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| Birth name | Lucas MacFadden |
| Born | October 4, 1972 New York, U.S. [1] |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | www |
Lucas MacFadden [2] (born October 4, 1972), [3] better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. [4] He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. [5] He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects. [6]
Cut Chemist graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1997. [7]
Cut Chemist became known through the Los Angeles-based rap group Unity Committee. [3] The group merged with another group, Rebels of Rhythm, to form Jurassic 5. [3]
In 2004, Cut Chemist released The Litmus Test, which included his solo tracks, remixes, and Jurassic 5 tracks. [8]
He left Jurassic 5 in 2004. [9] In a 2006 interview with Billboard , he stated that he had left the group in order to get his solo album finished. [10]
His first solo studio album, The Audience's Listening , was released on July 11, 2006. [11] In 2015, it was listed by Vice as the 49th greatest dance album of all time. [12] "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song," the song from the album, has been featured in an iPod Nano advertisement. [13]
In 2010, he released a DJ mix, Sound of the Police. [14] It was recorded using a turntable, a mixer, and a loop pedal. [15]
His second solo studio album, Die Cut, was released on March 2, 2018. [16] It featured guest appearances from Chali 2na, Biz Markie, Mr. Lif, and Myka 9, among others. [17]
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