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DJ Shadow

1972 - Today

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Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972 in San Jose, California), better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer. His debut studio album, Endtroducing....., was released in 1996. He uses layered production with numerous samples, often from obscure sources, to create new compositions and whose music was described in Allmusic as having "revolutionized hip-hop". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. DJ Shadow is the 2,410th most popular musician (down from 2,146th in 2019), the 13,029th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,259th in 2019) and the 993rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Shadow ranks 2,410 out of 3,175. Before him are John Rutsey, Albert Heath, Jeff Baxter, Josh White, Bob Ludwig, and Cindy Blackman Santana. After him are Nocturno Culto, Naushad, Madonna Wayne Gacy, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gerald Wilson, and Rick Savage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, DJ Shadow ranks 498. Before him are Takeshi Watanabe, Sōichirō Hoshi, Patricia Manterola, Amadou Sanogo, Abdelkrim El Hadrioui, and Cung Le. After him are Nocturno Culto, Eyal Berkovic, Terry Balsamo, Naoko Takahashi, Phil O'Donnell, and Julie Plec.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DJ Shadow ranks 13,029 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Steinhardt (1952), Cliff Barker (1921), Diedrich Bader (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), and D. B. Sweeney (1961). After him are Adrienne Shelly (1966), Lyle Waggoner (1935), Willye White (1939), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Amanda Lepore (1967), and J Dilla (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, DJ Shadow ranks 993. Before him are Charlie Clouser (1963), Albert Heath (1935), Jeff Baxter (1948), Josh White (1914), Bob Ludwig (1945), and Cindy Blackman Santana (1959). After him are Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964), Gerald Wilson (1918), David Axelrod (1931), Terry Balsamo (1972), Gene Hoglan (1967), and Bobby Hackett (1915).

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