DJ Noize

DJ Noize is a Danish Hip-hop-DJ. DJ Noize is the pseudonym for Kim Sæther (born 1975 at Lille Skensved, near Køge).

Career

DJ Noize started scratching in his local youth club at the age of 13 getting his own pair of Technics 1210 turntables at the age of 15.^[1]

He won Danish master titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2000.^[2] He won the Music Seminar DJ Battle in New York city in the summer of 1994 – the first white non-American to ever win. He won second place at the prestigious DMC World DJ Championships in 1994 and 1995.^[3] He became World Champion at the DMC World DJ Championships in 1996. He is famous for his battle performances and wordplay – dicing words from vinyls to produce cheeky disses of his opponents.

He tours the world judging DJ battles and competitions. He has performed with the Freestyle MC Supernatural, and has opened sets for prominent names such as Erykah Badu, GangStarr and Grandmaster Flash among others.

He hosted his own radio programme showcasing hip-hop on Denmark's Radio for nine years,^[4] starting in 1997. His company, Noizeworks places all his activities under one moniker.

His known personal projects include Nobody Beats The Beats, Skinnyman, the DJ outfit Denmark’s Finest together with DJ Static and DJ Shine, working with the Danish needle company Ortofon and lately he has become one-fifth of the Majors together with DJ Static, Negash Ali, Nat III and J-Spliff.

These days he resides in his hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark. DJ Noize cites Ca$h Money and Jazzy Jeff as DJ influences.

Solo work

• LP The Whole Mess. (1996)
• LP The Whole Mess part 2. (1999)
• CD The Whole Mess parts 1 & 2. (1999)
• 12" Fantastic feat. Maylay Sparks / it's a demo 2000 feat. Freestyle (2000)

Collaborations

• 12" V.A. / Cph Claimin' Respect #2. (2004)
• 12" Urban Broadcast / Live Transmission (2001)
• CD/LP V.A. / Global Networking (1999)
• CD V.A. / RAPOMANIA vol.1
• CD Nobody Beats The Beats / Nobody Beats The Beat (2002)
• CD/LP Nobody Beats The Beats / Nobody Beats The Beat The Second Coming (2003)
• CD Nobody Beats The Beats / Nobody Beats The Beat Drops From Above (2004)
• CD Beatman & Rockin' / Who's Supa Now (2006)
• CD V.A. / ScandalNavia vol. 1 (2001)
• CD/LP Static & Nat Ill / Teamwork (2006)
• CD/LP Massinfluence / The Underground Science
• CD mixtape Per Vers feat DJ Noize / Vers 64.0 (a two player game) (2007)
• CD Danskrap.dk / Så Ka’ I Lære Det (2003)
• CD/LP Drop Dead^{[disambiguation needed ]} / (1996)
• CD/LP Freestyle / Etched in Stone (2004)
• CD V.A. / Flamingo Files Vol.1 (2007) mixed by DJ Noize
• CD Double Mouth / Rhymes Ahead (1999)
• CD/LP Majors / Majors (2008)
• Free mp3 V.A. / Ciphersounds vol.1 (2005)
• Single "Noget Saerligt", "We Fell", "Come Down Jesus" & "The Dream", Gabriel Flies records (2007)
• LP KVBeats / The Résumé (2010)

References

1. ^ [1]. Accessed September 8, 2008
2. ^ DJ Noize på Danskrap, "In Danish only". Accessed September 8, 2008
3. ^ [2] Accessed September 8, 2008
4. ^ DJ Noize radioshow's website, "In Danish only". Accessed September 8, 2008

External links

• DMC World DJ Championships 2000 DJ Noize
• DJ Noize Battles with American DJ Shortkut at the New Musik Seminar DJ Battle 1994
• DJ Noize Battles with American DJ 8-ball at the New Musik Seminar DJ Battle 1994

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