Derek Showard, better known by the stage name GrandMixer DXT, is an American musician, and the first DJ to use the turntable as a musical instrument.

Early in his career, he was known as Grand Mixer D.ST, a reference to Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. He is featured in the 2001 documentary, Scratch.

Discography

Albums

With Ginger Baker

  • Horses & Trees (Celluloid, 1986)

With Herbie Hancock

  • Future Shock (Columbia, 1983)
  • Sound System (Columbia, 1984)
  • Perfect Machine (Columbia, 1988)

With Jah Wobble

  • Heaven and Earth (Island Records, 1995)

With King T

  • IV Life (MCA, 1994)

With Bill Laswell

  • Akasha (Subharmonic, 1995)
  • Jazzonia (Douglas, 1998)
  • Aftermathematics (Subharmonic, 2003)

With Praxis

  • Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness) (NAGUAL, 2008)

With Sly and Robbie

  • Rhythm Killers (Island Records, 1987)

Singles

D.ST: The Home Of Hip Hop (Celluloid, 1985)

References

  • Grand Mixer DXT discography at Discogs
  • DJ Grand Mixer DXT Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2013)