DJ Quixotic
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| DJ Quixotic | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | DJ Quixotic |
| Origin | Centreville, Virginia, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop Turntablism Electro Rock Baltimore Club |
| Occupation(s) | DJ/Turntablist/Producer |
| Website | http://www.djquixotic.com |
DJ Quixotic (often referred to as just Quix) - is a Los Angeles based DJ/producer most notable in the turntablist/scratch dj scene. He made a name for himself by being the first DJ from DC to win the Washington, D.C. Regional Championships and thus representing the city in the 2001 United States DJ Championships. He later placed Top 4 in the nation at the 2004 USA Championships by manipulating and scratching records by Queen and Jimi Hendrix. He qualified that year by being the first east coast DJ to be crowned the Los Angeles Champion.
Quix is also known for his live sets and performances where he scratches rock with hip hop and is known to "cover" the Tracy Chapman song "Fast Car" using a test-tone record and manipulating the speed of the platter to create the notes.
Worked with Lauryn Hill as a producer in the summer of 2006.1
As a DJ he mainly mixes, scratches and fuses hiphop with all forms of genres including (but not limited to) rock, soul, punk, reggae, house, techno, and drum and bass. As a producer/artist, his work focuses on synth based sounds with added live scratching favoring the use of computer based software Propellerhead's Reason and Ableton Live.
He belongs to a collective of turntablists named The Trooperz.
[edit] Battle Highlights
- 2004 USA DMC DJ Championships (4th Place)
- 2004 Los Angeles DMC Championships (1st Place)
- 2004 Vinyl Kombat USA Championships (Top 4)
- 2004 Vinyl Kombat Los Angeles Championships (1st Place)
- 2002 Guitar Center USA Championships (Finalist)
- 2002 Guitar Center Los Angeles Championships (1st Place)
- 2001 ITF Bay Area Championships (1st Place)
- 2001 DMC Washington DC Championships (1st Place)
[edit] Discography
- (2008) "Our Blood Mixes Well" (unreleased)
- (2006) "Live On Circuit Radio"
- (2005) "Quixotic Comes Alive"
- (2003) "The Demonstration"
- (2000) "Dual Entity" (out of print)
- (1999) "Free Krusted Breaks" (out of print)
