DJ Platurn is an Oakland-based performance and mixtape DJ & Producer. He is best known for winning Scion's Free Up Your Mix competition in 2004 with collaborator DJ Spair.

Bio

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Born Illugi Magnússon in Iceland, DJ Platurn was influenced early on by his father, who was a DJ in Iceland.[1] His stage name is an adaptation of the Icelandic term for DJ, "Plötusnúður", literally translated to mean "Plate Turner".[2]

Career

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DJ Platurn came to prominence in the mid-1990's in Oakland, California's DJ scene and has since gone on to perform and garner acclaim internationally. In 2000 he and collaborator DJ Spair formed the Oakland Faders[3], a DJ and music production collective that has toured extensively individually and as a group, performing with many notable musicians including DJ Z-Trip, DJ Qbert, Raphael Saadiq, Parliament-Funkadelic, Tower of Power, Da Beatminerz, Jake One, Zion I, Crown City Rockers, Xzibit, Team Canada, and the Triple Threat DJs.[4]

In 2006 DJ Platurn was featured in a documentary film produced and directed by his sister, Ragga Thordarson, a film Producer based in Los Angeles, CA.[5]

In 2010 Platurn co-founded production duo The Midnite Sons. Their first EP, Cold Blooded, was released independently on March 5, 2012. [6]

Awards and Recognition

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Discography

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Mixes:

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Remixes:

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Production:

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With The Midnite Sons:

Year Album
2012 Cabin Fever EP

Co-production:

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Year Track Album Artist
2004 Fortitude Earthtones Crown City Rockers
2004 Black Bubbles Crescent Moon Lunar Heights
2007 Grit Megaphone Moe Pope & Headnodic

Appears On:

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Year Track Album Artist
2004 Mesmerize Crown City Rockers Crown City Rockers
2004 Training Techniques Crown City Rockers Crown City Rockers
2004 What You Wanna Do Crown City Rockers Crown City Rockers
1-16 Dust Deez (Part One And Two) E Da Boss

Tracks Appear On:

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References

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  1. ^ Port, Ian S. "Hey DJ! Friday Q&A w/ DJ Platurn (Oakland Faders)". sfweekly.com, http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/03/hey_dj_friday_qa_w_dj_platurn.php
  2. ^ Wolens, Alex. "Oakland Faders' DJ Platurn on Why Song Requests Suck and the Rise of Bottle Service Hip-Hop". sfweekly.com, http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/07/dj_platurn.php
  3. ^ Li, Christina. "DJ Platurn: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". sfstation.com, http://www.sfstation.com/dj-platurn-a28711
  4. ^ Colley, Jody. "Band Spotlight #10: Oakland Faders - DJ Platurn, DJ Mere, DJ Zeph". eastbayexpress.com, http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eLerts/archives/2010/07/05/band-spotlight-10-oakland-faders-dj-platurn-dj-mere-dj-zeph
  5. ^ Ward Stevie. "From Oakland to Iceland: An Interview with a Native Icelandic Filmaker" grapevine.is, http://www.grapevine.is/Features/ReadArticle/an-Interview-with-DJ-Platurn
  6. ^ bandcamp.com Album Page, "Cold Blooded EP" bandcamp.com, http://midnitesonsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/cold-blooded-ep
  7. ^ East Bay Express. "Best Turntablist: Mad technical chops, ready to battle". eastbayexpress.com, http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/best-turntablist-mad-technical-chops-ready-to-battle/BestOf?oid=1166863
  8. ^ East Bay Express. "Best of the East Bay Readers' Poll Winners: Arts and Culture". eastbayexpress.com, http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/readers-poll-winners-arts-and-culture/BestOf?oid=2928575
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