D.ST
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D.ST is a musician best known as the turntablist who performed the pioneering scratching on Herbie Hancock’s influential hip-hop/jazz fusion track "Rockit."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DJ
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musician ⓘ turntablist ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City music scene ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Mixer D.ST
NERFINISHED
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Grand Mixer DXT NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandmixer D.ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandmixer DXT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Laswell
NERFINISHED
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Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Material ⓘ |
| birthName | Derek Showard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | popularization of scratching in mainstream music ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Herbie Hancock album "Future Shock" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental music
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hip hop music ⓘ jazz fusion music ⓘ |
| genre |
electro
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hip hop ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of hip hop DJs ⓘ |
| influentialRecording | "Rockit" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| innovation | using turntable as a lead instrument in popular music ⓘ |
| instrument | turntables ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performance on Herbie Hancock track "Rockit"
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pioneering turntable scratching ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Rockit" (as turntablist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
integration of hip hop DJing with jazz fusion
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virtuosic scratching techniques ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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record producer ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
live DJ performance
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studio recording ⓘ |
| performedOn | "Rockit" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneerOf |
DJ scratching techniques
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turntablism ⓘ |
| roleInRecording | turntable soloist on "Rockit" ⓘ |
| style |
experimental turntablism
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improvisational scratching ⓘ |
| trackContribution | scratching on "Rockit" ⓘ |
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