Not to be confused with the American ridesharing service Z-Trip.
Z-Trip
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![Z-Trip performing live, December 9, 2009](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ztrip001.jpg/220px-Ztrip001.jpg) Z-Trip performing live, December 9, 2009
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Born
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1971-07-22
)
July 22, 1971
(age 52)
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Origin
| Phoenix
, Arizona, U.S.
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Genres
| Hip hop
,
rock
,
house
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Occupation(s)
| Producer, DJ, musician
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Instrument(s)
| Turntables
, drums,
sampler
,
808 programming
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Years active
| 1989?present
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Labels
| Quannum Projects
Hollywood Records
Hard Left
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Website
| www
.djztrip
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Musical artist
Zach Sciacca
(born July 22, 1971), better known as
DJ Z-Trip
, is an American
DJ
and producer. He is a pioneer of the
mashup
movement.
[1]
He was the 2009 recipient of the "America's Best DJ Award".
[2]
As a producer he has worked with artists across different genres including
LL Cool J
,
Public Enemy
,
Kasabian
and
Dan the Automator
. As of 2012, he has also been featured as LL Cool J's touring DJ.
[3]
He collaborated with
Talib Kweli
on the mixtape
Attack the Block
. In 2012, Z-Trip launched a new mixer with
Rane
and
Serato
called the 62-Z.
Life and career
[
edit
]
Z-Trip was born in
Queens, New York
, then moved to
Phoenix, Arizona
,
[4]
as a teen. He was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs (along with Bombshelter's founder Emile Ananian and DJ Radar). He became widely known when his collaboration with DJ P, "Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1", was released in 2001. Only 1000 copies were made, but the album was soon distributed over the Internet in MP3 format. Uneasy Listening topped many critics' best album of year lists, including Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, URB, the
Los Angeles Times
and
New York Times
. Since then, he has become well known worldwide for his sold-out shows and eclectic style, including headlining slots at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
and an opening slot for the
Rolling Stones
. He was also a part of
Operation MySpace
, a concert scheduled for American troops stationed in Kuwait; this show was simulcast on
MySpace
and the
FX
cable channel.
His album
Shifting Gears
marked his major-label debut. Released on
Hollywood Records
in 2005, the album features guest artists
Supernatural
,
Murs
,
Lyrics Born
, Luke Sick,
Aceyalone
,
Mystic
,
Prince Whipper Whip
,
Busdriver
,
Chester Bennington
(from
Linkin Park
),
Chuck D
(from
Public Enemy
) and Soup and
Chali 2na
(from
Jurassic 5
).
Shifting Gears
received both critical and commercial acclaim.
Rolling Stone
gave the album four stars.
[5]
It also charted 3 Top Ten Singles,
[6]
in the U.S. As of August 2006, Z-Trip has left Hollywood Records.
Z-Trip also composed an original score for EA Games' release
Skate
. With his remix of "Lounge Act", he became the first and (as of July 2010) the only DJ to have a remix approved by Nirvana and Kurt Cobain's estate.
Z-Trip is featured in the 2001 documentary
Scratch
. His educational segment "How To Rock A Party" was placed in prominent rotation on MTV and placed as an extra on the
Scratch
DVD. He is also featured in 2005's
Scratch, All The Way Live
concert film alongside
Mix Master Mike
of the
Beastie Boys
.
In 2007, Z-Trip released an EP with
MSTRKRFT
entitled
Soundclash of the Titans
, which featured artwork by longtime Z-Trip friend and collaborator
Shepard Fairey
, of
Obey Giant
fame. In 2008, Z-Trip became politically motivated and did an album encouraging people to vote for
Barack Obama
entitled
Party For Change
, which was hailed as "great".
[7]
After Obama's win, he created an album entitled
Victory Lap
that served as the soundtrack for the inauguration night parties around the world. Both albums were licensed under Creative Commons, made available for free download on the artist's website with cover art created by Fairey.
He performs with Serato Live as well as traditional vinyl, preferring to edit with Pro Tools.
[8]
In 2013, Z-Trip collaborated with reggae artist
Lee "Scratch" Perry
on a remix of the
Bob Marley
track "Punky Reggae Party", which was made into a limited-edition pressing by Serato.
Z-Trip was voted as America's Best DJ in 2009 by
DJ Times
Magazine and has placed in the competition's Top 10 every year since. Shortly after, he was named the #1 DJ in Club District's yearly "Top 10 DJ's in America" poll. In October 2009, Z-Trip became the headlining resident DJ of
Rain Nightclub
on Friday nights, located at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. As a part of this ongoing residency, entitled "Z-Trip's Revolution", he had multiple guests perform alongside him, including
Too Short
,
De La Soul
,
Three Six Mafia
, and
Xzibit
.
[9]
[10]
[11]
The night was put on hiatus in late 2010 as Z-Trip began to work on his follow-up to
Shifting Gears
.
2011 marked the beginning of Z-Trip's collaboration with hip-hop icon
LL Cool J
with performances at the
South by Southwest
Festival and a special guest appearance by the rapper during Z-Trip's headlining set at the
Hollywood Palladium
, among others. The duo then embarked upon a multiple date tour entitled "Kings of the Mic," which saw them criss-cross the United States, joined by hip-hop artists including
Public Enemy
,
Ice Cube
and
De La Soul
, which was heralded as "in-your-face and unfettered".
[12]
In 2012, Z-Trip collaborated with
dubstep
artist
Datsik
to produce the track 'Double Trouble,' featured on
Datsik
's first studio album,
Vitamin D
.
In 2023, Z-Trip performed with
LL Cool J
for New Year's Eve festivities during
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
on 31 December 2023.
Production discography
[
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- Remixes
- Production
- LL Cool J:
Whaddup
(ft. Z-Trip,
Tom Morello
&
Chuck D
) (S-BRO Music Group/429 Records, 2013) (Production)
- Public Enemy:
Most of My Heroes Still...
(Enemy Records, 2012) (Production)
- Datsik
& Z-Trip:
Double Trouble
(
Dim Mak Records
, 2012) (Production)
- Z-Trip &
NASA
:
The People Tree
(ft.
David Byrne
,
Chali 2na
and
Gift of Gab
) (2008)
[13]
- Busta Rhymes
? "Killin' Em" (ft. LL Cool J) (Additional Production, 2012)
- Z-Trip &
NASA
:
Money
(ft. David Byrne, Chuck D,
Ras Congo
,
Seu Jorge
) (2008)
[13]
- Z-Trip &
Rush
:
Tom Sawyer (Z-Trip Remix)
(Full Version of the Remix) (2007)
- Z-Trip &
Supernatural
:
Down Under Freestyle
(2006)
- Z-Trip & Run Run Run:
Fade Into You (Z-Trip Remix)
(with Instrumental) (2006)
- Z-Trip &
Murs
:
Kiss (Remix)
(2006)
- Z-Trip:
M@shUptight
(2007)
- Beck
?
The Information
(2006, Interscope Records) (Additional Production)
[14]
- Z-Trip &
Galactic
:
Zed Tripplen (Live)
(2003)
- Meat Beat Manifesto
?
What Does It All Mean?
(2002, Run Recordings) (Additional Production)
- Meat Beat Manifesto
?
RUOK
(2002, Run Recordings) (Additional Production)
- Z-Trip &
Rush
:
Tom Sawyer (Z-Trip Remix)
(Short Version of the Remix) (1998)
- Albums
- Z-Trip &
Talib Kweli
: "Attack The Block" (2012)
- Z-Trip: "Victory Lap" (Hard Left Records) (2009)
- Z-Trip: "Party For Change" (Hard Left Records) (2008)
- Z-Trip &
Lateef
:
Ahead of the Curve
Quannum Projects
(2007)
- Z-Trip:
Shifting Gears
(
Hollywood Records
) (2005)
- Z-Trip:
Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1
(Independent release in collaboration with
DJ P
) (1999)
- EPs
- Z-Trip &
MSTRKRFT
:
Soundclash of the Titans
(2007)
[15]
Album Art by
Shepard Fairey
- Z-Trip:
Listen to the DJ
12-inch (feat. Soup of Jurassic 5) (2005, Hollywood Records)
- Z-Trip:
Shock And Awe
12-inch (feat. Chuck D of Public Enemy) (2005, Hollywood Records)
- Z-Trip:
Breakfast Club
10-inch (feat. Murs and Supernatural) (2005, Hard Left Records)
- Z-Trip & Space Travelers:
Black Hole / Further Explorations Into the Black Hole
12-inch (2000, Future Primitive Sound)
- Z-Trip:
Rhythmic Metaphor
12-inch (release year unknown, Ubiquity Records)
- Soundtracks
Video game projects
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References
[
edit
]
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Wolk, D: "Make Your Own Mash-Up",
Rolling Stone
Magazine, 2002.
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M, Harold.
"Z-Trip Voted 2009 Americas Best DJ by DJ Times and Pioneer Pro DJ"
.
124 Beats Per Minute
. Retrieved
January 31,
2012
.
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Freedman, Pete.
"140-Character SXSW 2011 Show Reviews: Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, Strange Boys, Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., Odd Future (Yes, Again) and Z-Trip with LL Cool J"
.
Dallas Observer
. Village Voice
. Retrieved
January 31,
2012
.
- ^
"Best DJ - 2009: DJ Z-Trip"
. Phoenix New Times. Archived from
the original
on August 4, 2010
. Retrieved
September 18,
2014
.
- ^
[1]
Archived
November 21, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Hits
Magazine, April 2005,
http://www.djztrip.com/press/images/Hits_article.jpg
- ^
Shapiro, Craig.
"Z-Trip Goes Blue"
.
GOOD Magazine
. Retrieved
January 31,
2012
.
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O'Connor, B.:
Digging Deep
, page 50. DJ Times, 2005.
- ^
Las Vegas Sun
- ^
Added by Jeremy Womack View Events.
"Z-Trip & Too Short @ RAIN Nightclub"
. Las Vegas Nightlife Network
. Retrieved
March 28,
2012
.
- ^
"Z-Trip and Three Six Mafia in Las Vegas on January 22, 2010 :: GenArt"
. 944.com
. Retrieved
March 28,
2012
.
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Daly, Sean.
"Review: Public Enemy, Ice Cube and LL Cool J rattle the Mahaffey with rap's boisterous past"
.
Tampa Bay Times
. Retrieved
December 5,
2013
.
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a
b
Maher, Dave (October 8, 2008).
"Kanye, Ghostface, Chuck D Join Insane N.A.S.A. LP"
. Pitchfork Media
. Retrieved
April 6,
2011
.
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Murphy, Bill.
"Wax On, Wax Off"
.
Remix Magazine
. EMusician
. Retrieved
April 6,
2011
.
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[2]
Archived
January 16, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
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Reynolds, Rachel (October 18, 2012).
"KCRW Exclusive: Z-Trip Soundtrack for Shepard Fairey's Sound + Vision Exhibit"
.
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"Movies Planet: Infamy (2005) Movie Soundtrack"
.
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"The Thirteen Soundtrack"
.
Faust & Shortee XIII
. Retrieved
April 6,
2011
.
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