Straight Outta the Uk, representing Kunming,China.

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Thanks to all the artists that gave their time for this project your hard work is much appreciated , and thanks to all the b-boys/b-girls, poppers, lockers and hiphop dancers throughout China.

Biography

A British local now residing in Kunming China, DSK was introduced to Hip-hop and electro music in the early eighties and immediately began dabbling in B-boying, graffiti and DJing but soon thereafter focused on the musical aspect, turned to the tables, and set to work perfecting his scratch and battle style techniques. Later he began amassing a funk collection in order to produce Hip-hop tracks which soon led to two vinyl releases (Second to None Records and Electrolab Records) and a series of Hip-hop, Funk and Electro mix CDs which received widespread positive attention, in magazines like Hip-hop Connection and UK Hip-hop. After a promising DJ and production career start up he left the UK to establish himself in Asia and eventually settled in China, achieving fluency in Mandarin Chinese. Currently working on studio recordings and mixes, he has also become well known across China and Asia for his mixing and scratching skills across various musical genres.DSK can be found mixing Hip-hop , R&B , Funk , Reggae , House, Electro or Break beat. He also frequently guest DJs around China and Asia,having played such famous venues as Q Bar and Twisted (Bangkok) , The Lounge (Phnom Pehn) , Entice (Indonesia) , Mix Club/Cutie Club/Babi (Beijing) ,Yes club (Guangzhou) , True Color (Shenzhen) , Lux and California (Hongkong).

DSK’s turntable and production skills soon got noticed and he was approached by Numark / Akai and Alesis to act as their representative DJ to showcase new DJ and production equipment at the Palm Beijing Music Exhibition, and also for tours of Indonesia. He has also been selected for some of the most high profile international hip-hop dance competitions (B-boy / Popping / New style). These include host DJfor the B.O.T.Y Asia 2007/2008,China 2005/2008 and Singapore 2008, the UK B-boy championships of China 2007/2008, Taiwan’s Wazzup clothing company battle, Bboy world andHong Kong's Red Bull Street Battle events. He was also flown to New Delhi to promote DeLiYa lighting and stage equipmentat their annual VIP party. DSK has also been featured in several international magazinessuch as Scion (USA) , Hip-Hop Connection (UK) and he has appeared in several Chinese papers/magazines and T.V. programs .

During the last 2 years DSK has put together the groups Ménage a Trios and Mind Disorder which mixed live instruments and vocals with a DJ show, bringing energetic live performances to cities throughout China. Especially popular was the duo with The People’s Rhythm , this show involved mixing live Brazilian, Cuban and African percussion with second to none mixing and turntable skills . When there is any free time he also provides lessons for local DJs learning mixing and scratching techniques, this year he has 2 students looking to place very highlyin the DMC mixing finals in China.

Most recently DSK has become more and more involved in the operation and organization of events and he now helps to organize the Battle Of The Year China and UK B-boy championships of China as well as being the official DJ for the event . DSK also runs a foreign performer agency in China (Unity Promotions) with his partner Sam Debell and also a record label (Unity Recordings) for which their first release will be B.O.T.Y. China 2008 Funk, Hip – hop, Electro compilation and a Chinese Scratch Vinyl ‘Metric Breaks’ . Please check out their website for more details.

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