Notorious for mischief, while he’s on the
turntables his shows are highly anticipated by those who know that they
can expect to see something spectacular.
After Swamp won the title
of US DMC Champion, his first year entering the tournament, he shortly
thereafter was able to get his demo into the hands of Beck’s publicist
and was scooped up as Beck’s DJ. Swamp toured with Beck for years and
later broke away into a solo career with his release “Never is Now” in
2001. His follow-up, a drum ‘n’ bass EP, Instruments of Torture, was
recorded with Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto. Vinyl Disciple
produced several music videos, including four 3D music videos. The music
video for “The Leaders will Follow” is the first music video to
incorporate 3D video scratching. Swamp’s music video for “Rock Rollin'”
features Dave England of Jackass fame.
DJ Swamp has produced
several DJ tools that are considered standards, including “skip-proof”
records, which have the same sample repeated over and over so that if
the needle is bumped it will land in the same sample. In 1996 DJ Swamp
formed Decadent Records, which allowed him to distribute his scratch
tools vinyl and digital releases. Under this label he invented several
DJ tools that are considered standards, including his infamous
“skip-proof scratch tool” records which have the same sample repeated
over and over in a straight line so that if the needle is bumped it will
land on the same sample. A technique that has been copied by most
battle breaks and scratch records and are a staple in many turntablist
sets.
DJ Swamp’s scratch at the
beginning of The Crystal Method track “Name of the Game” is one of his
most recognizable scratches. The song is featured in several films,
including Tropic Thunder. As a solo artist DJ Swamp has opened for such
artists as Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Bassnectar, Nero, The Crystal Method,
Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Mix Master Mike, Datsik, Diesel
Boy, Outkast, Fuel, Method Man and Redman. DJ Swamp’s scratching can be
heard throughout the movie Thirteen which won an Academy Award and was
the first movie for director Catherine Hardwicke of Twilight fame. He
was featured in the DJ documentary Scratch and the motion picture
Clockstoppers.
Swamp has built a loyal
following around the world appearing in festivals, rock shows, hip-hop
shows and even raves. His stage performance consists of him Mixing,
Scratching, Magic Tricks and even Emceeing. Crowds are often overwhelmed
by his stage presence, heavy bass sound, crowd interaction and
give-a-ways. He has become the go to man for studio scratching in Los
Angeles and has appeared on songs by Beck, The Crystal Method, Vanilla
Ice, Katy Perry, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Ben Folds, Belinda, Oblivion
Dust, Kid Rock, Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Hanson, The Bloodhound
Gang, Morcheeba, The Dandy Warhols, R. L. Burnside, Faithless, OPM,
Devo, Save Ferris, Say Anything, Dust Brothers, Kool Keith, Sticky
Fingaz, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Death Grips and Better Than Ezra.
In 2017, the band Ministry
announced him as a new member of the band. Swamp says that he draws off
of his environment and a ten year affinity with a nameless muse for
inspiration. He observes “what’s going on” and converts his impressions
into his art. His musical influences range from hip hop, to metal, punk,
industrial and anything in between.
DJ Swamp has graced the
pages of: Rolling Stone, Spin, Subculture, Raygun, Mean, DJ Times,
Keyboard, Rap Sheet, Mixer, Rap Pages, The LA Times, and Urb. Urb
magazine says “Witnessing Swamp torture the 1200′s is like watching a
magic show.”
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