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DJ Z-Trip "Monkey Breaks Vol. 1" LP Primeight Records (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is VG+

Z-Trip's 1st release!

Out of Print!!

Track Listing:

A1. Kick Up the Volume

A2. Tranquilizer

A3. 50,000 Watts

A4. Watts 50,000

A5. Extermination

A6. Listen Up (Scratch Break #1)

B/W

B1. B-Boy Break

B2. Octopussy

B3. Super Cop

B4. Crabs

B5. Make the Music With Your Hands

B6. Ummm Hmmm (Scratch Break #2)

Zach Sciacca, better known as Z-Trip, is an and producer. He is best known as a pioneer of the movement  and an award-winning global DJ (he was the 2009 recipient of the "America's Best DJ Award", among others). His skill as a world-class DJ has also afforded him success as a producer, working with the likes of LL Cool J, Kasabian and . As of 2012, he has also been featured as hip-hop legend 's touring DJ in shows that have been described as so exemplary that the "crowd can barely handle the greatness."

A , native, who now resides in Los Angeles, California, he was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs (along with fellow DJs Emile and Radar). He became widely known when his collaboration with DJ P, "Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1", was released in 2001. Only 1000 copies were made, but the album was soon distributed over the Internet in MP3 format. Uneasy Listening topped many critics' best album of year lists, including Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, URB, the Los Angeles Times and New York Times. Since then, he has become well-known worldwide for his sold-out shows and eclectic style, including headlining slots at the and an opening slot for the , where he performed in front of a 450,000-person audience. He was also a part of , a concert scheduled for American troops stationed in Kuwait; this show was simulcast on and the cable channel.

His album marked his major-label debut. Released on in 2005, the album features guest artists , , , Luke Sick, , , , , (from ), (from ) and Soup and (from ). Shifting Gears received both critical and commercial acclaim. gave the album four stars. It also charted 3 Top Ten Singles, in the U.S. As of August 2006, Z-Trip has left Hollywood Records.

Z-Trip also composed an original score for EA Games' release . With his remix of "Lounge Act", he became the first and (as of July 2010) the only DJ to have a remix approved by Nirvana and Kurt Cobain's estate.

Z-Trip is featured in the 2001 documentary . His educational segment "How To Rock A Party" was placed in prominent rotation on MTV and placed as an extra on the Scratch DVD. He is also featured in 2005's Scratch, All The Way Live concert film alongside of the .

In 2007, Z-Trip released an EP with entitled Soundclash Of The Titans, which featured artwork by longtime Z-Trip friend and collaborator , of fame. In 2008, Z-Trip became politically motivated and did an album encouraging people to vote for entitled Party For Change, which was hailed as "great". After Obama's win, he created an album entitled Victory Lap that served as the soundtrack for the inauguration night parties around the world. Both albums were licensed under Creative Commons, made available for free download on the with cover art created by Fairey.

He performs with Serato Live as well as traditional vinyl, preferring to edit with Pro Tools.

Z-Trip was voted as America's Best DJ in 2009 by DJ Times Magazine. Shortly after, he was named the #1 DJ in Club District's yearly "Top 10 DJ's in America" poll. In October 2009, Z-Trip became the headlining resident DJ of Rain Nightclub on Friday nights, located at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. As a part of this ongoing residency, entitled "Z-Trip's Revolution", he had multiple guests perform alongside him, including , , , and . The night was put on hiatus in late 2010 as Z-Trip began to work on his follow-up to Shifting Gears.

2011 marked the beginning of Z-Trip's collaboration with hip-hop icon with performances at the Festival and a special guest appearance by the rapper during Z-Trip's headlining set at the , among others. The duo also released the track "" as a free download to celebrate the victory.

In 2012, Z-Trip collaborated with artist to produce the track 'Double Trouble,' featured on 's first studio album, .

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