DJ Woody
| DJ Woody | |
|---|---|
| Origin | British |
| Genres | Turntablism, hip hop, trip hop, breakbeat |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Turntablist, producer |
| Instruments | Turntables |
| Website | djwoody |
DJ Woody (born 1977-) is a prolific DJ and turntablist born in Burnley, Lancashire UK.
Started DJing in 1992 but made his name through the dj competition circuit when in 2001 when he was the first European DJ to win the ITF (International Turntablist Federation) World championship title in San Francisco, a year later he won the Vestax World title.
He is known for his innovative and musical approach to turntablism and is responsible for the invention of various scratches and techniques including his famous signature Woodpecker Scratch.
He helped Vestax (turntable and mixer manufacturer) in the design of their Controller One turntable, the first ever turntable to play full musical scales.
In 2002 Woody toured the United States with Stones Throw Records' artists Lootpack (Madlib, Wildchild & DJ Romes), Declaime, J Sands (Lone Catalist) and P Trix (US DMC Champion) and DJ Dopey (World Disco Mix Club Champion)
The following year he joined the 'Russian Percussian' touring outfit alongside producer DJ Vadim and vocalists Blu Rum 13 and Yarah Bravo. This touring outfit later formed hip hop collective One Self. Their LP Children of Possibility was released in 2005 on Ninja Tune Records. The group were described by The Times as "best newcomers of 2005" and won Channel 4's Slashmusic Showcase.
Mixes released in this period were UK hip hop retrospective "Bangers & Mash" and crate-digging collaboration with Sean Canty (Demdike Stare) A Country Practice, both received widespread acclaim in the music press.
Between 2007–2009 DJ Woody was tour DJ for Latin Grammy winner Mala Rodriguez (Universal Records).
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