Joseph Natividad

DBR & DJ Scientific Rocked The Stage

Is it really possible for the violin and the turntable to coexist?

I found out tonight that it surely can — in abstract, experimental forms that fuse together influences from classical to hip hop to funky electronica.

I didn’t know what I was in for when I took my seat to see DBR perform last night. With his ordinary looking six string violin, he possesses the ability to turn it into a bass drum, snare, guitar, flute and the manipulation of human voices. I never could have imagined the things you can do with such a simple, classic instrument such as this. The sounds he created mixed in with the purely technological beats pumping out of DJ “The Mad Scientist” Scientific’s knobs and turntables. I could feel my chest thumping from the hip hop beats and the beat box. When it came to particular movements in his six part sonata, my ears felt as if something so sweet had seeped into my pulsing head. To top it off, his charm and charisma kept the audience interested and involved throughout the evening. He was quite accessible after the performance and seemed like it was just another day at work for him.

I’ll be remembering this night for awhile. The poetry. The musical madness. The straight-up head banging it’s caused me. I can’t sleep.

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DBR & DJ Scientific @ Porter’s Pub Tonight

Daniel Bernard Roumain, a.k.a. DBR, will be on the UCSD campus tonight to collaborate with laptop artist DJ Scientific for a performance filled with hip-hop, electronica and classical music. This is not your typical concert performance — beat-boxing blended in with amplified violin — it’s sure to be a quite a night out for those who can make it out to the Stage at Porter’s Pub at 8PM.

The event is free of charge to UCSD students and costs $12 to the public. However, I’ve been hearing rumors that the tickets for the 8PM show is already sold out. I’m planning on getting there half an hour early to see if I can still get in. There’s a limited amount of tickets being sold for the 10PM show after this one.

• who: DBR & DJ Scientific
• where: The Stage at Porter’s Pub
• when: 8PM & 10PM
• cost: free to UCSD students (donations are accepted), $12 to public

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