DJ Swamp

SWAMP has been a DJ for more than 15 years and he took the title of USA DMC CHAMPION in 1996, his very first year involved with the contest.

Swamp has recorded on studio tracks with Beck, Chad Muska, Kid Rock, Crystal Method, BT, Hanson, Richard Humpty Vission,The Bloodhound Gang, Morcheeba, The Dandy Worhals, RL Burnside, Faithless, OPM, DEVO, Save Ferris, Taxi Ride, The Dust Bros, Kool Keith, StickY fingaz, Big Gank, Econoline Crush, Vanilla Ice, and Weird Al Yankovic.

His television appearances include ABC In Concert, The Grammy Awards, The American Music awards, Jooles Holland, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'brien, Much Music, Farmclub.com, The MTV awards, Sessions on PBS, TGI Friday, ESPN's SUMMER X GAMES 2000, ESPN /ABC WINTER X GAMES 2001, and Top of the Pops.

His movie appearances include Paramount pictures CLOCK STOPPERS and the turntablist documentary SCRATCH. Swamp has appeared in the pages of Rolling Stone, Spin, Subculture, Raygun, Mean, DJ Times, Keyboard, Rap Sheet,DJ Times, Mixer, Rap Pages, The LA Times, and Urb. Urb magazine says "Witnessing Swamp torture the 1200's is like watching a magic show".

Swamp has also produced 9vinyl L.P.s, a CD and a DVD on his own record label Decadent Records.

DJ Swamp is known for his turntablist antics including breakbeats, scratching, juggling, and destroying LPs and vinyl without ever losing the beat. As a solo artist, and DJ, Swamp, who recently issued his debut hip-hop disc, Never Is Now, is even more dynamic. In concert he's been known to cut himself with shards of shattered vinyl records, scratch a diamond-tipped phonograph needle across his tongue and blow fire, occasionally with calamitous results. "I had to go to the hospital in Phoenix recently with second-degree burns," Swamp said from his publicist's office in New York. "I lit my hand on fire and then blew fire on it and basically became a blow torch. I don't use fire retardant or anything because this is low budget. Dude, I'm just a fire retard." Swamp will wreak havoc on tour with Tomahawk through the end of the year. Onstage, huddled between a pair of turntables, his unkempt long hair, black polished fingernails and aggressive antics make Swamp look more like a death metal dude than a DJ. And with his wild eyes, perpetual scowl and scraggly beard and moustache, he could easily take home a Severed Head trophy in a Charles Manson lookalike contest. And that's just fine with him." Being sinister is kind of the common thread to everything I do," he said. "There's a lot of different styles, but it's all about the creepy music and the phat beats. I'm probably the hip-hop equivalent to Rob Zombie." ) Like Zombie's latest, Never Is Now is filled with dramatic rhythms, chilling moods, disturbing sound bites and apocalyptic imagery. The single "Ring of Fire" begins with a creepy organ scale redolent of gothic horror films before latching into some eerie keyboard patches, old-school hip-hop beats and hard rapping. (excerpt taken from MTV Article11.14.2001 by Jon Wiederhorn)

DISCOGRAPHY

Never is Now
Swamp Breaks
Skip-Proof Scratch Tool vol 1-3
Neverending Breakbeats vol 1-3
Waxcraft

REMIXES

Swamp has done remixes for the following songs:

BROKEN HOME - PAPA ROACH
NEGOTIATION - BEASTIE BOYS
YOUR ONLY FRIENDS ARE MAKE BELIEVE - BLOODHOUND GANG
MOPE - BLOODHOUNDGANG
FOR YOU - ENCORE
LIVING DEAD GIRL - ROB ZOMBIE
CIRCLES - SOUL COUGHING
YOU MUST LEARN ALL NIGHT LONG - FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE
SHOULDER HOLSTER - MORCHEEBA
ALI MALA BADAR - ALI KHAN
KENO SANE BADAR - ALI KHAN
TOO MANY DJ's - SOUL WAX
B CUZ - DJ ME & DJ YOU
SCRATCH YOUR NUMBER - ZILCH
SO GOOD - NATURAL CALAMITY

DOWNLOADS

You may download the latest videos from Swamp on this website as well as enjoy several songs from Swamp's debut release, Never is Now, with the Flash Jukebox loaded with cuts from the album. Also, please watch demonstrations of breakbeat records by Swamp himself.

BREAKBEATS

Breakbeats are sold by Swamp on this site. We recommend you obtain the Flash 6 player to check out Swamp's breakbeats. Breakbeat records by Swamp have changed the way DJ's perform and revolutionized the use of regular turntables to loop beats and scratch without worrying about the needle skipping out of the groove you want to scratch.

ALBUM:'Never is Now' $14.95
Debut album by Swamp on double vinyl. Contains: Wheatgrass & Razorblades, Avalanche, Disintegrator, Ring of Fire, Deamons in the Suburbs and more! Double vinyl.

CD: Never is Now $14.95
Swamp's debut release on compact disc for you to hear in case you don't use vinyl or if you want a high quality version of the record for your car or home stereo. One compact disc.

DJ'S ONLY: Infinite Drum and Bass Loops $14.95
This record is GENIUS it has grooves of infinite drum 'n' bass loops, where the needle stays locked into the same beat until you change the groove/beat, and when you change beats there is no loss of tempo/time!! Double Vinyl

DJ'S ONLY: Infinite House Loops $14.95
This is the Swamp's same technology with infinite house beats on locked-grooves, with the ability to change beats without losing the tempo/time. Yes. It works, it's insane, and you won't believe it! Double Vinyl

DJ'S ONLY: Never Ending Breakbeats Vol. 1 $14.95
The breakthrough DJ tool by Swamp, this first edition of endlessly-looping beats on custom designed vinyl has been used by thousands of DJs for their shows. Over 200 beats on double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Never Ending Breakbeats Vol. 2 $14.95
Over 200 beats on specially-designed vinyl allowing endless looping of breakbeats. Double Vinyl

DJ'S ONLY: Never Ending BreakBeats Vol. 3 $14.95
The third in this series of endless breakbeats on specially-designed looping vinyl. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Skip Proof Scratch Tool Vol. 1 $14.95
First in the series, this essential DJ tool allows you to scratch violently without worrying about needle skipping. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Skip Proof Scratch Tool Vol. 2 $14.95
Second in the series of tools allowing you to scratch sounds and let the needle skip around and it will land right on the same sound without you having to stop and find the groove. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Skip Proof Scratch Tool Vol. 3 $14.95
Third tool from Swamp allows wild scratching and the needle will bounce back onto the same scratching sound without you having to search for the groove. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Skip Proof Scratch Tool Vol. 4 $14.95
The fourth tool from Swamp incorporates more scratch sounds than ever! Amaze your audience with this essential tool. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: Swamp Breaks Vol. 1 $14.95
Swamp's first breakbeat record made available to the public, contains scratching tones and other tools Swamp made especially for his DJ performances. If you saw Swamp live, you'll want these. Double vinyl.

DJ'S ONLY: WaxCraft Vol. 1 $14.95
More breaks and beats from Swamp. Double vinyl for the ultimate in turntable sorcery.

DVD: Collective Works $19.95
NEW DVD contains three music videos: "Ring of Fire," "Worship the Robots," and "Deamons in the Suburbs" as well as
tour footage from around the world. One DVD

VIDEO: Phonographic Memory $14.95
Take a trip with Swamp as he shows you his world of performance art and turntable magic! This full-length video contains concert footage, backstage and up-close views of Swamp in action on the turntables and at raves around the world.

VIDEO: Japan Tour Video $14.95
NEW!! Footage of Swamp performing and touring Japan.

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