Miltown Beat Down Battle

2014 battles will be held in the fall.

Posted by jordimack on January 14, 2014

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In the 9 year history of the Miltown Beat Down, we have traditionally held this event in the later winter / early spring. Here in 2014, I have been asked to perform Gabriel Prokofiev’s CONCERTO FOR TURNTABLES in Toronto and Chicago.

With three separate performances in January, March and April, this makes hosting the battle in Milwaukee next to impossible.

With that being said…

We will host this year’s event in the early Fall, after the madness of Milwaukee’s summer is over. We will email all who register with dates, once they’re secured. Those who pre-register will get preference when we select the 2014 contestants.

Thanks Milwaukee! I love doing this event, and I’m so happy it’s got the support of such a great group of producers and fans!

And the beat goes on…

– Jordan “Madhatter” Lee

DJ SHADOW HEADLINES and BUBBA WINS 8th ANNUAL BATTLE

Posted by jordimack on April 30, 2013

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BUBBA was crowned the 8th annual Miltown Beat Down Champion On Friday May 3rd 2013.

After competing in several past bouts, Bubba’s live MPC battle technique earned him the 2013 title.

CONGRATS BUBBA!

Earlier that night…

This year we return to the historic Turner Hall Ballroom, in beautiful downtown Milwaukee. The night features a action packed schedule of performances and battles. Legendary Producer / DJ Shadow will grace the stage as our 2013 guest of honor. His body of work continues to inspire music fans and DJs young and old. There are few DJs who stand the test of time through their innovative ways of music productions. However DJ Shadow continues to set standards falling into the exception rather than the rule in today’s electronic music frenzy.

SCHEDULE:

Doors Open at 7:00pm

7:00-8:00 DJ BIG ONCE

8:00 *hitmayng vs Pay Dirt Productions

8:15 Auggie vs. Bubba

8:30 JazzWard vs. McThree

8:45 Klassik vs. 40 Mil

9:00 KID CUT UP

9:45 Battle A vs B

10:00 Battle C vs D

10:15 FINAL BATTLE

11:00 DJ SHADOW ALL BASES COVERED DJ SET.

Battle Recap : April 23rd 2013

Posted by jordimack on April 30, 2013

Posted in: Battle Wrap Up. Tagged: 2013 battle, 40 mil, adlib, Beat Battle, mileshighmajor, Miltown Beat Down, Milwaukee, trademark. Leave a comment

Our final night of preliminary battles, went down as our best. 2009 Miltown Beat Down Champion AD LIB made his triumphant return to the Jackalope Lounj, 4 year battle veteran TRADEMARK was back and the “Peoples’ Champ” 40 MIL had his eyes on the prize. We had high expectations for these vets, but we were all amazed with the quality beats we heard from WILD CARD BATTLE winner and Miltown Beat Down rookie, MILES HIGH MAJOR.

Here is our recap :

BATTLE OF THE YEAR: 40 Mil [465] vs TradeMark [451]

Adlib [461] vs MilesHighMajor [412]

TradeMark [438] vs Adlib [421]

TradeMark [468] vs MilesHighMajor [433]

40 Mil [467] vs MilesHighMajor [421]

40 Mil [488] vs Adlib [451]

Just look at these scores! No producer scored under 410, out of a perfect score of 495! What a great night of battles. All of these producers should be commended for their hard work and amazing music.

See you at the 2013 finals with DJ SHADOW at Turner Hall Ballroom.

Battle Recap: April 17th 2013

Posted by jordimack on April 25, 2013

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The 7th round of battle in the 2013 Miltown Beat Down brought a lot of surprises and a ton of great beats. The night featured MTBD veterans Goodwill and Klassik, battling freshmen Lynd-Oh and Allerain. A battle for the books, we had some great moments in this round of competition.

This battle really came down to the scores. Many of our judges were in disagreement with who the victor was in each of these battles. As you can see by the point spread below, it came down to a few marks on many of these battles. It was a very good night of competition.

Here is our recap:

GoodWill [346] vs Lynd-Oh [382]

GoodWill [388] vs Allerian [398]

Klassik [445] vs Lynd-Oh [399]

Lynd-Oh [388] vs Allerian [446]

Klassik[415] vs Allerian [401]

Klassik [396] vs GoodWill [361]

We saw a lot of “Bizzon Faces” during this night of battle! BIG UP to Allerian, for bringing us this moment here…

Oooooh weee. That’s a hot beat right there…

Klassik will compete in the 2013 finals, May 3rd, at Turner Hall Ballroom.

Battle Recap : April 10th 2013

Posted by jordimack on April 23, 2013

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Back for Night 6 of the 2013 Miltown Beat Down, with shortage of amazing beats! The night featured 2010 Miltown Beat Down champion; Lex Luther and MTBD vet Grandmaster O, with rookie McThree and Fillippo Stlyes. The rookies seemed to be the stars of the show in night 6, here is our recap.