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Mix Master Mike in 2010, photo by PrPhotos.com
Birth Name: Michael A. Schwartz
Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 4, 1970
Ethnicity: * father – German or German Jewish * mother – Filipino
Mix Master Mike is an American turntablist, hip hop DJ, and producer. He worked as DJ with rap group Beastie Boys. He was also part of turntablist group Invisibl Skratch Piklz, with A-Trak .
His mother is Filipino. His father is said to be of German or German Jewish descent. Growing up in San Francisco, he met his then-rival DJ Qbert, and the two formed a DJ crew that dominated the world DJ competitions in the early 1990s.
Mix Master Mike’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Corcuchi.
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