:: VINYL KOMBAT A NEW DJ BATTLE to debut in 2004 ::

A NEW DJ BATTLE, A NEW SET OF RULES, AND DJ's OF ALL AGES CAN ENTER ! On May 26, 2004 Shure Incorporated announced that it will introduce a new competition to the DJ battle circuit. "Each of the competitors will have to be very creative and articulate their responses without any profanity or vulgarity when battling their opponents." In addition, Shure is staging each event in venues that have agreed to admit participants of all ages. This will hopefully open doors for many young tablists that are generally more visionary at an early age but previously could not compete due to other battles staging events at nightclubs which only admit adults or by accepting sponsorship from alcohol and/or cigarette companies.

In addition to the competitions, the Vinyl Kombat tour will feature performances from DJ A-Trak, of the Allies crew, who won his first World DJ title at the age of 15 and retired from battling by the time he was 18 years old, after winning four more World titles. Other headliners include Shure endorsers Mista Sinista, D-Styles, DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5), DJ Klever (Allies), and the Beat Junkies, whose members include Melo-D, J-Rocc, Rhettmatic and Shortkut. Also performing will be some of USA's most respected turntablists, partyrockers, and emcees including Supernatural, Wordsayer, Gunkhole, DV One, D.O.A. (vocal percussionist), The Original Jazzy Jay, GrandMaster Caz, and GrandWizzard Theodore, the inventor of the scratch. The 2004 Vinyl Kombat Results are on the battles page.