Mr Switch aka Anthony Culverwell is one of the most accomplished & talented DJs ever to come
out of the UK – as a 4 times World DJ Champion, 7 times UK champion, and the first DJ in history
to have performed at the BBC Proms.
Initially known as DJ Switch, Anthony won his first world championship – the DMC Battle For
World Supremacy – in 2008, aged just 19. He successfully defended the title for 3 years running
(2008, 2009 and 2010). After changing his stage name to Mr Switch, he returned to the battle scene
one final time to win the title of DMC World DJ Champion in 2014.
Always looking to explore what is possible with turntables, Mr Switch entered the world of
classical music when he performed Gabriel Prokofiev’s “Concerto For Turntables & Orchestra”.
The piece has the DJ as the soloist in front of a traditional orchestra, scratching sounds sampled
exclusively from the orchestra (strings, brass, percussion, etc.), and melding the worlds of hip hop
& classical.
Since debuting the piece at the BBC Proms in 2011 – and becoming the first ever DJ to perform
there – he has played the piece more than 70 times, and performed as a classical soloist across 20
different countries.