Filipino-American DJ Qbert played a benefit gig at LAX behind Mall of Asia last Jan. 15 to help out victims of Typhoon Ondoy in collaboration with Sagip Kapamilya Foundation. Fifty percent of the proceeds went to charity. Qbert isn’t the first celebrity or “name” DJ to spin at LAX. Samantha Ronson launched the club last year while Joel Madden did a night late last year.
Dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of turntables,” the title resulted from his skill at scratching and eliciting amazing sounds from his decks.Qbert used to be part of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz (the first group of DJs to operate and perform as a “band”) with fellow Filipino-Americans Yogafrog and Mix Master Mike. And while the latter went on to become the Beastie Boys’ resident DJ, Yogafrog and Qbert (real name Richard Quitevis) founded Thud Rumble, a company dedicated to promoting the scratch culture. [READ MORE]