“I BELIEVE I AM STILL SCRATCHING RECORDS,
SAMPLING, CUTTING RECORDS, MIXING RECORDS.”
“I believe I am still DJing. I believe I am still scratching records,
sampling, cutting records, mixing records. My work is the analog
manifestation of what I would do as a DJ. Also the recycling aspect
of using all of the discarded records. For the thousands of records
I have used over my career span, most of them have been unsold,
forgotten, and of unknown music and artists. For me, the work is
giving new life to the work that others may not have even known.
Picking up the pieces of shattered dreams to create something
truly memorable and unique. Not to mention the deep respect I
have for vinyl and music in general. Being able to recreate and use
the album art, the record label and even the vinyl is something that
I love doing.
A while ago I went through some turbulent time in my life. One day
I injured my leg , went down to my basement and out of frustration
began to break up my DJ records. I left the whole mess for couple
of months until that day when I came down and began to do my
vinyl art work. For me I was literally picking up the pieces of my
life. So from that point on it was using what I had and making sure
that I kept moving forward.
When people see the work I want them to experience something
that they have seen something worth remembering. Something
that makes them stop and make their eyes light up. I want them to
see something they haven’t seen before.” Lobyn Hamilton