Sid Wilson

Sid Wilson
Sid Wilson performing with Slipknot at 2008's Mayhem Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Sidney George Wilson
Also known as	#0, DJ Starscream, Ratboy, Gazboy, DJ Moonboots, The Pitty Of #0
Born	January 20, 1978 (1978-01-20) (age 33) Des Moines, Iowa
Genres	Heavy metal, Alternative metal , drum and bass, electronic, old school jungle
Occupations	Disc Jockey, keyboardist, pianist (on certain Slipknot songs)
Instruments	Turntables, keyboard, synthesizer, sampler, vocals, piano
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Roadrunner, N2O, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Slipknot, Richie Londres, Soundproof Coalition, Ampt, DJ Starscream, SID, thekeenone
Website	http://www.sidthe3rd.com

Sidney George Wilson (born January 20, 1978) also known as Ratboy or DJ Sid, #0 (or 0), is an American disc jockey known as the turntablist of the Grammy Award winning band Slipknot. He is the youngest member of the band.

Biography

Sid Wilson was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He performs in the American band Slipknot, and also tours as DJ Starscream, a name which is derived from the Transformers character of the same name. He is a fan of the Transformers franchise, and has Transformer tattoos. Musically within Slipknot, Wilson contributes scratching, background noises and occasional keyboards. He is also considered by many to have been the worst behaved member of the band, especially during their early tours (i.e. lighting self on fire, jumping off balconies onto the audience).

Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records.^[1] He collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film.^[2] A remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album Nu Riot and 2008 album Hakai.^[3]

As of August 2010, he is touring with his solo band SID. He is the lead vocalist of the band.^[4] Wilson went on tour with his solo band, his last tour date was on September 5, 2010 at a music venue called Another Hole In The Wall, located in Steger, Illinois. He stated, "This is the best stop on the tour, I loved the crowd reaction. It really made me feel like I got back to my roots." He also said that he will be touring with his solo project for a year or two. The debut album "SID" will be released on September 13, 2011 for digital download.

Discography

Main article: Slipknot discography

With Slipknot 1999: Slipknot 2001: Iowa 2004: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 2005: 9.0: Live 2008: All Hope Is Gone DJ Starscream Remix albums 2003: Full Metal Scratch-It 2003: Abunaii Sounds - Tataku On Your Atama 2005: Sound Assault 2005: Live at Konkrete Jungle New York City Solo albums 2006: The New Leader 2011: SID[5] [6][7] [7]

Other appearances 2002: Stone Sour (Stone Sour) 2004: The Pre-Fix for Death (Necro) 2006: The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～ (with Hiroshi Kyono) 2006: Modern Primitive Punk (KCUF) 2007: Nu Riot (Wagdug Futuristic Unity) 2008: Hakai (Wagdug Futuristic Unity) 2009: "A Song for Chi" (Various Artists) 2009: "Legal Drug Addict" (thekeenone) as a producer 2010: "Sample of A Solution" (Blue Felix) as a producer 2011: Staple Foods (The 113th DJ)

Filmography

• 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
• 2002: Disasterpieces
• 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine
• 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"
• 2009: Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams
• 2010: (sic)nesses''
• 2011: Goat

Equipment

• Ecler HAK 360 DJ Mixer
• Ortofon pink scratch needles
• Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphones
• Two Technics MK5 turntables
• Korg Kaosspad and kaoss pad mini
• Korg 88 weighted keyboard
• Digitech whammy pedal (original design)

References

1. ^ "DJ Starscream Biography". N20 Records. 2006-06-22. http://www.lajunglist.com/n2oent/artiststarscream.html. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 
2. ^ moviebuffwwc (2006-12-17). "New Compilation "The songs for Death Note the movie ~the Last name Tribute~" (20/12 OUT)". JPop News. Archived from the original on 2008-03-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080301233136/http://www.news.cherryblossom-garden.com/?p=1317. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 
3. ^ "Nu Riot". JBook. http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3422850/s/~6b19cf0ce. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 
4. ^ "Sid Wilson Talks Bassist's Death, Preps Solo Album". billboard.com. 2010-08-31. http://www.billboard.com/news/slipknot-s-sid-wilson-talks-bassist-s-death-1004112085.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/slipknot-s-sid-wilson-talks-bassist-s-death-1004112085.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
5. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?
   • 2012: Next Album
   mode=Article&newsitemID=143188
6. ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2010/sid-wilson-solo-020910.html
7. ^ ^{a b} http://www.billboard.com/news/slipknot-s-sid-wilson-preps-debut-solo-talks-1004112085.story#/news/slipknot-s-sid-wilson-preps-debut-solo-talks-1004112085.story

External links

• Slipknot website
• Ampt website

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Name	Wilson, Sid
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Date of birth	January 20, 1978
Place of birth	Des Moines, Iowa
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