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Josh Davis, aka '''DJ Shadow''', (born January 1 , 1973 in Hayward , CA) is a Turntablist musician. BIOGRAPHY DJ Shadow spent his teenage years in Davis, California and was a DJ at the community Radio Station KDVS . During his time as a radio Disc Jockey , DJ Shadow was significant in developing the experimental Instrumental Hip Hop style associated with the California -based Solesides Record Label . His early singles for the label, including ''In/Flux'' and ''Lost and Found (S.F.L.)'', were genre-bending works of art merging elements of Funk , Rock , Hip-hop , Ambient , Jazz , Soul , and used-bin found records. DJ Shadow is often cited as a leading creator of Trip-hop , though this is a label he strongly contests. Although he previously released a couple of original works (during 1991 - 1992 for Hollywood Records ) by the time Mo' Wax 's James Lavelle contacted him about releasing ''In/Flux'' on the fledgling imprint, it wasn't until his distribution association with Mo' Wax that his sound began to mature and cohere. Shadow's first full-length work, '' Endtroducing..... '', was released in late 1996 to immense critical acclaim. ''Endtroducing'' made the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001 . '' Preemptive Strike '', a compilation of early Singles , followed in early 1998 . Later that year, Shadow produced tracks for '' Psyence Fiction '', the debut album by U.N.K.L.E. , a long-time Mo' Wax production team that gained superstar guests including Thom Yorke (of Radiohead ), Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve ), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys ) and others. His next project came in 1999 , with the transformation of Solesides into a new label, Quannum Projects . Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, '' The Private Press '', was released in June 2002 . In the same year, the movie Scratch (2001, Doug Pray ) was released to DVD with DJ Shadow appearing several times throughout the movie. The Documentary Film s '' Dark Days '' and '' Wisconsin Death Trip '' feature music from DJ Shadow. DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow hip-hop DJ Cut Chemist . Together they have created two popular mixtapes entitled '' Brainfreeze '' and '' Product Placement ''. These mixes fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. Shadow himself has stated on his website that if you own either of these on vinyl you are the owner of a bootleg, as they were only ever released on CD and distributed to a selection of outlets for sale. In the year 2004 , Shadow's feature length DVD, ''In Tune and On Time'' was released. The DVD features a live performance in London , emphasizing intricate visuals. In 2005 , Mo' Wax released a Deluxe Edition of his first album, ''Endtroducing...''. Also in 2005, Brian Udelhofen began work on the Shadow Percussion Project , an attempt to adapt some of the tracks from ''Endtroducing...'' for a live performance group. The result was largely successful and well-received by DJ Shadow himself. He is currently working on a new album, and plans to go on tour in the year 2006 . He has also collaborated with several other artists, including Blackalicious , Zack De La Rocha , Keak Da Sneak and Keane . The video for his song "Six Days" was directed by Wong Kar-Wai DISCOGRAPHY Solo Albums
with Q-bert
with U.N.K.L.E.
with Cut Chemist
with Dan The Automator
Mixes
Albums Featured
Singles
LIVE APPEARANCES
Live DVDs
SEE ALSO Similar artists
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