BATTLE SOUNDS

HIP HOP DJ DOCUMENTARY - 1994-1997

JOHN CARLUCCIO (Director, Producer, DP, Editor) John Carluccio is a Brooklyn based filmmaker whose work documents under recognized pockets of urban society.  His unique subjects range from art culture ( Price of Getting up, Ellis G, Artificial Afrika, Noguchi ) music scenes ( Antibalas , Wax Poetics, Dubstep, Battle Sounds), cheap eats ( Punjabi, Redhook) and news ( Why Tuesday, Powerless, Gordon Parks) .   John’s first film and video work began while at Pratt Institute as an Architecture major in the early 90’s, then along side his brother Paul, an NYU Tisch Film Grad.  John is best known in the DJ world for his expansive work with Turntablists including ; his first documentary film BATTLE SOUNDS, Hop-Fu, Scratch (PALM pictures) and TTM, a notation system for DJ scratching. John’s work has appeared on Current Tv, MSG network, MTV and BET.   With an eye for diversity, Carluccio continues to document uncharted topics presently as a Producer/Editor for the national cable network Current TV. For more about John Carluccio, check out his Video reel: http://www.cinqua.com/REEL.html Official website at:  www.cinqua.com E-mail: information@battlesounds.com BATTLE SOUNDS CREW: As a student at Pratt Institute (1987-1992), Carluccio bonded with like minded artists  Rio Rocket Valledor, Jon Mark Bagnall and Alix Val ( aka DJ A Vee). Together the friends ventured to DJ battles witnessing the ups and down of these artistic competitions.   As students of art and architecture the crew could not deny the amazement of this  complex and intricate art.  John and Rio then began to explored their own sonic chops as radio DJs for Pratt Radio’s “Organized Noise” show (1988-1991). By 1993, John’s brother Paul Carluccio, an NYU film student, began exposing his older sibling to the craft of Hi-8 video.  With a passion for DJs and documentary, John recruited his then roommates Rio & Jon Mark, along with brother Paul to help create Battle Sounds. After 200 hours of Hi-8 video shooting over a period of two years the crew eventually dissembled.  Today, each member is still staying very creative.  RIO ROCKET VALLEDOR (Co-Producer, Cameraman, Sound) Website: http://riogood.blogspot.com/ PAUL CARLUCCIO (Cameraman) Website: http://homepage.mac.com/ucciproductions/Menu22.html  JON MARK BAGNALL (Cameraman, Sound, PA) DJ A VEE (Creative Consultant) Website:  http://www.myspace.com/djavee BILL STEPHNEY (Co-Producer) TANESHIA NASH-LAIRD (Co-Producer) http://www.hop-films.com/http://www.ttmethod.com/http://www.current.tv/community/people/cinquanta5000http://www.cinqua.com/REEL.htmlhttp://www.cinqua.com/mailto:information@battlesounds.com?subject=(INFO%20REQUEST%20BTLSNDS)http://riogood.blogspot.com/http://homepage.mac.com/ucciproductions/Menu22.htmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/ucciproductions/Menu22.htmlhttp://www.myspace.com/djaveeshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9
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