DJ Spooky | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paul Dennis Miller |
Born | Washington D.C., United States | September 6, 1970
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, record producer |
Years active | 1996–Present |
Labels | Asphodel, Thirsty Ear, Universal Studios, Synchronic |
Website | djspooky |
Paul Dennis Miller (born September 6, 1970), known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist, record producer, philosopher, and author. He borrowed his stage name from the character The Subliminal Kid in the novel Nova Express by William S. Burroughs. Having studied philosophy and French literature at Bowdoin College, he has become a professor of Music Mediated Art at the European Graduate School[1] and is the executive editor of Origin magazine.