| Biography | Started DJing in 1992 but made his name through the dj competition circuit when in 2001 when he was the first European DJ to win the ITF (International Turntablist Federation) World championship title in San Francisco, a year later he won the Vestax World title.
He is known for his innovative and musical approach to turntablism and is responsible for the invention of various scratches and techniques including his famous signature Woodpecker Scratch.
He helped Vestax (turntable and mixer manufacturer) in the design of their Controller One turntable, the first ever turntable to play full musical scales.
In 2002 Woody toured the United States with Stones Throw Records' artists Lootpack (Madlib, Wildchild & DJ Romes), Declaime, J Sands (Lone Catalist) and P Trix (US DMC Champion) and DJ Dopey (World Disco Mix Club Champion)
The following year he joined the 'Russian Percussian' touring outfit alongside producer DJ Vadim and vocalists Blu Rum 13 and Yarah Bravo. This touring outfit later formed hip hop collective One Self. Their LP Children of Possibility was released in 2005 on Ninja Tune Records. The group were described by The Times as "best newcomers of 2005" and won Channel 4's Slashmusic Showcase.
Mixes released in this period were UK hip hop retrospective "Bangers & Mash" and crate-digging collaboration with Sean Canty (Demdike Stare) A Country Practice, both received widespread acclaim in the music press.
Between 20072009 DJ Woody was tour DJ for Latin Grammy winner Mala Rodriguez (Universal Records).
In 2010 Woody launch his ground breaking audio-visual DJ show 'Turntables in Technicolor'. Drawing on his former career as a graphic designer he also designed and animated all the material used in the show. Notable performances of this set were at the 2010 World DMC Finals in London and 2011 US DMC finals in New York, a support slot for The Happy Mondays and a bespoke performance for the BBC's hit kids TV show The Slammer. In 2011 Woodys video remix featuring Hollywood star Anne Hathaway was discussed, blogged and tweeted Worldwide by the likes of BBC Newbeat, Scott Mills, Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), NME and Glamour Magazine. Anne herself passed comment on the video at London's 'One Day' movie premier!
In 2012 Woody released a mixtape with prominent UK rapper Dr Syntax, and a DJ mix for Tokyo Dawn Records. The latter achieving "Mix of the Week' on both MTV and Okayplayer (The Roots) websites. His themed video DJ set 'DJ Woody's Big Phat 90s' was described as 'mind-blowing' by veteran DJ and writer Billy Jam in his feature for Amoeba Records. |