The Windish Agency: Z-Trip

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Z-Trip is considered to be one of the best live performance DJs in history, by both fans and peers. It’s a fact that many call him the “godfather of mash-ups”, as he is one of the originators of the genre. His worldwide sold out shows continue to set attendance records while drawing critical praise. "One of the great musical moments from Coachella (2002) was the frenzied set by turntable wizard Z-Trip. He had fans howling and bobbing, closing his set with a surprise appearance by Beck." -The LA Times. The LA Times review was well deserved as Z-Trip performed to a jam packed tent of over 10,000 that day. Read More...

“The best (DJ) show ever” -The Australian

Z-Trip is considered to be one of the best live performance DJs in history, by both fans and peers. Fans voted him “America’s Best DJ” in 2009, beating out over 100 other DJ’s in; DJ’s Times highly acclaimed readers poll. It’s a fact that many call him the “godfather of mash-ups”, as he is one of the originators of the genre. His worldwide sold out shows continue to set attendance records while drawing critical praise. “One of the great musical moments from Coachella (2002) was the frenzied set by turntable wizard Z-Trip. He had fans howling and bobbing, closing his set with a surprise appearance by Beck.” -The LA Times. The LA Times review was well deserved as Z-Trip performed to a jam packed tent of over 10,000 that day.

He has crisscrossed the globe numerous times since Coachella 2002, chalking up tons of rave reviews along the way. He returned to Coachella 2010, for his 4th appearance at the festival headlining the Sahara Tent “Even against two of the biggest draws on the schedule, Z-Trip raked ‘em in, filling the Sahara with over 15,000 revelers,” Daily News. His recent Detroit Electronic Music Festival performance to over 10,000 stole the festival receiving the lions share of press; “Z-Trip lit up Saturday night, first by jamming with RJD2 then following with a Detroit-saluting mash-up set”- Billboard 2009. Most Friday nights you can find him at his new residency at Rain inside The Palms, Las Vegas. Entitled “Z-Trip’s Revolution” He has thrilled crowds there with his genre bending skills and surprise guests including Too Short, De La Soul , Rev Run and Three 6 Mafia.

Worldwide sold out shows would be enough for most DJs, but not Z-Trip. Please do not call him a celebrity DJ. His career is too full of impressive producer/artist milestones for that. In 2009, Z-Trip appeared as an in game character in DJ Hero; for which he also supplied several original remixes and songs. In 2009 “Victory Lap” his last album did over 500,000 copies. “Victory Lap” (his homage to Obama) was reviewed favorably and recommended by Wired, Urb, BPM, and XLR8R to name a few. Z-Trip’s longtime friend and collaborator Shepard Fairey supplied the art.

Z-Trip’s major label debut “Shifting Gears” was given 4 stars by Rolling Stone, in 2005. Shifting Gears featured Top 10 singles in the US and abroad. With appearances from many of Z-Trip’s friends; Chuck D, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Murs and Soup of Jurassic 5.

“Uneasy Listening” was his first record to receive critical acclaim and helped propel Z-Trip to national attention in 2002. It made album of the year lists in Spin, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Wired and XLR8R.

It’s hard to paint a complete picture of Z-Trip with words alone. So we’ve chosen to leave you with a few links below, check them out.

Career Highlights

Current Tours

Date	Venue	City	State	With
Thu 05/23/13	Ava Ampitheater	Tuscon	AZ	LL Cool J
Fri 05/24/13	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Las Vegas	NV	LL Cool J
Sat 05/25/13	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View	CA	LL Cool J
Sun 05/26/13	Santa Barbara Bowl	Santa Barbara	CA	LL Cool J
Thu 05/30/13	Target Center	Minneapolis	MN	LL Cool J
Fri 05/31/13	Harrah's Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs	IA	LL Cool J
Sat 06/01/13	Scottrade Center	St. Louis	MO	LL Cool J
Tue 06/04/13	Fox Theatre	Atlanta	GA	LL Cool J
Thu 06/06/13	Mahaffey Theater	St. Petersburg	FL	LL Cool J
Fri 06/07/13	St. Augustine Amphiteheatre	St. Augustine	FL	LL Cool J
Sat 06/08/13	94.5 Block Party	Orlando	FL	LL Cool J
Wed 06/12/13	Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric	Baltimore	MD	LL Cool J
Fri 06/14/13	Charter Amphitheater at Heritage Park	Simpsonville	SC	LL Cool J
Sat 06/15/13	nTelos Wireless Pavilion	Portsmouth	VA	LL Cool J
Sun 06/16/13	Durham Performing Arts Center	Durham	NC	LL Cool J
Tue 06/18/13	New Jersey Performing Arts Center	Newark	NJ	LL Cool J
Wed 06/19/13	Bank Of America Pavilion	Boston	MA	LL Cool J
Thu 06/20/13	Roseland Ballroom	New York	NY	LL Cool J
Sat 06/22/13	Constellation Brands - Marvin Performing Arts Center	Canandaigua	NY	LL Cool J
Sun 06/23/13	Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort	Mount Pleasant	MI	LL Cool J
Tue 06/25/13	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica	Cleveland	OH	LL Cool J
Wed 06/26/13	DTE Energy Music Theatre	Clarkson	MI	LL Cool J
Thu 06/27/13	Riverbend Music Center	Cincinnati	OH	LL Cool J
Fri 06/28/13	Summerfest	Milwaukee	WI	LL Cool J
Mon 07/01/13	Verizon Theatre	Grand Prairie	TX	LL Cool J
Tue 07/02/13	Stubbs BBQ	Austin	TX	LL Cool J
Wed 07/03/13	Bayou Music Center	Houston	TX	LL Cool J
Sun 07/07/13	Greek Theatre	Los Angeles	CA	LL Cool J

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