Arriving slightly before DJ Yoda’s 12:30am session time, I made my way through the packed Villa. Tickets were sold-out, and you could almost smell the crowds anticipation as there was a certain buzz in the air. DJ Yoda is pioneering a new style; one that incorporates the mixing and scratching of video images with music.

Since there was hardly a free spot in the club I headed to the back VIP area directly behind the DJ booth. From this awesome vantage point I caught a glimpse of the slightly different setup. There was a Pioneer SMV1000 mixer in the middle, with a Pioneer DVJ1000 either side, a monitor screen on the left and on the right was the Technics 1200 and Yoda’s laptop for the Serato.

When the time came to start the main event it was obvious. Right from the 20th Century Fox intro you could tell that it was going to be a hard act to follow. Star Wars styled words drifted down the screens and DJ Yoda grabbed everyone’s attention with some humour before kicking things off with a bit of good ol’ fashioned hip hop. Never one to dwell on any tune for too long, he could be mistaken for having some sort of short attention span.

Things got a tad steamy with Nelly’s Hot in Here then along came Fulsom Prison by Johnny Cash which was an odd choice of song, but it worked. Next thing you know there were images of Inspector Gadget, and a mash of the cartoons theme song with the theme of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This all sounds a bit intriguing and maybe even strange to some but, there were no complaints from the crowd, everyone was smiling and having a ball. Suddenly, an army of waving arms and jumping bodies went especially nuts for a bit of Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers, which drifted into a bit of the old Guns N Roses classic Sweet Child of Mine. The sloshy sing-a-long certainly hit all the right spots.

Roughly 30 minutes into the show DJ Yoda started to get his groove on in the booth with some dubstep, the man clearly had a good time of it. It progressed into some drum n bass which had a definite impact on the crowd when all sorts of dance moves plagued the floor.

One aspect I really liked about DJ Yoda’s set, or show, is that it grabbed your attention, tapped into your memories, and brought them back to life via all the cool pop culture references. There was so much going on all the time, all inter-connected. At one point, imagery of Kanye West’s show-stealing moment at the MTV Video Music Awards, was fused alongside some South Park Kanye footage. Hilarious! And I never knew what was going to happen next!

Its hard to do this show justice because you would have had to have seen to believe yet you wouldnt believe what you were seeing! I have no idea how DJ Yoda did it, but maybe he really does have the Jedi force with him. It was really amazing, the best live DJ performance I have ever seen. There was so much more thought involved in the full AV show than just mixing one tune into the next. His set was littered with bizarre samples, TV jingles, movie themes & the odd video game so there was something there for everyone.

Toward the end of the performance the Villa was rockin’ with Metallica’s Enter Sandman and a bit of Lenny Kravitz and Are You Gonna Go My Way. By this point the show wasnt over yet, as the master decknition had a few more tricks up his sleeve via the encore onslaught of Oz memorabilia. A Summer Heights High song, and Crocodile Dundee references shortly followed. The finale came with Ronnie Johns/Chopper video doing the infamous weather report came into the mix. Yoda scratched and manipulated the pointing out of Perth on the map. Priceless.

As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and they did. Unexpectedly, John Farnham’s The Voice struck a chord with the choir of an audience who belted out the 1980s classic. DJ Yoda really is one unique artist as he vibrated the Aussie spirit throughout the venue. He thoroughly deserves of all his accolades and the label placed on him by Q Magazine; One of the 10 DJs you must see before you die.