:: THE 2003 AUSTRALIAN ITF DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS ::

The International Turntablist Federation back in OZ. The ITF was founded by Alex Aquino in 1996 (San Francisco) shortly after the New Music Seminar's Battle for World Supremecy (The Superman Battles) closed it's doors, the last champion being DJ Noise from Denmark. The ITF Started off with similar format of battling one on one 90 second rounds. Then later it formed different categories to highlight different skills the DJ's had. This format became popular to turntablists that specialised in certain areas. Each category defined different skills on the turntable. The Juggler (Someone who is good with eye/ hand co-ordination combined with speed and precision to make the 2 decks and a mixer play like a Drum Kit). The Scratcher (Someone who makes melodic tunes by manipulating a sound on the record with forward, back and pause motions that gives different tones dependant on the speed. Combined with the fader motions on the mixer in relation to the beat, creates all the different variants of scratching).
	The ITF Categories are : Scratchnig, Beat Juggling, Advancement, and Teams. Comp Dates : Melbourne Heat (31st May @ Hi Fi Bar), Brisbane Heat (5th June @ Family), Adelaide Heat (6th June @ Traffic), Perth Heat (7th June @ Globe Theatre), Sydney Heat (8th June @ Gaelic Club).
	Australian Finals was held on the 31st October at the Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne. The winners in each category are : Advancement: Stanley (NSW) Scratching: J-Red (VIC) Beat Juggling: Staen-1 (SA) Congratulations to the winners who will all be flown to Munich, Germany to compete in the I.T.F. World Final in December. A BIG Shout out to Stanley, a man with so much talent and originality. Click here for the World Finals Results.