Colin Chu, better known as Big League Chu, is simply the leading DJ talent in Canada's breakbeat scene today. After over a decade of DJing, his name is synonymous with the funky, party-happy sound that's become Chu's rallying call - and it's one that crowds answer faithfully. Whether it's at his residencies at Toronto's legendary Breakfest events, the Make It Funky Jams, or the large one-off shows that Toronto boasts. In a city renowned as one of North America's largest party scenes, Chu has played alongside the worlds finest, allowing him to develop his own distinct style of breaks. Chu's sets can vary from hard beats to melodic funky down tempo sounds, but always remains a crowd mover. The born and raised Torontonian began spinning in London, Ontario while taking his undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology at The University of Western Ontario. Chu quickly garnered attention at local parties, leading to gigs in Toronto, including the Dose event in the summer of 1999 when he was asked to fill in for Barry Weaver for his second appearance in the city. He so impressed organizers that Chu was then asked to play the 14,000 plus crowd at the annual Dose Freakin Halloween event later that year, and as since become a mainstay for Toronto's largest party companies, like Metro Productions (Kickit and Out of Hand), Lifeforce Industries (Dose, Syrous and Renegades), Empire, and Liquid Adrenaline.
As of late Big League Chu has found himself working on tracks again in the studio so keep your ears to the ground on upcoming new beats. Chu continues to tour across Canada on a regular basis and has recently began travelling to Asia were he expects he will make his second tour this fall/winter.
your slowburn mix shuffled its way onto my ipod yesterday. I was listening for a while, then had to check who was spinning because the tracks were so dope! bring the funk back my friend.
Hey what's shakin my good brother? I trust all is well and work is good... Just thinking about you today... I have to plan a trip to TO soon and hit the streets with you.
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