A-Trak, aka Alain Macklovitch, began his career at age 15 when he won the 1997 DMC World Championships and proceeded to take home every other DJ title known to man. He then toured the globe, first alongside Q-Bert's Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and then with Craze and the Allies. In 2004, he was hand-picked by Kanye West to be his tour DJ and in 2007 he founded Fool's Gold Records, with a mission to merge all aspects of club music. As well as DJing all over the world and setting up a record label he has offered up signature remixes (for, amongst others, Boys Noize and Simian Mobile Disco), original tracks (Say Whoa produced for Nike and released on Kitsune) and a collaboration with Laidback Luke (Shake It Down). Last year A-Trak created two critically acclaimed pace-setting DJ mixes for US dance music giants Thrive (Infinity +1) and UK stalwarts Fabric (Fabric Live 45) and most recently he made his mark on the pop world through his 'Duck Sauce' collaboration with Armand Van Helden, releasing 'aNYway', which hit the UK's top twenty this month.
After years of scratching, accumulating air miles and dressing smart, A-Trak has finally become the man to call to make the kids dance. Next year he will release his debut album, ask him and he'll tell you that this is the moment he's been waiting for his whole career. Lucky for us, we'll be getting a taste of the glory when A-Trak makes his Electric Zoo debut this year!
