Mr. Dibbs

Mr. Dibbs
Birth name Brad Forste
Born Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Genres Turntablism, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) DJ, producer
Instruments Turntables, sampler
Years active 1990s–present
Labels Rhymesayers Entertainment, Self Core Records, Cease & Desist, Four Ways To Rock, Shake It!, Stereo-Type, Mary Joy, Puddles Frothingsquat
Associated acts 1200 Hobos, Presage, Atmosphere, El-P, Eyedea
Website mrdibbs.bandcamp.com

Mr. Dibbs (born Brad Forste[1]) is an American DJ and hip hop producer. He is the co-founder and co-owner of Self Core Records[2] and the founder of the turntablist collective 1200 Hobos. He has also appeared on numerous underground hip hop records as DJ or producer, as well as releasing a number of solo records.

Early life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing around 1985, when he saw Grandmaster Flash performing on the syndicated light news/entertainment show PM Magazine, but "didn't really understand what he did." After watching an MTV broadcast of Grand Mixer DXT performing with Herbie Hancock on the latter's 1983 single "Rockit," he learned the hand motions and began to learn scratching himself. He estimates that he spent six months "getting the hang of" scratching, subsequently spending two years "cutting and scratching to whatever was on TV" to practice.[3]

Career

Mr. Dibbs formed his own turntablist crew 1200 Hobos in the early 1990s.[4] The crew's rotating line-up has included Doseone, Jel, Buck 65, Sixtoo, Adverse, DJ Signify, DJ Mayonnaise, DJ Skip among others, and at its largest numbered 23 members.[5][6] They have released two mixtapes.[4]

In addition to 1200 Hobos, Mr. Dibbs has also been touring DJ for Atmosphere and El-P. With Doseone and Jel, he is also a member of Presage,[5] who released one album Outer Perimeter in 1998.

In 1996, Mr. Dibbs teamed up with graffiti magazine Scribble to put on the first Scribble Jam event as a promotion for the magazine's launch.[7] The event has since become America's largest hip hop festival[8] with separate competitions for rapping, DJing, graffiti, b-boying and beatboxing. Its past participants and guests have included Juice, Eminem, Adeem, P.E.A.C.E., Eyedea, Sage Francis, Mac Lethal, Rhymefest, Nocando, Skratch Bastid and DJ Abilities.[9]

Mr. Dibbs' Turntable Hardcore series of albums was notable for its genre-straddling approach, blending a wide variety of styles along with more usual hip hop turntablism.

Discography

Solo records

Guest appearances

Compilation & soundtrack appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Dose One -Hemispheres". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Dibbs' Upcoming Record". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  3. ↑ Forsberg, Andy (September 8, 2003). "GSN: Mr. Dibbs Interview". Get Some Noise. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Fredrick. "Mr. Dibbs - Artist Profile". Stylus. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  5. 1 2 Kun, Josh (June 9–15, 1999). "Invitations to Hell: Mr. Dibbs gets his goat.". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Hand'Solo Records » Blog Archive » Mr. Dibbs". Hand'Solo Records. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Scribble Jam: History". Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Scribble Jam Store". Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Scribble Jam". Scribble Magazine. Retrieved 2011-03-14.

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