In times of musical CVs and reference lists, DJ WildStyle could as a family man
and electronics engineer may claim to be the most down-to-earth disc jockey in the scene
– if he wanted to. Instead, the 1982 vintage focuses on its music
Impact on style. And style isn’t just important to him in his artist name. Because since
when he misused his parents' record player at the age of 9, he lost his love for it
analog music can no longer be ignored. The fascination of direct access to musical
He already had the achievements of past decades in elementary school and received them
Thanks to his older brother, he also had a subcultural influence in the early 1990s. So walked
WildStyle the 36 Chambers of the Wu Tang Clan and attended the School of the Silver Microphone
of IAM, was with Jeru the Damaja as the sun rise over Brooklyn in the east and witnessed
together with Outkast the aliens in Atlanta. 7,000 records later the medium
Vinyl has become an integral part of DJ WildStyle’s personality, because whether in
Music videos, at gigs, in the basement studio or even on the toilet: the scratching wedding ring is
rarely seen without his turntables.
Records also form the basis of his own productions with the MPC 2000XL. The
Working with HAZE also brought WildStyle into contact with Serato, but he sees it
First and foremost, another opportunity to use the skills he have trained over decades
to use plates.