A-Trak
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A-Trak (born March 30, 1982 ), real name Alain Macklovitch , is a DJ from the Canadian city of Montreal . Together with Armand Van Helden, he forms the Duck Sauce project .
Life
At the age of 13 he bought his first turntables and the first mixer . At a young age he made a name for himself on the international stage and became the youngest DMC World Champion as the first Canadian DJ alongside DJ Qbert, Roc Raida and DJ Noize . During his high school years, Alain joined The Invisible Scratch Piklz Crew at Qbert. He soon separated again to found his own called The Allies , with which he celebrated great success in the years to come. Members of this crew included DJ Craze and other friends of the DJ.
At the age of 18, Alain already had five world titles and was taken on tour by Kanye West in 2004 . The latest development was the establishment of the label Fools Gold , known with The Cool Kids , Kid Sister , Chromeo , Crookers or Kid Cudi .
Since 2009 he has also been running the joint music project Duck Sauce together with the DJ and producer Armand Van Helden . It was founded in New York in 2009.
Discography
Compilations
2006:
- Oh No You Didn't! Live from Vancouver [Disque Primeur]
- Drive Slow Mixtape w / GLC (CD)
- Sunglasses Is a Must [Disque Primeur]
2007:
- Dirty South Dance [Obey Records] limitado a 5000 copias.
2008:
- Running Man: Nike + Original Run [Nike + Sport Music] (Exclusivo para iTunes)
2009:
- FabricLive.45 [Fabric] (April 2009)
- Infinity + 1 [Thrive Records]
2010:
- Dirty South Dance 2 [Fool's Gold Records]
Singles
1997:
- Bucktooth Wizards (with QBert)
- Stylus Wars (with Darren Styles )
- Wash Yer Butt (with QBert)
1999:
- Enter Ralph Wiggum / Live @ Tableturns
- Umbilical Chord
- Enter Ralph Wiggum
2001:
- All Hail to My Hands (from The-Allies D-Day EP)
- Gangsta Breaks (12 ")
2003:
- Monkey Boy Breaks (12 ")
2004:
- Buck Tooth Wizards (CD)
2005:
- Don't Fool with the Dips (12 ")
2006:
- Step Off (feat. Little Brother)
- Knucklehead
- Quitte La Piste (feat.TTC)
2007:
- Mastered (Me & My Sneakers) ( feat.Lupe Fiasco )
- Running man
2008:
- Roll with the Winners (feat. Hervé)
- Shake It Down (feat. Laidback Luke )
- Say whoa
2010:
- Ray Ban Vision (feat.CyHi Da Prynce)
2011:
- Stingray (feat.DJ Zinc)
2012:
- Warrior (feat. Mark Foster & Kimbra )
- Money Makin (feat. Dillon Francis)
2015:
- Ibanez (feat. Cory Enemy & Nico Stadi)
- Place on Earth (feat.
2016:
- We All Fall Down (feat.Jamie Lidell)
- Parallel Lines (feat. Phantogram)
- Lose My Mind (with Tommy Trash )
2017:
- Believe ( feat.Quavo & Lil Yachty )
2018:
- Ride for Me (with Falcons feat. Young Thug & 24hrs)
- Prayer Hands (with YEHME2)
- DJs Gotta Dance More (with Todd Terry )
Remixes
2003:
- D-Styles - Felonious Funk
2006:
- Bonde Do Role - Melô Do Tabaco
- Hollertronix - Fireman So Cold (DJ Atrak Mix)
2007:
- Kanye West - Stronger
- Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler
- Bumblebeez - Dr. Love (Trizzy's Free IPhone Mix)
- Digitalism - Idealistic
- Scanners - Bombs (A-Trak / Trizzy's Boom Bam Slam Mix)
- James Pants - Kash (Trizzy & XXXChange Mix)
- DJ Benzi & Lil Wayne - Fireman So Cold
2008:
- The Count & Sinden feat. Kid Sister - Beeper
- Boys Noize - Oh!
- MSTRKRFT feat. NORE & Isis - Bounce
- DJ Benzi, Kanye West & Plain Pat feat. Common - Get Em High
2009:
- Sébastien Tellier - kilometers
- Tiga - What You Need
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
- DJ Sneak - U Can't Hide From Your Bud (A-Trak Re-Edit)
2010:
- Justice - DANCE (A-Trak Remix) [For DJ Hero 2 Only]
- Naughty by Nature "OPP" vs. Jackson 5 "ABC" (A-Trak Remix) [For DJ Hero 2 Only]
- Robyn - Indestructible
2011:
- Laidback Luke & Sander van Doorn - Who's Wearing the Cap
- The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?
2012:
- Martin Solveig - The Night Out
- Surkin feat. Kevin Irving - Never Let Go
2013:
- Phoenix - Trying to Be Cool
- Jack Beats - Just A Beat
2014:
- Alesso feat. Roy English - Cool
2015:
- The Chainsmokers feat. Great Good Fine Ok - Let You Go
- Disclosure feat. Lorde - magnets
2016:
- Dillon Francis - Anywhere
2017:
2018:
- Charlotte Gainsbourg - Sylvia Says
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Web links
- A-Traks official website (English)
- A-Traks biography
- Exclusive interview with A-Trak on Annie Thang (German)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | A-Trak |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macklovitch, Alain (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1982 |