Making the Cutz

At the end of an intense Red Bull Thre3Style Competition at downtown’s Voyeur, the last DJ standing was Chris Cutz, who walked away with $5,000 and a chance to compete in the West Regional final in Seattle on February 25. Cutz got the nod from a judging panel that included DJs Jazzy Jeff, Z-Trip and A-Trak. The competition’s national finals are this spring in Los Angeles.

It was the first time Cutz, who’s been in San Diego since 1999, entered a competition. “I was a little nervous in the beginning,” he says. “I’m used to being in front of big crowds, but it’s different when you know people are analyzing you.”

Cutz From The Cloth

Chris Cutz’s musical influences

-A Tribe Called Quest
-Stevie Wonder
-Michael Jackson
-James Brown
-The J.B.’s

Pay Per Cutz

Chris Cutz’s February gigs

2/11 La Puerta
2/12 Tavern at the Beach
2/16 Vin De Syrah
2/18 La Puerta
2/21 Tavern at the Beach
2/22 PB Shore Club