Dave Cuasito (born July 6, 1972), better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of

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Beat Junkies The Beat Junkies is an American hip hop crew of DJs specializing in turntablism. Established in 1992 in Orange County, California by J. Rocc. As of 2014, The Beat Junkie Crew also host their own record pool, clothing line and radio station. ...

, and

Third Sight Third Sight is an underground rap trio from the Bay Area of California. Formed in the early 1990s, the group's members are MC Jihad, Dufunk, and D-Styles. History Third Sight's debut album, ''Golden Shower Hour'', was released in 1998. After ...

. He has also been a resident DJ of

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. D-styles is an instructor at th
Beat Junkies Institute of Sound
In 2002, D-Styles released his solo studio album, ''Phantazmagorea'', on Beat Junkie Sound. It was described by ''

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'' as "the perfect evolution of hip hop's sample addiction: an album made entirely of samples manipulated by the human hand and overseen by a human brain."

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Phantazmagorea'' (2002) * ''Noises in The Right Order'' (2019) * 54

(d-styles,excess,Mike boo,Pryvet peepsho) (2020)

EPs

* ''Sound Advice'' (2003) * ''545'' (2019)

Mixtapes

* ''Hot Sauce in the Dick Hole'' (1997) * Stylus Wars (1997) with

A-Trak Alain Macklovitch (born March 30, 1982), known by his stage name A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and record executive. He came to prominence in the late 2000s as an international club DJ and remix artist, known for incorporating highly ...

Singles

* "Return to Planetary Deterioration" b/w "Clifford's Mustache" (2001) * "Felonius Funk" (2002) * "John Wayne on Acid" (2003) * "Beautiful Fog" b/w "Millions of Locusts Swarming" (2007)

Guest appearances

Rob Swift Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar; May 14, 1972), is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. He was an original member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners until 2004. He has also released numerous solo albums and collaborated with various art ...

- "Salsa Scratch" from ''

Sound Event ''Sound Event'' is a 2002 studio album by American turntablist Rob Swift. It was released on Tableturns. Critical reception Tom Semioli of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an explosive and intelligent collection of wicked ...

'' (2002) *

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioi ...

- ''

Temporary Forever ''Temporary Forever'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Temporary Whatever in 2002. It features guest appearances from Radioinactive, Rhetoric, Of Mexican Descent, and Aceyalone. Most of the tracks were recorded and ...

'' (2002) * Busdriver - ''

Cosmic Cleavage ''Cosmic Cleavage'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. The cover depicts an action figure of the ''Mazinger Z'' robot Aphrodite A firing its breast missiles. Critical reception Chris Dahlen of '' ...

'' (2004) *

Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, ...

- "Rough House Blues", "Surrender to Strangeness", "The Floor", and "Blanc-Bec" from '' Secret House Against the World'' (2005) *

Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam are a DJ crew from France. Birdy Nam Nam has won several prizes throughout their career including the DMC Technics 2002 World TEAM Championships. Birdy Nam Nam's goal is to use the turntable player as an actual musical instrument. T ...

- "Il y a un cauchemar dans mon placard" from ''Birdy Nam Nam'' (2005) *

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- "Crunk de Gaulle" from ''

Certified Air Raid Material ''Certified Air Raid Material'' is the second studio album by American record producer Edit. It was released on Alpha Pup Records on September 18, 2007. It features guest appearances from The Grouch, Abstract Rude, TTC, Busdriver, and D-Styles. ...

'' (2007) * Buck 65 - ''Dirtbike'' (2008) *

Themselves Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, ''Them'', was included on ''Fact''s "100 B ...

- "The Mark" from ''

Crowns Down ''Crowns Down'' (stylized as ''CrownsDown'') is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2009. A remix version of the album, '' Crowns Down & Company'', was released in 2010. Critical reception At M ...

'' (2009) *

Nocando James McCall (born June 3, 1983), better known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam champion and founder of Hellfyre Club. He is a member of hip hop group ...

- "DSD2" from ''

Jimmy the Lock ''Jimmy the Lock'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody (producer), Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus ...

'' (2010) *

DJ Kentaro Kentaro Okamoto (born c.1982), better known as DJ Kentaro, is a musician and DJ from Japan.''Tuff Kuts'' review, ''The Wire'', 2008, vol. 293-298, p. 70 He won third place in the Technics category of the DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in ...

- "Crossfader" from ''Contrast'' (2012) *

Jonwayne Jonathan Wayne (born June 5, 1990), better known by his stage name Jonwayne, is an American rapper and record producer. Early life Jonwayne was born in La Habra, California on June 5, 1990. He is a descendant of American Revolutionary War Genera ...

- "You Can Love Me When I'm Dead" from ''

Rap Album One ''Rap Album One'' is a studio album by American hip hop artist Jonwayne. It was released on October 29, 2013 on Stones Throw Records. Music videos were created for "The Come Up" and "How to Be a Gemini." Critical reception At Metacritic, whic ...

'' (2013) * Bambu - "Last Year" from ''Sun of a Gun'' (2013) * Jesse Medina - "In the Moment" from ''Meet Jesse Medina'' (2014) * Kraddy - "The Prestige" from ''Be a Light'' (2014) * Jonwayne - "TED Talk" from '' Rap Album Two'' (2017) * BeatBombers - “BeatBombers LP” (2017)

Productions

Roc Raida Anthony Williams (May 17, 1972 – September 19, 2009), better known as Roc Raida or Grandmaster Roc Raida, was an American DJ, turntablist and producer. He was also a member of the DJ group the X-Ecutioners. He joined the X-Men in the late 1 ...

- "Razorblade Alcohol Slide" from '' Crossfaderz'' (2000) * Roc Raida - "The Murder Faktory" from '' Champion Sounds'' (2003) *

- "Avantcore (D-Styles Remix)" from ''

Fear of a Black Tangent ''Fear of a Black Tangent'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005. In Europe, it was released on Big Dada. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out o ...

'' (2005) * Bambu - "Last Year" from ''Sun of a Gun'' (2013) * Scuba Chicken - "Alyssa Milano" and "Pumpin' Gas" from ''Ode to Malyssa Ilano'' (2021)

Filmography

Film

* ''

Wave Twisters ''Wave Twisters'' is a 2001 American animated film directed by Eric Henry and Syd Garon and based on DJ Q-Bert's album of the same name. It is known as the first turntablism-based musical. It is a mix of live-action, computer graphics, and cel ...

'' (2001)

References

External links

*
Dj D-Styles Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2020) {{Authority control 1972 births Living people Hip hop record producers Filipino hip hop DJs