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Mix Master Mike (real name: Michael Schwartz; b. April 4, 1970 in Daly City, California) is an American turntablist of Jewish and Filipino extraction. He first gained notoriety after performing at several live DJ competitions. Along with DJ Apollo and DJ Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike formed the first turntablist band, The Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After gaining fame, he hooked up with the Beastie Boys, working on the album Hello Nasty. He is now considered their resident DJ, replacing DJ Hurricane (who was preceded by Doctor Dre - not to be confused with Dr. Dre !).

He is a three time winner of the international DMC turntablism award. Mike has also helped fellow DJs produce their own albums, most notably, Wave Twisters, by DJ Q-bert. Mix Master Mike is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines.

Mix Master Mike is often credited with inventing the Tweak Scratch. The scratch is performed by moving the record back and forth while the platter is stopped. The inertia of the platter causes the sounds to slow down and drop in pitch in an unusual manner. This claim is backed up somewhat by a recording of a voicemail he left the Beastie Boys on the track "Three MC's and one DJ". In it he states that he's hooked his turntable up to a wah-wah pedal.

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Albums

Anti-Theft Device (1998)
Spin Psycle (2001)
Bangzilla (2004)

EP, Singles

Surprize Packidge (1999)

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