8 DJs, 3 Rounds, 1 Champion

The 8:3:1 DJ Battle, DC’s homegrown DJ competition, is set to return for its third year bigger and better than before.

Dez the Prez, event host and radio show host of Suite Life Radio, describes the event this way: “It’s the same game, just more fun.”

What’s new

This year, email submissions were considered in order to decide which 8 finalists will compete at the January 15th event at Penn Social in downtown Washington, D.C.

You can’t just anyone judge the area’s top talent, so returning this year are 2012 DMC Champion DJ As1, WPGC 95.5’s DJ Heat, BET’s DJ 6th Sense, and more.

Each year, Penn Social has sold out this event. Over 300 music lovers gather to turn up to the best Hip-Hop, EDM, and Pop DJ’s, so you don’t want to miss this. Check out last year’s recap

What’s New

This year’s house music is powered by DJ Fanci. New this year, the first ever 8:3:1 pop-up shop featuring the hottest street wear, dj equipment & vinyl brand. Special performances by two of the city’s top recording artists, Pinky KillaCorn and DJ As 1.

Prizes Include:

– A Guest DJ spot on a local Radio Broadcast

– DJ gig at Penn Social

– Trophy

– A featured article right here on TheBobbyPen.com

Plus More!

Gameplay:

Round 1 – In the first round every contestant has three minutes to showcase a classic DMC style solo routine. Contestants are judged through a 1-10 (10 being the best) point system on their creativity, braggadocio, technicality, and crowd reaction. The top four will then advance to the next round.

Round 2 – The second round of the battle will require the contestants to showcase their ability to blend 4 different genres as creatively as they can in a 6 minute span while mixing in a pre-selected song. The platform of this round is very similar to the RedBull ThreeStyle format. The top two will advance to the final round.

Round 3 – In the final round, the two contestants will be going back 2 back with Three 3 minute routines. The points are cleared and the contestants start with a blank slate. Crowd reaction will be the biggest factor in this round and the judges will be aware of that prior to the start of the battle.The winner is chosen based upon the highest score from the judges.

Judges:

– DJ As-1 (2012 GONG Battle Champ, Beat Refinery)
– DJ Heat (WPGC 95.5)
– DJ Sixth Sense (BET, Russ Parr Morning Show)
– DJ Alkimist (Beat Refinery)

Get the Deets

Doors at 8P. Show starts at 9. New Rules after Party at LIV.

8:3:1 DJ Battle 2015 is brought to you by SuiteLife Radio, TheBobbyPen.com, Palace 5, Penn Social And Beat Refinery.

For more details visit Facebook.com/831DjBattle