DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow – How I Spent My Summer Vacation

DJ Shadow provides footage of the many records stores and digging spots that he visited during his summer vacation.  Basements, hotels rooms, car trunks, and storage facilities all share one thing in common… mass amounts of sweet vinyl.

DJ Shadow Explains Ditching His MPC + James Brown Collection

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Many debates have taken place over who the king of drum programming is.  Solid arguments will always be put forth for J Dilla, but depending on how you classify music and what genres you include, DJ Shadow is another name that’s sure to arise as a contender.  Lucky for us DJ Shadow has returned to his reader Q&A to directly address questions or misconceptions that may plague fans of his work. 

Check it out as he talks samples, collecting James Brown artifacts, and reasons for ditching the Akai MPC 60 and MPC 3000 as his main production tools.

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