the red worm
Wave Twisters (2001) is a completely animated film, also known as the first turntablism-based musical. It is based on DJ Q-Bert’s album of the same name.
A crew of heroes is determined to save the lost arts of Hip Hop. Break Dancing, Graffiti, MCing, and DJing from total extinction. The lost arts are being oppressed throughout inner-space by lord Ook and his evil minions the Chinheads. The dental commander Dr. Julio Azul DDS, assumed to be secretary Honey Drips, Dental Hygienist/Robot Rubbish, and Grandpa have a series of adventures, synch’d to the music. Armed with the ancient relic known as the Wave Twister (a small turntable/wristwatch, the only weapon powerful enough to defeat the enemies), they travel to the far ends of inner-space for a final confrontation with the sinister army of oppressors. The film ends with the team teaching the liberated the lost fundamentals of hip hop.
The film is entirely scripted to match the DJ Q-Bert recording. As such, it can seem a little disjointed at times. It was produced digitally using Adobe After Effects and a relatively small team of animators.
The clip above is near the end of the first chapter… “The Red Worm” starts in at about 56 seconds…. Enjoy!
Turntabalism at its finest
January 14, 2010 by Jason · Leave a Comment
DJ Craze was born in Managua, Nicaragua. At the age of 3, in 1980, he fled the country with his family during the war which lasted throughout the 1980s. Craze and his family moved to San Francisco, California, where they lived for a short while, before moving to Miami, Florida, where he currently resides.
The style of his music carries many of his past musical influences. Initially influenced by the Miami Bass movement when he was younger, Craze has gone on to incorporate elements of hip-hop, drum n bass, and breaks in his turntable routines. Recently, Craze has shifted his emphasis to DJ’ing and producing drum n bass with his own record label “Cartel”.
Craze released his first album in 1999, Crazee Musick, and a second in 2002, Scratch nerds. He also released an album called D-Day in 2002 with his turntable crew, The Allies.
Championship titles and recognition
* Time Magazine’s “America’s Best” DJ – 2001[5]
* World DMC Team Champion – 2001
* World DMC Champion – 2000
* World DMC Champion – 1999
* Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion – 1999
* World DMC Champion – 1998
* USA DMC Champion – 1998
* World ITF Scratch Off Champion – 1998
* ITF Western Hemisphere Scratch Off Champion – 1998
* Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion – 1998
* Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion – 1997
* East Coast DMC Champion – 1997
* Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion – 1996
* East Coast Rap Sheet Champion – 1996
* Zulu National Champion – 1996
* Zulu National Champion – 1995
