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WD4D

Hometown Seattle WA
Website http://soundcloud.com/wd4d

Influences

My parents, teachers (not all), friends, Star Wars, He-Man, Dune, martial arts (especially ninjas), My cousin Jimmy (R.I.P.), Jimi Hendrix (R.I.P.), Skateboarding, the Beatles, Run-DMC (R.I.P. Jam Master Jay), Led Zeppelin, Herbie Hancock, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, The Glitch Mob (Edit, Ooah, Boreta Kraddy etc), Tribe Called Quest & De La Soul, NWA, Janes Addiction, Bad Religion, Operation Ivy, Del + Hiero, the whole Gangstarr Foundation, the Wu, Hobo Junction, Tommy V, Maleko, Mers, Murs, Moka Only, Caural, Blockhead, Bukue One, Deeskee, Daedelus, Sa-Ra, Stan Getz, Blue Scholars, Roy Ayers, Vitamin D, dj's Rayzer, Dyce, Tre, HNS, E-Fade, D-Styles, Q-bert, Quest, Mars, Scene, B-Mello, Topspin, and DV-1, Aceyalone/Freestyle Fellowship, Project Blowed (those MC's actually influenced my scratching style a lot), Lord Finesse, MF DOOM, Jay Dee (R.I.P. Dilla), Blackalicious and Quannum, Ammon Contact, Pharcyde, Alkaholiks, Andreas Volenwider, Oldominion, Stevie Wonder, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Abstract Rude, Flying Lotus, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Kegs One, Bjork, Seattle trees, pop music, underground gems, and lot's of other stuff/people I couldn't possibly list here.

Discography

After School - EP1
Released 2009

Available
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/after-school-ep1/id344956734


Media

"... WD's sampledelic music distinguishes itself as a fresh, skewed blend of funk and jazz. ..."
On The Stranger


"Pushing buttons for Burntface at Gabriel Teodros' CD realease party."
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"Me & Mr. 'T' at the 2Mex show. Nectar Lounge, Seattle."
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"My first real wedding gig... Stylin' right!?"
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"Folklife Festival w/ Abyssinian Creole. 2006 Seattle, WA"
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