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Ever since I successfully
Incredibly versatile and armed with a
lot of skills, that’s the way to
describe dj Rockid nowadays. Since
returning to the club-scene in 2002
Rockid has made name for himself in
most clubs in Holland and even
abroad.
Dj Rockid was born in Seoul, South
Korea in 1980. He moved to Holland in
that same year and that is where his
intense love for music began at a
young age. 1996 was the year where he
started dj-ing. As 16-year old and
learned all of the ins & outs of
being a party dj. School parties where
his first gigs but more serious
bookings started to come fast and he
played in clubs all over the western
part of Holland.
In 1998 Rockid joined the official DMC
dj-championships, a prestigious
competition for turntablists, to get
more experience and learn to master
the art of dj-ing. The DMC
championships brought fame to many
national and international dj’s.
Rockid turned out to be one of
Holland’s most fanatical turntablists
and dominated this scene until 2002.
Never done before in Holland, Rockid
became Dutch DMC-champion 5 times and
even became a world finalist which
brought him to New York, London &
Paris.
Rockid returned to the club-scene in
2002 with some crazy tricks up his
sleeve. He brought his experience from
the championships to the dance floor
and created an extraordinary style for
the clubs. Rockid describes his style
as a fusion of musical styles that all
come together because of their funky
and groovy feel, thus Fusion Funk. His
diverse collection of records that
include Hiphop, Latin, House,
Classics, Rare grooves, Electro and
R&B are being mixed fluently and
varied with some turntablism tricks
here and there. A musical style he
emphasizes by using a lot of his own
remixes when spinning, the so-called
RockidExclusives. This style brought
him to big festivals Dutch festivals
like Mysteryland, Dancevalley,
Amsterdam Dance Event and The Fast
Forward Danceparade and to the USA to
play at the yearly Detroit Electronic
music festival besides dj’s like
Derick May, Dimitri, Dave clark and
Benny Rodrigues.
To this date Rockid has an extensive
gig list through playing almost every
club in Holland and also doing his
thing abroad. Since 2005 Rockid has
residencies in all three big cities of
Holland, so he rocks Amsterdam
(Melkweg), Rotterdam (Maassilo) and
The Hague ('t Paard) on a monthly
basis. With organizing his own party
All Out! In 2005 Rockid was “going
back to his roots” you can say. All
Out! is being held in his hometown
Delft where he rocks the spot with
different kinds of entertainers; dj’s,
mc’s, dancers & live-acts. Be on
the look out for this crazy Korean
because you never know what he is
about to do next!
Accomplishments:
1998 - Dutch DMC Champion
1999 - Dutch Team DMC Champion
2000 - Dutch DMC Champion & World
Finalist
2001 - Dutch DMC Champion & World
Finalist
2002 - Dutch DMC Champion & World
Finalist
2002 - Turntablized CHAMP
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