| 1. DJ Shadow's interest in music began when his mother moved to a remote area of California to escape her husband. |
| 2. His passion for music blossomed during the disco era, where he admired the synthetic and futuristic sounds. |
| 3. He started experimenting with music using a $99 Sears home entertainment system, starting with a Charlie Brown's children record. |
| 4. To buy back his brother's Archie comics collection given away, he saved his pocket money for a year. |
| 5. Between 1991 and 1992, DJ Shadow's remixes were featured on 'Hollywood BASIC'. |
| 6. He co-founded 'Solesides', an underground hip-hop label, in the early months of 1993. |
| 7. The album 'Entroducing' made DJ Shadow clinch the Guinness World Record for 'First Completely Sampled Album' in 2001. |
| 8. DJ Shadow boasts a personal record collection of more than 60,000 records. |
| 9. The album 'Endtroducing.....' made DJ Shadow clinch the Guinness World Record for 'First Completely Sampled Album' in 2001. |
| 10. DJ Shadow began his music career as a disc jockey for the University of California, Davis, campus radio station KDVS. |
| 11. His early singles, including 'In/Flux' and 'Lost and Found (S.F.L.)', merged elements of funk, rock, hip hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. |
