DJ POROUFESSOR
New Zealands Number 1 Maori DJ
This is my DJ Crew made up of notorious Hardcore Turntable fiends, hardworking Battle, Club, Party, Band DJs who came togethger under the moniker of DJ Battles, we used to all get together after driving/flying to Auckland the day before the ITFs or DMCs, as none of us lived in the same city we hotelled together, partyied together and got a bit horsey aye SMV! and so we got together being the under dogs!!! so to speak, all discovering we clicked well together, we messed around with the idea of forming a dj battle crew, and The Abbott and I came up with the name "Turn Tepu TOA" Turntable Warriors also T3 as our acronym!
We did a few Turntable Band Demos, Did few TV shows together, performed at numerous gigs in the name of scratchy goodness, inspiring others and showing peeps whos got hairy balls...what abucnh of top blokes!
T3 - DJ SMOOVE, DJ MATT B, DJ KASE, THE ABBOTT, DJ POROUFESSOR
Introducing NZ DJ Battle Crew TURN TEPU TOA also known as T3
"Ascending from the chilly misty depths of Tokoroa, the underground hangi pits of Hastings, the southern icepick funk of Christchurch, the mean streets of Ptown and the haunted Totara bush of Ngati Porou comes 5 gods of the spinning platter, known for their dont give a dam skratch styles, composition of nursery rhymes laden with stabs n flairs..the country kats meet the city boys claiming Aotearoa Turntablism as their own...
meet the T3....TURNTEPU TOA"DJ SMOOVE
Crew: C.L / T.O.A...T3
Affilations: Tyna & JB, 4Corners, Breakin Wreck, C.L
Location: T.O.K / H.Town
Year Started: 94
Inspirations: Pops, I.S.P, X-Men, Beat Junkies, The Allies, 5th Platoon, Tripple Threat, Premo, K.West, Bink, Alchemist, Raw, Money, The Abbott, Callous, Manchoo, True2Form, T3.
Battles;
2001 ITF nth final
2001 DMC nth 2nd
2001 NZ DMC finalist
2002 NZ DMC finalist
2003 DMC nth 3rd
2003 NZ dmc 3rd equal
2003 ITF nth 2nd
2003 ITF finalist
2004 DMC nth 2nd
2004 DMC - Str8 f%#ed my set up!
Done a bit of a scratch on Major Flavs 2. Had a bit of a tour or 2 with the Dubious bros. Done heaps of gigs n shit but my memory dont serve me the way it use to.
NYEAH!
DJ KASE
Name: Kase
Crew: Hamofide, Turn Tepu Toa
Affilations: Fob Mode Squad, Temple Jones, Breakinwreckwordz
Location: Porirua East
Year Started: Started DJing parties/socials/mixtapes in '96 then got my first 12s in 2000 and did my first battle in 2001
Inspirations: My Daughter & Family NZ DJs - Raw, Sean T, Kerb, Mikki Dee, Goosh, Abbott, Danejah, Pause, Sir-Vere, Ali, Turn Tepu Toa, Hamofide, Porirua East
Internationally - DJ Premier, Rza, DITC, MadLib, Large Professor, Allies, DJ Noise, The NYC sound
Website: www.freewebs.com/hamofide ----> music, pics, news, info, gigs, etc
DJ Battles:
2001 CHCH ITF
2002 Welli Battle
2002 WGTN ITF
2002 WGTN DMC
2002 NZ DMC Final
2002 NZ ITF Final
2003 Welli Battle
2003 WGTN DMC
2003 WGTN ITF
2003 NZ DMC Final
Bio: Hamofide DJ/Producer/Audio Engineer
THE ABBOTT
2005 NZ DMC CHAMPION
NAME: The Abbott
CREW: TurnTepuT.O.A (T3)
LOCATION: H8stings
INSPIRATIONS: All the haters of this wonderful artform (i know its not ur fault u r uneducated and dont understand turntablist but i thank u people cos i feed off that negative energy) The whole entire aotearoa turntable community, especially my whanau T3 (poroufessa,smoove,kase,matt b) and the welli dj's which over the last couple of yrs hav made me feel like at home. also ISP if it wasnt from watching them take out the dmc worlds when they were rocksteady i dont think i would be a turntablist 2 this day.
BATTLE HISTORY
98 ITF FINALS (top 4)
98 Welli invitational battle
99 NTH ITF (top 4)
99 ITF FINALS
99 Welli battle
00 NTH ITF
01 Welli battle (2nd)
01 STH ITF (2nd)
01 ITF FINALS (2nd)
02 Welli battle (top 4)
02 STH DMC (2nd)
02 DMC FINALS (5th)
02 ITF FINALS (top 4)
03 Welli battle (top 4)
03 STH DMC (2nd)
03 STH ITF (1st)
03 DMC FINALS (3rd equal)
03 ITF FINALS
04 DMC (3rd)
05 DMC STH Champ
05 DMC NZ Champion (made 1/4 finals in the World DMC champs)
i think thats it shout outs : raw, rhys b, mikki dee, shaun t, sub zero, rockhead, sirvere, p money, tau kapow, jay, cxl, goosh, manchoo, cork collins, t rex, klimax, alphabet head (my fav nz dj) sl, kerb, rob e, device, wil k, bounce, elchemy, ali, shan and last but not least my boyz turnteputoa luv u fellas like brothers. and 2 every1 who has patted a kuntry boy on the bak 4 doin his thing.
future plans: any thing that will help progress the aotearoa turntablists to higher levels
DJ MIGHTY MATT B
Ngati Kahungunu, Pighunter, Army Man, for reals although he dont want anyone to know
STH ISLAND ITF Champ 2002
DJ POROUFESSOR
Dj Name: Dj Poroufessor
Graph Names/Alias: Exoduz, Freeway, Daze
Started Djing: 1986/7
Style: Turntablist/ Band performer/ Club/ Party mix Dj/ TuTu fulla..
Dj Battle Whakapapa:
87 -Alexandras Dj Comp, Tauranga
88 -Tiffanys Dj Competiton, Tauranga
99 -I.T.F Entrant, Auckland
00 -BOP Scratch Champ, Mt Stadium/Soul Bar
00 -I.T.F Entrant, Auckland
01 -Hamilton 01 Dj Battle, Hamilton. 2nd Place
01 -Highly recommended, Redbull DJ School - Dublin
01 -I.T.F Finalist
01 -Tauranga Scratch Comp, Soul Bar
01 -Auckland Scratch Comp Entrant
02 -I.T.F Entrant, Auckland
02 -Tauranga Dj Battle
03 -I.T.F I was severly sick, although i would have enterd if someone drove me to Auckland.
03 -DMC Entrant
04 -I.T.F Entrant
04 -DMC Entrant
04 -DMC Judge at National Finals
05 -Host/Judge: King of the Streets Dj Comp, Bay of Plenty
05 -Runner up Northern DMC Champs
05 - NZ Finalist MZ DMC Champs
Crews / Whanau / Affiliations
T3 - Turntepu Toa Dj Crew- New Zealand
Tour Dj - Dam Native, Native Sons, TOHU, Ermehn
Affiliates - Katchafire, Tyna & J.B, 4 Corners, .45 crew, Represent Kru- Rotorua, Blackout Arataki Crew/ Flo on Show - Mt Maunganui, King Kapisi Band, Breaknwreckwords, Urban Pacifka Records Family, Gifted and Maori Records, Tohu Records, Footsouljahs /Hamofide/ Wanderers/Capital Punishment Dj Crew Family, Nesian Mystik/ Arch Dynasty, Che and The Villajahs, Oldskoolrydz Lowrider Carclub -NZ, FLR Customs/Kings Custom Kartel – Auckland,
Crew Thanks: Holla - Hiphop Summit Organising Committee, Disruptiv Limited, Dawnraid Entertainment Family, TOHU Band/ Entertainment/ Music Trust, Auckland
Thanks to our sponsors large and small you have all helped us to achieve:
Stephan and Campbell @Moneyshot-Empire.com, Rob @ Horiwear, Matt @Clutch, Mark @ Converse, Todd @Dickies.co.nz, Jeremy @Rane Mixers!!!!!!! Josh @Serato Scratchlive!!!! John @Livesound Dj Gear, The Crew @OLD SKOOL RYDZ, Reuben @Maorithreads.com, Phil @DMC, The Crew @Beatmerchants, Adam @Seen Mag, Sirvere and Crew @Back2Basics.
To Our TV Station broadcasting ki te ao whanui - Maori Television,
NZMIC, MMIC, all of the hiphopnz.com family, Flava 96.1, Mai FM 88.6, Tahi FM, Beatmerchants, DMC World, Turntepu TOA Staff and Families
COAST TV 2004 :THE AOTEAROA HIPHOP SPECIAL - Poroufessor, Abbott and Kase doin it Live
TAUTOKO GIG The DJ Poroufessor fundraiser, the was organised by members of T3 Dj Crew to help purchase new dj gear after a Robbery left Dj Poroufessor with no Turntables and his fave Records gone. Tautoko means Support and to have this is more important than anything. Word.
explanation/whakapapa: TURNTEPU TOA = TURNTABLE WARRIORS
TURN:
ROTATION OF THE SEASONS, in Maori Culture we descend from the 4 WINDS all corners of the Earth,
4 ELEMENTS, 4 DIRECTIONS, SHIFT IN DEMEANOUR ATTITUDE once were friends DJ battles turn friends into enemies on the stage,
AROUSAL OF TENSION JUST BEFORE BATTLE the nervousness backstage as you wait for your name to be called out signalling its your turn...
THE AREA OF BATTLE onstage infront of the audience, THE FORTIFIED PA, THE DUST SETTLES...the finale after the battle all of the hardwork has gone into the shortest 3 minutes of your life!!!
TEPU:
The Maori word for TABLE, also the PLATTER of the table, ROTATIONAL DIMENSIONS of the vinyl, BATTLEFIELD as in Histories of People in Defense, A PLACE TO STAND to know we have represented well, TO TURN THE TABLES
TOA:
WARRIORS, SUPREME BEINGS Atua/gods, FIGHTERS WITHOUT WANT true altruism, PASSION TO ACHIEVE GREAT HEIGHTS without self want
(ACRONYM) T.O.A : TABLIST OF AOTEAROA