Miami, FL · turntablism · bass

Craze

1 upcoming festival

Three-time DMC world champion — a scratch DJ playing bass music, which is rarer than it should be, and the technical ceiling of any lineup he's on.

DJ Craze, born Aristh Delgado, came up through the Miami DJ scene and built his reputation on the competitive circuit, taking the DMC world title three years running at the end of the 1990s. That run made him one of the most decorated turntablists of his generation and a fixture in battle-DJ conversation ever since.

Rather than settling into showcase routines, Craze moved his skills into club music, working across drum and bass, juke, trap and other strains of bass-heavy production. His sets tend to combine heavy low-end selections with the cutting, juggling and beat-manipulation habits of a battle DJ, and he has spent much of his career collaborating with producers and MCs across those overlapping scenes.

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