What I learned from tonight…

Thank you so much to my friends who came out and supported me tonight at the Redbull Thre3style DJ battle. It was an honor to be in the line-up with such amazing talent. I placed 3rd behind DJ M-Squared and DJ Rincon, who deserved 1st and 2nd place for sure.

Tonight I was really reminded of how much I love what I do. To be honest, I am really upset with myself for coming in 3rd place, but I went into the contest telling myself that I would be happy with a 3rd place finish. I wasn’t really interested in going to Miami to compete in the next round (1st & 2nd place) because I thought that I wasn’t on that level, but when I was up on that stage at the end of the night, and my name wasn’t called 1st or 2nd it hit me that I REALLY did want that. I was EXTREMELY hungry for that. What I learned tonight is I love playing records. I love my turntables, and I am blessed that I can do what I do. I also learned that I NEVER again need to be nervous, or scared of success. If I took a step back, a deep breath, and managed to find a little inner confidence in myself I am very sure the result would have been different.

Tonight did have some major positives. I won all this rad gear:

But more importantly I met some awesome people. Everyone that played tonight brought something to the table that was original and impressive. I look forward to keeping in touch with all the guys I met tonight, as well as hopefully making a return appearance next year… except the only different is I will me much more hungry for that crown.