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BPM PHILIPPINES
Filipino DJ Defends National Title
at Red Bull Thre3style 2015
MANILA: On its second year in the
country, Red Bull Thre3style pitted six of
the Philippines’ hottest DJs at the National
Finals held last June 27 at the metro’s biggest
club, Valkyrie, in Bonifacio Global City.
At the epic night’s end, defending champion
DJ Carlo Atendido bested fellow finalists in
DJ-ing skills, technical wizardry, and the
ability to keep the crowd moving for a second
shot at representing the country at the
World Championships to be held in Tokyo,
Japan later this year. DJ Nikita del Rosario,
also a national finalist from the Thre3style
2014 run, and DJ Miguel (de Borja), the
youngest of the night’s participants, placed
first and second runners-up respectively.
All six competitors, which included
DJs Franco Zarate, K Groove (Kristian
Hernandez), and Kouta Kutsuma, were
given 15 minutes to impress the two judges,
multiple DMC title holder DJ Shortkut and
Vestax-ITF-DMC Champion VDJ Ta-Shi; and
to rouse the Valkyrie crowd with various
tracks, bold samples, and technical prowess.
The now two-time Thre3style champion
already had the party throng up and moving
for most of his set with seamless jumps
from one genre to another, clever use of
samples, and a body juggle. But he made
sure to leave the stage with a strong
impression and an audience screaming for
more as he played part of Kanye West’s
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