Last year DJ Beast Mode took out the Australian DMC title, then went on to Tokyo and became Australia’s first ever DMC World Champion.
Can another Australian DJ do it this year?
The road to London starts here.
Voting is open
The Online Elimination videos are live. Watch every Open Category routine and vote for the DJ you want to see at the National Final. Voting closes 11:59pm Saturday 19 September. Vote now
The 2026 Australian DMC DJ Championships National Final hits Oxford Art Factory on Sunday 11 October, presented by Technics.
Two categories. Open and Classic. Two completely different sides of DJ battling, with some of Australia’s best DJs going up for the National titles.
Open and Classic
Open brings the new generation of battle DJs to the floor. No equipment restrictions and pure creativity unleashed.
Expect club DJs and party rockers performing mashups and flips of your favourite songs, with routines built to move a crowd.
Going up in Open:
- DJ LOWBLOW @djlowblow NSW
- DJ Jules @djjules.syd NSW
- DJ Sebi D @djsebid NSW
- DJ JXO @djjxo_ VIC
- Jonnie S @dj_jonnie.s NSW
- Feed Hydra @feed.hydra VIC
- Alex Dicconson @alexdicconson VIC
- Blaze One @blazeone_dj_official VIC
- DJ E.U.O.F. @ioarts.io NSW
- D Pak @djdpak 2025 runner up, already through to the final
Four DJs advance from the Online Eliminations. One more gets through via the AlphaTheta People’s Choice vote. They join D Pak to make six Open finalists.
Then there is Classic.
Turntablism on fire. Cuts, juggles, routines and pure skills on the decks. This is DMC at its roots.
Going up in Classic:
- Mizhap @mizhap_ VIC
- Zah @zahthedj QLD
- Sum 1 @djsum1fuselitmusic SA
- DJ E.U.O.F. @ioarts.io NSW
- DJ Who @itsdjwho NSW
- Patty B @pattyb_808 defending champion, already through to the final
Four DJs advance from the Online Eliminations to take on defending champion Patty B. Five DJs make the Classic National Final.
The Online Elimination videos went live Sunday 6 September. Judging is underway and the AlphaTheta People’s Choice vote is open now.
All National Finalists will be announced Sunday 20 September.
Both Australian champions will be heading to London for the DMC World Finals from 12 to 15 November, with flights and accommodation covered.
The Classic Champion will also win a pair of Technics SL-1200 55th Anniversary Edition turntables, one of 12,000 built worldwide.
More prizes will be announced.
And there is plenty happening between the battles.
Beast Mode returns after making Australian DMC history in Tokyo, alongside Total Eclipse from the X-Ecutioners, an ITF World Champion.
Last year, we brought the National Final back to Sydney for the first time in 29 years. After the huge success of 2025, we are back in Sydney for 2026, taking over Oxford Art Factory for the second year running.
The Championships are presented by Technics, with Gold partners AlphaTheta and DJ City, Silver partners UDG, Ortofon and Phase through Electric Factory, Official Radio Partner Cada, and support from Reloop, MixR, Pro DJ HQ, United DJ School, DJs United and Alchemy Clothing Company.
Event details
2026 Australian DMC DJ Championships National Final
Sunday 11 October 2026
7pm to 1am
Oxford Art Factory
46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW
Limited Early Bird Tickets A$25 plus booking fee
Come down, back your DJs and check out what real DJing is all about from some of Australia’s best.
Who will take the National title and represent Australia at the World Finals in London?
Be there to find out.
Buy tickets Vote nowHow the AlphaTheta People’s Choice is decided
Voting opened Sunday 6 September and closes 11:59pm Saturday 19 September. Open Category only. You need to sign in to vote, so we can confirm every vote is a real person voting once. One vote per person.
Your vote is the biggest part of the result, but not the only part. YouTube views and comments on the elimination videos count as well, because that is real audience response.
We rank the Open DJs three times. Once by site votes, once by YouTube views, once by YouTube comments. The top five in each list score 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points. Site votes are then multiplied by four, YouTube views by two, and YouTube comments by one. Highest combined total takes the spot. That means people who sign in and vote carry more weight than everything on YouTube put together.
Site vote totals are live on the voting page. YouTube figures update once a day. The final reading is taken when voting closes, and the full scorecard is published with the announcement on Sunday 20 September, same as the judges’ scorecards.
If ranks are tied, the tie breaks on site votes, then views, then likes. If it is still tied, the judges decide.
Votes we believe have been bought or generated automatically will be removed, and any DJ involved will be withdrawn from the AlphaTheta People’s Choice. YouTube is not a sponsor of this competition.
