Grand Wizzard Theodore (born 1962, Bronx, New York as Theodore Livingston) is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of scratching. His brother, Mean Gene, was Theodore's mentor, and began teaching him DJing before Theodore was even a teen. In addition to scratching, he achieved renown for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected. Theodore also apprenticed under Grandmaster Flash.

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  • Grand Wizzard Theodore (born 1962, Bronx, New York as Theodore Livingston) is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of scratching. His brother, Mean Gene, was Theodore's mentor, and began teaching him DJing before Theodore was even a teen. In addition to scratching, he achieved renown for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected. Theodore also apprenticed under Grandmaster Flash. In the early 1980s, Theodore was a part of the group Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five. They released "Can I Get a Soul Clap" in 1980. He was also featured in the 1983 film Wild Style, as well as contributing to the film's soundtrack. He explains the origin of the scratch in the documentary film Scratch. Theodore's phrase "Say turn it up" from his track "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" was widely sampled by hip hop and rap acts such as Public Enemy (on the track "Bring the Noise"), Bomb the Bass (on the track "Megablast") and many others.
  • Grandwizard Theodore ist der Alias von Theodore Levingston aus der Bronx, New York. DJ, einer der Pioniere des Hip Hop und Erfinder des Scratchings. Theodore kam zur Rap-Musik durch seine beiden Brüder Claudio und Mean Gene, die unter dem Namen The L-Brothers schon Mitte der 1970er Jahre in New York auftraten. Seine Brüder machten ihn bekannt mit Grandmaster Flash, der eine große Vorbildfunktion für Theodore hatte. Die Erfindung des Scratchings fand laut eigenen Angaben Levingstons eher durch einen Zufall statt. Er lebte noch zuhause bei seiner Mutter, die sich durch seine DJ-Tätigkeit häufig gestört fühlte und ihn immer zu Ruhe ermahnte, gerade wenn er die Nadel an den Beginn eines Songs auf die Platte gelegt hatte. Während seine Mutter nun mit ihm schimpfte, bewegte er die Platte immer wieder zurück zum Anfang: I used to come home from school everyday and play records. This one particular day, my mother banged on the door yelling at me because the music was too loud. When she walked in, I still had my hand on the record that was playing and I kind of moved it back and forth. When she left, I was like 'Yo! That sounded kind of cool. I better experiment with that. Fasziniert von dem dabei entstehenden Geräusch experimentierte er weiter und verfeinerte diese Technik in den folgenden Jahren zunehmend, was ihn zu einem der gefragsten New Yorker DJs seiner Zeit machte. Auf Blockparties trat er häufig mit Unterstützung von MCs unter dem Namen Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5 MCs auf. Zu hören ist Theodore unter anderem auf der Single Can I Get A Soulclap (1980, Tuff City Rec. ) und im Hip Hop Kultfilm Wild Style, in dem er auch eine kleine Rolle spielt. 1998 nahm man ihn in die Technics DJ Hall of Fame auf und sowohl die International Turntablists Federation (ITF) als auch Back To Mecca zeichneten ihn für sein Lebenswerk aus. In Deutschland ist im Jahre 2003 eine Doku-DVD erschienen mit dem Titel Scratch, in der ihm ebenfalls ein Bericht gewidmet ist.
  • Grand Wizard Theodore, usein myös GrandWizzard Theodore, oikealta nimeltään Theodore Livingston, on yhdysvaltalainen hip hop -DJ. Häntä pidetään yleisesti levylautastekniikka skrätsäyksen kehittäjänä (joskin myös tunnettu DJ Grandmaster Flash mainitaan toisinaan samassa yhteydessä). Theodore sanoo, että musiikki oli usein läsnä hänen lapsuudenkodissaan. Hänen veljensä "Mean Jean" oli DJ ja alkoi opettaa häntä jo ennen kuin Theodore oli edes teini-ikäinen. Myös Grandmaster Flash opetti häntä. Itse skrätsäyksen Theodore sanoo keksineensä 1970-luvun puolivälissä puolittain vahingossa: Hän soitti levyjä kotonaan liian kovalla äänenvoimakkuudella, jolloin hänen äitinsä tuli keskeyttämään hänet, vaatien häntä lopettamaan. Tuolloin Theodore oli ajatuksissaan tullut liikutelleeksi vinyyliä neulan ollessa edelleen levyn pinnassa. Hän huomasi, että syntyvä ääni oli mielenkiintoinen. Theodoren sanotaan kehittäneen ja hioneen myös monia muita DJ-tekniikoita, muun muassa neulan tiputtamisen.
  • Theodore Livingston, meglio conosciuto con gli pseudonimi di Grand Wizard Theodore, GrandWizzard Theodore o DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, è un disc jockey afroamericano di musica hip hop, largamente considerato come l'inventore dello scratch Il fratello di Theodore, Mean Jean, fu il suo mentore ed insegnante riguardo le precedenti tecniche di DJing esistenti, cosicché Theodore fu avviato a questa pratica già da ragazzino. A seguito di questo precoce interesse, Theodore non solo mise a punto lo scratch, ma diventò uno dei migliori interpreti del needle drop e di altre tecniche da lui inventate o perfezionate, anche grazie al suo praticantato affianco ad un altro mostro sacro dell'hip hop come Grandmaster Flash. Durante gli anni 1980, Theodore fu uno dei fondatori della band Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five, con cui pubblicò "Can I Get a Soul Clap" in 1980. Il DJ recitò anche una parte nel film del 1983 intitolato Wild Style, contribuendo anche alla colonna sonora della pellicola. Descrisse e spiegò poi le origini dello scratch nel film documentario Scratch. Lo stile di missaggio espresso da Grand Wizard Theodore rimane moderno ed innovativo grazie alla sua capacità di aggiornare le sue tecniche alle ultime novità, questo lo fa differire dall'atteggiamento tenuto da altri DJ della old school, come Grandmaster Flash or Kool Herc, rimasti legati allo stile che li ha contraddistinti nella prima parte della loro carriera ma che attualmente inizia ad avere sulle spalle il peso dei suoi 30 anni.
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  • Grand Wizzard Theodore (born 1962, Bronx, New York as Theodore Livingston) is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of scratching. His brother, Mean Gene, was Theodore's mentor, and began teaching him DJing before Theodore was even a teen. In addition to scratching, he achieved renown for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected. Theodore also apprenticed under Grandmaster Flash.
  • Grandwizard Theodore ist der Alias von Theodore Levingston aus der Bronx, New York. DJ, einer der Pioniere des Hip Hop und Erfinder des Scratchings. Theodore kam zur Rap-Musik durch seine beiden Brüder Claudio und Mean Gene, die unter dem Namen The L-Brothers schon Mitte der 1970er Jahre in New York auftraten. Seine Brüder machten ihn bekannt mit Grandmaster Flash, der eine große Vorbildfunktion für Theodore hatte.
  • Grand Wizard Theodore, usein myös GrandWizzard Theodore, oikealta nimeltään Theodore Livingston, on yhdysvaltalainen hip hop -DJ. Häntä pidetään yleisesti levylautastekniikka skrätsäyksen kehittäjänä (joskin myös tunnettu DJ Grandmaster Flash mainitaan toisinaan samassa yhteydessä). Theodore sanoo, että musiikki oli usein läsnä hänen lapsuudenkodissaan. Hänen veljensä "Mean Jean" oli DJ ja alkoi opettaa häntä jo ennen kuin Theodore oli edes teini-ikäinen.
  • Theodore Livingston, meglio conosciuto con gli pseudonimi di Grand Wizard Theodore, GrandWizzard Theodore o DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, è un disc jockey afroamericano di musica hip hop, largamente considerato come l'inventore dello scratch Il fratello di Theodore, Mean Jean, fu il suo mentore ed insegnante riguardo le precedenti tecniche di DJing esistenti, cosicché Theodore fu avviato a questa pratica già da ragazzino.
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