DJ Saul and DJ Wordy Ring in 3 Years for Punk

Seems like it’s a weekend full of birthdays!

theBeijinger Magazine celebrates it’s 10 year birthday this Saturday at Sanlitun SOHO (see LDS article here).

And this Friday (tonight, October 14), Suzie Wong’s club is celebrating its 9 year anniversary and Punk will be it’s third year. Although Punk is the baby of the three veterans, this is one of Beijing’s top hotspots and it is the one I am most excited about.  Suzie’s may be swanky and focused on super duper VIP treatment, but Punk is raw, real and all about getting the dance floor on fire.

With Wordy and Saul behind the decks, it’s bound to be a night of full-on, fast-paced dance madness.

**Note: there has been some confusion with the date of this event and I would just like to set the record straight for the betterment of Beijingers: Punk’s 3 year anniversary is on FRIDAY, October 14 (not Saturday). 

Event Details:

• Date: Friday, October 14
• Time: 10PM-late
• Ticket: Free before 11PM, RMB 50 after 11PM
• Location: Punk (The Opposite House)
• Address: Building 1, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang district  朝阳区三里屯路11号院1号楼
• Website: www.barpunk.com 

Wear Your Music: Urbanista Headphone Launch Party

Local DJ stars Elvis T, DJ Saul, DJ Wordy and “grandmaster of Swedish hiphop” join forces in celebrating the release of Urbanista headphone collection and the beginning of a music blog, a platform for each artist to publish their own works together with tracks that influence them.

“Our music provides the public an alternative that the mainstream record labels can’t offer. I predict a major incline is about to happen in Chinas independent music scene very soon.” - ELVIS.T

Allowing you to “wear your music”, Urbanista fills a gap in the range of uniquely designed, fashionable headphones.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, April 23
  
• Time: 10:00PM
• Location: The House
  
• Address: North Gate of Worker’s Stadium, 工体北门

Get Intimate with Kevin Garnett

Basketball/NBA fans:

If you missed the chance to meet Dwight Howard & Steve Nash among other players at All-Star Sports Bar & Grill last weekend, you can go to ROOMbeijing on Sunday, August 1st for an “intimate session” with Kevin Garnett and DJ Wordy spinning….Not random at all.

Event Details:

• Date: Sunday, August 1
• Time: 10PM onwards
• Location: ROOMbeijing
• Address: 301-302, 3/F, PARK LIFE, Beijing Yintai Center, 2 Jianguomenwai Street, 建国门外大街2号, 银泰中心3层
• Reservations: 8517-2033

Heat Up with Hot Pot @ Punk

An ongoing sensation, the next Hot Pot Party with DJ Wordy & DJ Lomang is this Friday, June 30 @ PUNK.

Mixing it up from Best Electro, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Bass music, Old School, The most exclusive in Remixs, and all the newest club-bangers. “hotpot” is already Beijing’s no.1 world-class party for music lovers’ with world-class booty, jiggling to exclusive tracks from New York to London, Paris to Berlin. … No filler, just good vibes, great people, and a night dedicated to good music.

hotpot Vol.29@PUNK Event Details:

• Date: Friday, July 30th 2010
• Time: 10PM – late
• Location: Punk (The Opposite House)
• No Cover

Sundays on Top with Wordy

Hosted by BLINK Events, Sunday on Top is topping their usual set this Sunday, July 18 with special guest DJ & 3x DMC China Champion, DJ Wordy & DJ Doc J from thePark hip-hop show on FM 88.7 alongside the one and only, Mr. Patrick Yu aka one of my all-time favorite dancing DJs.

Extra bonuses: Enjoy summer cocktails & BBQ will be fired up with hot dogs, burgers, and cheesesteaks!

Event Details:

• Date: Sunday, July 18
  
• Time: 4PM – Late
• Location: Kokomo’s Rooftop Terrace
• Free Entrance

LumDimSummary: thePark @ BLING

thePark’s WesChen & Jeff Kung

(Hosts of China’s First & Only Hip-Hop Show thePark on 88.7 FM)

+ DJ Wordy on the Decks

(3x DMC champ)

+ Live Performances by Sbazzo, Lil’ Ray, Jiawei & Jiezi (in3)

(Local Hip-Hop Legends)

+ The Forbidden City Rockers

(Beijing’s Best Breakdance Crew)

+ Free USHER Ticket Giveaways

(Provided by 8th Round & Street Hustle Promotions)

= A Night of Epic Hip-Hop @ BLING

LumDimSum Photo Gallery:

Hot Pot Turns Two

Friday, April 16th marks Hot Pot’s 2 Year Anniversary Party @ Punk.

For a taste of what’s to come, check out DJ Wordy’s newest “2 Year Anniversary Mix” by clicking on the photo below for a link to his free download.

Enjoy DJ Wordy’s Latest Beats!

Crazy ’bout DJ Craze

DJ Craze with DJ Wordy

DJ Craze returned to Punk tonight for Round 2 after an amazing performance on the 4th of July this year.

Considered by many to be the best turntablist ever, DJ Craze has won the DMC championship 3 times in a row and on top of that, he also won the DMC team competition twice with A-trak.

After Qbert spun BLING into a frenzy last Wednesday, I was curious to witness Craze throw down at Punk.

Kickin’ it with Punk’s resident DJ Saul D, Craze was such a cool guy and as soon as he started his set, people hit the dance floor…and didn’t stop.

Here are some snap shots from tonight’s show @ Punk, brought to you by LumDimSum Photo Gallery:

The Side of Qbert I Bet You Didn’t Know

Last week, 3-time DMC World Champion Qbert took the stage in Beijing at two shows:

First @ BLING on Wednesday, Dec. 9th and the following day @ Yugong Yishan on Thursday, Dec. 10th.

Word on the street is that both shows were similar with Qbert battling DJ Wordy and masses of people coming out to see the famous scratch artist making magic live on stage.

With many of die-hard fans and some good Guanxi, I got the inside scoop about Qbert and found out some fun facts I bet you didn’t know about this turntablist god:

• His real name is Richard Quitevis
• Known as the Jimi Hendrix of turntables
• He is Filipino-American, raised in the Bay Area, California
• Qbert is my height, and he’s absolutely adorable
• Qbert is 40 years old – Born Oct. 7, 1969, take that to whoever says time induces old age appearances
• He’s a step up from vegan – he eats only RAW FOODS -perhaps part of his magical elixir for looking so young
• He believes in the power of words on water so he writes words on water to bless it before he consumes it.

Here are some pictures from Qbert’s show at BLING this past week.  This is the side of Qbert that you’re used to seeing:

More of Qbert’s show – Bling-Style, courtesy of LumDimSum Photo Gallery:

Word Up to Wordy

Check out the freshest tunes from DJ Wordy – 3x DMC champ, toured all over the world and still making waves.

Click the photo below for Wordy’s home page for a FREE download to another one of his mixes.

*Shout Out to Steve-o for sharing this link, you rock!

Don’t forget: DJ Qbert is playing @ BLING tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 9th.

You won’t want to miss this DMC World Champion Scratch Artist live @ Bling.

For Event Details, click here.

One Night Only: Qbert @ BLING! Wednesday, December 9

One of the best DJ events I’ve ever witnessed was DJ Qbert & DJ Wordy battling it out at the original ChinaDoll in Tongli 2 years ago. It was packed, it was hot, it was old skool.

See the turntablist god in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL7TgWc7C5w

And now the mixmaster himself is coming to the one and only – CLUB BLING!

Event Details:

DMC World Champion Scratch Artist, DJ Qbert is playing @ BLING

The legendary ‘Grandmixer’ DMC World Champion turntablist is back in Beijing. Revolutionizing hip-hop with two Technics turntables and his Vestax mixer, Qbert is set to rock BLING for one night only.

Date: Wednesday, December 9
Time: 9pm
Cover: RMB 50 at the door

FYI. Qbert is also playing at Yugong on December 10 (the next day), but the cover is RMB 80. No one wants sloppy seconds, Be there to see him bring it to BLING first.

Ghosts, Goblins..& Michael Jackson, Oh My!

It’s that time of year – HALLOWIZZLE!!

I guess the big question is: what to wear? who to be? (I anticipate a lot of Michael Jackson impersonators) …but most importantly: WHERE to go?

Coming from UCSB, the school most famous for its massive Halloween parties with over 10,000 out-of-town visitors each year, I was pleasantly surprised to find Beijingers to be just as festive in celebrating this holiday filled with mischief, imagination, creative costumes, darkness and  sinfully good treats. (who doesn’t love mini candy Halloween treats?)

So what’s good this year?  We’ve got a pretty hefty line-up of events for whatever kind of mischief you plan to get yourself into whether you’re into winning some big bucks or you like the idea of theme parks and haunted houses or freaky fetishes, you’ve got your fair share of places to choose from.

Bling's Cash Money Halloween Bash

Top 6 Haunting Hot Spots for Halloween 2009:

1.  Bling’s Cash Money Halloween Bash: RMB 5,000 Cold, Hard CASH goes to the most innovative, creative costume. Bring your friends to increase your chances of winning!  Free Entrance.

2. Yen Fetish 2009 – In an all white warehouse space in 798, the annual YEN Fetish is at it again. Featuring DJ Blackie, DJ Micky Zhang, & Yang Bing.  For those with freaky fetishes! (first year in Beijing, I went to YEN Fetish and never saw so many head to toe leather suits – think gimp suit from movie Pulp Fiction)

3. Time Out Halloween Party @ Happy Valley Amusement Park 7pm-Midnight, RMB 60 with 6RMB beers and free rides until 10pm…+ DJ’s (Blackie, El-Mar & Simon Adams). Beer + Roller Coasters + DJ’s = Random Fun

4. Spooky Scarlett – Win a complimentary night’s stay at Hotel G and enjoy 10RMB shooters.

5. Xiu-loween – With Party Hosts Riviera, Xiu is hosting a “gothic chic” party. Free admission for those dressed, RMB 260 entrance for those who are not partaking in costume fun.

6. Halloween Ghost Hunting Jam Set @ Starlive – Pet Conspiracy, Y.A.C.H.T., LiMan, DJ Wordy. RMB 70

Happy Halloween!!