{"id":1214,"date":"2010-01-07T00:24:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2018-03-11T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T14:34:20","slug":"grandmixerdst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/deejays\/grandmixerdst.htm","title":{"rendered":"Grandmixer D.ST"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grandmixer D.ST., or Derek Showard, was known for his precise deejay abilities as well as his showmanship at parties.\u00a0 Sometimes he would break out into a dance, or use body parts other than his hands to cut the records.<\/p>\n

All this brought him to the attention of Afrika Bambaataa<\/a> who asked him to join him for parties.<\/p>\n

D.ST’s original group was The Infinity Four MC’s consisting of Kingpin Shahiem, Mike Nice, Baron and Legendary female rapper Kimba.<\/p>\n

While working with the Infinity Rappers n 1982, he was part of the first hip hop tour to Europe with Afrika Bambaataa, Rammellzee<\/a>, Fab 5 Freddy<\/a>, Rock Steady Crew<\/a>, the Double Dutch Girls, and graffiti artists Phase 2, Futura, and Dondi.<\/p>\n

He also appeared in the movie Wild Style<\/em><\/a> with Rammellzee and Shock Dell at the Amphitheatre.<\/p>\n

Another big project was his work with Herbie Hancock<\/a> on the seminal jazz\/hip hop junction “Rockit” in 1983.\u00a0 His hands were controlling the scratching for the song.<\/p>\n

Other records include “Crazy Cuts”, “DST Cuts It Up”, “Megamix 1 & 2”, “Home Of Hip Hop”, “Mean Machine”, and “Rock The House In Japan.”<\/p>\n

Although never recording an album of his own, he continues to produce for current hip hop groups most notable King T.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, the name D.ST derives from an abbreviation of Delancey Street, located in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

He later changed his name to Grandmixer DXT.<\/p>\n

He is prominently featured in the film “Scratch”.<\/p>\n

Check Out a Live Version of “Rockit”<\/h3>\n