ChoiceCuts was born out of a passion for music. We promote music and vinyl culture we truly love and find inspiring. Our events are noted for their excellent atmosphere, programming and attention to detail.

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ChoiceCuts' DJ Rizm brings it back to the dance floor. BestFootForward is a clubnight that runs every second Friday of each month. Every BFF night has the dancefloor full by 10pm. Special guests pop by too now and again such as Quantic, B+, Monophonic, Colm K, Rino Pulver and plenty more.

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In just over thirty years Hip Hop has established global influence. Creativity and passion for hip hop comes out though a rich variety of means of expression. This makes capturing it on film all the more difficult. Here is a selection of the best hip hop films, in no particular order.

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This year is a veritable feast for the music lover, Roxy Music, Gil Scott Heron, Massive Attack, LeftField, Cymande, Edan, Fat Freddys Drop, LCD Sound System, Liquid Liquid, Mr Scruff & The Breakestra to name but a few. Also expect some DJing from ourselves also in some shape or form. Check the EP site for full details, which we proudly built.

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At the NAMM 2010 conference back in mid-January,  Ableton and Serato introduced their much rumored collaboration project, the Bridge. This was something that definitely got all the heads worked up in giddy…

read The Bridge from Ableton & Serato

UPDATE:
The tale of emaciated fowl struck a cord here. Baz, for your heartwarming resolution to be more sharing and caring, the prize goes to you.

2010, a new year and the start of a new decade. Like so many of us…

read Competition :: New Year Resolutions

Liberation is the result of a partnership between Talib Kweli and Madlib. It was originally made available as a free download on Rapcats.com in early 2007. This was Talib Kweli back on form after a series of releases…

read Talib Kweli – Liberation

Qool DJ Marv is the DJ’s DJ.  When he’s not busy in New York, he’s busy in Europe.  A regular at Friends & Family in Manchester and a frequent visitor to Ireland to DJ with us Marv is no stranger to the regular…

read Qool Dj Marv’s Top 10 80′s Boogie

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With the widely advertised launch of the DJ Hero game all eyes are on the turntables. The game itself is the latest installment in the wildly successful series of ‘rhythm games’, though the first to be based on…

read Controllerism – turntablism reinvented

This interpretation of a murder of crows hanging out on electricity wires produces a surprisingly sweet melody. Well worth checking out, props to Jarbas…

read Birds on a wire make lovely music

After a storming set at Airbourne a few weeks ago Handsome Paddy is going head to head with DJ Rizm at Best Foot Forward this weekend. Before setting him loose we ask Handsome Paddy, whats your mixer?

I have…

read Handsome Paddy uses the Pioneer DJM-909

After too many years without a strong album or the distraction of other ventures, Mos Def released his fourth The Ecstatic earlier this month. The rhymes are tight and the response has been generally strong. It is…

read Mos Def’s The Ecstatic: The T-Shirt

Hammer dance flash mob, nuf…

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ChoiceCuts DJ Rizm, what is your mixer of choice?
I’m using the Pioneer DJM-909 at the moment. DJ Scope upgraded his mixer and this was lying around the office so I took it home and gave it some much needed care…

read Rizm uses the Pioneer DJM-909

Ten years ago Shawn Fanning started writing a piece of software that would enable the easy copying and distribution of MP3s, his creation went on to become famously known as Napster. Within a year of its launch it…

read Napster: 10 years on

Inevitably musical styles develop, mutate and progress. Just like any other style, Hip-hop has its fair share of variations. With variety comes the potential for interesting collaboration and often the most…

read Mother of All Cross-overs

With obvious talent to burn, this time lapse video captures the artists as they create a constantly mutating graffiti piece. Fresh soundtrack too. If you like this kinda stuff you may want to check out the Rackgaki…

read Japanese Graffiti

52 South William Street,

Dublin,

Ireland.

Tel: +353 1 672…

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The Red Bull Music Academy is back and this time round the EQ HQ is in London. Presenting workshops, lectures and events over two weeks and it is open to ‘vocalists, DJs, MCs, musicians, studio engineers, or…

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