Cut Chemist

Lucas MacFadden^[2] (born October 4, 1972),^[3] better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer.^[4] He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.^[5] He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects.^[6]

Cut Chemist
Cut Chemist in 2002
Background information
Birth name	Lucas MacFadden
Born	(1972-10-04) October 4, 1972 (age 52) New York, U.S.[1]
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop turntablism
Occupations	DJ record producer
Instruments	Turntables sampler
Years active	1993–present
Labels	A Stable Sound Warner Bros. Records
Website	www.cutchemist.com

Early life

Cut Chemist graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1997.^[7]

Career

Cut Chemist became known through the Los Angeles-based rap group Unity Committee.^[3] The group merged with another group, Rebels of Rhythm, to form Jurassic 5.^[3]

In 2004, Cut Chemist released The Litmus Test, which included his solo tracks, remixes, and Jurassic 5 tracks.^[8]

He left Jurassic 5 in 2004.^[9] In a 2006 interview with Billboard, he stated that he had left the group in order to get his solo album finished.^[10]

His first solo studio album, The Audience's Listening, was released on July 11, 2006.^[11] In 2015, it was listed by Vice as the 49th greatest dance album of all time.^[12] "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song," the song from the album, has been featured in an iPod Nano advertisement.^[13]

In 2010, he released a DJ mix, Sound of the Police.^[14] It was recorded using a turntable, a mixer, and a loop pedal.^[15]

His second solo studio album, Die Cut, was released on March 2, 2018.^[16] It featured guest appearances from Chali 2na, Biz Markie, Mr. Lif, and Myka 9, among others.^[17]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Audience's Listening (2006)
• Die Cut (2018)

Compilation albums

• The Audience's Following (2016)
• Going Back to Cali: Cut Chemist's Colombian Crates Remixed (2017)

DJ mixes

• Sick Experiment (1995)
• Rare Equations / Cutin' Class (1995)
• The Diabolical (1996)
• Live at Future Primitive Sound Session (1998) (with Shortkut)
• Brainfreeze (1999) (with DJ Shadow)
• Product Placement (2001) (with DJ Shadow)
• The Litmus Test (2004)
• Lost and Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues (2007) (with Keb Darge)
• The Hard Sell (2007) (with DJ Shadow)
• The Hard Sell (Encore) (2008) (with DJ Shadow)
• Sound of the Police (2010)
• Funk Off Megamix (2015)

EPs

• Madman EP (2017)

Singles

• "Bunky's Pick" (2001)
• "Blind Man from L.A. Carnival" (2003) (with Medaphoar)
• "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song" (2006)
• "The Garden" / "Storm" (2006)
• "What's the Altitude" (2006)
• "The Audience Is Rural" (2006)
• "Adidas to Addis" (2010)
• "Outro (Revisited)" (2012)

Remixes

• DJ Shadow - "The Number Song (Cut Chemist Party Mix)" (1996)
• Liquid Liquid - "Cavern (Cut Chemist Rocks a Rave in a Missile Silo Remix)" (1999)
• Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite (1999)
• Major Force - "The Re-Return of the Original Art-Form (Reinterpreted By Cut Chemist)" (2000)
• Ugly Duckling - "Eye on the Gold Chain (Cut Chemist Remix)" (2001)
• Jem - "They (Cut Chemist Remix)" (2005)
• Breakestra - "How Do They Really Feel (Cut Chemist Atkins Edit)" (2005)
• Edan - "Torture Chamber (Cut Chemist Remix)" (2005)
• Percee P - "Throwback Rap Attack (Cut Chemist Lucas Flipped a 1-Sided Tape He Found in 1987 into Stereo Remix)" (2006)
• Roots Manuva - "Join The Dots (Cut Chemist Remix)" (2010)
• Quantic and His Combo Barbaro - "Un Canto A Mi Tierra (Cut Chemist Remix)" (2011)

Productions

• Jurassic 5 - "Unified Rebelution" (1995)
• Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 EP (1997)
• Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 (1998)
• Jurassic 5 - "Concrete Schoolyard" (1998)
• Jurassic 5 - "Improvise" (1999)
• Jurassic 5 - "Jayou" (1998)
• Blackalicious - "Alphabet Aerobics (The Cut Chemist 2 1/2 Minute Workout)" from A2G (1999)
• Jurassic 5 - "Quality Control" (2000)
• Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000)
• Blackalicious - "Chemical Calisthenics" from Blazing Arrow (2002)
• Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers (2002)
• Jurassic 5 - "Ducky Boy" (2002)
• Jurassic 5 - "I Am Somebody" / "Break" (2003)
• Lyrics Born - "Do That There" from Later That Day (2003)
• MED - "Blind Man" from Bang Ya Head (2005)
• Jurassic 5 - "Acetate Prophets" / "Swing Set" (2005)
• Teriyaki Boyz - "School of Rock" from Beef or Chicken (2005)
• Mr. Lif - "Collapse the Walls" from I Heard It Today (2009)

Guest appearances

• Peanut Butter Wolf - "Tale of Five Cities" from My Vinyl Weighs a Ton (1999)
• Incubus - "Battlestar Scralatchtica" from Make Yourself (1999)
• Mumbles - "Caution" (2000)
• Kid Koala - "Here's a Little Story" from Got What You Need (2001)
• Ozomatli - "Lo Que Dice" from Embrace the Chaos (2001)
• Gretchen Lieberum - Brand New Morning (2002)
• DJ Shadow - "Pushin' Buttons Live" from The Private Press (2002)
• Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five - "The Sugarhill Suite" from Freestyle (2003)
• Lyrics Born - "Do That There Medley" from The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season One (2005)

Compilation appearances

• "Lesson 4" on Return of the DJ (1995)
• "Lesson 6: The Lecture" on Deep Concentration (1997)
• "Layered Laird" on Audio Alchemy (Experiments in Beat Reconstruction) (1997)
• "S.N.T. (Live at Peacepipe)" on The Funky Precedent (1999)
• "Hidden Crate" on 2001: A Rhyme Odyssey (2000)
• "Live at the 45 Session (Interlude)" on Urban Revolutions: The Future Primitive Sound Collective (2000)
• "Caution" on No Categories 3: A Ubiquity Compilation (2000)
• "Lesson 6: The Lecture (Original Unedited Version)" on The Ultimate Lessons (2002)
• "Live Lesson E" on The Ultimate Lessons 2 (2002)
• "Bunky's Pick" on Stones Throw 101 (2004)
• "Day in Day Out" on Re: Generations (2009)

Filmography

• Scratch (2001)
• Juno (2007)
• Up in the Air (2009)
• Jennifer's Body (2009)