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A-Trak
Live at Nextdoor, Honolulu, HI
Live at Nextdoor, Honolulu, HI
Background information
Genre(s) Hip Hop
Years active 1997-present
Label(s) Audio Research
Associated acts Kanye West

Alain Macklovitch (born March 30, 1982) is a Montreal-based DJ and turntablist. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Audio Research Corporation is the oldest manufacturer of High-end audio still in operation Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. He performs and records under the name A-Trak.

Macklovitch won the DMCs World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15, the youngest recipient of the award ever. Disco Mix Club (DMC is a DJ Remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show (Disco Mix Club Show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He is also the first Canadian to ever win the DMCs World DJ Championship. Disco Mix Club (DMC is a DJ Remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show (Disco Mix Club Show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg On top of being the youngest world champion, he is the only DJ to win all three major DJ competition titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win five world championships. Disco Mix Club (DMC is a DJ Remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show (Disco Mix Club Show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg The International Turntablist Federation is an internationally recognized DJ collective The Vestax Corporation of Japan began in 1977 as a designer and manufacturer of electronic guitars. He was later asked to join the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and is a member of The Allies. The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of American / Filipino turntablists. A-Trak cites the DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince album "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" as a big influence into turntablism. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a hip hop group that experienced extreme popularity in the 1980s and 1990s He's the DJ I'm the Rapper was the second album by rap duo Jeff Townes and Will Smith, then better known as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. A-Trak is the younger brother of David Macklovitch, the guitarist and lead singer of the synth-pop duo Chromeo. Chromeo is an Electrofunk duo based in Montreal and New York City.

He is currently supporting Kanye West as a DJ. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. A-Trak uses Serato Scratch LIVE. Scratch Live is a Vinyl emulation software application created by New Zealand based Serato Audio Research.

Recently, A-Trak discussed his start as a DJ, his work with Kanye West, as well as other topics on a show called The Breakdown on ItsHipHop.tv

A-Trak also runs his own labels called "Fool's Gold" with Nick Catchdubs & Audio Research with his brother David Macklovitch. His brother is one half of Chromeo.

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  1. ^ DMC World DJ Champions
Disco Mix Club (DMC is a DJ Remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show (Disco Mix Club Show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg The International Turntablist Federation is an internationally recognized DJ collective This is a list of Singers bands Composers and other Musicians from the province of Quebec. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
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