Freddy Fresh

July 24, 2006





*Name: Freddy Fresh although I have gone thru many other aliases.. check out this link for more on that: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fred+Fresh

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: depends on what project your presenting.. I have done many custom mastermixes etc...

*Do you use a pseudonym? (From discogs.com) Analogical Mind, Burundanga, DJ Hud, DWFS, Federico Fresh, Freddie Fresh, Freddy Fresh, Freddy Fresh & His Orchestra, Frederick Frisch, Frederick Schmid, Fresh Fred, Invisible Man, Loco Puertoriqueno, Modulator, MPC Genius, Nitrate, Tahnja.

*Members: Fredrick Schmid

*Founding Member: me

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: depends my mastermix mode would be turntable creations actually digital manipulation of sounds via MPC 4000

*Another genre descriptor: MPC manipulation

*Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

*Original Location:

*What is your creative/artistic background: (from bio) Although Fresh grew up a gothic rock/new wave junkie, a trip to the "boogie down" Bronx in 1984 introduced him to the thriving N.Y.C. hip-hop scene. Instantly smitten, Fresh began collecting DJ tapes (Shep Pettibone, The Latin Rascals, Marley Marl, anything he could get his hands on) and, of course, records -- everything from Jonzun Crew and Newcleus to Liquid Liquid and Cerrone, Shannon and Cat Stevens -- and his collection has since grown to thousands of phonograph records (making his side gigs as a DJ a bit easier). Fresh's first work behind the boards came via Bronx legends Boogie Down Productions, with Fred remixing a track for a B-side release and from there, Freddy began piecing together a studio, collecting many of the ancient analog and modular synthesizers that give his records their distinct, almost studio-jam feel (he mixes all his tracks live and sequences with an MPC 2oooXL and an MPC 4000).

*History: DJ: 1983. Producer: 1988, International DJ: 1993.

*Born: Minneapolis

*Motivations: Love of music

*Philosophy: Create things I'd like to hear if I had to listen to something.

*How would you like to be remembered: Man who was dedicated to making innovative beats & sounds.

*Web address:
freddyfresh.com
myspace.com/fredfresh