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DJ Shadow
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joshua Paul Davis, Josh Davis, Joshua Davis, DJ Shadow and the Groove Robbers, DJ Shadow And The Groove Robbers, Motorcycle John, Shimovis
American trip-hop musician
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Joshua Paul Davis, professionally known as DJ Shadow, is an American composer, disc jockey, record producer, and musician. Born on June 29, 1972, in Hayward, San Jose, he has been active in the music industry since 1989. His work spans the hip-hop and trip hop genres, and he is associated with the Mo' Wax record label. Davis also performs under the pseudonym DJ Shadow and the Groove Robbers.
He plays keyboard instruments and synthesizers. His musical influences include Kurtis Mantronik and Prince Paul. DJ Shadow has released five works and maintains an official website and merchandise shop. He speaks English and is a citizen of the United States.
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Film & TV
Sound · San Jose, California, USA
Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer. He first gained notice with the release of his acclaimed debut studio album, Endtroducing...... He has a personal collection of more than 60,000 records. His music is prominently featured in the documentary Dark Days which was released in 2000.
Known for
- DJ Shadow - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) | January 24, 2024 — Self2024
- The Man from Mo'Wax — Self2016
- DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist present: Hard Sell At The Hollywood Bowl — Himself2008
- DJ Shadow - Live! In Tune and On Time2004
- DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist: Product Placement on Tour — Himself2004
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self2003
- Scratch2001
- DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - Freeze — Himself1999
- Renegades of Rhythm
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1972
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,059,649
- Total plays
- 59,488,213
Tags
Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972), known professionally as DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer. He first gained attention with his debut studio album "Endtroducing....." (1996), noted for its extensive use of samples and layered production. He was also a member of the band UNKLE from 1996 to 1999. DJ Shadow began experimenting with a four-track recorder while in high school in Davis, California, and started his career as a disc jockey for the University of California, Davis, c
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
- Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants
· 2016 · cited 2,850x
- The distribution of 13 GABAA receptor subunit mRNAs in the rat brain. I. Telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon
· 1992 · cited 1,312x
- Different projections of the central amygdaloid nucleus mediate autonomic and behavioral correlates of conditioned fear
· 1988 · cited 1,280x
- Colonoscopic miss rates of adenomas determined by back-to-back colonoscopies
· 1997 · cited 1,222x
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Quotes
- “"Being a DJ, I take the art of digging seriously...it has almost a karmic element of, 'I was meant to find this on top.' or, 'I was meant to pull this out because it works so well with this.' So it has a lot of meaning for me personally."”
- “"Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you, and subverting it and decontextualizing it."”
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Key facts
- Born
- Joshua Paul Davis , ( 1972-06-29 ) June 29, 1972 (age 53) , San Jose, California , U.S.
- Origin
- Davis, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Hip hop trip hop electronic turntablism experimental
- Occupations
- DJ record producer
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Labels
- Mass Appeal Mo' Wax Quannum Projects Solesides MCA Universal Verve Liquid Amber
- Formerly of
- Unkle
- Website
- www .djshadow .com
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer. His debut studio album, Endtroducing....., was released in 1996. He uses layered production with numerous samples.
He was also formerly of the band Unkle (1996–1999).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “DJ Shadow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.