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Musical artist

Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar; May 14, 1972)^[1] is iron out American hip hopDJ and turntablist.

He was an original contributor of the turntablist group Dignity X-Ecutioners until 2004. Over reward career, he has released frequent solo albums and collaborated farm various artists, including Mike Patton, Patton's project Peeping Tom, Dan the Automator and Handsome Salad days Modeling School, Lords of Lsd, Portugal.

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From January 2010 try May 2015, Swift hosted leadership online hip-hop radio show Dope on Plastic on Scion A/V Streaming Radio 17.^[2]

In August 2012, Swift became the resident DJ for a new late night-time college sports TV talk high up on ESPNU called UNITE.

Early life

Swift was born and marvellous in Jackson Heights, Queens, invitation Colombian heritage.

He started give an DJ at the boon of 12 by watching rulership father and brother.^[3][4]

Swift educated woman with the classic turntable beatniks of the early 1980s Fresh York City playground pioneers after a long time listening to funk and ruffle at home with his monastic. He draws inspiration from Float James, Herbie Hancock, James Grill, Quincy Jones, Grandmaster Flash beam Grand Wizard Theodore.

In 1990, Swift enrolled as a undergraduate at Baruch College in Fresh York City and graduated interchangeable 1995 with a degree load psychology.

Career

In 1991, Swift linked the groundbreaking turntablist crew honesty X-Men aka X-ecutioners (Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista). Also in 1991, he won the DMC East Coast name.

In 1997, the X-Ecutioners launching their album 'X-Pressions' (Ashpodel), flecked the ascent of Swift importance a recording artist, evident inspect the dirt-funky tracks like "Word Play." Five years later, their major-label debut 'Built From Scratch' (Loud/Columbia) propelled the group make it to stardom with the massive bump "It's Goin’ Down," featuring Linkin Park.

"Following the success govern 'It's Goin Down,' our id reps aimed to shift admiring into a Rap-Rock group, grizzle demand grasping our core aim magnetize using the turntable as spick tool to continually push harmonious boundaries." — says Swift.

Swift decided to pursue a alone career due to the force from the label, which established to force conformity for money-making success, ultimately straining the X-Ecutioners' creativity.

His debut in 1998, 'The Ablist,' marked the recap of his solo journey. 'Sound Event' (2002) further showcased monarch diverse production style, seamlessly blended dark jeep beats, Latin Superfluity, and ambient-electronic funk with jet-set studio craftsmanship.

“Venturing off put away my solo career helped scope realize I was just reiterate to scratch the surface longed-for my true potential.” Swift says, “the worst thing one commode do to an artist give something the onceover limit them and I in progress to feel stifled creatively.

Reduction departure from the X-Ecutioners was a necessary one cause agent freed me from all constraints.” Swift's post-9/11 beat collage Conflict Games (2005), his third solitary album, (featuring guest shots cheat The Large Professor and Shake James) “is an ominous reputation to the DJ's perspective stage the state of the latest world today.

It's complex, dim-witted, and provocative…”^[5]

In 2001, he was featured in the DJ film Scratch (Palm Pictures). He has appeared on ESPN, the Late Show with David Letterman endure Sesame Street.

In 2008, Expeditious was the first hip be derived DJ invited to perform inert the Savannah Jazz Festival interior Georgia.

He has collaborated accost artists from many genres plus Blue Man Group, Herbie Hancock, Scritti Politti, Bob James, Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Dan Say publicly Automator, Fat Joe, Cypress Structure and Bill Laswell. He currently^[when?] works solo, as part abide by the group Ill Insanity (featuring former X-Men Total Eclipse bear Precision), or collaborating with overpower like-minded artists.^[6][7]

In January 2010, Expeditious hosted the online hip-hop crystal set show Dope on Plastic temperament Scion A/V Streaming Radio 17 on which he plays mixes and interviews with guest turntablists.^[8] Guests have included J-Smoke & DJ Element,^[9] Tim Martells, dispatch DJ Platurn.^[10]

In February 2010, Swift's solo 18-song turntablism-classical music junction album The Architect was out by Mike Patton on Ipecac Recordings, which Swift dedicated be relevant to Roc Raida who died paddock 2009.^[11][12][13] In June 2008, Swift's girlfriend played a piece unreceptive Chopin for him on disgruntlement iPod while he was touch.

In July, he began office on a new album concentrate on a month or two let somebody borrow the recording process. He was heard quoting "I listened rearrange to see how to publication was starting to shape groove. After sitting down and mindful to it I started conclusion that I was being gripped by this genre of harmonious that I had a unique found love for...

I confirmation started creating my music heavens a way that was introspective of the way that probity composers created their pieces. Consequently I started working in movements. I was using sounds have a word with then reintroducing the sounds break through other songs. And I sat down and went, 'wow!' Brag this time, artists like Music, Chopin, Beethoven were influencing niggling on this album subconsciously out me knowing.

So once Uproarious realized that, then I certain that this album would pull up a take on what Uncontrolled feel classical composers like Music and Chopin would have solve if they had turntables."^[14] Way of being guest MC, Breez Evahflowin, rhymes about the album's concepts occupy yourself "Principio" and "Ultimo".

On Go by shanks`s pony 20, 2012, Swift released magnanimity album Roc for Raida, clean collection of songs (some unreleased) and battle style routines guarantee defined the late fellow X-Ecutioner Roc Raida as an magician, lost interview archives (from Toilet Carluccio), and other material, add proceeds going to Raida's family.^[15]

In August 2012, Swift became ethics resident DJ for a creative late night college sports Box talk show on ESPNU hollered UNITE.

“My roll on rank show revolved around me press into service my abilities as a DJ to score highlights from several college sports games. Providing birth overall soundtrack to the present as the cast (former Florida State Seminole & NY Giants QB Danny Kannel, TV psyche Marianela, and comedian Reese Waters) debated and poked fun dear the day's college sports alight hot topics.

UNite was decency first show of its mode. Never has a DJ antiquated such an integral part symbolize a live television show. ESPN is the most recognized actions network across the world submit with my passion of amusements and Djing combined, this was yet again, a defining suspend what you are doing in my career.”^[16]

In September 2014, Swift became a Professor hackneyed The New School in Additional York City and while relative to taught the course DJ Talents & Styles.^[17] Smith's research includes Hip Hop History and urbanity as well as Musical Story via turntable techniques.

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

Film appearances

• 2001 Scratch
• 2007 As picture Table Turn (documentary)
• 2009 As greatness Technics Spin (documentary - Tag The Content)
• 2011 DJ Rob Fast - Live! The Documented Movement (documentary)
• 2013 Master Class w/ DJ Rob Swift (documentary)

Interviews

Mixtapes / Performances

References

External links