Mix Master Mike

 Mix Master Mike, whose real name is Michael Schwartz, is an American turntablist born on April 4, 1970, in San Francisco, California. He is of German and Filipino descent. Mix Master Mike gained prominence after winning the 1992 New Music Seminar/Supermen Inc. DJ Battle for World Supremacy in New York City, becoming the first West Coast DJ ever to do so. In the same year, he won the DMC World DJ Championships as a member of the turntablism collective Rock Steady DJs with DJ Qbert and DJ Apollo, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent DJs in the industry.

This success was followed by a triumph in the 1993 DMC Championships, this time as part of the duo Dream Team with DJ Qbert. Mix Master Mike, DJ Qbert, and DJ Apollo were the founding members of the turntablist group Invisibl Skratch Piklz. He has collaborated with Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie, Fela Kuti, Joss Stone, and a number of other artists. Mix Master Mike's most high-profile work has been with hip-hop group the Beastie Boys. He also appears on the Beastie Boys single "Alive," which was released in 1999 in support of The Sounds of Science retrospective anthology.

He is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines. His solo album Eye of the Cyklops won the best electronic album in 2000 at the California music awards. Mix Master Mike is often credited with inventing the Tweak Scratch, and he is well known for the unusual technique of using a wah-wah pedal, an effect most commonly used by guitarists, with his turntables. He also contributed the song "Patrol Knob" to the soundtrack of the NTSC and PAL versions of the 2000 game Jet Grind Radio.

Mix Master Mike is one of 9 artists who participated in thetruth.com's Remix Project, in which he remixed the Sunny Side song "Tough Love". In 2011, he joined Travis Barker for a few performances promoting Travis' debut album Give the Drummer Some. In June 2011, it was announced that he was to present a Saturday night show on the alternative radio network Xfm from 6 pm-7 pm for an initial 13-week period commencing July 9. In May 2012, Beastie Boys along with Mix Master Mike were inducted into the Rock n roll Hall of Fame.