MIGHTY presents J.ROCC (Beat Junkies | Stones Throw) April 23, 2010

$5 LIMITED ADV. PRESALES AVAILABLE HERE:
http://jrocc.eventbrite.com

MIGHTY presents J ROCC (Stones Throw Records, Beat Junkies)
Friday | 4.23.10 | 10PM | 21+
opening dj's
DJ APOLLO (Triple Threat | Invisibl Skratch Piklz)
CAREY KOPP (MIGHTY, CakeMIX)
Hosted by FRAN BOOGIE

MIGHTY presents J. Rocc of Stones Throw Records and Legendary Beat Junkies Crew, with support from DJ Apollo (Triple Threat | Invisibl Skratch Piklz) & Carey Kopp (MIGHTY, CakeMIX). Hosted by none other than Fran Boogie.

One of the original turntablists, J. Rocc founded the Beat Junkies in 1992 with Melo-D and Rhettmatic, but has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. He began DJing in the mid-'80s with a California group named PSK. Soon after forming, the Beat Junkies became a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, including core member Babu plus future stars Shortkut and D-Styles.

In addition to numerous mixtapes and his own production for Stones Throw releases, J. Rocc has been the DJ for Madlib's live shows since the early 2000's, was the 3rd member of Jaylib (Madlib & J Dilla) during the group's live events, and collaborated with Madlib on Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to J Dilla.

One of the founders and original members of the Invisbl Skratch Piklz (ISP), Apollo helped introduce a revolutionary art form to the music world. The Piklz created the turntable band: an artform in which turntables become the instruments that form all of the various sounds. The original Invisibl Skratch Piklz squad comprised of Apollo, Mix Master Mike and Qbert (also known as the Rock Steady DJs), and each artist possessed the skills to play various musical roles. These included the role of the drummer, bass player, and lead scratch or turntablist. The combined talent of his team earned the group the titles of Disco Mixing Club (DMC) United States and World Champions (1992), awards which are the highest honors a DJ group can earn. The original ISP won them on both the national and international levels.

In 1999, Apollo joined up with two other legendary DJs, Shortkut (Beat Junkies) and Vinroc (5th Platoon), to form the super DJ group Triple Threat. The only collective comprised of all turntable champions from major turntable crews, Triple Threat strives to master as many musical styles as possible as they produce tracks, compose music on the ones and twos, and rock a party with three times the power of your average turntable legend. Triple Threat has expanded into a music label and events promotions company as well.

Carey Kopp blames his upbringing outside of Detroit for his musical obsession. Deeply influenced by the classic Motown sound and fellow Michigan hip hoppers, you can catch him spinning classic soul & funk to golden era hip-hop. You can catch him at his monthly "CakeMIX" every second Thursdays of the month at WISH in San Francisco.

http://www.stonesthrow.com/jrocc