Grand Mixer DXT

Grand Mixer DXT
Birth name	Derek Showard
Also known as	GrandMixer D.ST
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Musician DJ, producer
Instruments	Turntables,Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, musical instrument
Associated acts	Infinity Squad aka iSquad, Herbie Hancock & The Rocket Band, Material, Praxis

GrandMixer DXT is an American musician. He was formerly known as Grand Mixer D.ST. "D.ST" is a reference to Manhattan, New York City's Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. He was featured in the influential hip hop film Wild Style.

Widely recognized as a pioneer, Grand Mixer DXT is credited as being the first turntablist. He was the first person to establish the turntable as a fully performable and improvisational musical instrument (Alberts 2002). Especially important is his technique of altering the pitch of the note or sound on the record.

He is also credited with greatly helping to popularize DJing through his scratching on Herbie Hancock's single "Rockit" from the Bill Laswell and Material produced album Future Shock. He is featured in the 2001 documentary, Scratch.

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