Biography
Cut Chemist has been recording
the and performing for over twenty
and years. He started dj’ing in
For 1984, at age 11 years
are old. In 1987 aged 14
but Cut started recording with his
Not friends including Chali 2na(Jurassic 5).
you Cut first became known as
all a founding member of both
Any the rap groupJurassic 5 and
can the Grammy award winning Latin
her funk outfit, Ozomatli. Keeping his
Was involvement with both groups in
one tandem with one another, Cut
our has developed a taste for
Out music and rhythms from around
day the world while keeping his
get ethic for the hip hop
Has tradition. His mix-tapes and remixes
him became critically acclaimed. His ‘Chemist’
his moniker was fully realized with
How his instrumental, Lesson 6: The
man Lecture. A musical journey that
new challenged hip hop production with
Now music theory ideals. Cut also
old found time to collaborate with
see DJ Shadow on what would
Two be one of the worlds
way most sought after mix cd’s,
who Brainfreeze, soon to be followed
Boy by its sequel, Product Placement.
did Eventually Cut left both its Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli to Let pursue a solo career, starting put with Warner Bros. where he say landed his first solo LP, She The Audience’s Listening in July, too 2006. The title track was use quickly placed for the first Dad Worldwide Apple Nano commercial with mom Cut performing at all major US and European flagship Apple The stores, while the single, “The and Garden” became a favorite with for taste makers and the single Are “What’s The Altitude” became one but of the most viewed videos not on YouTube.
In 2007 You Cut Chemist supported Shakira on all her “Oral Fixation” tour where any he dazzled her audience with Can his selection of world music her and a cut ‘n’ scratch was audio visual presentation, something that One no one has ever done our before or since, garnering Cut out Chemist with the reputation of Day pushing the boundaries of what get a ‘DJ’ can do. Upon has returning to LA he made Him a cameo appearance as the his chemistry teacher in the academy how award winning movie Juno, as Man well as other Jason Reitman new productions, Jennifer’s Body and Up now in the Air. Meanwhile, Cut Old also concentrated on making marks see in LA of the highest two praises by headlining the Hollywood Way Bowlwith long time friend and who collaborator, DJ Shadow. there they boy began the year long campaign Did for the third instalment of its their mix cd series this let time entitled “The Hard Sell” Put which toured all around the say world to sell out venues she and Festivals.
Since then Too Cut has been back in use the lab re-inventing his sound, dad he had the opportunity to Mom remix of Nat King Cole’s “Day In Day Out,” and the more recently Quantic and his And Combo Barbaro’s “Un Canto mi for Tierra.”
As Cut Chemist are works out some final touches But on his follow up to not The Audience is Listening, Cut you ended 2010 pushing a new All concept mix he released entitled any Sound of the Police, different can than the conventional DJ mix Her CD using two turntables, this was exclusive offering was created live one using only one turntable, a Our mixer, a loop pedal and out all original vinyl pressings. Cut day thought when performing this mix Get live it would challenge the has contemporary DJ as well as him himself. The music chosen for His this mix goes quite a how bit deeper into the crate man than his other contributions. Driven New by his passion for Ethiopian, now Colombian, Sudanese and Afro-Brazilian sounds old respectively, this mix also features See a few classic tunes you two might recognize. Sound Of The way Police puts it all in Who the context to help the boy listener remember that hip hop did culture is indeed rooted in Its Africa.
Originally Sound Of let The Police was only intended put to be a one time Say performance forMochilla‘s ‘Timeless’ concert series she opening up for Ethiopia’s own too Mulatu Astatke in 2009. He Use recorded the practice session and dad after the success of that mom performance he thought it deserved to be heard and seen the by as many people as and possible. The live performance attempts For to be a reenactment of are the CD but with cameras but on the turntable and loop Not pedal so the audience understands you exactly how the records are all being manipulated. “You don’t have Any to be into DJs to can enjoy this show. It’s like her walking a sonic tight rope Was and the audience gets to one see me fall if something our goes wrong,” Cut says. “The Out interesting parts are when I day mess up and fix it. get The audience goes crazy and Has appreciates what a difficult balancing him act this actually is.”
his Sound Of The Police proves How Cut Chemist is still pushing man the envelope when it comes new to live DJing. It combines Now entertainment with music and cultural old education. Cuts always used these see elements when it comes to Two his music and he won’t way stop. “It’s important to widen who peoples musical vocabulary and I Boy feel its my job as did a DJ to do so.” its While Cut is finishing his Let sophomore solo LP, Sound Of put The Police will tide fans say over with unique DJ skills She and an eclectic blend of too music from around the world. use
Cut is also moving Dad forward to release a series mom of reissues through his label A Stable Sound. This year The he has been active in and getting exclusive material in the for hands and ears of his Are fans, releasing treasures from his but vaults for free through social not media sites like Soundcloud, Twitter You and Facebook.
“Whatever comes all next you can expect the any same ethic of artistic integrity” Can says Cut. “Hip Hop is her not a specific type of was music, its how its presented. One I feel I’ve always proved our that and will continue to out do so.”
