Ie.Merge
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ie.Merge is an American
hip hop
turntablist who won the 2004 and 2005 DMC World DJ Championships
. He has won nine American national titles and four world titles, and is known for his highly technical routines.
, Merge (aka Micheal Weinstein) was heavily influenced by the New York
hip hop scene. At the age of 13 he began DJing local parties and practising at home. At 17 he met a group of B-boys (Break dancers) in Naples Florida met best friend Omar(B-boy Omar)Lopez where he learned to B-boy and the took the aggressive style of B-boy battling and applied it to Djing. He practiced along with artists such as former X-ecutioner Mista Sinista and Q-Bert
, he is also influenced by other genres as well, such as drum n bass, rock, jazz and soul.
, a DJ school in New York
founded by the late Jam Master Jay. Merge became Head Professor, developing the curriculum now taught in the scratch/juggling class.
, Roc Raida
, Mix Master Mike
, DJ Cash Money
, Q-Bert and Craze
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2004 2005 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship. The 2004 championships took place on Sunday 5 September 2004 at Carling Apollo Hammersmith
, London
, United Kingdom
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2005 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship. The 2005 championships took place on Monday 26 September 2005 at Hammersmith Palais
, London
, United Kingdom
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
turntablist who won the 2004 and 2005 DMC World DJ Championships
DMC World DJ Championships
DMC World DJ Championships is an annual DJ competition hosted by Disco Mix Club which began in 1986. The most recent instance of this competition will take place in New Orleans and in Denver TBA.-World DJ Champions:*1985 - Roger Johnson...
. He has won nine American national titles and four world titles, and is known for his highly technical routines.
Early history
Growing up in Northern New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Merge (aka Micheal Weinstein) was heavily influenced by the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
hip hop scene. At the age of 13 he began DJing local parties and practising at home. At 17 he met a group of B-boys (Break dancers) in Naples Florida met best friend Omar(B-boy Omar)Lopez where he learned to B-boy and the took the aggressive style of B-boy battling and applied it to Djing. He practiced along with artists such as former X-ecutioner Mista Sinista and Q-Bert
DJ Q-bert
Richard Quitevis, born October 7, 1969, in San Francisco, California, known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert , is a Filipino-American Turntablist and composer.- Early life :...
, he is also influenced by other genres as well, such as drum n bass, rock, jazz and soul.
DJing
Merge began to enter DJ battles, and was known for his aggression and technique. Shortly after winning the 2002 ITF US Advancements, Merge was inducted into the respected DJ crew - the 5th Platoon. In 2002, he became active at the Scratch DJ AcademyScratch DJ Academy
Scratch DJ Academy is a DJ and music production school headquartered in New York City with additional locations in Miami and Los Angeles. It was founded in 2002 by the late Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C., Reg E. Gaines , and Rob Principe...
, a DJ school in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
founded by the late Jam Master Jay. Merge became Head Professor, developing the curriculum now taught in the scratch/juggling class.
Championships
From 2002-2005, Merge won 35 DJ battles. Since 2002, Merge has won 10 national titles and 5 world titles, more titles in 3 years than any other DJ. He has won every prominent US title, becoming America's top DJ in 2003 and 2004 at Guitar Center's annual Spinoff.World champion
He has gained world championship titles in every world DJ competition. Merge won the 2004 2005 DMC World Championship in his 2nd year of participation in the competition, ending a four year hiatus of American winners. He became the seventh American to wear the DMC World championship crown, after DJ CheeseDJ Cheese
DJ Cheese was the second World Champion of the DMC World DJ Championships in 1986. He appeared in the UK tour with Run-DMC.-Early life:...
, Roc Raida
Roc Raida
Anthony Williams , better known as Roc Raida or Grandmaster Roc Raida, was an American DJ, turntablist and producer. He was also a member of the legendary DJ group, The X-Ecutioners....
, Mix Master Mike
Mix Master Mike
Mix Master Mike is an American turntablist and contributing member of the Beastie Boys.-Life and career:Born Michael Schwartz in San Francisco, California, Mix Master Mike is of German and Filipino descent. He first came to prominence upon winning the 1992 New Music Seminar/Supermen Inc...
, DJ Cash Money
DJ Cash Money
DJ Cash Money is a Philadelphia-based American turntablist, hip-hop artist, and record producer. He was the first inductee into the DJ Hall of Fame.-Career:...
, Q-Bert and Craze
DJ Craze
DJ Craze , born Aristh Delgado, is a Nicaraguan American DJ who plays hip hop, Miami bass, breaks, Dubstep, drum n bass, and practices turntablism. He is the only solo DJ in history to claim the DMC World DJ Championships trophy three times consecutively .-Biography:DJ Craze was born in Managua,...
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2004 2005 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship. The 2004 championships took place on Sunday 5 September 2004 at Carling Apollo Hammersmith
Hammersmith Apollo
Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainment venue located in Hammersmith, London. Designed by Robert Cromie in Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace cinema, being re-named the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962...
, London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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2005 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship. The 2005 championships took place on Monday 26 September 2005 at Hammersmith Palais
Hammersmith Palais
The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, later simply the Hammersmith Palais, was a ballroom and entertainment venue in London that operated from 1919 until 2007...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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