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Mix Master Mike (born April 4, 1970) is an American turntablist of Jewish and Filipino extraction. His real name is Michael Schwartz. He was born in Daly City, California.
He first gained notoriety after performing at several live DJ competitions. Mix Master Mike later joined the ground-breaking turntablist group, Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After gaining fame, he hooked up with the Beastie Boys, working on the album Hello Nasty. He is now considered their resident DJ, replacing DJ Hurricane (who was preceded by Doctor Dre - not to be confused with Dr. Dre).
In 1994, after winning three consecutive world titles of the international DMC turntablism award. Mike and Q-Bert were asked to step down from further competition as their domination was too much for the rest of the pack. The two performed an amazing “farewell” set and were honored to become DMC judges. Mike has also helped fellow DJs produce their own albums, most notably, Wave Twisters, by dj q-bert. Mix Master Mike is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines.
Mix Master Mike is often credited with inventing the Tweak Scratch. The scratch is performed by moving the record back and forth while the platter is stopped. The inertia of the platter causes the sounds to slow down and drop in pitch in an unusual manner. This claim is backed up somewhat by a recording of a voicemail he left the Beastie Boys on the track “Three MC’s and one DJ”. In it he states that he’s hooked his turntable up to a wah-wah pedal.
He first gained notoriety after performing at several live DJ competitions. Mix Master Mike later joined the ground-breaking turntablist group, Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After gaining fame, he hooked up with the Beastie Boys, working on the album Hello Nasty. He is now considered their resident DJ, replacing DJ Hurricane (who was preceded by Doctor Dre - not to be confused with Dr. Dre).
In 1994, after winning three consecutive world titles of the international DMC turntablism award. Mike and Q-Bert were asked to step down from further competition as their domination was too much for the rest of the pack. The two performed an amazing “farewell” set and were honored to become DMC judges. Mike has also helped fellow DJs produce their own albums, most notably, Wave Twisters, by dj q-bert. Mix Master Mike is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines.
Mix Master Mike is often credited with inventing the Tweak Scratch. The scratch is performed by moving the record back and forth while the platter is stopped. The inertia of the platter causes the sounds to slow down and drop in pitch in an unusual manner. This claim is backed up somewhat by a recording of a voicemail he left the Beastie Boys on the track “Three MC’s and one DJ”. In it he states that he’s hooked his turntable up to a wah-wah pedal.
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sysuniatom22 wrote:
Three Mc And ONE GREAT DJ :)
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spincat wrote:
New album please
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TylerDurden0905 wrote:
Grand Mixer DXT not Grandmaster DХT
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UJLN wrote:
YEAH BABY! TRUE GANGSTA SHIT! YOV! =DDD
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WhoIsThatGuy wrote:
mixmasta
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doctorjmo wrote:
love!!
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lynzilanddd wrote:
shit was insaaaaiiiinee at vibes
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galactus15 wrote:
I love the oldskool bits on napalm rockets !! (however limited they are) that like 5 seconds of T99 on the start of THE MONUMENT ruled
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Commandrea wrote:
MIX MASTER MIKE is playing at the Free Press Summer Fest in Houston June 5th-6th! Full line up is here: http://www.freepresssummerfest.com
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Kurts_Dead wrote:
Goddamn that dj made my day.
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Supermandre wrote:
Napalm Rockets, the new mixtape on his homepage, well deserves the label epic.
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ttrueplaya wrote:
Mixmasta, cut faster!
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EggRaid wrote:
"Cause nobody can do it like mix master can!"
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bs2290 wrote:
NaPALM mix is a nice spin
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bubblegumshit wrote:
mixmasta' real hip-hop
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farfela wrote:
check out mixmastermike.com - free mixtapes from MMM to download - and how can you not love this man???
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Takademi47 wrote:
love it!
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TotaIIyRadd wrote:
MMM & QBert are the best DJs in the world [2]
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Dj-BlackJack wrote:
"Listen to the ILL SHIT!!!"
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phatatude wrote:
Dope...
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