A fter years of holding down as producer and DJ for Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, Cut Chemist s love of music is hard to match. However, anybody who spends time with the record collector knows that his ...

For lovers of underground hip hop, Western Massachusetts is a surprisingly exciting place to live. Any student attending the University of Massachusetts throughout the past four years can attest to ...

Better Than: When I drink too much Shiraz and play classic ’80s records for my friends for hours and hours and hours… Wand-ed down once again for another live music extravaganza at House of Blues. On ...

Cut Chemist is a local legend in Los Angeles, both for his involvement in bands such as Ozomatli and Jurassic-5 as well as for his own ground-breaking releases. Cut (or Lucas MacFadden, as he’s known ...

“I would consider Bambaataa to be one of the three biggest musical influences in my life, along with Grandmaster Flash and Kurtis Mantronik,” Shadow tells Rolling Stone. “He was a DJ with a vision and ...

Cut Chemist isn’t just a turntablist or producer who makes beats. Born Lucas MacFadden in early-’70s Los Angeles, Cut came up at a time when DJs were beginning to push the envelope creatively with ...

KCRW Music brings you a new on-air series “Freeform Fridays” featuring mixes from special guests and KCRW DJs. We kick off the series with New York-born, California-raised Lucas MacFadden, better ...

After years in the background with Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, Cut Chemist will grab some limelight with the fall release of his solo debut, The Audience Is Listening. In assembling the album, the DJ ...

The worlds of hip-hop, dance and funk have changed a lot since the last time Cut Chemist put out a full-length album. Back in 2006, as the DJ (real name: Lucas MacFadden) was releasing “The Audience’s ...

For over 25 years, Los Angeles' Lucas MacFadden, better known as Cut Chemist, has carved out a reputation as a gifted DJ, influential tastemaker and adventurous explorer of musical styles from around ...