M. Dwayne Bullock

Originally from the suburbs of Washington DC, and now a fixture of the Tokyo underground, DjRoninTokyo channels decades of involvement across the spectrum of hip-hop and club music into a distinct, passionate approach to scratching. Spinning alongside revered Japanese staples like the Grammy-nominated Spicy Chocolate, Ronin is a connoisseur selector who seamlessly weaves timeless hip-hop, funk, soul, and RnB into a highly technical DJing style. Authentic, always.

Known to his friends as Dwayne Bullock, his involvement in scratching and DJ culture stretches back to the 90s, when he bought his first set of turntables and immersed himself in the early rave and hip-hop scenes. It’s a passion that later came to fruition in Japan, where a chance meeting in a Tokyo record store with Vestax national scratch champion Yohei Hibiki led to Ronin growing into a stalwart of the city's scratch scene.

Ronin also brings a certain humility to the craft, drawn from an understanding that technical expertise does not always come naturally. Sometimes it needs to be learned. Inspired by his years-long undertaking of applying music theory to the craft of scratching along with his musician brother, Ronin has distilled this knowledge into a tome for the future generation of DJs.

Building on this foundation, Ronin is also the co-founder of Scratching Made Easy, an educational platform that teaches scratching using standard music notation and theory. He regularly appears on the Scratching Made Easy YouTube channel, sharing tutorials that provide clear, structured guidance to help DJs of all levels develop their skills.