The audience and judges got a taste of DJ A.D’s (real name Adrian Hall) cross-sectional DJ’ing capabilities during the early stages of the competition, where he kicked off with an energetic display of technical ability matched with an impressive mix of unconventional sounds. "This is an excellent competition because there is an enormous variety of DJing styles and the judging panel reflects this," said Adrian who saved his best performance for the final where he literally DJ’ed with his bare feet!
The judging panel consisted of the industry’s leading DJs and media representatives, including previous PLASA winner Miss Behavin’ who has signed to Tiny Tracks and recently featured on Ibiza Uncovered. "The PLASA DJ competition seems to get better every year and the standard of DJs competing is amazing," said successful London DJ, Nick Wakefield, who was the MC for the annual Gemini 'Extreme V' DJ Competition and has been involved with the competition for 10 years.
The DJ competition heats were complemented with a number of specialized ‘Talk Zones’, sponsored by DJ magazine, International DJ (iDJ) and supported by Denon, Numark, Stanton, and Vestax, which focused on the various aspects of DJ’ing, from scratching through to the use of modern technology and the professional DJ business. The iDJ Talk Zones saw a number of industry professionals speak on various topics about DJing (vinyl vs. CDs; how final scratch will change the industry; future technology solutions; and DJ School) and demonstrated cutting-edge DJ equipment to a captivated audience. B-Side and the Scratch Perverts engaged the audience about the future of DJ’ing and performed using some of the latest DJ products.
In addition to the iDJ TalkZones, a number of top UK DJs performed at the show, including 13-year old prodigy DJ Little Charlie and Miss Behavin’ seen at the Gemini stand and the ever-popular Roger Sanchez, who showed his masterful art at CD scratching on the Pioneer stand.
