DJ RENA (Japan) - DMC World DJ Final 2017 - OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM DMC

Rane presents The DMC World DJ Championship 2017
Sunday 1st October @ KOKO, London.
DJ Rena (Japan)
(Video of live feed)
www.dmcworld.com / www.dmcdjchamps.com
dmcdjchamps
@dmc_dj_champs

[@barelyawake868]

DJ Rena at age 12: reaching levels of an art form some dream to come close to Me at age 12: "I can finally fry an egg!"

[@prima808]

This kid was 12 in the video?!? 😲

[@nararing3]

Don't worry. you are genius.

[@jspright5226]

Even thats impressive dude.

[@austinbangarang7810]

same here man !

[@skys6655]

Teach your kids what you didnt know. Spread the knowledge and wisdom so that there can be progress

[@jaymzfilkoski223]

Hell yeah. I couldn't take my eyes off this set. It all looks so random until you start to realize where he's going with each transition and drop.

[@TechnoGuy11]

I was an electronic music DJ (prog house/tech house) back in the day and I always had mad respect for battle DJs like this. I could never do what they do and it's so entertaining to watch. I remember seeing Qbert live and that shit blew my mind but what this kid is doing is on a whole other level.

[@onetwo6675]

FUCK YES, AHEAD OF HIS TIME. YOU SAID IT BRO 👍

[@gordeevious]

There are so many people on these videos who post totally ignorant comments knowing zero about this art form. Pretty disrespectful and pathetic. To all of you the simplest explanation is: he is using a turntable like a musical instrument, as if it were a piano. He's even making melodies by speeding up and slowing down the turntable on the long held out note for crying out loud. That's very difficult to do. He's basically being like a skilled acrobat or juggler. He's also making a completely new beat out of the original that's on recording. These are all techniques of manipulating sound, tiny increments of sound to make something completely new.

[@untrue7295]

His beat juggling is very good!!!

[@miltonsilva9528]

Doesn't change the fact it sounded like trash, there are a lot others on DMC doing better sounding beats, but yeah I get it, you are going to say that I'm ignorant and I don't know nothing about this just cause you saw one video about turntablerism.

[@Sebastianmelmothuk]

Thanks Professor

[@joelidejesus1423]

Alex Gordeev I totally agree with every thing you've said but what's cracking me up is that this kid is not a boy she's from Japan if you go on her web site you'd see her at the age of 12 practicing in her room just as she got from school kentaro is her inspiration

[@joelidejesus1423]

Atoum Mirtu hip hop is not something where people talk and don't prove themselves that goes for breaking mc ing and turntableism so if you have the balls to put down a 16 year old girl from Japan then show us what you can do I'm excited to see peace

[@phoenatron]

the best past of the 80's old school came hitting me. Love this.

[@pyxelated2468]

It's nice to see younger people doing this. All this digital stuff around and there's still kids out there picking up some turntables and killing it like it was the 90s! This dude was a beast!

[@azizabdalli8544]

Where normally the ovaries sit, Rena's mother had two turntables.

[@LukeGamesOfficial]

This is remarkable! 4 minutes onwards was just mind blowing

[@soulworks3573]

the main thing i like about RENA is his overall style its like Qbert's style but sped up, his skill is fucking incredible for his age better than adults that ive seen and he does know what he is doing most kids his age press play but he goes OLDSCHOOL. this is how DJ'S should mix and im happy this generation is keeping the art alive, much love from the UK

[@alphakennybody2583]

fyi it was a she

[@peterpoopeater]

When I was 12 I was playing with Play-doh.

[@mhp663]

hell when i was 12 i was still eating play-doh

[@adjstudio2206]

Hahaha

[@DJZECA.OFICIAL]

PeterPoopEater 👊🏼😱

[@rafimakaro8043]

When I was 12 I was playing with my poop. Now still at 36...

[@marctronixx]

FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@samwu1836]

12 years old... 12 f'ing years old. Sometimes it gets to the point of unbearably depressing that it's no longer inspiring. Nonetheless awesome.

[@almightybree2779]

passed too inspiring

[@matthewmartin4349]

steady on man

[@derp7osoup]

well he probably started at very young age and hasn't stopped practicing for years and years and he seems really passionate about DJing obviously so of course hell get that good at that age. dont let young prodigy's discourage you at making something you love because eventually someone like him will reach an obstacle they cant overcome.

[@tiffanystrayer3742]

Wicked Mix @DJRena , your works really inspiring!

[@soulfinder11]

Every time I watchI'm amazed..

[@PsychokutzIndonesia]

Dope!

[@DJZECA.OFICIAL]

Rico Yuliandhivi 😎☝️

[@joshuacendana8854]

R

[@djcactus]

Haven't checked in on DMC comps since dopey won it. Wow things have escalated

[@gasface88]

You'd think so. Watch 2019. DMC fell in a ditch after this kid, apparently. Soul left.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

Epic mix. Amazing stuff you can do with Serato. I love it. The cowbell scratch at the beginning was some epic shit.

[@meepstyle13]

Remember one thing : no matter how good you are for doing something there's always an asian who does it better than you !

[@fitrirosli6469]

asian who is younger than you

[@rubenn4852]

xD

[@FuzzyTuesdays]

except for fucking

[@jinchengli358]

Lol

[@bullydully7428]

Well somebody would say that what you said is something racist. Once I said the same thing but about black people making music. I’ve been buried by insults.

[@hot4futureyears2come]

hey, my mixer, YES !!!!!! Ni won at a Rane event. love it

[@felipetavares8433]

Ô para ,o mlk é pica ele e um Dj completo ele é um mixer, difícil de ver com tanta dignidade. Shows

[@FirstClassEnt1000]

I hope Dj Craze is watching this, that's his new him. He's just nice 🙌 🙌

[@user-pv3wz7hx8w]

おめでとうございます🎉

[@DJdoublevision]

Wow... I've been mixing for a long time... And always followed DMC even their collections on vinyl.... But I've never seen anything like that... Amazing!!!! 😀

[@nunsc]

Its where the real ones are

[@kaiyeem]

I love to see folks bring new forms of expression to the culture, great job bro, that was amazing.

[@levelheading5686]

Much Respect.

[@Ethiokarate1]

This kid is so good it's hysterical 😂 best I've ever heard

[@RikerLovesWorf]

1:45 That's some insanely funky scratching

[@trevornakai-trujillo9573]

this video out of just about every other DJ mixes out there this one gave me chills!!!

[@davidray1479]

THANK YOU FOR THIS MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rotary1307]

おめでとうございます😀🎵

[@jdtv...9134]

Insane set man! This set remind me of like the early 2000s late 90s

[@jy4266]

This dudes girlfriend must be always dehydrated.

[@staceybishop5944]

That's a 12 year old girl

[@ofwhottopics2972]

@@staceybishop5944 nice one! Hope he gets what you meant... hahaha

[@AJR_1620]

Absolutely nuts! Awesome set

[@DJSkyWalker]

nice...

[@no-sz6dj]

Hey this was awesome for an 12 year old kid

[@user-tq4so5kl4b]

OH....

[@craignorris8798]

@@no-sz6dj tampons for you

[@no-sz6dj]

@@craignorris8798 yes

[@RealDJblaze]

I feel like I've watched him grow up and he's still only 12! Damn...

[@DJZECA.OFICIAL]

DJbooth Pro Audio yes

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

DJbooth Pro Audio Wait is he 12 or just Asian?

[@nicholaspatterson1030]

Haha racism is funny when its very light.. I:46 - 2:30 was effing awesome!!

[@riddim7774]

Racism? Where?

[@nikoneezy]

Actually dj rena is a girl 😂

[@over-educated-sp]

Giving credit to where credit is due. DAMN!

[@XXXLAVERICKXXX]

Boi’s got mad skills ya know!

[@wkwk6712]

おめでとう！！今までDMCを見てきて、こんなことがあるなんて思わなかった！これからすばらしいテクニックを持った若い世代のDJたちが出てくると考えたらワクワク止まらねぇ…🔥諭吉さんも昔から見てて、スタイルも好きで、世界チャンピオンまで上り詰めて、もうかっこよすぎる！！熱いぜ日本！！

[@alonsoaa2003]

This guy is amazing

[@michaels81]

Amazing, 1000 songs on one Vinyl.

[@nevaundastm8]

That was amazing

[@conradconrad24]

Yes. Yes. Yes. DMC is back!

[@lordzlordz]

He destroyed everyone with this, not even close. LOL

[@thepassenger6499]

The audacity of this kid to destroy the place and smile at the audience! :D What a badass!

[@haledragon1]

I didn't know this was still a thing. Good work! 👍

[@ricardoangel9440]

@4:02 xD

[@harlemscott9041]

Where u Been.living ? Under a rock bro? Lol.

[@GodUniverseNature369and8]

that is FUCKING awesome DUDE! My GREATEST RESPECT!

[@majhoulj-ro2652]

Wtf ! Ta assuré !!!!! Trop fier de toi garçon ! Et c'est que le début 😉👍

[@DJZECA.OFICIAL]

Majhoul J-RÔ 😎☝️

[@rootherhymejedi9871]

Fantastic chops; Orbits, flares, stabs, juggling, the whole nine. Plus @ that age. Wow! My only gripe, is altering the original song's patterns, speeds and even chopping it up into pieces to make it look like he is doing more than he actually is, to fit the pattern and speed of how he decides he wants to move his hands. Basically, DJs today figure out how they want to move their hands & in what pattern they want & then they adjust the record to fit the timing of their hand movement perfectly. If you are a turntablist or musician or both like myself(former team dmc champ), it's not hard to tell that, if he just let his record play without touching it at all, it would also sound like the record was juggling on its own. Or it may sound like it's skipping, it might have gaps in the beat, or the timing of say, the snares, are all pushed closer to each other. It's just not juggling the original song. He is not the only guilty one, nowadays all these kids are doing it, which sets the standard much much lower for everyone. So now it's, not about how dope you are, but how much time and money you are willing to put into pre-recording. They even prerecord scratches & then scratch over the pre-recorded scratches, which makes it sound like they are doing 3 times as much scratching than they actually are. So rather than learn to juggle or learn to scratch the hard way and develop a very difficult skill that takes A LOT of time, they just let the pre-recorded record do most of the work. It's also the DMC's fault, for allowing it to get this out of control. There should be some kind of rules, otherwise, let's just let the computers battle, play the prerecordings and remove the human component entirely. I gurantee, if you handed 2 real regular vinyl records to the entire group of these kids, 80% would not sound as dope as they do without their personal prerecordings. Not to say I don't love the direction of where battling has gone. But some things you have got to do for yourself. You can't let the machine do everything for you. Also, I'm pretty sure, Funky cold Medina was the only thing that did NOT sound altered and remained in it's original form. Kid is still absolutely amazing. Can't imagine how he'll sound in 5-10 years. Geez!!!

[@Randy-nb6fw]

lots of fake pitch slider shit in this one too watch 3:03

[@gasface88]

True. DMC needs to set standards, allowing tech only to add tools, not crutches.

[@ThisIsDownstate]

100 percent facts ! Tech is great but sadly has ruined some things a bit for me. Like dj'ing in general. im no expert on dmc shit but all i can say is this is all a bit OTT, its obvious all the song files have been overly tailor made. id much rather watch the old championships for sure

[@Athinira]

@@Randy-nb6fw It's not fake. You're just completely missing the fact that he is pushing the 45/33 RPM buttons on the turntable at the same time.

[@Monjoo]

Just got here after that starwars imperial dj. But damn! Such a skilled dj. 💯

[@KanekiKen-fc3qo]

Dude literally the same for me

[@Nutella_05]

@@KanekiKen-fc3qo and me

[@muhammadhaekal9623]

And me lmao

[@2869may]

That same video took me to this..... and it's the sh!t...! kzbin.info/www/bejne/amWpYZdoeMedg5I

[@matthewscott6226]

damn dude taking it back old school and he plays san holo's the next episode remix. i'm growing up

[@AmazinSanchez88]

while the new technology is dope. I appreciate DMC more in the 80s and 90s all VINYL

[@AndrewPlaster]

They still do have an only traditional vinyl segment as well.

[@voxelmagic9260]

Wow that is an amazing set

[@paolobabon5056]

Nice! Dj play it loud👌

[@TK_1007]

Ninja boy!!

[@slavparvanov4040]

This is pure art.... I' am most of impressed! There is no other word... this kid just rock whatever he could rock and made my day!

[@TheAk1292]

A proper scratch DJ set. It may have not been musically to the your taste the best but the skill is definitely there and he has time to improve that. Most of the other DJ sets on here are sets for clubs but are not in the original spirit of DMC. The great Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money and the OG Cheese would be turning in their graves if they were dead at the current state of DMC. Nice work Rena.

[@jasonbrown467]

never thought i would not like one of these videos

[@DodoDiaz]

Alot of hostility in the comment section. Why? He seems to know what he's doing. Tempo, rhythm, style, open ears, showmanship. What DMC once was, is not anymore. The whole digging for breaks and scratchable sounds didn't even end with the digitalizing of the equipment, it ended with the battle records. People want to see DMC the way it was before, but everyone would diss the idea of using belt driven turntables and disco mixers, 70's and early 80's style. The DJ community needs to open its mind and accept change, no matter what it thinks of it. And if you think you can do "better", you probably can. You just have to show it. Big up and respect to the 2017 DMC Champ, DJ Rena!

[@cdshawn]

Dodo Díaz tit was a saying in the early 2000s....... Haters gon hate!!!!!!

[@cyskorokwel]

its the fact that brownie points seem to come in bunches if you a kid. Granted the talent is there but craze has flipped every style since 1995 to the present and has evolved. The new generation of DMC comp is stuck on strobe juggles and being nostalgic. unfortunately the member berries ges points on the scorecard. But the fluidity should be like a mix with a spectrum of music, styles and technics. Respectively, these day a routine should sound like a 2000-2005 mix cd.

[@mm-2018]

I started at that age. I wasn't as good as him.. but to your point as a grown-up man with a grandson.. Never battle a kid with skills ...a dj or a kid breakdancer the cuteness effect will win it every time.. With that being said this kid is dope..hands down

[@TheGalagaKing]

Very well said. 👍

[@gersoncuevas8137]

Whatever you say but you know about those Titanic's song purposely wrong played with a flute or recorder videos and memes?? That's what it sounds like: Like a maybe skilled mock, but not pleasant to listen to

[@macattack6079]

great job youtube suggesting this one after watching Skillz 2019 winning performance.

[@user-jv7jt6my7u]

ゴジラのちょい前あたりからの感じすこ

[@doodoo701]

Adorable DJ

[@chongbrownofficial22]

i’m a metalhead step one but this is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen

[@parneava_man]

Same, sid wilson from slipknot opened a new world for me

[@2869may]

his is better... kzbin.info/www/bejne/amWpYZdoeMedg5I

[@Dr.Strangelove.]

loved the godzilla sampleintro ! = )

[@chrisroyal8749]

That song sis actually Pharoh monk Simon seyz

[@funkworthrollin4959]

@@chrisroyal8749 Actually it was the Japanese Godzilla theme song first.

[@NeuroDrop]

I love your work dude i love all your music its just soooo gooood!!!!

[@hollywood0124]

What is the song at 3:58? I feel as though I have heard it before but cannot remember.

[@quirinogonzalez518]

The best of the best dj.(algo bien)

[@davidFbeckham]

ABSURD how coordinated his movements are; the video looks sped-up at times.

[@JayWerx]

Cleanest routine I’ve seen in ages

[@PLANETXLABS]

Lovin' it!

[@AdmiralAutism212]

the moves definitely remind me of izoh

[@JamBurglar]

Haven't seen the other competitors but, regardless of age, this was dope. Great, entertaining set! Congrats my dood.

[@kapamilyastarshowbiznewsby2511]

lot of talented DJ is in Asia. the world is changing now. Greetings from Auckland.

[@AC_Milan1899]

That's some damn skills man, awesome

[@someoneelse3740]

Hell what? ah i got it... level asian 🤣 Crazy, big Respect

[@andersjohansson4934]

You must know the basics to appreciate this...

[@MG-ng6zl]

im old. i remember skratching involved fingers on vinyl....DMC tapes was the thing in my days, things die and become youtube...kinda feel sorry that kids will never experience a skratch battle.

[@shameliafurtado]

I loved the next episode part

[@liquiddinamyte]

Yeaaaah! Broo he's awesome!

[@christophermcdonnell3007]

That was amazing! And my foreskin hurts! :-)

[@trixvincent9158]

EPIC!!!! Kidz got mad talent

[@MrTravisAl]

Can we talk about what he did with the rotation speed knobs for a second?? I’ve always (SINCE FOREVER) imagined this possible, but didn’t think it could/would ever manifest. Until now. YES. and that’s something very very old school. Most modern DJs don’t even know that knob is there.

[@enekoprins]

Damn...this dude is gooood! One of my favorite sets. Did he win?

[@jasonkojack9423]

Yes many 😂

[@themiddlepath8939]

Holy crap!! How old is that kid?? He good AF. That was a great set

[@marcelotorres6065]

This people do art music.. really amazing, the cordination to do all the movementes and the timing

[@sonnyspliff]

Damn, this dude is fucking incredible! I look forward to seeing what he does with his talent. When you're as passionate as this guy is about his craft, certified dope will only follow.

[@gcm747]

Just came from the 1997 final won by A Trak. Dude doesn’t just scratch, he has to change the records out!

[@garycaesar6017]

Same with me dude.. Vinyl change just awesome man..those were the days.

[@tzauron]

I reckon that he's using custom pressings made just for this set.

[@willaimwoods4841]

@@tzauron you can see the laptop. those are timecode vinyls with custom stickers.

[@Randy-nb6fw]

and this kid cheated watch when he use the pitch slider at 3:03

[@Eightiesbaby723]

I remember when they actually use to do this and still make good music and have the crowds moving wtf is this shit

[@HappySuwon]

1:43 killing part

[@Andre-fd3cj]

WOW !!! AWESOME DJ 👏

[@quirinogonzalez518]

The best of the best Dj(algo bien)

[@doughaywood8904]

Feeling pretty good about the state of Dj’ing after that performance. Congrats Dj Rena

[@JayWerx]

Wow!

[@SupremeGameplays]

Incredible performance!!! wooooooooooow!!! \o/

[@TheOriginalDJMoses]

Still haven't heard someone better than Q-Bert! Good luck finding someone better DMC! :D

[@zendalski75]

He is Asian too..loll

[@Kjohny44]

Memories of A-Trak's DMC craze :D

[@adreydabeat9048]

I thought first it's faked🤣 he's so damn good, creative, fast and the most important is he has much fun

[@quirinogonzalez7817]

The best of the best dj(algo bien)

[@joe5boost]

He’s dope top work

[@level3norge]

2:47 when you listen to smoke weed everyday on strong acid xD

[@DansGlowing]

Yeah but can you play dj hero on expert mode?

[@topcat5233]

four and a half thousand wannabe dj's ages ranging from 20 to 40 probably, hating massively on what they wished they would have been at 12, but still arent at 20 to 40, have disliked this absolute talent... come on, lil muggerman put a fresh drum n bass in there... cant go wrong with that when it comes to rythm.

[@notenoughram3312]

did the turntables go for a smoke afterwards?