A-Trak
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alain Macklovitch, DJ A-Trak, A-Track, A Trak, DJ A Trak, A:Trak, A‐Trak
Alain Macklovitch (born March 30, 1982), known professionally as A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and record executive. He came to prominence in the late 2000s as an international club DJ and remix artist, known for incorporating highly technical turntable skills and scratching into his genre-spanning work. He is also president of the record label Fool's Gold, which was founded in 2007, and is credited for developing the careers of artists such as Kid Cudi, Danny Brown, and Flosstradamus. Among other collaborative projects, he is part of the DJ duo Duck Sauce with Armand Van Helden a
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1982
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From label boss, hit producer, World Champion DJ, trendsetter, genre-mangling party-starter, to blogger extraordinaire, Alain Macklovitch, best known as A-Trak, embodies the full scope of the 21st Century musician-entrepreneur model. At the mere age of 29, A-Trak has had two distinct phases to his winding 11 year career. Stage one: after winning the World DMCs at age 15 (in 1997), he spent years as one of hip hop’s most renowned selectors. After taking over tour DJ duties for Kanye West in 2004
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- Musical artist.name
- A-Trak
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- A-Trak - Homecoming Festival-8 (cropped).jpg
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- A-Trak performing in 2024
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Alain Macklovitch
- Musical artist.origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Musical artist.occupation
- DJ, record producer, record executive
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1997–present
- Musical artist.label
- Fool's Gold, Audio Research
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- Duck Sauce
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Invisibl Skratch Piklz
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- Official website
- www.atrak.com
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- A-Trak - Homecoming Festival-8 (cropped).jpg
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- A-Trak
- date of birth
- 1982-03-30
- pseudonym
- A-Trak
- birth name
- Alain Macklovitch
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- social media followers
- 117000
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24 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1997–2002: Champion scratch DJ
- Obscure Disorder and DJ crews
- 2002–2007: Touring DJ
- Work with Kanye West
- 2007–2014: Rise to the mainstream
- Original music and remixes
- Fool's Gold founding
- Duck Sauce
- 2014–present: New collaborations and ventures
- New collaborations
- Expansion of Fool's Gold
- Goldie Awards
- Sound and equipment
- Personal life
- Awards
- The Grammy Awards
- ''DJ Magazine'' Top 100 DJs
- DJ Competitions
- Discography
- See also
- References
- External links
Alain Macklovitch (born March 30, 1982), known professionally as A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and record executive. He came to prominence in the late 2000s as an international club DJ and remix artist, known for incorporating highly technical turntable skills and scratching into his genre-spanning work. He is also president of the record label Fool's Gold, which was founded in 2007, and is credited for developing the careers of artists such as Kid Cudi, Danny Brown, and Flosstradamus. Among other collaborative projects, he is part of the DJ duo Duck Sauce with Armand Van Helden and was nominated for a Grammy in 2012 for their song "Barbra Streisand".
A-Trak's professional career has spanned over two decades and is built off his early success as a World Champion turntablist as well as Kanye West's original tour DJ. He was named one of the 50 Most Important People in EDM by Rolling Stone and has been called the Global Ambassador of DJ Culture, appearing on the covers of Billboard and Complex magazines.