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- ↑ "The Beat Junkie Institute of Sound Gets DJ Hopefuls Up to Scratch". KCET. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ Beat Junkie Overview
- ↑ J.ROCC - The DJ List
