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DXT

ttbl, key, perc, US
Musician of Electronic, Hip-Hop/Rap and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Derek Showard D.St.

GrandMixer DXT is an American musician. He was formerly known as Grand Mixer D.ST. "D.ST" is a reference to Manhattan, New York City's Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. He was featured in the influential hip hop film Wild Style.Widely recognized as a pioneer, Grand Mixer DXT is credited as being the first turntablist.[citation needed] He was the first person to establish the turntable as a fully performable and improvisational musical instrument (Alberts 2002).[full citation needed] Especially important is his technique of altering the pitch of the note or sound on the record.

     
Instruments
  • Turntables
  • Keyboards
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Electronic
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • R&B/Soul
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
AFTERMATHematics instruMENTAL - Rhythm And RecurrenceBill Laswell · DXT2004Album
AXIOM Funk (Hip - Hop Remixes By DXT)Axiom Funk Hip - Hop Remixes By DXT Featuring Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, Afrika Bambaataa, T.C. Izlam, Shorty Black1996Album
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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