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DJ Shadow
Joshua Paul Davis, known professionally as DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer and one of the pioneering figures in sample-based electronic music. Born June 29, 1972, in San Jose, California, he grew up in Davis, California, where he began experimenting with a four-track recorder in high school and worked as a DJ for the University of California, Davis's campus radio station, KDVS.
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- Sep 26Los AngelesThe Novo by MicrosoftView details
- Oct 10PhiladelphiaFranklin Music HallView details
- Oct 11New YorkTerminal 5View details
- Oct 16DenverMission BallroomView details
- Oct 18SeattleParamount TheatreView details
- Oct 22ChicagoVic TheatreView details
- Oct 24NashvilleMarathon Music WorksView details
- Oct 25AtlantaThe Eastern-GAView details
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About DJ Shadow
Shadow's 1996 debut album, Endtroducing....., built entirely from samples using an Akai MPC60 II sampler and turntables, became a landmark of the genre; Guinness World Records recognized it as the first album made entirely of samples, and Time later listed it among the 100 greatest albums of all time. Working within the orbit of the London-based Mo' Wax label, he helped define the trip-hop sound of the 1990s.
Beyond his solo catalog, which spans seven studio albums through 2023's Action Adventure, Shadow produced UNKLE's Psyence Fiction (1998), collaborated with fellow DJ Cut Chemist on a series of mixtapes, and contributed music to films including Dark Days. His productions draw on funk, rock, jazz, and soul samples layered into dense, cinematic compositions.
Live, DJ Shadow performs largely through turntablism and sampler-driven sets, translating his studio collage technique into instrumental hip-hop and electronic performances that have influenced generations of producers.