D-Styles

D-Styles
Birth nameDave Cuasito[1]
Born (1972-07-06) July 6, 1972 (age 52)[2]
Philippines[2]
OriginCalifornia, U.S.[3]
Genres
Turntablism
Occupations
InstrumentTurntable[4]
Years active1992–present
Labels
Funkshitup Records, Dirtstyle Records

Dave Cuasito better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz,[5] Beat Junkies,[6] and Third Sight.[7] He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory.[8] D-styles is an instructor at the Beat Junkies Institute of Sound.

In 2002, D-Styles released his solo studio album, Phantazmagorea, on Beat Junkie Sound.[9] It was described by Fact as, "The perfect evolution of hip hop's sample addiction: an album made entirely of samples manipulated by the human hand and overseen by a human brain."[9]

  1. ^ Aurelius, Marcus (May 2, 2014). "The Vinyl Word". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 201.
  3. ^ Katz, Mark (2012). Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–194.
  4. ^ Pehling, Dave (January 22, 2003). "D-Styles". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Cooper, Sean. "Invisibl Skratch Piklz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Beat Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Symbionese Liberation Album - Third Sight". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ Weiss, Jeff (November 3, 2011). "Low End Theory Anniversary". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Fintoni, Laurent (March 7, 2014). "Forgotten Classics: D-Styles' Phantazmagoria & Ricci Rucker & Mike Boo's Scetchbook". Fact. Retrieved April 27, 2014.