A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer and multiple sounds sources, such as turntables, CD players, digital audio players or computer sound cards, sometimes with the addition of samplers and effects units, although it's possible to create one using sound editing software.

Technique[link]

A DJ mixset is usually performed live in front of an audience in a nightclub, party, or rave setting. Mixsets can also be performed live on radio or recorded in a studio. The term "live set" or "mix tape" often distinguishes the live recordings from those produced in a studio. In live situations the progression of the DJ set is a dynamic process. The DJ chooses tracks partly in response to the activity on the dance floor. If the dance floor becomes less active, the DJ will make a judgement as to what track will increase dance floor activity. This may involve shifting the tempo or changing the general mood of the set. Track choices are also due, in part, to where the DJ wishes to take his or her audience. In this way the resulting mixset is brought about through a symbiotic relationship between audience and DJ^[1]. Studio DJs have the luxury of spending more time on their mix, which often leads to productions that could never be realized in real-time.

Distribution[link]

DJs often distribute their recorded mixes on CD-Rs or as digital audio files via websites or podcasts for promotional purposes. Many popular DJs release their mixes commercially on a compact disc. When DJ sets are distributed directly via the Internet, they are generally presented as a single unbroken audio file; cue sheets may be provided by the DJ or fans to allow the set to be burned to a CD, or listened to, as a series of separate tracks in the way it would be produced as a commercial mix.

Commercial mix albums[link]

• Back to Mine series
• Café del Mar series
• Choice - A Collection Of Classics
• Distinct'ive Records Y4K series
• DJ-Kicks series
• Fabric and Fabric Live
• Global Underground series
• In Search of Sunrise (series)
• A State of Trance
• Late Night Tales
• Renaissance: Masters Series
• Solid Steel
• Tranceport series
• Drum and Bass Arena

See also[link]

• Playlist
• Beatmatching
• House music
• Harmonic mixing
• Medley (music)
• Mix tape
• Turntablism

References[link]

External links[link]

• Is a Mixset a Piece of Art? by Brent Silby ─ article provides argument to support the claim that a DJ Mixset is a form of art.

Look up Mix, mix, mixing, or mixture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Mix, mixes, mixture or mixing may refer to:

Science and mathematics[link]

• Crossbreeding, also called mixing, a genetic concept
• Mixing (mathematics), a concept in ergodic theory
• Mixing (physics), a descriptive condition of a dynamical system
• Mixing (process engineering), a unit operation for manipulating physical systems
• Mixture, a kind of chemical substance
• Mixture (probability), a set of probability distributions often used for statistical classification

Music and radio[link]

• Audio mixing (recorded music), the process of combining and balancing multiple sound sources
• DJ mix, a sequence of musical tracks mixed to appear as one continuous track
• Mix FM, a station name used by many different radio stations
• Mix (magazine), a periodical for the professional recording and sound production technology industry
• Mix (Stellar* album), the 1999 debut studio album by New Zealand pop rock band Stellar*
• Mixes (Kylie Minogue album), a 1998 remix album
• Mixes (album), a 1992 remix album by Transvision Vamp
• Mixtape, a compilation of songs or tracks
• MIX (XM), a channel on XM satellite radio
• Mixtur, 1964 composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Mixture (music), part of a pipe organ
• Remix, a variation of a song

People[link]

• E. Townsend Mix (1831–1890), American architect
• Ron "The Intellectual Assassin" Mix (born 1938), American 9x All-Pro Hall of Fame football player
• Tom Mix (1880–1940), American film actor
• Erich Mix (1898–1971), German politician
• Mikkel "Mix" Diskerud (born 1990), Norwegian football player

Places[link]

In the United States:

• Mix, Louisiana
• Mix Run, Pennsylvania
• Charles Mix County, South Dakota

Other[link]

• Malta Internet Exchange, an Internet backbone for the country of Malta
• Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a non-profit business information provider in the microfinance sector
• Milan Internet eXchange, in Milan, Italy
• MIX, a mythical computer used in the textbook The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth
• MIX (Email), a high performance email storage system for use with IMAP
• MIX (Microsoft), an annual conference
• MIX NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to queer experimental film
• MIX (Z39.87): NISO Metadata for Images in XML, a standard for encoding metatdata about digital images and image collections
• Mister Mxyzptlk, a fictional character from Superman comics
• Roman numeral for 1009
• Chaum mixes, an anonymous email system proposed in 1981
• Snack mix, a food consisting of dry ingredients, such as
  • Bombay mix, a traditional Indian snack
  • Trail mix

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Mix"
• All pages with titles containing "Mix"
• Mixed (disambiguation)
• Mixer (disambiguation)
• "Mixy" or "myxy", slang for the rabbit disease myxomatosis
• Mixx (disambiguation)

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David Guetta
David Guetta at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Background information
Birth name	Pierre David Guetta
Born	(1967-11-07) 7 November 1967 (age 44) Paris, France
Genres	House, electro house, hip house
Occupations	DJ, record producer, songwriter
Years active	1984–present
Labels	EMI Music France, Virgin, Positiva, Astralwerks, Jack Back Records
Website	DavidGuetta.com

Pierre David Guetta (7 November 1967), known professionally as David Guetta (French pronunciation: [daˌvid ɡɛˈta]), is a French house music producer and DJ.^[1] Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). His 2009 album One Love included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the last becoming a top five hit in the United States and all three reaching #1 in the United Kingdom, as well as another internationally known single called "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi which became a top five hit in many countries. Guetta has sold over three million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.^[2] He is currently one of the most sought-after music producers.^[3] As at 2012 David Guetta is the world's most popular DJ, claiming the #1 poll position of the DJ Mag 100 popularity poll.^[4]

Biography[link]

1984–2000: Early life and career[link]

At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris.^[5] He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard a Farley master Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights.^[6] In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.^[7]

In the mid 1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle.^[5][8] Released in 1994^[7] Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit.^[6] In 1994, David Guetta became the manager of Le Palace nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in Les Bains Douches.^[9]

[edit] 2001–2006: Just a Little More Love and Guetta Blaster

In 2001, David Guetta along with Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis was vacationing in France when he met Guetta.^[6] Guetta's debut album Just a Little More Love was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up singles, ("Love Don't Let Me Go", "People Come People Go" and "Give Me Something"), were released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, Fuck Me I'm Famous, in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included "Just for One Day (Heroes)", a remix of David Bowie's song "Heroes".^[6] Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title.

Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster, was released in 2004. It released four singles: "Money" and "Stay" featuring Chris Willis and "The World Is Mine" and "In Love With Myself" featuring JD Davis. In 2006 the Just a Little More Love single "Love Don't Let Me Go" was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was charted higher than the original release of the song.

[edit] 2007–2008: Pop Life

Guetta performing, May 2007

In 2007, Guetta's third album Pop Life was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010, the album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single "Love Is Gone" reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

He played in many countries around the world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr. In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto, Carl Cox, Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a crowd of 40,000.^[10]

In 2009, he was placed third in the "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ Magazine,^[11] and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008. Since April 2009, Guetta had his own radio show on the internet radio station RauteMusik on Saturday evening. The show was afterwards moved into Radio 538, being aired every Friday evening after Tiësto's Club Life. Its name is DJ Mix. Guetta performs a one-hour set of house music, presenting mainly new talents inside.

[edit] 2009–2010: One Love and international breakthrough

David Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love, was released in August 2009. Its first single "When Love Takes Over", which featured Kelly Rowland, peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and topped many other countries worldwide. His second single from the album, "Sexy Bitch" featuring Akon, became his second #1 in the UK. "One Love" featuring Estelle, "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi and "Gettin' Over You" featuring Chris Willis, Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011 the album had sold three million copies worldwide.^[12] Guetta's fourth studio album One Love was nominated as "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 52nd Grammy Awards.^[13] His song "When Love Takes Over" featuring American R&B singer Kelly Rowland received two nominations; Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, and won the latter. After conflicts over whether or not an album re-issue should go ahead, One More Love was released on 29 November 2010. First single, titled "Who's That Chick?" featuring Rihanna was released a few weeks prior.^[14]

On 16 June 2009, The Black Eyed Peas released the David Guetta-produced "I Gotta Feeling" as their second single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.. It became a worldwide hit topping the charts in seventeen countries. It became the most downloaded song of all-time in the United States with almost 7.5 million downloads and in the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million copies.^[15][16] He was nominated twice for his work with The Black Eyed Peas at the 52nd Grammy Awards; in the category Record of the Year for "I Gotta Feeling" and Album of the Year for their album The E.N.D.. In 2010, David Guetta co-wrote and produced Kelly Rowland's "Commander" from her third album Here I Am. It peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, and reached top ten positions in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Guetta has also co-produced "Forever and a Day", which was Kelly's next UK single from that album.^[17][18] Guetta also produced the singles "Acapella" and "Scream" for American singer-songwriter Kelis's fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, released on 14 May 2010. "Acapella" was released as the lead single on 23 February 2010 and topped the dance charts in the United Kingdom and United States. On 28 June 2010 American rapper Flo Rida released the single "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta. The song is included on the soundtrack album to the American 3D dance film Step Up 3D.

Guetta on the One Love Tour, January 2010.

[edit] 2011–present: Nothing But the Beat

Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing But the Beat was released on August 30, 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic.^[19] The French DJ was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions.^[20] "Where Them Girls At" featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, the first single off the album, was released worldwide on May 2, 2011.^[21][22] "Little Bad Girl" featuring Ludacris and Taio Cruz, was released as the second single on June 28, 2011.^[19][23] The third single "Without You" featuring Usher was released on September 27, 2011. Guetta also released three promotional singles for Nothing But the Beat, "Titanium" featuring Sia, "Lunar" with Afrojack and "Night of Your Life" featuring Jennifer Hudson. The album also features the hit single "Sweat" with Snoop Dogg.

Guetta is also scheduled to perform alongside Nicky Romero and Nervo at London's Alexandra Palace on June 1, 2012.^[24]

Personal life[link]

Guetta and his wife Cathy in January 2012 at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony.

His father was a restaurateur of Moroccan Jewish descent,^[25] and his mother is of Belgian descent.^[26][27][28] He is married to socialite and night club manager Cathy Guetta; they have two children, Tim Elvis Eric (born 2004) and Angie (born 2007).^[29]

Discography[link]

• Just a Little More Love (2002)
• Guetta Blaster (2004)
• Pop Life (2007)
• One Love (2009)
• Nothing but the Beat (2011)

Awards and nominations[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• David Guetta on Myspace
• David Guetta on Twitter
• David Guetta's channel on YouTube
• David Guetta at the Internet Movie Database
• David Guetta official store
• David Guetta information at Ultra Records
• Review of 'Memories' on the Daily Music Guide
• David Jeffries. "David Guetta biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p572357. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
• David Guetta in PACHA NEWS
• David Guetta at Billboard.com
• Review of 'Gettin Over you' on the Daily Music Guide

Martin Stääf (born 13 November 1978), aka Liquid Stranger, is a Swedish-born electronic musician, described by Generation Bass as ”the epitome of Transnational Dubstep covering everything from Latin, Asian, Eastern European and Jamaican Dancehall dubs.”^[1] Martin Stääf is known for his experimental approach to composition where he merges genres to create a unique style of music. Martin Woods of Chillbase describes Liquid Stranger's music as a “unique blend of Ambience, Big Band Jazz, Dubstep and Psychedelica drizzled over electronic Dub Reggae grooves.”^[2] Stääf lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

History[link]

Early Years[link]

Martin Stääf was born 13 November 1978 in Varberg on the Swedish West Coast. He started playing the piano and did classical piano concerts between the ages of 6-8. Stääf started experimenting with synthesizers in the mid 80s and abandoned the classical music world to spend the next 10 years producing his own material. Stääf states: ”I never thought about releasing any of my music until I was 17. Then, all of a sudden, it was time to get a job and I realized that there was nothing else I wanted to do at that time than making music.”^[3]

Early career: late 1990s[link]

Martin Stääf worked in the commercial studio Bohus Sound Recordings 1997-1999 and engineered/produced various jazz and rock bands. During this time he also made a song for the Euro-Vision contest.^[3]

In 1997 Martin Stääf formed the outfit Necton together with Patrik Olsén, mainly focusing on progressive and psychedelic trance. Necton released two full length albums, 6 vinyl EPs, and were featured on numerous CD compilations. They were signed to Spirit Zone Recordings, Digital Structures and Spiral Trax. Necton toured extensively around the world between 1997-2003.

During this time, Martin Stääf released Nu Skool Breaks on labels Ministry Of Sound, Sound Of Habib, Muti Music, Random Recordings, Hope Recordings, and Muve Recordings under the alias Rhoca. Stääf also released funky Techno on Iboga Records, Plusquam Records, and Nanobeat Records.^[4]

The Liquid Stranger Project: 2003–2009[link]

Martin Stääf launched the Liquid Stranger project in 2003. His intention was to have one alias that would encompass all his musical output. Consequently, he has produced a wide variety of music under the name Liquid Stranger. At first, Stääf's plan was to keep his identity a secret. He never did interviews or showed his face on stage. Stääf states: ”After a while it became quite tricky. in fact, Interchill finally ruined this idea by writing my name on the record sleeves.”^[5] Liquid Stranger's creative output ranges from suggestive Ambient soundscapes to movie scores, pop, dub, infernalia, drill n bass, and electronica.^[6]

The first release under the name Liquid Stranger was the song Environmental Meltdown, featured on the compilation Global Psychedelic Chill Out - Compilation Vol. 4 by Spirit Zone Recordings.

When asked in an interview why he moved away from the trance scene, Stääf replied: ”I never really switched per se, I have always made tons of different types of music. During the time I toured with Necton, I produced various stuff like Ambient, Electro and Drill n bass. What excites me is the fusing of genres. I have no fixed style that I stay with too long, I do not like boundaries.”^[7]

Subnatura collective[link]

In 2003, Martin Stääf founded the musical collective Subnatura together with Marckus Andersson. Subnatura released 12 digital Ep's and were featured on net label Monotonik and the video DVD Collectanea: First Course, released by Escapi Music.^[8]

Candy Mind Records[link]

In 2004, Martin Stääf founded the record label Candy Mind Records together with his brother Jens Stääf. Candy Mind Records released 33 digital Ep's, and one full-length CD release from Dorothy's Magic Bag.^[9] During the Candy Mind era, Martin Stääf and his brother started the duo Hectopascal. They released the full-length album Anywhere And Me on Kahvi records. The Ep's Pixels and Pixies, and Alive In Veddige were released on Candy Mind Records.^[10]

Interchill Records[link]

In 2005, Stääf got signed to Canadian label Interchill Records. The song Political Finga was featured on Earth Octave Lounge Vol. 2, and received high praise from the dub community. The song Liquid Stranger On The Run appeared on the compilation Dissolving Clouds and got frequent plays on underground radio. Rick Anderson of Allmusic wrote about Liquid Stranger “As someone who has previously worked in progressive rock, punk, techno, breakbeat, and IDM genres, Staaf brings a certain sophistication to his Interchill-style dubtronica, and there is lots to hear for those who take the trouble to listen closely: the brass and orchestral samples bubbling beneath the surface of the gently churning dub of Liquid Stranger on the Run.”^[11]

The song We Meet At Last appeared on the compilation Bliminal, and was licensed by Velcrow Ripper for the film Fierce Light – Where Spirit Meets Action, released in 2008.

The Invisible Conquest[link]

Cover art for the Album The Invisible Conquest

The first full-length Liquid Stranger album, The Invisible Conquest, was released by Interchill Records in 2007. A bass-heavy album with melodic bass lines, percussive grooves, tribal accents and minimal psychedelic overlays. The Invisible Conquest received high ratings and praise from critics. Properly Chilled wrote of the album ”Liquid Stranger's sound has the grandeur of its peers without building an humongous ego. . .we give this record two thumbs way up and a standing ovation”,^[12] and Raves.com described it as ”A taste of the experimental, a chunk of tribal, all wrapped around a root of dub excellence. . .dub vibes that shoot right through to the middle of your gut.”^[13] Morpeus Music describes the music of Liquid Stranger as ”Bass driven atmospheric chillout. Liquid Stranger creates mostly instrumental montages with strong rhythmic content.”^[14]

The Intergalactic Slapstick[link]

The second full-length Liquid Stranger album was released by Interchill Records in 2009. This album saw Liquid Stranger moving significantly into heavier Dubstep and reggae influenced grooves. Vocalists Brother Culture, Danman, Deeyah and Warrior Queen are featured on the album. Seb Taylor from Kaya Project plays Steel Guitar on the songs His Fully Automatic Wheelbarrow, and Dew Point. Dub-connection wrote of the album ”the production varies and waves between a electro-dub chill-out and powerful tracks in the limit of drum and bass with a bit of stepper to spice the sound.”^[15] Morpheus Music wrote of the album ”The diverse roots of Liquid Stranger's sound sprawl across electro, ambient, grime, global, breaks and garage.”^[16] Sun Is Shining wrote ”Some albums float your boat with one or two tracks becoming ingrained in your mind for days, weeks and even months. Once in a blue moon an album levitates that boat out of the water and into the clouds. LS’s long awaited second album is certainly filed in the latter category.”^[17]

The Private Riot[link]

The third full-length Liquid Stranger album was released on Rottun Recordings in 2010. This album features 10 dark and energetic Dubstep songs, described by Music and Happy Life as "totally devastating dance-floor monsters." ^[18] The album received high praise in the electronic music scene, with the song "Ripple" hitting number 1 on Beatport's top download charts for an extended period of time.

Background information[link]

Influences[link]

Martin Stääf mentioned in an interview on BBC radio that his main influence comes from music from vintage computer games.^[19] In an interview with Chillbase, Stääf says that he does not listen to music all that much, except when he is on a concert. In the same interview Stääf explains that he gets inspiration from movie soundtracks, dreams, and everyday life.^[2]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Anywhere And Me (2005)
• The Invisible Conquest (2007)
• The Intergalactic Slapstick (2009)
• The Private Riot (2010)
• Mechanoid Meltdown (2010)
• The Arcane Terrain (2011)
• Cryogenic Encounters (2012)
• The Renegade Crusade (2012) | Not Released

Singles[link]

• It Came From The Dessert (2003)
• Subsonic Soil (2004)
• Pixies And Pixels (2004)
• Dead Or Alive (2005)
• Spores (2005)
• Alive In Veddige (2005)
• Banana(Electro)Split (2006)
• Monster (2009)
• Steel Trap (2009)

Tracks appear on[link]

• Collectanea First Course - "Impossible Mission" (2003)
• Global Psychedelic Chill Out Vol. 4 - "Environmental Meltdown" (2003)
• Subnatural Soundscapes Vol I - "From The Sky" (2003)
• Purple Pollen - "Bismarch" (2004)
• Some Candy Before Christmas - "Ginger Bread Juice" (2004)
• Sound Of Subnatura - "Onda Ögat" (2004)
• Burning Chocolate - " Den Infekterade Terminalen" (2005)
• Dissolving Clouds - "Liquid Stranger On The Run" (2005)
• Earth Octave Lounge Vol. 2 - "Political Finga" (2005)
• Promotion CD 2005 - "Velour, Bleck" (2005)
• Electromeister 1.0 - "Smeartest" (2006)
• Masters Of The Green Insects - "Jakten På Guldpokalerna" (2006)
• New World Dub 01 - "Political Finga" (2006)
• A Beginning Of An End - "I And I" (2007)
• Bliminal - "We Meet At Last" (2007)
• Amenorea Dubs (Volume 01) - "Zenmaniax" (2008)
• One Dub - "Welcome To My Culvert" (2009)
• dimmSummer presents: Nu Asian SoundZ - "Hexed and Perplexed featuring Deeyah" (2010)
• dimmSummer presents: SUBcontinentalBASS - "Fist of Fury" (2011)

Remixes[link]

• "Slem - Denri (Liquid Stranger Remix)" 2004)
• "Dorothy's Magic Bag - Ghostmachine (Liquid Stranger Laxative Remix)" (2004)
• "Hectopascal - Svälj Din Saliv (Liquid Stranger Remix)" (2004)
• "Goto80 - Wombatman (Liquid Stranger's Duplomix)(2005)"
• "Bruno Ferrari - Jean Gabin (Liquid Stranger's Duplomix)" (2005)
• "Dorothy's Magic Bag - Monster (Liquid Stranger Remix)" (2006)
• "Bombay Dub Orchestra - Journey (Liquid Stranger's Sliptrip Edit)" (2009)
• "Goto80 - Breakfast (Liquid Stranger's Gourmet Mixture)" (2009)
• "Specialist & Tru Skool - Dhaaru Pee Ke (Liquid Stranger Remix)" (2010)
• "Love Avalanche - Less Corruption (Liquid Stranger Remix)" (2010)
• "Psilodump - The Somnambulist (Liquid Stranger's Dirtnap Remix)" (2010)
• "El Diablo - Devil in the Machine (Liquid Stranger Remix)" (2011)

Releases on[link]

• Adversion Recordings
• Amenorea
• Bleep Street
• Candy Mind Records
• Escapi
• Flexible
• High Chai Recordings
• Interchill Records
• Kahvi Collective
• Monotonik
• Rottun Recordings
• Six Degrees
• Sonic Walker
• Spirit Zone Recordings
• Subnatura
• System Recordings

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Facebook page.
• Liquid Stranger discography at Discogs.
• Liquid Stranger artist page at Myspace.

DJ Qbert
At the Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon, France, May 2006
Background information
Birth name	Richard Quitevis
Born	(1969-10-07) October 7, 1969 (age 42) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Disc jockey
Website	http://www.djqbert.com

Richard Quitevis (born October 7, 1969) known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Qbert, is a Filipino-American Turntablist and composer.

Early life[link]

Growing up in San Francisco's Excelsior District on Moscow Street, he graduated from Luther Burbank Middle School and in 1987 from Balboa High School.^[1][2] Qbert started playing with records at the age of 15, although he got his first Fisher-Price turntable as a toddler. He was influenced by the street performers and graffiti artists of the local hip hop community in the mid 1980s. It was at Balboa's school cafeteria that he went up against Mix Master Mike. The two are good friends.^[3]

Career[link]

Qbert started his musical career in a group called FM20 with Mix Master Mike and DJ Apollo in 1990. In New York when playing a show, Crazy Legs saw them and invited them to join the Rock Steady Crew. They accepted the offer to join the crew. Going by the name Rock Steady DJs they then proceeded to take the 1992 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships (DMC) world title.^[4] Qbert was also one of the founding members of the band Invisibl Skratch Piklz. Although there were other turntablist crews before the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the Skratch Piklz were the first to apply the band concept to turntablism, layering drums, basslines, and scratch solos on top of each other.

QBert, along with other Skratch Piklz, created a series of videos entitled Turntable TV. Now out of print, the first 5 episodes were released on VHS and contained demonstrations, showcases, skits, and other DJ related content.

QBert's solo efforts include 1994's Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik, and 1998's Wave Twisters. The latter album was created mainly with samplers and beat machines versus the turntable, and later turned into an animated feature of the same title. Wave Twisters (2001) the movie was somewhat unusual in that the animators and digital artists had to invent images and movements to the pre-recorded music, as opposed to the other way around (although not unprecedented; Disney's Fantasia was made the same way).

More recently he has worked with Vestax to develop the QFO, an all-in-one scratching instrument. The QFO combines a turntable with a mixer's crossfader.[1] In 2006 he introduced the QBert turntable cartridge, a model put out by Ortofon.[2]

Performing at a gig in Berlin, February 2008

In 2009, Qbert launched the Qbert Skratch University, an online school and community for DJ's.

Personal life[link]

In a 2011 interview with the website WeBeVegan.org, Qbert stated that he is a vegan.^[5]

Media appearances[link]

His music was also featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. He has also appeared himself in DJ Hero 2.

Awards and credentials[link]

• America's Best DJ 2010
• DMC USA Champion 1991 (Solo)
• DMC World Champion 1992 - Rock Steady DJs (Qbert, Mixmaster Mike & Apollo)
• DMC World Champion 1993 - Dreamteam (Qbert & Mixmaster Mike)
• DMC World Champion 1994 - Dreamteam (Qbert & Mixmaster Mike) ***
• DMC Judge 2012 (what you heard?)
• DMC DJ Hall of Fame (along with Mix Master Mike)
• Featured in Hang the DJ by Marco & Mauro La Villa
  • Cannes Film Festival, France
• Appears in the documentary film Modulations
  • Sundance Festival, Utah
• Appears in the documentary Scratch
  • Sundance Festival, Utah
• Appears in his own animated/live action movie "Wave Twisters

See also[link]

• Filipino hip hop

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: DJ Q-bert

• Djqbert.com
• ThudRumble.com
• QbertSkratchUniversity.com
• Q-bert on IMDb
• Full Discography
• Video of Q-Bert Live Set in UK

Interviews[link]

• Interview with DJ Times, 2001
• The Career Cookbook Interview with Qbert
• Radio Feature The Some Assembly Required Interview with DJ Qbert (2008).
• HHC Digital interview about his DMC legacy
• Conspiracy Worldwide Radio October 2010 Uncensored Interview
• Interview with We Be Vegan