A-Trak

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A-Trak
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. 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. He is also the first Canadian to ever win the DMCs World DJ Championship. 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. He was later asked to join the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and is a member of The Allies. 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. A-Trak is the younger brother of David Macklovitch, the guitarist and lead singer of the synth-pop duo Chromeo.

He is currently supporting Kanye West as a DJ. A-Trak uses Serato Scratch LIVE.

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.