From label boss, hit producer, World Champion DJ, trendsetter, genre-mangli… Read Full Bio ↴From label boss, hit producer, World Champion DJ, trendsetter, genre-mangling party-starter, to blogger extraordinaire, Alain Macklovitch, best known as A-Trak, embodies the full scope of the 21st Century musician-entrepreneur model. At the mere age of 29, A-Trak has had two distinct phases to his winding 11 year career. Stage one: after winning the World DMCs at age 15 (in 1997), he spent years as one of hip hop’s most renowned selectors. After taking over tour DJ duties for Kanye West in 2004, just as he was beginning to combine a bigger variety of sounds into his sets, A-Trak launched into stage two: becoming an undisputed icon for a generation of kids that worship hip hop and dance music alike, and commencing a worldwide boundary-blurring takeover. It all started very early, and developed very quickly, for A-Trak. As a young teenager in Montreal, he would scratch on one turntable for his brother (of Chromeo) Dave’s high school band. He begun practising, “with the discipline of a monk”, and after winning the Canadian, and later World, DMCs found himself an honorary member of Q-Bert’s legendary Skratch Piklz crew. He soon hooked up with DJ Craze and joined another famous scratch troupe, The Allies, and spent half a decade touring as hip hop’s hottest turntablist crew. Five years ago, after a chance meeting with Kanye West at a London in-store, A-Trak performed his first gig with the superstar, without a rehearsal, in front of 12,000 people – and from then on did every show with him for four years. Three years ago, after meeting the rising Chicagoan rapper Kid Sister, A-Trak began dabbling his way into production, which – also by way of happenstance - led to the beginnings of a record label. Ironically named Fool’s Gold, considering how many prosperous treasures it’s unearthed, the label has gone on to become one of the most sought-after imprints on the underground radar: a cross-over idol that’s wildly and unpretentiously united the worlds of club music and hip hop.

==Titles and Awards==

*1997 Canadian DMC Champion
*1997 Technics / DMC World Champion (15 years old - youngest ever)
*1998 Technics DMC World finals (3rd place)
*1999 ITF Western Hemisphere Scratch Champion
*1999 ITF Advancement World Champion
*1999 Vestax Extravaganza World Champion
*2000 West Coast Technics / DMC Team Champion
*2000 Technics / DMC Team World Champion
*2000 ITF Advancement World Champion

==Discography==
*''[[Gangsta Breaks]]'' (12")
*''[[Buck Tooth Wizards]]'' (CD)
*''[[The Grill/Like (with Obscure Disorder)]]'' (12")
*''[[Enter Ralph Wiggum]]'' (7")
*''[[Monkey Boy Breaks]]'' (12")
*''[[Don't Fool With The Dips]]'' (12")
*''[[Oh No You Didn't! Live From Vancouver]]'' (CD)
*''[[Drive Slow Mixtape w/ GLC]]'' (CD)
*''[[Sunglasses Is A Must]]'' (DVD)
*''[[Dirty South Dance]]'' (CD)
*''[[Infinity +1]]'' (CD)

A-trak has recently made a number of remixes for artists like Digitalism, Daft Punk and Kanye West. A little known fact is that he is the brother of Dave 1, the moustachioed half of Chromeo.

Pocket Piano
A-Trak Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by A-Trak:

aNYway Time after time I told myself IÃ¢??ve got nothing to…
Believe Ah, yeah Ah, yeah Lil' Boat and Quavo I believe in you They…
Bounce All I do is party ha ha ha ha All I…
DJs Gotta Dance More Yeah I remember back in the days Digging in the crates Looki…
Hold On It seems like I've been here before tonight It seems like…
Intro Premier projet, première flaque de sang Je vais tous les brû…
Intro / Sidewalk Sit with me on the sidewalk, I wanna know your…
Life On TV This is life on TV (go, go, go) this is…
Love Can't Turn Around (Love can't turn around Love can't turn around) Now this is…

My Own Way You can go your own way You can go your own…
Out The Speakers Hey Hey Hey Hey Shorty bounce that ass to the beat, beat, b…
Parallel Lines You were always on the other side Running in parallel lines …
Paris One day we're gonna live in Paris I promise, I'm on…
Piss Test Trippy Trippy Trippy Yes sir, A-Trak on the track Let's go (…
Place On Earth Hey Ooh, yeah Ooh, ooh Ooh, yeah Heaven is a place on Earth…
Push Let down, a light that flickers off in the basement Let…
Ray Ban Vision Whassup shorty? Who is you? Oh nigga what's up, man I couldn…
Ray Ban Vision Ft CyHi Da Prynce Whassup shorty? Who is u? Oh nigga wassup man I couldn't e…
Ray Ban Vision ft. CyHi Da Prynce Whassup shorty? Who is you? Oh nigga what's up, man I couldn…
Shadows They'll be hiding in the shadows They'll be hiding in the…
Stuck On Repeat You've got me stuck on repeat And I just can't seem…
This Sweet Love Be, the greatest man in history The greatest man that you…
We All Fall Down I used to idolize you Oh, put you on a pedestal Next…

Working Together If you don't look good Then I don't look good Then we…

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Comments from YouTube:

Matthew Anderson

1y↑3

Hey C&G, I love your gear and have a bunch of it. I have a silver Pocket Piano with midi, and have always wished (lusted after) a green one. Please, please, please release the 201 with a green option. I’m a Kickstarter backer and would increase my pledge for green over silver. Thanks again. This jam is super yay, btw. ^^^ :)

John Robinson

I got a green mk1 (non midi) Might grab a 201 too if I get chance. Love C & G.

Critter & Guitari

1y↑3

Thanks for backing the 201 and for getting an original Pocket Piano! Thanks for the suggestion about adding a green color option. It is definitely something to consider!

Paul

Awesome!

JoJo Fogarty

Are the keys pressure sensitive?

shermanfunk

Are you able to swap out drum sounds on the thumb drive like on the Organelle?

shermanfunk

@Critter & Guitari Thanks!

Critter & Guitari

1y↑2

Hi, yes, you can swap the samples! The 201 Pocket Piano will show up as a disk drive when you connect it to your computer via USB-C. Samples (and synth modes and note patterns (arpeggios, etc.) are managed from this 'drive' state.