Deaglan
New Member
Wide O presents
dj A-TRAK
(Kanye West's DJ, 6 times world scratch champion)
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DJ FLIP
Ri Ra, Dame Court.
Fri 24th Feb. 11:30pm
€12
The child prodigy who Kanye West made his recording and tour DJ - Montreal native Alain Macklovitch (aka DJ A TRAK) - makes plays his first Dublin show in three years when he plays at Ri Ra on Friday week 24th Feb. This is of couse as soon as he is finished his show with Kanye at The Point earlier that night.
A Trak first came to prominence in 1997 when he shook the hiphop world by winning the World DMC championship - at the age of just 15! He was promptly invited to join Mixmaster Mike and DJ QBert as members of the Invisibl Scratch Picklz before hooking up with DJ Craze a new collective the Allies.
The late nineties went on with A Trak continually breaking new world records in scratch DJing - on top of being the youngest ever world champion, he became the first DJ to win all three major titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win six world championships. At age of 18, he decided to retire from scratch-battling.
A deeply intelligent and versatile character; A Trak broaden his horizons and musical scope with his live sets now bridging the gap between jaw-dropping turntablism and debauched party-rocking with eclectic sets of bootleg-heavy hip hop, crunk, booty and classic electro, dancehall, 80s funk and anything in between. In touring across the world; he has played renowned hi-brow music festivals such as Coachella and the Montreux Jazz festival.
No surprise that when rising hiphop superstar Kanye West spotted A Trak in action in 2004, he asked him to become his DJ and there they set off conquering the world, A Trak's broad musical knowledge playing a bit part in the scope of Kanye award-winning 2005 album.
Other acts who A-Track has collaborated with of late include Common, Diplo, MF Doom and Peanut Butter Wolf.
Who in Ireland could open for A-Trak other than Dublinners DJ Flip - who came from nowhere to win the world ITF scratch championship in December 2004, then coming runner up in December 2005.
www.djatrak.com
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