Red Bull 3Style World DJ Championships returns to SA

The first global final of Red Bull 3Style World Champs was held in Paris in 2010. It has since served as a great platform for performance DJs to entertain music fans and impress legendary judges with the hopes of becoming the world champ.

Six pre-selected finalists, with each DJ getting 15 minutes to play at least three different genres of music in order to be crowned the champion and represent South Africa in Krakow, Poland early next year.

Fresh music and DJing skills

The SA final will boast participants from three major South African cities, including Ameeth Shah and DJ Eighty6 who both hail from Durban, DJ J-Efx and DJ Tekneek from Cape Town and Ryan the DJ and DJ Shameless from Johannesburg. The DJs need to make sure their style is fresh, their music selection is next-level and have the kind of technical skills that leave the crowd in awe – this is what determines the judging criteria, together with the crowd response.

The Red Bull 3Style South African champion, along with the other national winners from around the world, plus three global wildcards will then make their way to Krakow, Poland for an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in the 2018 Red Bull 3Style World DJ Championships.

National finals have been taking place around the world since September. Several countries have already selected their top six regional finalists, including Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Netherlands and France.

The 2017 South African judging panel includes DJ Byte who won the World Champs in 2015 and DJ Karve from Paris who was the first ever World Champion in 2010. Representing South Africa on the panel is Tha Cutt who won Red Bull 3Style South Africa in 2012 and the legendary Ready D, who has helped pave the way for turntablism and the art of DJing to South Africans since the late 80s.

Be sure to watch social media for real-time updates, and the event page on Facebook.