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DJ Woody (born 1977-) is a prolific
DJ and
turntablist
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA sys ...
born in
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...
, Lancashire UK.
Career
Started DJing in 1992 but made his name through the dj competition circuit when in 2001 when he was the first European DJ to win the ITF (
International Turntablist Federation
The International Turntablist Federation (ITF) was an organization which held a series of DJ battles during the rise of turntablism in the late 90s and early 2000s. The ITF is notable for introducing the concept of category competitions. The categ ...
) World championship title in San Francisco, a year later he won the
Vestax
Vestax Corporation was a Japanese musical instrument, turntable and audio equipment firm founded by Hidesato Shiino in 1977. The company started by designing and manufacturing electronic guitars. In the 1980s, Vestax produced multitrack recorder ...
World title.
He is known for his innovative and musical approach to turntablism and is responsible for the invention of various scratches and techniques including his famous signature ''Woodpecker Scratch''.
He helped Vestax (turntable and mixer manufacturer) in the design of their Controller One turntable, the first ever turntable to play full musical scales.
In 2002 Woody toured the United States with
Stones Throw Records' artists
Lootpack
Lootpack is an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records with members Madlib, Wildchild, and DJ Romes. They made their first appearance on the 1993 debut album by Tha Alkaholiks, '' 21 & Over''.
The first vinyl by Lootpack, ''Il ...
(
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), ...
, Wildchild & DJ Romes), Declaime, J Sands (Lone Catalist) and P Trix (US DMC Champion) and DJ Dopey (World
Disco Mix Club
Disco Mix Club is primarily a remix label under (British Phonographic Industry) licence, which is not intended for the mass market but rather exclusively for professional DJs and enthusiasts. The Disco Mix Club sells megamixes and remixes every m ...
Champion)
The following year he joined the 'Russian Percussion' touring outfit alongside producer
DJ Vadim and vocalists
Blu Rum 13 and
Yarah Bravo. This touring outfit later formed hip hop collective
One Self.
Their LP ''Children of Possibility'' was released in 2005 on
Ninja Tune Records.
The group were described by
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...
as "best newcomers of 2005" and won
Channel 4
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's Slashmusic Showcase.
Mixes released in this period were UK hip hop retrospective "Bangers & Mash" and crate-digging collaboration with Sean Canty (
Demdike Stare) ''A Country Practice'', both received widespread acclaim in the music press.
Between 2007 and 2009 DJ Woody was tour DJ for Latin Grammy winner
Mala Rodriguez
Mala may refer to:
Comics
* Mala (Amazon), an Amazon from Wonder Woman's side of the DC Universe
* Mala (Kryptonian), a villain from Superman's corner of the DC Universe
Films and television
* ''Mala'' (1941 film), a Bollywood drama film
* , a ...
(
Universal Records
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
).
In 2010 Woody launch his ground breaking audio-visual DJ show 'Turntables in Technicolor'.
Drawing on his former career as a graphic designer he also designed and animated all the material used in the show.
Notable performances of this set were at the 2010 World
DMC Finals in London and 2011 US DMC finals in New York, a support slot for
The Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined ...
and a bespoke performance for the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
's hit kids TV show
The Slammer.
In 2011 Woodys video remix featuring Hollywood star
Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2 ...
was discussed, blogged and tweeted Worldwide by the likes of BBC Newbeat, Scott Mills,
Tommy Lee
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(
Mötley Crüe),
NME
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and
Glamour Magazine
''Glamour'' is today an online women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. For many years a traditional hard-copy magazine, it was founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States. It was originally called '' ...
. Hathaway passed comment on the video at London's '
One Day' movie premier.
In 2012 Woody released a mixtape with prominent UK rapper Dr Syntax, and a DJ mix for
Tokyo Dawn Records
Tokyo Dawn Records is an independent record label based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It began in the demoscene of 1997 as one of the first netlabels to promote "opensource music". It relaunched in 2009 with a new concept.
Tokyo Dawn Records i ...
. The latter achieving "Mix of the Week' on both
MTV and
Okayplayer (
The Roots) websites.
In 2012 his themed video DJ set 'DJ Woody's Big Phat 90s' was described as 'mind-blowing' by veteran DJ and writer Billy Jam in his feature for
Amoeba Records
Amoeba Music is an American independent music store chain with locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1990 in Berkeley, California, and remains in operation, having survived the decline ...
.
In 2013 Woody started touring his audio-visual hip hop retrospective 'Hip Hop is 40'.
In 2015 Woody took audio-visual-turntablism to the theatre, premiering 'Blake Remixed' at the 2015 Edinburgh
Fringe and touring UK theatres. In this collaboration with beatboxer and rapper Testament, Woody created a live soundtrack via the turntables
whilst controlling interactive 3d projection mapped characters, enabling the DJ turntables to become part of the storytelling.
In 2016 Woody's production came to the fore. Firstly in the form of 'BocaWoody' a new collaborative project with Bristols Boca45, the pair released a 6 track EP and vinyl 7" in May. In October Woody released his debut solo LP 'The Point Of Contact’. The album features musicians Christian Madden (keyboard player for Liam Gallagher), Carl Sharrocks (drummer for 808 State), Nick Blacka (Gogo Penguin) and Matthew Halsall (Wondwana Records). The live act, in which Woody utilises the turntables as a lead instrument includes drums (Sharrocks) and keyboards (Madden) and debuted at the DMC World Finals at the 02 Kentish Town Forum in London.
May 2017 saw the release of the full-length album “Carousel” from BocaWoody. Described as “Super feel-good funky hip hop exuburance!” by Cold Cut's
Jon Moore, the single ‘Jump’ featuring BluRum13 made BBC Radio 6 music Recommends playlist.
In 2018 and 2019 Woody was the support act for 'Hacienda Classical' for arena tours with Peter
Hook, Mike Pickering, Graham Park and the Manchester Camerata Orchestra. These concluding each year with performances at the Royal Albert Hall.
Awards
*2001 Northern DMC Champion
*2001 UK ITF Champion
*2001 UK Vestax Champion
*2001 World ITF Champion
*2002 DMC UK Defending Champion
*2002 UK Vestax Champion
*2002 World Vestax Champion
Appearances
*Krispy formally Krispy 3 – Millennium Funk (Damn Right)
*Indiginus – Homebaked LP (Kinky Star Records)
*Geist – Rage/Cut Throat 12" (Geistweb)
*
DJ Vadim – Headline News 12 (
Ninja Tune)
*
Sirconical – Waving at Planes (
Twisted Nerve
''Twisted Nerve'' is a 1968 psychological thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Billie Whitelaw and Frank Finlay. The film follows a disturbed young man, Martin, who pretends, under the name of Geor ...
)
*Evil Ed – The Enthusiast LP (Janomi)
*
One Self – Be Your Own 12 (Ninja Tune)
*One Self – Blue Bird/Fear the Labour 12 (Ninja Tune)
*
Gangstarr
Gang Starr was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Texas record producer DJ Premier and Massachusetts rapper Guru. For the entirety of their association, they were based out of Brooklyn, New York. Gang Starr was at its height from 1989 to 20 ...
Foundation (
Guru
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...
& Krumbsnatcha)- Ahead of the Game
*One Self – Children of Possibility LP (Ninja Tune)
*
One Self – Paranoid 12" (Ninjatune)
*DJ Vadim – Soundcatcher LP (
B.B.E)
*
I-DEF-I – In The Light of a New Day (Copro)
*
Dirt Diggers – The Pleasure Is All Mine (Zebra Traffic)
*
DJ Grasshoppa – Intricate Moves 2 LP
*K Delight – scratch club
*DJ Vadim – Got to Rock 12" (BBE)
*Aquasky – Breakbeat Bass 4 mix CD (Passenger)
*IDA World Final track feat Ragga Twins, DJ Rafik, DJ Woody, DJ Pfel Mpran
*Seek Tha Northerner – Warning (Killamari)
*
Blu Rum 13 – Inverted LP
*
Aquasky – The Hip Hop EP (Passenger)
*Mala Rodriguez & The Original Jazz Orchestra – Tengo Un Trato
*Gunshot – Burn Cycle
Releases
*DJ Woody – Fly Fishing (Chopped Herring Records)
*The Boogie (DJ Woody Mixtape) – Tokyo Dawn Records
*DJ Woody Vs Body Snatchers – Passenger Mixtape Vol.1 (Passenger)
*Dj Vadim & Dj Woody – Lettuce Propelled Rockets (JFR)
*DJ Woody & Sean Vinylment – A Country Practice (Woodwurk)
*Dj Vadim & Dj Woody – Lettuce Propelled Rockets (JFR)
*DJ Woody – Bangers & Mash (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts 2 (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts 3 (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts 4 (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts 5 (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexicuts 6 (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexin Hard LP (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Flexin Hard 2 LP (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Ear Wax 7" (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Repetitive Scratch Injury 7" (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – The Point Of Contact LP (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – The Point Of Contact Stems & Scratches 7"(Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Scratch Sounds No.1 LP (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Scratch Sounds No.1 7" (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Scratch Sounds No.2 LP (Woodwurk)
*DJ Woody – Scratch Sounds No.2 7" (Woodwurk)
*BocaWoody (DJ Woody & Boca 45) - NW/SW EP (BocaWoody Recordings)
*BocaWoody (DJ Woody & Boca 45) - Jump 7" (BocaWoody Recordings)
*BocaWoody (DJ Woody & Boca 45) - Freeze 7" (BocaWoody Recordings)
*BocaWoody (DJ Woody & Boca 45) - Carousel LP (BocaWoody Recordings)
References
;Notes
Vestax endorsementSerato Scratch Live endorsement
External links
Official website
Video interview
BBC interview
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1977 births
British hip hop DJs
English hip hop musicians
Living people
People from Burnley