Cut Chemist


Lucas MacFadden, better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects.
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Early life

Cut Chemist graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1997.

Career

Cut Chemist became known through the Los Angeles-based rap group Unity Committee. The group merged with another group, Rebels of Rhythm, to form Jurassic 5.
In 2004, Cut Chemist released The Litmus Test, which included his solo tracks, remixes, and Jurassic 5 tracks.
He left Jurassic 5 in 2004. In a 2006 interview with Billboard, he stated that he had left the group in order to get his solo album finished.
His first solo studio album, The Audience's Listening, was released on July 11, 2006. In 2015, it was listed by Vice as the 49th greatest dance album of all time. "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song," the song from the album, has been featured in an iPod Nano advertisement.
In 2010, he released a DJ mix, Sound of the Police. It was recorded using a turntable, a mixer, and a loop pedal.
His second solo studio album, Die Cut, was released on March 2, 2018. It featured guest appearances from Chali 2na, Biz Markie, Mr. Lif, and Myka 9, among others.

Discography

Studio albums

The Audience's Listening
  • ''Die Cut''

Compilation albums

The Audience's Following
  • ''Going Back to Cali: Cut Chemist's Colombian Crates Remixed''

DJ mixes

Sick Experiment Rare Equations / Cutin' Class The Diabolical Live at Future Primitive Sound Session Brainfreeze Product Placement The Litmus Test Lost and Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues The Hard Sell The Hard Sell (Encore) Sound of the Police
  • ''Funk Off Megamix''

EPs

  • ''Madman EP''

Singles

  • "Bunky's Pick"
  • "Blind Man from L.A. Carnival"
  • "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song"
  • "The Garden" / "Storm"
  • "What's the Altitude"
  • "The Audience Is Rural"
  • "Adidas to Addis"
  • "Outro "

Remixes

Productions

Guest appearances

Compilation appearances

  • "Lesson 4" on Return of the DJ
  • "Lesson 6: The Lecture" on Deep Concentration
  • "Layered Laird" on Audio Alchemy
  • "S.N.T. " on The Funky Precedent
  • "Hidden Crate" on 2001: A Rhyme Odyssey
  • "Live at the 45 Session " on Urban Revolutions: The Future Primitive Sound Collective
  • "Caution" on No Categories 3: A Ubiquity Compilation
  • "Lesson 6: The Lecture " on The Ultimate Lessons
  • "Live Lesson E" on The Ultimate Lessons 2
  • "Bunky's Pick" on Stones Throw 101
  • "Day in Day Out" on ''Re: Generations''

Filmography

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