PUBLISHED: Nov 10, 2012
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On November 8, 2012 in Houston, Texas, the Asia Society Texas Center in collaboration with Zulu Creative hosted an opening reception for two art exhibitions: Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter and kip fulbeck: part Asian, 100% hapa.
The opening reception featured the turntable wizardry of DMC World Champion DJ Qbert (Thud Rumble, Ltd. - San Francisco - DJQBERT.COM), an internationally renowned Filipino-American performer and composer. Credited with championing the turntable as a musical instrument, DJ Qbert is recognized for developing some of the most important works that have shaped the hip-hop and electronic music landscapes. Houston-based DJ Henry Chow (Crossroads, Harmonious Discord) set the stage with minimal techno and electronic beats.
This is a Google+ hangout recording of the performance.