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DJ Shadow

Background information
Birth name Josh Davis
Born 1972[1]
Origin Davis, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip hop
Instrumental Hip hop
Trip hop
Turntablism
Occupation(s) Producer, DJ
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Mo'Wax
Quannum Projects
Solesides
Universal
Associated acts UNKLE
The Quannum Collective
Website Official Site

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Contents

Biography

DJ Shadow began his music career as a disc jockey for the UC Davis radio station KDVS. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. KDVS (903 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a freeform format During this period he was significant in developing the experimental hip hop style associated with the California-based Solesides record label. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Solesides was an Underground hip hop label based in Northern California, founded in 1992. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music His early singles for the label, including In Flux and Lost and Found (S. F. L. ), were genre-bending works of art merging elements of funk, rock, hip hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African 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 Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. DJ Shadow is often cited as a leading creator of U. S. trip hop. Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. Though his music is hard to categorize, his early contributions were certainly important as an alternative to the voice of hip hop and gangsta rap, scenes that never accepted him. He cited groups such as Kurtis Mantronik, Steinski and Prince Paul as influences on his sample-based sound, further claiming that "lyrics . Kurtis el Khaleel (خليل (born September 4, 1965, in Jamaica) known by the Stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is an American Doug DiFranco (" Double Dee " and Steve Stein (" Steinski " were hip-hop producers who achieved notoriety in the early 1980s Paul Huston, better known by the Stage name Prince Paul, is an American Disc jockey and hip-hop Record producer. . . were confining, too specific". His music rarely features more than short clips of voices or vocal work. [2].

Although he previously released several original works (during 1991-1992 for Hollywood Records) by the time Mo' Wax's James Lavelle contacted him about releasing In/Flux on the fledgling imprint, it wasn't until his distribution association with Mo' Wax that his sound began to mature and cohere. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Mo' Wax is a UK -based Record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s James Lavelle (born 1974 in Oxford, England) is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss

He eventually formed the label Quannum Projects in 1999 out of the previous label Solesides. Quannum Projects (aka Quannum MCs is a hip hop Collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow DJ Cut Chemist. Cut Chemist is the performing name of Lucas MacFadden, a solo Turntablist. Together they have created three popular mixtapes entitled Brainfreeze, Product Placement, and the recent The Hard Sell. Brainfreeze was a 1999 live mix album by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist (formerly a member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli) Product Placement is an album by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist. It was released in 2001 on One29 Records. These mixes fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. He has also collaborated with several other artists, including Blackalicious, Zack de la Rocha, Keak Da Sneak, Mos Def, David Banner, and Dr. Blackalicious is a California -based hip hop duo made up of rapper Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker and DJ / producer Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is an American rapper, Singer Charles Toby Bowens (born October 21, 1977) commonly known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is a Rapper from Oakland California Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Lavell Crump is an American Rapper, occasional Actor, Record producer, Record label executive and Philanthropist. Octagon (also known as Kool Keith). Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his Stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper.

In 2006, he signed a deal with Universal Records. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist toured in 2008 in support of their mixtape The Hard Sell with Kid Koala opening for them. Cut Chemist is the performing name of Lucas MacFadden, a solo Turntablist. Eric San (born 1974 in Vancouver, Canada), who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Montreal, Quebec based DJ and

Major works

Endtroducing. . . . .

Shadow's first full-length work, Endtroducing....., was released in late 1996 to immense critical acclaim. Endtroducing is the debut Studio album by hip hop artist DJ Shadow. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Endtroducing would make the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The only pieces of equipment Shadow used to produce the album are the AKAI MPC60 12-bit sampling drum machine, a pair of turntables and a borrowed-by-visiting Pro Tools setup from an early adopter of the technology, Dan "The Automator" Nakamura. The Akai MPC60 (" MIDI Production Center 60" was an electronic Musical instrument produced in 1988 by the Japanese company Akai Dan "the Automator" Nakamura (born Daniel Nakamura in San Francisco California in 1967) is an American hip-hop producer.

Preemptive Strike

In 1998 he released Preemptive Strike, a compilation of early singles. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Preemptive Strike is a retrospective Compilation album of DJ Shadow 's singles released on the UK record label Mo'Wax between 1991-1998 Later that year, Shadow produced tracks for Psyence Fiction, the debut album by U.N.K.L.E., a long-time Mo' Wax production team that gained superstar guests including Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, Jason Newstead (from Metallica) among others. Psyence Fiction is the title of the debut album by the group Unkle, released in 1998 for Mo'Wax. Unkle (also written as UNKLE and UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Radiohead Richard Paul Ashcroft (born September 11 1971 in Billinge Higher End Lancashire) is an English Singer-songwriter. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Michael L Diamond, also known as Mike D (born November 20[[ 965]] is a founding member of New York hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20 1968) better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American Hardcore rapper from the Corona Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek Michigan) is an American bassist best known as the former bassist of Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in.

Dark Days

Around 2000 he produced the score for the documentary Dark Days filmed by British director Marc Singer. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Dark Days is a documentary made by Marc Singer, a British filmmaker Marc Singer is a Canadian -born American Actor known for his roles in Science fiction films and television This film is about a community of transients that live underground beneath a subway line. It shows the horrific world of people who have hit rock bottom in their lives. These people live in complete darkness. It has 6 award wins in various competitions. [3]

The Private Press

Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, The Private Press, was released in June 2002. The Private Press is the second full-length studio album by DJ Shadow, released on June 2, 2002 on MCA. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In the same year, the movie Scratch (2001, Doug Pray) was released to DVD with DJ Shadow appearing several times throughout the movie. Doug Pray is an American Documentary film director Cinematographer, and editor who often explores unique subcultures in his films A video for his track "Six Days" was also released in 2002, directed by Wong Kar-Wai. For the track cycling event see Six-day racing. Six Days is a 2002 DJ Shadow music video/short film directed

In Tune and On Time

In 2004, Shadow's feature length DVD, In Tune and On Time was released. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The DVD features a live performance in London, emphasizing intricate visuals. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The Outsider

The Outsider album was released on 18 September 2006. The Outsider is the third full-length studio album by DJ Shadow, released on September 19, 2006 on Universal / Island A special edition CD box set was also released containing 'The Outsider', the album on CD and a DVD entitled Tour Visuals. The Outsider, which prominently featured several artists from the local San Francisco Bay Area hyphy hip-hop movement, got a mixed welcome among Shadow's fans. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the Hyphy (ˈhaɪfiː HYE-fee) is a slang word created by Bay Area Rapper Keak Da Sneak which is used in the San Francisco Bay Area that literally means Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Responding to criticisms, the DJ/producer explained on his blog why he made no apologies: "Repeat Endtroducing over and over again? That was never, ever in the game plan. Fuck that. So I think it's time for certain fans to decide if they are fans of the album, or the artist. " [4] [5].

Future Works

During Shadow's Outsider 2007 tour, he was spotted filming with 90's NYU film school prodigy Dean Fernando aka "DINO" as reported on Shadow/Quannum fansite SOLESIDES. COM.

Tributes

In 2005, Brian Udelhofen began work on the Shadow Percussion Project, an attempt to adapt some of the tracks from Endtroducing. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. . . for a live performance group. The result was largely successful and well-received by DJ Shadow himself.

Discography

Main solo albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

With DJ Q-bert

With UNKLE

With Cut Chemist

With Keane

Mixes

Albums featured

Singles

Live DVDs

Live appearances

References

  1. ^ a b Wilder (2005), 23. "I was born in '72 in San Jose".
  2. ^ Shapiro, Peter (2000). Modulations: A History of Electronic Music. Caipirinha Productions, Inc. , 254 pages. ISBN 0819564982.   see p. 319, 323
  3. ^ Dark Days (2000) - Awards
  4. ^ Shadow's Digest, August 3rd, 2006
  5. ^ "Out of the Shadow", Interview with Eric K. Arnold, SF Weekly, September 13, 2006

External links

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