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DJ Shadow
Upcoming dates
- Chicago, United StatesVic TheatreView details
- Nashville, United StatesMarathon Music WorksView details
- Atlanta, United StatesThe Eastern-GAView details
Dates Wanderistan tracks for DJ Shadow, from ticketing and venue listings — upcoming: 3, past: 5. DJ Shadow may play other dates that are not listed here yet, so check the official tour page for the full schedule.
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Past shows
5 past shows
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- Denver, United StatesMission BallroomView details
- New York, United StatesTerminal 5View details
- Philadelphia, United StatesFranklin Music HallView details
- Los Angeles, United StatesThe Novo by MicrosoftView details
About DJ Shadow
Joshua Paul Davis, known professionally as DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer and one of the pioneering figures in sample-based electronic...
Joshua Paul Davis, known professionally as DJ Shadow, is an American DJ and record producer and one of the pioneering figures in sample-based electronic music. Born June 29, 1972, in San Jose, California, he grew up in Davis, California, where he began experimenting with a four-track recorder in high school and worked as a DJ for the University of California, Davis's campus radio station, KDVS.
Shadow's 1996 debut album, Endtroducing....., built entirely from samples using an Akai MPC60 II sampler and turntables, became a landmark of the genre; Guinness World Records recognized it as the first album made entirely of samples, and Time later listed it among the 100 greatest albums of all time. Working within the orbit of the London-based Mo' Wax label, he helped define the trip-hop sound of the 1990s.
Beyond his solo catalog, which spans seven studio albums through 2023's Action Adventure, Shadow produced UNKLE's Psyence Fiction (1998), collaborated with fellow DJ Cut Chemist on a series of mixtapes, and contributed music to films including Dark Days. His productions draw on funk, rock, jazz, and soul samples layered into dense, cinematic compositions.
Live, DJ Shadow performs largely through turntablism and sampler-driven sets, translating his studio collage technique into instrumental hip-hop and electronic performances that have influenced generations of producers.