Flaredycats
is a heavyweight crew of 2 djs working on as many as 6 turntables. The
DMC UK Champions bring a show consisting of a tight blend of hip hop classics
- continuously cutting and remixing a selection of old school gems, buttery
new underground joints, and more commercial club bangers!
The aim is to bring party vibes, and rock crowds. The crew adapts to all tastes,
whilst providing an impressive showcase on the turntables.
Past appearances/stats include:
UK DMC TEAM CHAMPIONS 2002
3rd Place UK DMC Team Battle, 2001
Freakmoves at Glasgow School of Art
El Segundo at Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Rawganics at The Junction, Cambridge (residents)
Knowledge of Self, The Concorde, Brighton (with Jazzy Jay and Grandwizzard
Theodore)
Kong is a true blue scratch DJ as well as being a pianist, guitarist and
music producer currently working with Out Da Ville from Nottingham.
Back in the days he was a member of 360 Physicals - Kela's first crew!
He then founded the Flaredycats crew, and has been working hard with residencies
in Cambridge and Nottingham, and shows across the country. This year he
was invited to join the Big Daddy Magazine Tour (- see a photo and review
at http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/whatson/clubs/rock_steady.shtml ).
As a battle dj he came 3rd in the Seattle Guitar Center Spin Off 2001,
and has competed in DMC on several occasions.
He also has experience as a dj tutor, mainly working with young offenders.
Kong has worked with many prolific acts including: Roots Manuva, Scratch
Perverts, Mr Thing, First Rate, Psychonauts, Kela, Vadim, Next Men, Rodney
P and Skitz, Phi Life Cypher, Taskforce, and even Boy George!
Past appearances include
Club 333, Old St, London
Spectrum at the Bomb, Nottingham
The Big Daddy Tour at The Gatehouse, Derby
Sketchy at the Celler, Oxford
Market Bar, Nottingham (ex-resident)
Wooz first stepped to the turntables in '94 at the tender age of 11, and
quickly became respected within the local DJ community. After several years
and having mastered mixing, he decided to turn his hand to cutting and
juggling.
He then started to perform his skills with artists such as the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Cleveland Watkiss, at venues such as the
Barbican Theatre, and the Jazz Café. He then became part of a crew
named the
"Drunken Allstars" who deliver a five turntable Breakbeat showcase,
and
provided the cuts on the mix cds, and showcases.
Encouraged by his successes, Wooz entered his first ever competition, the
DMC 2000 London heat. He gained a highly respectable second place, and the
right to compete in the UK finals. This has led to features on MTV Base
and the UK finals
video.
Wooz is involved in a weekly radio show on London's Origin fm, and
writes a page for the recently established Lexicon Magazine. His scratching
has
also been featured on the Playstation 2, and shown on Rapture TV.
Past appearances include
Smoove @ Ministry Of Sound (residency)
The End
Traffic @ Club Colloseum (residency)
Shepherds Bush Empire
Together As One @ Bagleys
Garage Fever
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