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Grandmaster Flash:
Birth of a culture
Grandmaster Flash, one of hip-hop’s most influential innovators and who turned the turntable into a musical instrument, just released his new memoir, Birth of a Culture, on September 22 through HarperCollins.
The memoir takes readers inside the origins of hip-hop, and Flash’s firsthand experience helping build the culture from the ground up.
The release has already generated major coverage, including a feature in The New Yorker and a new interview on The New Yorker Radio Hour, where Flash discusses his pioneering Quik Mix Theory, the early days of hip-hop in the Bronx, and his continued work as a touring DJ. ABC News also featured Flash this week, where he broke down his Quik Mix Theory and demonstrated the technique on camera.
For more than five decades, Grandmaster Flash is credited with transforming the turntable into a musical instrument, his Quik Mix Theory, cutting, backspinning and beat-looping techniques helped establish the foundation of modern DJ culture. As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he was part of the first hip-hop group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and his legacy also includes a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award and the Polar Music Prize.
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ITINERARY
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IN THE MEDIA
The New Yorker:
The New Yorker Radio Hour:
https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/grandmaster-flash-the-new-yorker-radio-hour?
ABC News:
https://abcnews.com/video/136702629/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://abcnews.com/video/136702629
CBS Mornings:
