Music: DJ Z-Trip's Obama mix

Check out this great mix from mashup DJ Z-Trip. He and artist Shepard Fairey organized a "Party for Change" fundraiser for Barack Obama last month, and Z-Trip has made the mix freely available for download. It's the soundtrack of our lives over the next few weeks. Get it.

And BTW, Adam Freeland's Aer O-B-A-M-A speak-and-spell track get's hit at 45:35. It is R-A-D, defined.

Review: mashup dj Z-Trip in Seattle

Z-Trip's mashup set on Friday night included samples from led zep, stevie wonder, justice, and everything in between. Brilliant pairings, smooth transitions, smart shout-outs, and freaking mad skilz on the decks worked the crowd in a love frenzy. Wow.

Z-Trip is an energetic dj who knows how to read the room, pull people in, work 'em up, and make ya forget there's a world outside. The give-and-take between dj and audience is key to a memorable experience. Z-Trip gets it and works it just right: genuine, responsive, playful. Left us begging for more. Word.

Demographics: 70% boys, 30% girls, mostly in gender-specific groups. 20% were in boy/girl pairs. Attire: mixed. Girls more dressed up than boys, but on the cheap-sparkly side. Avg age: 24

Z-Trip: baby, everything is all right

Turntablist, scratchmaster and mashup mogul Z-Trip (Zach Sciacca) will be performing at The Last Supper Club (sea) Friday, January 18th. Z-Trip is "long known for his ability to cleverly drop rock cuts into hip-hop numbers as the king of mash-ups." (rolling stone)
You may have seen him in the opening of the movie Scratch, a documentary featuring other luminaries of the genre.

I'm smitten with Z-Trip's M@shUptight track. Listen here:



You can download the M@shUptight track and others from Z-Trip's website (free).