Legendary Turntablists Cut Chemist and J. Period to Bring Their Creative Blend of Mixology To DJ Hero


September 17, 2009


LEGENDARY TURNTABLISTS CUT
CHEMIST AND J. PERIOD TO BRING THEIR CREATIVE BLEND OF MIXOLOGY TO DJ
HERO™
 


Cut Chemist, making his video game debut this October, and J.
Period, returning to the gaming realm, are dropping the needle, mixing and
scratching exclusive mixes appearing in Activision Publishing Inc.’s
DJ Hero
™.  The two DJ/producers will join DJ AM, DJ Grandmaster
Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip, The Scratch Perverts and DJ Yoda
in an epic collaboration featuring the biggest talent and hottest mixes ever
amassed on a 93-mix soundtrack. 

Founding member of rap group
Jurassic 5 and Latin funk band Ozomatli, GRAMMY® Award Winning DJ/producer,
Cut Chemist, lends his creativity to DJ Hero in a mix
featuring unreleased music from one of the biggest bands in the world. 

Fresh off of groundbreaking
remix projects with legendary MC Q-Tip, and rising hip hop star K’NAAN,
award-winning DJ/producer J. Period joins the DJ Hero cast
with two exclusive mixes: 


  • Q-Tip “Good Thang” vs. Billy Squier “Big Beat”


  • Gang Starr “Just to Get a Rep” vs. Mobb Deep “Shook Ones,
    Part 2”

Expanding upon the
revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master gameplay mechanics
developed and refined in Guitar Hero®, DJ Hero delivers
an all-new interactive music experience that allows players to start the
party and not only experience, but to hear music in an all-new way. With
over 100 individual songs, highlighted in 93 unique never-before-released
mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, rock and dance,
DJ Hero
delivers the most diverse and international collection of
music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary
artists.  Created exclusively for DJ Hero, the turntable
controller immerses fans in the DJ culture and a sea of music as they
utilize and master various DJ techniques including scratching, crossfading
and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a variety of
effects and player chosen samples, transforming a face in the crowd into the
life of the party.  



DJ Hero Q-Tip "Good Thang" vs. Billy Squier "Big Beat" Video

 

DJ Hero
is being developed
by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360®, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 and
the Wii™ system from Nintendo.  The game is rated “T” (Teen – Mild
Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB.  For more information about DJ
Hero
, please visit

djhero.com
 

For more information on Cut
Chemist, please visit

cutchemist.com
.  For more information on J. Period, please visit

jperiod.com
.