Los Angeles native, Cut Chemist started DJing in 1984 at age 11 years old. Throughout the years of raps golden age, Cut absorbed as much knowledge as he could about hip hop listening to radio mix shows and going to performances when age limits would permit. He began producing rap music in 1987 with his friends Chali 2na and Marc 7. In 1994, Cut helped form both the rap group Jurassic 5 and the Grammy award winning Latin funk outfit, Ozomatli. Keeping his involvement with both groups in tandem with one another, Cut has developed a taste for music and rhythms from around the world while keeping his ethic for the hip hop tradition. With live releases such as his African music inspired "Sound Of The Police" and the origins of hip hop tribute, "Renegades Of Rhythm" with DJ Shadow, Cut has a reputation for fusing cultural education while entertaining. “It’s important to widen peoples musical vocabulary and I feel its my job as a DJ to do so. When I was coming up, my favorite djs were the ones who skillfully played the most obscure music while still making people dance." Today Cut still performs shows on his own and with Jurassic 5. He continues to push the envelope both with music and performance. Acquiring obscure music from around the world, whether old or new, is still his favorite thing to share with his audience through his indy label, A Stable Sound. The now 12 year old label offers all formats for Cuts music and mixes including limited vinyl and digital downloading and streaming options. “Whatever comes next you can expect the same ethic of artistic integrity” says Cut. “Hip Hop is not a specific type of music, its how its presented. I feel I’ve always proved that and will continue to do so.”