The Midday Mix // DJ D & DJ Robert Smith

14.03.25
Aired on 14.03.25, 12:00pm

This week we welcome legendary turntablists DJ D & DJ Robert Smith to the studio.

The two have been spinning wax for over 20 years respectively and have competed on the global stage at the DMC World Championships for countless years.

Dubbed Australia’s premiere female Turntablist, DJ D is known for her achievements in the global scratch battle scene, awarded Oceanias best DJ at the 2023 & 2024 45 Day Awards UK.

Ambassador for Pioneer, she's the first lady to represent Australia at the World DMC All Vinyl Finals, and the first to perform an all 45' vinyl set in the competition's history.

In 2022 D took 5th place in the DMC All Vinyl World Finals, in 2023 she took 8th place.

She also produces two of the nation’s first vinyl-only radio shows on the Community Radio Network.

D has played host to countless artists including Xzibit, Naughty By Nature, Montell Jordan, Blackstreet, Ryan Leslie, Jon B, Horace Brown, Jodeci, Redman, Spice 1, Tha Alkaholiks, Masta Ace, DJ Yella and many more.

Robert has been practicing his skills for 25 years, needless to say, he masters his turntables expertly, using them like an instrument. 

The Berliner is part of the duo, "Smith & Smart", that's been touring all over Europe for 22 years. Scratching his way around Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, England, Australia and the USA, hip hop is the base for Roberts work, with jazz, electro, soul, funk and world music also finding its way onto his turntables. 

He's the 2016 winner of the Shook Ones Scratch Challenge, winner of the 2017 DMC Germany Champions, finalist for the 2017 Kame World Classic Europe and the 2019 winner of the Come Down Skratch Challenge. 

He received the Kontra K Gold Award in 2020 and 2024 and most recently took out the NAMM BattleRoyal Champions California in January 2025.

DJ D - Instagram // Website

DJ Robert Smith - Instagram // Soundcloud

Produced by King Henry

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Tracklist

DJ D
Guest Mix
Needledrops, Marc hype, Robert Smith, Andy Cooper
Turn It Up
JB & The Forefathers of Rap
PE VS. The JB's (DJ A-L Remix)
Public Enemy, Brownout
Fight The Power
SuckaSide
Mr Capri's PG Flips (SS Beats Edit)
ATCQ
Scenario (Boombaptist Dubplate)
Double A
The Game
DJ TRON
JAMAICAN CHAMP
Kausion
What You Wanna Do? (feat. Ice Cube)
Vitamin D
Rodger That
1773 & Joe Tyse
NSW
Nena Linda (feat. DJ D)
DJ Robert Smith
Guest Mix
Marvin
Make Me Wanna Holler (DJ A-L Remix)
Common & Bobby Caldwell
The Light (Jim Sharp Edit)
Comb Edits
Por Amor (7" mix)
Danger Doom & the Sunshine Band
I'm Your Benzie Man (Sick James Mashup)
DJ A-L
Back 2 Life (DJ A-L Drumapella)
Schmiddlfinga & DJ Robert Smith feat. Slimkid3
One Question
Schmiddlfinga & DJ Robert Smith feat. Slimkid3
One Question (Jim Sharp Remix)
BambuDeAsiatic ft. Superstition & Yamin Semali
The Good Life
Krafty Kuts & DJ Robert Smith
Don´t Stop ft 1773 & Kat
Unknown Artist
Harder Breaks Instrumental
JIM SHARP
TELL ME WHAT TO DO
Quik Benson
Give Me Tonite (Sick James Mashup)
DJ D & DJ Robert Smith
Interview