- DJ Disk
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DJ Disk Birth name Luis Quintanilla Also known as PhonosycographDISK , TurntablistDISK Born October 7, 1970 Origin San Francisco, USA Genres Hip-hop, turntablism, electro Occupations Turntablist Instruments Turntable , phonograph Years active 1992–present Labels Scarecrow music , Oneyedslug Entertainment Associated acts El stew, Herbie hancock , praxis, Tabla beat Science, Invisibl Skratch Piklz , Charged , Website http://www.turntablistdisk.com Notable instruments Turntables DJ Disk is a San Francisco Bay Area turntablist of Panamanian, Colombian, and Nicaraguan descent.[1] Born Luis Quintanilla on October 7, 1970, in San Francisco, Disk began scratching and mixing vinyl at a young age.[2] In 1992 he joined his long-time friend DJ Q-bert among the Rock Steady Crew DJs, later changing the group's name to the Invisibl Skratch Piklz.[2]
As a founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Disk has been an enormously influential DJ and is credited with inventing the 2 Click Orbit , The Crab , the echo fade technique and the 2 Click Flare Lazer Orbit techniques.[3] He was later a founding member of El Stew, which, according to Allmusic, "dealt with the more experimental side of electronic music."[4]
In addition to extensive hip hop work with the Piklz and others, Disk has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians working in other genres, including Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Buckethead, Zakir Hussain, Mike Patton, Norah Jones, Flava flav , rancid, and Jack DeJohnette. He has been involved in over seventy recordings, and has performed in over fifteen countries.[1] While not on tour, he lives in his hometown of San Francisco[citation needed] where he records and teaches turntablism.[5] DJ Disk says he originated the term "turntablist" (see competing claims).[1]
Contents
Discography (partial)
- 1997: Marsupial's Belly Flop Breaks with Xtrakd (Scarecrow)
- 1997: Transmutation Live by Praxis
- 1998: Ancient Termites as Phonosychograph Disk
- 1998: Devil Dub by Ben Wa
- 1998: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! by Invisibl Skratch Piklz (five CDs and Videos)
- 1999: Live @ Slim's / Turbulence Chest
- 1999: No Hesitation by El Stew
- 1999: The 13th Scroll by Cobra Strike
- 2000: 149 Ways to Smash Paul Simon's Face Breaks (Stray)
- 2001: Phonosychographdisk Vs. The Filthy Ape: Mooch Moose (Stray)
- 2001: Warszawa by Praxis
- 2001: Live In San Francisco At Stern Grove by Tabla Beat Science
- 2002: Live by Charged
- 2002: Future 2 Future - Live by Herbie Hancock (DVD)
- 2003: Talamanam Sound Clash by Tabla Beat Science
- 2003: The Rehearsal by El Stew
- 2006: Zurich by Praxis
- 2006: Tornado Urine Breaks (Toolz)
Guest Appearances
- 1995: ...And Out Come The Wolves by Rancid
- 1998: Colma by Buckethead
- 1998: Wave Twisters by DJ Q-Bert
- 1999: Intonarumori by Material
- 2001: Questside (Untold Tales) by DJ Quest
- 2002: The Album by Latyrx
- 2008: Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) by Praxis
- 2008: Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock by Herbie Hancock
Compilations
- 1996: Altered Beats - Assassin Knowledges Of The Remanipulated (Axiom)
- 1997: Valis II - Everything Must Go (Ion)
- 1999: Planetary Natural Love Gas Webbin' 199999 - Mixed By DJ Pica Pica Pica (Comma)
- 2000: Tektonics (OM Records)
- 2001: Innerhythmic Sound System (Innerhytmic)
- 2002: Scratch (Transparent Music)
References
- ^ a b c "MySpace.com - TURNTABLIST DISK". http://www.myspace.com/djdisk. Retrieved 2008-08-29.[dead link]
- ^ a b "djdisk.net: bio". Archived from the original on 2006-01-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20060115041917/http://djdisk.net/bio.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Digitalscratch.com's Dictionary of Scratch Terms and Tricks". http://www.digitalscratch.com/ds/tips.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "allmusic ((( DJ Disk > Overview )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p170638/biography. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "djdisk.net: classes". Archived from the original on 2005-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20050312073211/http://www.djdisk.net/classes.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
External links
Categories:- 1970 births
- American DJs
- American hip hop musicians
- Living people
- People from San Francisco, California
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