DJ Switch

DJ Switch - 2008 AND 2009 WORLD SUPREMACY CHAMPION!

Anthony Culverwell aka DJ Switch is one of the UK’s most promising and upcoming talents. As a FOUR TIMES national champion, and NEWLY CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION, an artist keen to explore the undiscovered gems of music and share them, while displaying his technical prowess, he already represents the way forward in the art of the DJ.
Having begun at the tender age of 11, he remained self-taught for two years until being educated at the DJ Academy. From 2005 onwards he has had several major breaks; winning the Youth Music mixtape competition to play to crowds of thosands at an opening slot at the Homelands festival (despite sending the cassette - yeah, we roll old school like that! - in at the last minute); making appearances on Radio 1, Blue Peter, MTV, ITV, 1Xtra, BBC Breakfast, as well as various radio shows and newspaper articles; supporting old school artists (Sugarhill Gang, Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash) right through to the new school (Q-Bert, DJ Kentaro & the Scratch Perverts).
But Switch really made his name in the underground DJ battle circuit. His first break there also came in 2005, where he bested 25 other competitors in the Derby regional heat to gain entry to the national final - aged only sixteen. He took the 'Battle for Supremacy' title in 2006 - the youngest winner the country has seen of ANY category - and now holds three consecutive battle titles, again a feat that has not been replicated by anyone else in England. He raised his total number of titles to four with his DJ crew Bionic Stylus becoming Britan's team champions in 2008. And topped this off with becoming a 2008 WORLD CHAMPION.
But Anthony has not just confined himself to battling, regularly getting involved in community work and youth education. The ‘Soundshifter’ project saw him working with several multi-instrumentalists to help young music students create their own experimental compositions; he has helped run temporary broadcast stations to give young people training experience; ‘Start Local’ saw him aiding Birmingham-based bands and vocalists in improving their performing talents, and he has also helped in various peoples' DJ tuition.
Don't confuse this switch with any other - In his live performances, he has always proven to be a crowd pleaser, wherever he goes. Everything is “cut, pasted and mixed to make a tasty lasagne” - an approach which few are either prepared or technically able to do.
“You never know what he’s gonna play next!” - DJ Feva, Munchbreak
"Blimey, he's a cheeky little blighter in't he?" - Steph, Furious P's sister
BATTLE STATISTICS:
2002 -- West Midlands DJ Champion
2005 -- IDJ Turntablist Of The Month (April)
-------- Youth Music/Homelands Mixtape Champion
-------- DMC Derby Champion
-------- ITF Nottingham Champion
2006 -- DMC UK Battle For Supremacy Champion
-------- DMC World Supremacy Semi Finalist
2007 -- DMC UK Battle For Supremacy Champion
2008 -- DMC Birmingham Champion
-------- DMC UK Battle For Supremacy Champion
-------- 3rd Place, DMC UK Final
-------- DMC UK Team Champion (w/ Bionic Stylus)
-------- DMC WORLD BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY CHAMPION