2009 DJ tilt grand finals

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine eliminations, billed as the 2009 World DJ Championships Philippine Finals, will be held on Aug. 9, 8 p.m. at Stagecraft Trading along EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong City.

The event will also serve as the grand launch of DJ Academy.Com, a one-of-a-kind school where DJ enthusiasts can learn the basic skills of DJ-ing.

To be featured on the finals night are special guest performances by Pikaso, Posh, PYT, People’s Future, Pamilia Dimagiba, Miscellaneous, KrazyKyle and the Mocha Girls.

Last year’s Philippine finals was won by DJ Skin Khadafi (leftmost), who represented the country at the World Championships. DJ Fly of France won the world title, followed by DJ Slice from the USA, DJ Co-Ma of Japan, DJ Skully of the UK, DJ Final of Norway and DJ Shub of Canada. The World Team championship title went to the teams from Japan, France and Italy, respectively.

The event is produced by DMC Philippines and supported by Stagecraft Trading, DJ Academy.com, A-Venue Suites, Allen & Heath, Pioneer Pro DJ, Jimm’s Coffee, Coors Lite, Odyssey Music & Video. Media partners are Crossover FM 105.1, Jam 88.3, Magic 89.9, NU 107 FM, Max 103.5 FM, 99.5 RT, Yehey, Getzmo, and www.anoto-kid.blogspot.com

In photo with Khadafi are (from left) Tony Garalde, DJ Academy.Com Chairman of the Board; Lito Saez, treasurer; DJ Sonny, head DJ mentor; Teresa Mecenas, corporate secretary; mentors DJ Radikal MK, DJ Jet, DJ Kimozave; and Jesse Cambosa, president.