darrio was a member of the original street crews that inspired such movies as Electric Boogaloo and Breakdance.

Darrio then brought the at that time unseen style to Australia with him in 1982 and taught it to his friend Darryl Von Bock. Together they then formed the DOUBLE D’s a group which revolutionalised the Australian streetdance scene. Making appearances on countless television shows and public forums, the Double D’s brought popping and locking to the Australian public.

Darrio’s locking technique is amazing crisp and right on point. He is clean and swift in his moves and has a precision that other locking teachers are missing, due to the fact the style has been watered down through the years.

For anyone interested in learning locking, or in cleaning up their technique, come take advantage of this great opportunity to learn from one of the originals, who has actually kept up his form through the years.

Workshop Details are:

Lockin’ Open Class
12 Sep 2009, Saturday
starting from 4-5pm
@D2MG studio (Level 8/88 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW)
$18 per student ($15 for D2MG members)

N.B. As number of students taking class has exceeded the studio capacity (max 20ppl), I will have to prioritise the ones who pay in advance.

You can pay either to Eriko or at the D2MG studio. Call: 0419 271 528

Check out the Double D’s with a much younger Bert Newton.

The sorry state of B-Boying from the eyes of the general punters.

Jeremy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:21:00 +1000

Okay, for those of you who don’t know my day job revolves around the big G. I generally spend my days, & nights for that matter, with my head buried in analytical data and code. So welcome to my world.

Click the image to view full size.

What we’re looking at here is a graph, from 2004 to 2009 of the extrapolated volume of searches on Google, for the terms:

Breakdance
Break dance
Breakdancing
Break dancing
bboy

Basically what it demonstrates is that the general public in Australia (NOT B-Boys) are less aware in 2009, of B-Boying or Breaking than they were in 2004.

Now it depends who you ask, but personally I think this is a failure. We as B-Boys and B-Girls have a responsibility to spread the dance and encourage the younger generations to learn and love the dance.

Secondly:

If you notice the search term “Bboy”, is generally around the 20 mark. What this suggests to me is that the number of people who know what the correct term, or at least have heard the correct term for the dance, is stagnant, or in other words the community is at the same level now, as it was in 2004, in terms of numbers.

Thirdly:

You may also notice a small spike in early 2008, that was during “So You Think You Can Dance”.

Fourth:

You may also notice there is a downward trend in general search volume overall. Now I don’t need to spell this one out to you, it’s not a good sign.

Okay, so what can we do?

PROMOTE THE ISH OUT OF B-BOYING TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW!

I’m serious..

Oh, and if your bored.. Fly to Sydney for Shadow Wars

Shadow Wars 2009

Jeremy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:32:16 +1000

Rush emails in to tell us all about Shadow Wars:

Yo whatsup,

Once again we will be running crew battles at ShadowWars this year! Its gonna be hype az fawk!!!!

The Pre Party will take place at the 'Candle Factory' at 21 May Street in St Peters on Friday the 18th of September.

For those who attended it last year....the venue is Bananas! Doors open at 5pm and close around Midnight.
Cost is $20, Doors will open around 5pm and doors will close around Midnight. We will be showing a prievew of Seven Shadows 5 and the Australian Premiere of "Turn It Loose".

Most importantly it will be the prelims for the last 2 spots for the 'ShadowWars' one on one battles....there will be ciphers all night and an alcohol tab so peeps can drink for free!

Day 2(The Main Day) will take place at the 'Street University' in Liverpool corner of Speed street and Newbridge Rd on Saturday the 19th of September.

For those who know this venue, it is super new, and super ill!!! Doors open around 3pm and it will close Late, depending on the night. It will be full crew battles and one on ones. We will have international judges and an International emcee, plus live Graffiti Art, cost is $25 for the public and $20 for those who are entering.....very secretive but its gonna be siiiick!

CREWS COMPETING

JUSE CREW ROCKERS (SYDNEY)

FLESH MAZE (NZ)

ZOUROC/FRESH FOOLS (PERTH/ADELAIDE)

REAL ART WORK (INTL)

FEEL SOUL GOOD CREW (TASMANIA)

BURN TROOPS (MELBOURNE)

SKB (SYDNEY)

ZEALOUS (SYDNEY)

KO CREW (MELBOURNE)

QLD CREW (QLD)

INSTANT RAWKUS (NSW)

HFZ (SYDNEY)

143 LIVERPOOL STREET FAMILIA (SYDNEY)

NOMADS (MELBOURNE)

FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (MELBOURNE)

FLOOR PIRATES (CANBERRA)

1 ON 1 TOP 14!

TBA (??????) possible international

Edit (ZouRoc)

Lowe (SKB)

Watto (BATHURST CITY BREAKERS)

Julez (FLOOR PIRATES)

Falkon (KO/JUSE)

Knoxy (ROBOTEK/MOBB)

Mayhem (FLESH MAZE)

Gaetano (QLD)

Fongo (SKILL@WILL)

Natty (ZOU ROCK)

Badger (NOK/FF)

Wildroc (STYLENATORS)

TBA (?????)

Heres a link to the event on facebook and on the forums!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135318825208&ref=nf
http://live4style.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=492

Official flyer will be out soon! This is just something we serving as an appetizer...just to let yall know that we aint sleeping!!!!!!!!!! Be on the look out for more info!

hope to see u there!

PEACE

Cats Poorly Copy, Copy Sloppy..

Jeremy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:53:55 +1000

I could write a lot about this subject and how it relates to Australian Hip-Hop and Australian B-Boys..

But, then again, I don’t really care.

The Scenario 3 – Melt, Friday 4th September

Jeremy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:37:47 +1000

Sydney's regular funk, hip hop and dance convention, held on the first Friday night of every month at Melt, 12 Kellet St Kings Cross

Showcasing the world's top party music and live performance from the best hip hop talent, DJs, dance crews, MCs and funk bands, The Scenario @ Melt Kings Cross is the place to go to shed your work skin and step into a world of funk and entertainment.

The party and the dancefloor are the core of The Scenario. Presented in partnership with D2MG hip hop academy and in collaboration with Dancekool and Xposure, hatonrack supports musicians and bboy, hip hop, popping and all other styles of dance through its flagship event.

Thinking of visiting The Scenario? Expect dance showcases and battles, live freestyle MCing and Australia's best DJs and producers on any given night.

Next event Friday 4th September - Battle at The Scenario

2 vs 2 freestyle dance battle, open entry, all styles.

Watch dancers battle for the top spot through four knockout rounds - and help keep the Scenario dancefloor hot through the night.

Battle selector: DJ Naiki
Other selectors: JPlatnum, Dave Silva
Hosted by: Mistery

Information for dancers:

First prize $200 + professionally edited DVD of your battles
Cash prizes for runners up
Registration open NOW - email thescenario@hatonrack.com with the names of (a) your two-person team and (b) your two individual dancers to enter.
Limited capacity - register early!
Competitors' registration fee: $5 (standard door entry $15)

Melt, 12 Kellet St, Kings Cross, from 9pm - view Google map

Step into The Scenario

Need proof that The Scenario's the best party around? No problem - listen and watch for yourself.

The Scenario mixtapes

Mixes will not download directly from these links - click through to go to download pages:

* DJ Naiki set 1, 3rd July 2009
* DJ Naiki set 2, 3rd July 2009

The Scenario peepshow

History

Regulars up at iconic Kings Cross nightclub Melt, hatonrack's JPlatnum and Flip+Skip decided in early 2009 to return to their 1990s house and club party roots and bring back to Sydney a regular jam focussed on real funk, hip hop and the dancefloor. Putting out the tender to personal and music networks, they brought in long-time friend, musician and party collaborator Dave Silva to form a core organisatonal trio.

hatonrack communicated with a number of other outfits supporting events, music and dance in Sydney, and was pleased to establish partnerships with D2MG hip hop academy (primary partner), Dancekool and Xposure.

The Scenario's slammingly successful launch show hit Kings Cross on 3rd July with performances by Dilated Nu and LHIPS dance crews, music by JPlatnum, DJ Naiki and Dave Silva, live set by 1NF0 and microphone tomfoolery by Sydney's one and only Nick Knowledge.

hatonrack looks forward to continuing to support Australian artists, musicians, dancers and - most importantly - party people with Sydney's only monthly funk and hip hop convention.

Want in on The Scenario?

Want to speak to hatonrack about performing at The Scenario? Hit us up.

Sun 9 Aug - D2MG Next Generation Jam 4

Trina — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:58:00 +1000

It's that time again for the next generation and pros alike of the street dancers to come together for a sick jam this Sunday 9 August at D2MG.

Featuring Funk Ink DJs Libre & Kid Koma spinning for these dope battles:

12pm - 1v1 Locking (Judges: Eriko, DarrioStreet & Michael Liu)
1pm - 2v2 Popping (Judges: Jfunk, DarrioStreet & Gene)
3pm - 5v5 Bboying (Judges: Bboy Red, Scot Doo Rok, Bboy YJ, Bboy Lowe and David Lee)

$3 entry