A-Trak
Musician
Kid Sister already among Chicago's hottest acts...by Kanye West in the fall of 2007; the superstar rapper and producer discovered it through his DJ, A-Trak, who happens to be Young's boyfriend, Alain Macklovitch. West added a verse to the tune and it became a hit, building anticipation... In this article: Chicago Heights, Kid Sister, A-Trak, New York, Chicago hip-hop, Flosstradamus, God, Richton Park, and Pro Nails |
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Village Voice | November 16, 2009
The Trials of Kid Sister
...many cooks in her kitchen-well, that naturally depends on whom you ask. "Originally," explains DJ and Dream Date/Ultraviolet producer A-Trak, "we were only going to change a few little bits." But those minor tweaks, he explains, eventually...
In this article: Kid Sister, Pro Nails, Rihanna, Fantasy, Disturbia, Bath & Body Works, and Mariah Carey
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Pitchfork | November 16, 2009
Kid Sister - Ultraviolet
Production-wise, Ultraviolet is a dance album, not a rap album. The beats, from folks like XXXchange, Sinden, and boyfriend/label boss A-Trak, blow by at frantic but assured clips, picking up and then discarding little melodic ideas as they...
In this article: Kid Sister, So Stylistic, Spank Rock, Pro Nails, Chicago, Euro-dance, Gant-Man, DJ Sammy, and Kanye West
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | November 16, 2009
Music: Review:Kid Sister: Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet does well by its inspiration in the beats department, thanks to hard-hitting production by collaborators like A-Trak, Sinden, and Gant-Man, the latter of whom also guests on the album's standout ode to juke-house, "Switch...
In this article: Kid Sister, Chicago house, Pro Nails, Gant-Man, and Kanye West
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MTV.com | November 05, 2009
Kanye West Might Make 'Old-School' Hip-Hop LP, Mr. Hudson Says
...deck, like the Beastie Boys used to do. Just a drum machine, ghetto blaster and a microphone," he blogged. West's touring DJ, A-Trak, talked about West's music plans as well. "Kanye's taking a bit of time away from the limelight. But he...
In this article: Kanye West, Daily Star, Kid Cudi, Video Music Awards, Beastie Boys, and Muhammad Ali
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ChicagoNow | November 04, 2009
Kanye West may be working on 'old school rap record'
...here. Obviously, no reason 2 believe this is for sure happening until there's somethin' a little more concrete but given the sources - A-Trak & Mr. Hudson - we know that there's some substance behind this. I think it's important 2...
In this article: Kanye West, Muhammad Ali, R&B, Producer, Cool & Dre, Freeway, College Dropout, and Late Registration
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The Stranger - Line Out | October 20, 2009
Tonight in Music: Joey Arias, BLK JKS, Kid Sister, and More
...a glittering, repetitive rap cut that gained clubland ubiquity and of which I tired after a brief infatuation. Now she's got A-Trak, Spank Rock's XXXchange, Sinden, Yuksek, DJ Gant-Man, and other solid beatmakers on production for her...
In this article: Joey Arias, Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, Arias with a Twist, Spank Rock, Pro Nails, and Cirque du Soleil
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The Fader | October 19, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) MP3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Heads Will Roll" (A-Trak Remix) MP3 Feels strange to think of a time when Karen O's slightly nasal snarl was anything but ubiquitous considering she's now got her hands in a million different projects at any given moment.
In this article: Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Karen O
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AllHipHop.com - News | October 11, 2009
X-ecutioners, D.I.T.C. Confirmed for Roc Raida Tribute
...and D.I.T.C., the Roc Raida tribute will included a reunion of the DJ collective The Allies as well as performances from Craze and A-Trak, Z-trip, DJ Scratch, Roli Rho and I Dee. Doors open at 10:30 p.m. for the event, which will kick off...
In this article: Roc Raida, X-ecutioners, D.I.T.C., Busta Rhymes, New York City, Grandmaster Caz, and Large Professor
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Independent.co.uk - Music | September 10, 2009
Observations: A new era of turntablism
Over the years they have seen Chad Jackson, Cash Money, A-Trak and Scratch Perverts vie for the prize of world champion DJ, and now DMC are celebrating the 25th year of their annual competition. From USA's 1986 winner DJ Cheese, who brought...
In this article: DJ Q-bert, Q-Bert, DJ Yoda, Scratch Perverts, Kanye West, London, and UK
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The Stranger - Line Out | July 18, 2009
Tonight in Music: A-Trak, the Weakerthans, Snoop Dogg
Tonight Tonight in Music: A-Trak, the Weakerthans, Snoop Dogg Posted by Chris Govella on Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM "It's not just about finding a new sound, but finding the right process to change a sound," insists Matt Shoemaker,...
In this article: Snoop Dogg, Weakerthans, Death Cab for Cutie, World Wide Web, Oakland, and Banana
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Description from Wikipedia:
A-Trak (born Alain Macklovitch March 30, 1982) is a Montreal-based DJ and turntablist.
A-Trak won the DMCs World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15, making him both the youngest and first Canadian winner of the competition (as of 2003, he is one of two Canadian DMC World Champions - the second being Dopey).
He was the first DJ to win all three major DJ competition titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win five world championships
He was later asked to join the now-defunct DJ crew Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and is a member of The Allies.
He cites the DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince album "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" as his introduction to turntablism. He is the current tour DJ for rapper Kanye West. He uses Serato Scratch LIVE. Macklovitch is the younger brother of David Macklovitch of the band Chromeo, with whom he runs the record label Audio Research. Alain attended Montreal private school Stanislas from the elementary level through lycée. He, along with Nick Catchdubs, founded the Fool's gold record label.
- Record Label:
- Fool's Gold
- Years Active:
- 1997-present
- Associated With:
- Kanye West
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