Piece by piece, the puzzle started coming together in late 1998 when Coretta Herod of Dynasty Productions connected with the Knowledge Magazine crew in Bristol, UK, and enrolled them in the possibility of a US tour. "...One evening when Michaela (Dazee's best friend) and I were talking, she said she wanted me to meet these guys from LA who she thought would be cool. That happened to be Ezra. He told me they wanted to do a Tai Seng tour. I thought it was a good idea. He knew I had worked on the Dazee tour, and was Craze's publicist. That's when we started brain storming, I told him about the Knowledge tour I was going to do. Then we considered the idea to combine tours. I thought it was a good idea to collaborate, to make use of all the resources," said Corretta, who took the lead as producer and publicist for the joint venture.

With the deep-rooted strength of Knowledge, the spirit of Tai Seng and the action forces of Dynasty, Contagious Musiq and media sponsors like Freak City TV, XLR8R, X-Radio, MoAoC, Radio-V and the entire continent of drum & bass promoters, the Kung-Fu Knowledge DJ Tour kicked off in Miami at the Winter Music Conference in March.

Check out the tour calendar below to see which DJs hit up the different cities in America and Canada. You'll find Ezra, MC Chickaboo and the talent of Mystic Visuals on every stop. Soul Slinger, 1.8.7, DJ Craze, Alien Tom, Machete, Mok and Rus are representing the US side, while DJ Dazee, Swift Tech Itch, Decoder and Rob Playford from the UK cover different areas of the map. Check out the different city's representations of the Kung-Fu Knowledge flyer art, too.

Six weeks later, after the dust had settled, Corretta reflects, "It shows you what people can do when we get together and help each other out. It shows you the untapped resources of this community if we can focus to put our heads together. So I'm definetly looking forward to the next level, wherever it leads!"

Consider yourself warned!! This is only the first step...

BIG UP to Jeffrey, Ezra + crew at Sound Design Production, Los Angeles for bringing the vision of Kung-Fu Knowledge toward the 21st Century.

Dazee · Soul Slinger · Craze · Ezra · Alien Tom · MC Chickaboo · Mystic Visuals
Thurs. APRIL 1: MIAMI, FLORIDA @ Beat Camp
Fri. APRIL 2: TAMPA, FLORIDA @ Club Om
Sat. APRIL 3: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA @ State Palace Theatre
Sun. APRIL 4: HOUSTON, TEXAS @ Wax Museum

Dazee o Randall · Craze · 1.8.7 · Ezra · Alien Tom · MC Chickaboo · Mystic Visuals
Wed. APRIL 7: ATLANTA, GEORGIA @ The Warehouse
Thurs. APRIL 8: CINCINATI, OHIO @ Lift
Fri. APRIL 9: WASHINGTON DC @ Buzz
Sat. APRIL 10: ROCHESTER, NEW YORK @ Rock and a Hard Place
Sun. APRIL 11: NEW YORK CITY @ Downtime
Tues. APRIL 13: BOSTON @ Axis

Swift · Craze · Soul Slinger · Ezra · Alien Tom · MC Chickaboo · Mystic Visuals
Thurs APRIL 15: TORONTO, CANADA @ Industry
Fri. APRIL 16: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Sat. APRIL 17: CLEVELAND, ILLINOIS @ Cleveland Sports Complex
Sun. APRIL 18: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS @ House of Blues
Mon. APRIL 19: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Wed. APRIL 21: DENVER, COLORADO @ Soma
Fri. APRIL 23: SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Sat. APRIL 24: PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Rob Playford · Bailey · 1.8.7 · Craze · Ezra · Machete · MC Chickaboo · Mystic Visuals
Wed. APRIL 28: SAN FRANCISCO @ DNA Lounge (with Sage + Al Simmons)
Thurs. APRIL 29: SAN DIEGO
Sat. MAY 1: LOS ANGELES @ Comattossed (with A-Trak)

Tech Itch · Decoder · Bailey · Soul Slinger · Craze · Ezra · MC Chickaboo · Mystic Visuals
Mon. MAY 3: CALGARY, CANADA
Tues. MAY 4: EDMONTON , CANADA
Wed. MAY 5: VICTORIA, CANADA
Thurs. MAY 6: VANCOUVER, CANADA
Fri. MAY 7: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Sat. MAY 8: PORTLAND, OREGON

For information about the artists, check in with the online Kung-Fu Knowledge Headquarters
Pix courtesy of Jennifer O'Donnell.

A-Trak mixin it up in Los Angeles.

DJ Dazee & Chick-a-boo at the MAC store in NYC. Check out the Digitalnoise crew hookinÕ up the broadcast trasmission!

Randall representing the UK sound in Cincinati.

Rob Playford -- the man behind the Moving Shadow -- at his first performance in San Francisco.

The legendary Soul Slinger of Liquid Sky in New Orleans.