Master Of The Mix Talib Remix Battle [VIDEO]

Smirnoff’s Master of The Mix wrapped with DJ Scratch declared the winner. However, this was one of the coolest parts of the series, when the three DJ/producers had to remix a Talib Kweli acapella.

Viewers were given a sneak peak inside of their respective recording spaces, including Scratch’s lab Area-51.

See more videos and full episodes at MasterOfTheMix.com

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DJ Scratch Wins Smirnoff Master Of The Mix

Last night DJ Scratch brought Smirnoff’s Master of The Mix title home to Brooklyn along with $250,000 in prizes. He went head-to-head with Philly’s Vikter Duplaix in the finals.

“Congrats to Vikter Duplaxi, he never gave up,” Scratch said via his Twitter page. “You never gave up, you let the judges know what it is & you made the biggest adjustment. Salute!!”

He went on to thank his Scratchvision.com team, DJ Clark Kent, DJ Spinna, Kenny Dope and “all DJS. Please support and rep our culture.”

Stay tuned for my exclusive sit-down with DJ Scratch over some drinks of, what else? Smirnoff. Ha!

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DJ Scratch And Vikter Duplaix Battling For $250K On Master Of The Mix

Last night’s episode of Master of the Mix Vikter Duplaix, DJ Scratch and Rich Media faced off in the remix challenge putting their own spin on a Talib Kweli acapella.

After some deliberation Rich Medina was eliminated and now DJ Scratch and Vikter Duplaix are left as the final two DJs the on the reality show. $250,000 in prizes is on the line.

The finals will air on December 22nd on Centric.

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Just Blaze Hosting “Master Of The Mix” On Centric

So this is the show Just Blaze was being mum about with us a few days ago:

SMIRNOFF Vodka is launching a new reality television show, Master of the Mix. In a quest to crown the hottest DJ in the world, Master of the Mix is hosting multiple DJs in cities throughout the world to determine the ultimate mix master. Hosted by Grammy nominated producer/DJ, Just Blaze, and world famous DJ, Kid Capri, the show will pit the world’s most prominent DJs against each other in head-to-head competition. The show will air Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET beginning 11/3 on Centric, a 24-hour music and entertainment channel aimed at the African American audience. The show re-airs on Saturday nights at midnight ET on BET.

What’s trippy about this show is they have legends like DJ Scratch, DJ Revolution and Jazzy Joyce competing against each other. Will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

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Nicolay Remixes Vikter Duplaix’s “Electric Love”

Free Download of “Electric Love: Nicolay Remix” available beginning Christmas Day www.VikterDuplaix.com

December 24, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA

Grammy® nominated producer Nicolay, fresh on the heels of his nomination in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category celebrates the Holidays with Vikter Duplaix with a remix of Duplaix’s new single “Electric Love.”

The Netherlands raised / North Carolina based Nicolay, one-half of the artistic collective known as The Foreign Exchange, was nominated this year by The Recording Academy in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category. The Los Angeles based Duplaix, who hails from Philadelphia, is known in international circles as a Producer/Artist and DJ who earned Grammy® recognition in the same category in 2008.

As a celebration of the holidays, Vikter Duplaix and Nicolay are teaming up to offer the remix for free beginning Christmas day exclusively at http://www.VikterDuplaix.com.

“I have been a fan of Vikter’s work for many years now, and I am thrilled that we’ve finally had an opportunity to work together.” Nicolay shared recently from his adopted home in Wilmington, NC. “I hope this remix is only the beginning.”

“It was important to me to share some holiday spirit with those who have supported me and my music throughout my career,” stated Duplaix. “Gifting Nicolay’s interpretation of my new single “Electric Love” will hopefully expose even more people to his tremendous talent.”

The free download offer will end on January 31st, 2010, the same day as the much anticipated 52nd Annual Grammy® Awards Ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The telecast will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM/EST/PT.

“Electric Love” is the debut single from Duplaix’s upcoming third studio album, “Love Machine,” to be released in Spring 2010.

Vikter Duplaix on “Electric Love”

“’Electric Love’ is a dreamy, lush rhythmic landscape into your own imagination. You can be as wild, creative and free as you like…just follow my melody.” - Vikter Duplaix

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