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Alain Macklovitch (born
March 30,
1982) is a
Montreal-based
DJ and
turntablist. He performs and records under the name
A-Trak.
Macklovitch won the
DMCs World DJ Championship in
1997 at the age of 15, the youngest recipient of the award ever. He is also the first Canadian to ever win the
DMCs World DJ Championship. On top of being the youngest world champion, he's the only DJ to win all three major DJ competition titles (
DMC,
ITF and
Vestax) and the first DJ to win five world championships. He was later asked to join the
Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and is a member of
The Allies. A-Trak cites the
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince album "
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" as a big influence into
turntablism. A-Trak is the younger brother of
David Macklovitch, the guitarist and lead singer of the synth-pop duo
Chromeo.
He is currently supporting
Kanye West as a DJ. A-Trak uses
Serato Scratch LIVE.
Recently, A-Trak discussed his start as a DJ, his work with Kanye West, as well as other topics on a show called
The Breakdown
on
ItsHipHop.tv
A-Trak also runs his own labels called "Fool's Gold" with Nick Catchdubs & Audio Research with his brother David Macklovitch. His brother is one half of Chromeo.
Titles and Awards
- 1997 Technics / DMC World Champion (15 years old - youngest ever)
- 1998 Technics DMC World finals (3rd place)
- 1999 ITF Western Hemisphere Scratch Champion
- 1999 ITF Advancement World Champion
- 1999 Vestax Extravaganza World Champion
- 2000 West Coast Technics / DMC Team Champion
- 2000 Technics / DMC Team World Champion
- 2000 ITF Advancement World Champion
Discography
Gangsta Breaks (12")
Buck Tooth Wizards (CD)
Enter Ralph Wiggum (7")
Monkey Boy Breaks (12")
Don't Fool With The Dips (12")
Oh No You Didn't! Live From Vancouver (CD)
Drive Slow Mixtape w/ GLC (CD)
Sunglasses Is A Must (DVD)
Dirty South Dance (CD), Obey's 4th mixtape, limited to 5000 copies.Further Information
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