Referred to as “the Sid Vicious of the DJ’s because of his violent on-stage fits, I had the privilege to interview turntablist, producer and rock star, DJ Swamp. His musical influences range from hip hop, to metal, punk, industrial and anything in between.
Known for his extraordinary turntable skills on vinyl, his breakbeats, scratching, juggling, spitting fire, mutilating LPs and vinyl without losing a beat appeals to his many fans and spectators.
In 1996 DJ Swamp took the title of USA DMC Champion before receiving a call
from Grammy award-winning singer, Beck. He became a member of Beck and toured with the band for 4 years traveling all over the world. Swamp then released his solo debut album, "Never is now." Since then he has released several albums.
He has also worked with Jack Dangers from Meat Beat Manifesto, Kid Rock, Ben Folds, Vanilla Ice, Ministry, Crystal Method, just to name a few. He was also the first DJ to use 3D music video scratching. 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.
www.djswamp.com
DJ Swamp will be performing in Hawaii on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Downbeat Lounge ( 42 N. Hotel St. Honolulu, Hawaii) starting at 8pm. For more details and tickets, go to Eventbrite.com
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dj-swamp-live-in-chinatown-tickets-92821785459
