Grand Mixer DXT
































Grand Mixer DXT
Birth name Derek Showard
Also known as GrandMixer D.ST
Origin
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s) Musician DJ, producer
Instruments
Turntables, drums, keyboards, vocals, samples
Associated acts Infinity Squad aka iSquad, Herbie Hancock & The Rocket Band, Material, Praxis

Derek Showard[1], better known by the stage name GrandMixer DXT, is an American musician, one of the earliest to use turntables as a musical instrument in the 1980s.


Early in his career, he was known as Grand Mixer D.ST, a reference to Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. He was featured in the influential hip hop film Wild Style.


Widely recognized as a pioneer, Grand Mixer DXT is credited as being the first turntablist.[citation needed] He was the first person to establish the turntable as a fully performable and improvisational musical instrument (Alberts 2002).[full citation needed] Especially important is his technique of altering the pitch of the note or sound on the record.


He is also credited with greatly helping to popularize DJing through his scratching on Herbie Hancock's single "Rockit" from the Bill Laswell and Material produced album Future Shock.[2][better source needed] He is featured in the 2001 documentary, Scratch.[3]



Discography


With Ginger Baker



  • Horses & Trees (Celluloid, 1986)

With Herbie Hancock




  • Future Shock (Columbia, 1983)


  • Sound System (Columbia, 1984)


  • Perfect Machine (Columbia, 1988)


With Jah Wobble


  • Heaven and Earth (Island Records, 1995)

With King T



  • IV Life (MCA, 1994)

With Bill Laswell




  • Akasha (Subharmonic, 1995)


  • Jazzonia (Douglas, 1998)


  • Aftermathematics (Subharmonic, 2003)


With Praxis



  • Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) (NAGUAL, 2008)

With Sly and Robbie



  • Rhythm Killers (Island Records, 1987)


References





  1. ^ http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/deejays/grandmixerdst.htm


  2. ^ "Turntablism to be Taught at Berklee College of Music". Synthtopia. March 1, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Hollis, Kim (March 1, 2002). "Scratch Movie Preview, Starring Afrika Bambaataa and Grand Mixer DXT, Directed by Doug Pray". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2010.




External links




  • Grand Mixer DXT discography at Discogs


  • Grand Mixer DXT on IMDb

  • DJ Grand Mixer DXT Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2013)









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