DJ Tukutz

DJ Tukutz
Birth name	Kim Jung-Sik (김정식)
Also known as	Street T
Born	November 19, 1981 (1981-11-19) (age 29)
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop, alternative hip hop, pop rap, electronic music
Occupations	DJ, Producer, songwriter
Instruments	Turntables, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, sequencer
Years active	2003 – present
Labels	Map the Soul
Associated acts	Blac Bakery
Website	mapthesoul.com

DJ Tukutz (Hangul: DJ 투컷, born November 19, 1981) is a DJ, Producer, songwriter. He is best known as the DJ of the South Korean hip hop group Epik High.

Biography

DJ Tukutz first got into DJ-ing in the summer of 1995 while spending his time at illegal raves and warehouse parties, where his passion for the scene and music began. He started playing at local raves and parties in Japan's underground hip-hop scene, before moving to South Korea in 2000 to attend the Technics DJ School. After returning from the academy, he partnered up with Tablo and headed to the States. He worked and DJ-ed on radio shows, live events and clubs around the Boston and New York City area.

In 2003, along with Tablo and Mithra Jin, they formed the rap group Epik High.

On October 15, 2009, DJ Tukutz entered the military to serve his mandatory 2 years service at the camp in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.

DJ Tukutz arrived back from the military on August 9, 2011.

External links

• (Korean)(English) Epik High's Official Site
• (Korean) DJ Tukutz's Cyworld homepage

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