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Empire presents Hey! Hey! feat Perplex

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Empire presents Hey! Hey! featuring special guests Perplex (Australian DMC Champion 2006-2007) (Middle)

Cover Charge: $15 all night
Members: $10

Perplex first started messing around on a mate’s DJ equipment in 2000, finally getting his own turntables and mixer in 2001. This allowed him to practice non-stop, trying different techniques and emulating what the local hip-hop DJ’s were doing. Perplex was mostly inspired by underground radio and watching turntablist videos. Through these mediums he was able to learn new stuff and develop his own style.

In 2002, Perplex went to Street Science (a hip-hop workshop) in Frankston. This was the first time he had been able to showcase what he had been learning. Local hip-hop artists - Prowla, Devastate, Dj FX, Deadly and Dj J Red saw his stuff and thought it was impressive. This gave him a boost to his confidence and made him hungry to succeed. Through these workshops, Perplex was asked to Dj for Lost Soulz and Field Trip from the Hungry Humans crew.

Perplex got serious with the competition side of things in 2003. Learning to sticker queue his records was crucial (this enables you to sequence a routine without the use of headphones). From that point, he began to prepare short beat juggles and scratch patterns. It was a process of trial and error, experimenting with different records and some wise words of wisdom from some of Melbourne’s best Dj's. As well as refining his skills in turntablism, he put a lot of time and effort into the other elements of Djing - beat mixing, cutting, dropping and live remixes - he knew that it was important to have skills in all these areas.

In 2004 his club skills on the mix were recognised and landed him several residencies around Melbourne. These gigs helped boost his profile and gave him experience performing difficult trick routines in front of crowds. He entered the Victorian DMC Championships and placed first (his first Battle!) and went on to represent Victoria in the Australian finals.

Lost Soulz (Conveyor Belt) and Field Trip (self-titled) both released LP’s that year, heavily featuring Perplex, helping to establish him further.

2005 saw Perplex taking out the Australian ITF Beat Juggling Championships, Australian ITF Team Championships with Fingertricks Turntable Artists, Deckheads PBS Championships and fourth in the Australian DMC DJ Championships.

Performing with Fingertricks Turntable Artists (FTA) has been a highlight. FTA is made up of Dj’s J Red, G Smooth and Perplex, performing original scratch compositions on 6 decks and 3 mixers. The group is Australia’s first turntable band and will be the first to release an album built entirely from scratch!

All this whilst Perplex was making headway into the Melbourne club scene with regular appearances at all the hottest spots. He supported internationals that toured Oz including Big Day Out, Common, Cash Money, Mr Lif and Cage and stand in as the Muph & Plutonic tour DJ. He began teaching classes at the United DJ Mixing School and appeared on Heavyweight TV on Channel 31 – with Lost Soulz, FTA and in his own right. While you think all this would keep him busy, he still finds time to DJ around alongside DJ Smitten called Cutting Room Floor across four decks and two mixers.

Finally Perplex recently won the 2006 Australian DMC Championships in Melbourne. After 3 years in the comp he managed to take it out. The DMC title being a most prestigious position in Australian DJing. He will head over to London in September where he will represent Oz alongside the world best DJ's.

Also winning in 2007 and chasing his third consecutive crown, Melbourne's DJ Perplex has officially announced that he will be defending his Australian title in the 2008 DMC World DJ Championships, proudly presented by TDK and DMC Australia.

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