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Mix Master Mike (born April 4, 1970 ^[1]) is an American turntablist and member of the Beastie Boys. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish extraction. His real name is Michael Schwartz. He was born in San Francisco, California. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Turntablism is the art of manipulating sound and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 600. ...

He first gained fame after performing at several live DJ competitions. Mix Master Mike later joined the ground-breaking turntablist group, The Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After gaining fame, he hooked up with the Beastie Boys, working on the album Hello Nasty. He is now considered their resident DJ, replacing DJ Hurricane (who was preceded by Doctor Dre - not to be confused with Dr. Dre !). Invisibl Scratch Piklz The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of Filipino-American turntablists. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... DJ Hurricane (born Wendell Fite) is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. ... André Doctor Dré Brown (born on December 5, 1963 in Westbury, New York) is an African American radio personality and former MTV VJ. He is best known for being the co-host of MTVs hip hop music specialty program Yo! MTV Raps with partner Ed Lover. ... Dr. Dre (born André Romell Young on February 18th, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an influential Grammy-Award winning American record producer, hip hop producer, rapper, actor and record executive. ...

In 1994, after winning three consecutive world titles of the international DMC turntablism award. Its rumoured that Mike and Q-Bert were asked to step down from further competition as their domination was too much for the rest of the pack.^{[citation needed]} The official DMC web site though disputes the claim they were asked to retire. The two performed an amazing "farewell" set and were honored to become DMC judges. Mike has also helped fellow DJs produce their own albums, most notably, Wave Twisters, by DJ Q-bert. Mix Master Mike is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines. DMC, or Disco Mixing Club, is a worldwide name to all professional and amateur djs, especially djs involved in the avant-garde music genre known as turntablism. ... Wave Twisters (2001) is a completely animated film, also known as the first turntablist based musical. ... DJ Q-Bert Q-Bert (born 1969) is the performing name of Richard Quitevis, a Filipino-American DJ and music-writer. ...

Mix Master Mike is often credited with inventing the Tweak Scratch. The scratch is performed by moving the record back and forth while the platter is stopped. The inertia of the platter causes the sounds to slow down and drop in pitch in an unusual manner. This claim is backed up somewhat by a recording of a voicemail he left the Beastie Boys on the track "Three MC's and one DJ". In it he states that he's hooked his turntable up to a wah-wah pedal.

Mix Master Mike got the idea for his wild music when one night practising he saw 3 lights land on a football field outside of his home. He thought the lights were from another universe and believed that he could communicate with aliens. ^{[citation needed]}

He is quoted as saying that when he makes an album he tries to make it so that when people listen to it in the year 3000 they'll say, "Yo, this is crazy."

Albums

• Anti-Theft Device (1998)
• Spin Psycle (2001)
• Bangzilla (2004)

EPs and singles

• Mixmasterpiece: Muzik's Worst Nightmare (1996)
• Surprize Packidge (1999)
• Eye of the Cyklops (2000)
• 30 Minute Massacre (2001)

External links

• Mix Master Mike on IMDb
• Mix Master Mike Official Fanclub and Website