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Encyclopedia > DJ Disk

DJ Disk is a San Francisco Bay Area turntablist of Panamanian and Nicaraguan descent. Born Luis Quintanilla on October 7, 1970, in San Francisco, Disk began scratching and mixing vinyl at a young age, and in 1992 joined his long-time friend DJ Q-bert in the Rock Steady Crew DJ's, before changing their name to the Invisibl Skratch Piklz. USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Turntablism is the art of manipulating sound and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... DJ Q-Bert Q-Bert (born 1969) is the performing name of Richard Quitevis, a Filipino-American DJ and music-writer. ... The Rock Steady Crew circa 1981. ... Invisibl Scratch Piklz The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of Filipino-American turntablists. ...


As a founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Disk has been an enormously influential DJ, and is credited with inventing the 2 Click Orbit and the 2 Click Flare Lazer Orbit.[1]


In addition to extensive hip hop work with the Piklz and others, Disk has collaborated with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Zakir Hussein, Mike Patton, and Jack DeJohnette, amongsts many others, and has toured worldwide. While not on tour, he lives in his hometown of San Francisco where he records and teaches turntablism. Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ... Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Detroit, Michigan) is a prolific bassist, producer, and record label owner who has collaborated with hundreds of musicians all over the world. ... Zakir Hussain (born March 9, 1951), son of tabla maestro Ustad Allarakha, is probably the most famous classical tabla player in India today. ... Mike Patton Mike Patton (born Michael Allan Patton, January 27, 1968, in Arcata, California) is an American musician. ... Jack DeJohnette (b. ...

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Notes

  1. ↑  http://www.digitalscratch.com/ds/tips.html
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External links

  • http://www.djdisk.net/ - Official Homepage
  • http://www.myspace.com/djdisk - MySpace page

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