DJ Z-Trip

Mr. P-Body: DJs Have Become Nothing but "Living, Breathing iPods"

Besides the likes of Pete "SuperMix" Salaz, Z-Trip, and Robbie Rob, few cats in the Valley epitomize old-school DJ culture than Stephen Peabody. For more than 16 years, the performer known as Mr. P-Body has worked turntables at practically every major club -- both past and present -- in metro Phoeni ... More >>

Z-Trip, Axis/Radius, 2/2/13

Z-Trip @ Axis/Radius|2/2/13Whatchu know 'bout Z-Trip? In all seriousness, if you asked this question to any of your local peers, I'm willing to bet that nine out of ten will know the ubiquitous DJ name, eight out of ten will know him personally, or claim to know him personally, from that one time a ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend in Phoenix

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Z-Trip @ Axis/Radius

SensOne on Idolizing the Bombshelter DJs and How He Earned His Nickname "Power Surge"

It's a fact of life that everyone has a pratfall or accident now and again. Just ask Greg "SensOne" Voeller, who pulled a gaffe not once, but twice, during his DJ sets. Besides embarrassing the crap outta the local selector, it caused a few of his cohorts to give him a second nickname: PowerSurge. ... More >>

Sound Wave Music Festival/Red Bull Thre3style Massive at Big Surf, 9/29/12

Sound Wave Music Festival & Red Bull Thre3style Massive: Calvin Harris, Z-Trip, Switch, Adventure Club, Crizzly, and Others at Big Surf | 9/29/12 The third time was most definitely the charm for the Sound Wave Music Festival. The inaugural edition of the electronic dance music massive back in April ... More >>

Z-Trip Highlights Sound Wave Music Fest

S.S. Coachella Cruise Lineup Announced Featuring Pulp, Girl Talk, Z-Trip, and More

See also: Z-Trip Talks Growing Up in Phoenix, Johhny D., Crate-Digging, Mexican Food, Smite, and More See also: Up on the Sun's Coachella 2012 Coverage Goldenvoice promised an announcement at 6 p.m. today, but looks like someone jumped the gun: Get ready for the S.S. Coachella cruise, which takes a ... More >>

Mr. Hyder on The Blunt Club, Z-Trip, Phoenix's Old School DJ Scene, and One Crazy Car Crash

The recent 10th anniversary party for The Blunt Club saw plenty of old favorites making a return to the long-running hip-hop night. That includes former host Emerg McVay (who's been busy shooting music videos these days) and onetime resident John Hyder. While the 30something hip-hop selecta left b ... More >>

Top 5 Shows to Catch This Weekend: Bob Seger, Packrat, Blues Christmas Eve, Z-Trip, Valley Fever (And Jimmy Eat Word)

​You excited to see hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World on the night before the night before Christmas?Well you better have grabbed tickets quick, because the Wooden Blue Records Reunion Show, featuring a classic Phoenix lineup of Haskel, Aquanaut Drinks Coffee, Halema'uma'a, and Jimmy Eat World, is o ... More >>

Z-Trip Talks Growing Up in Phoenix, Johhny D., Crate-Digging, Mexican Food, Smite, and More

Z-Trip​If you ever took the time to plot out a flowchart depicting Phoenix's vastly interconnected DJ/dance scene, its incredibly likely that the name Zach Sciacca, better known as Z-Trip, would be at its heart.Practically every turntablist, mixmaster, or knob-twister in the Valley has some sort o ... More >>

Z-Trip Headlines Christmas Night Fundraiser for Mr. Puma MC at Crescent Ballroom

Benjamin Walker (a.k.a. Mr. Puma MC)​Here's a Christmas story that's bound to warm your heart: Local hip-hop cipher Benjamin Walker (better known by his stage name Mr. Puma MC) is at the tail end of a battle with cancer, partly due to the efforts of plenty of Valley DJs.The 39-year-old emcee, who' ... More >>

Bass Oddity: Skrillex Brings Dubstep to the Masses

Z-Trip Talks Phoenix DJs, Mash-ups, Serrato, Neil Diamond, Kool Herc, and More

Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. Z-Trip) Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. Z-Trip) is arguably the biggest DJ ever to come outta Phoenix.Enjoying a level of superstardom that many local turntablists and mix masters can only dream about, the 38-year-old Valley native has spent the past decade and a half using his ... More >>

Z-Trip Remixes Beastie Boys Entire Catalog for Megamix

​The Beastie Boys have been pumping out some of the best promotional blitz I've ever seen for their new record, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, out yesterday in stores and online. In addition to the incredible Fight for Your Right Revisited short film, staring Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, Danny McBride, ... More >>

Temple of Boom

Red Bull Thre3Style and Z-Trip at The Venue Scottsdale Last Night

Maria VassettZ-Trip performs during the Red Bull Thre3Style at Venue of Scottsdale.​Red Bull Thre3StyleVenue of ScottsdaleApril 7, 2011 "I like taking [people] on journeys hat they weren't even thinking about going on. There are so many roads to go down, I've always loved that about being a DJ." ... More >>

Red Bull Thre3style

DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and More

DJ M2​Opportunities abound for y'all to catch DJ M2 in action, whether it's during his weekday shift on hip-hop station Power 98.3, or every Thursdays over at Dirty Pretty during Groove Candy. Either way, it's well worth going out of your way to do so, as M2 weaves some mixing magic on the tu ... More >>

Z-Trip Headlines This Year's Red Bull Thre3style in April at Venue Scottsdale

​Though it's been almost a decade since Zach Sciacca put the Valley in his rearview mirror, the artist known as Z-Trip still casts a huge shadow over the local scene. There are few DJs in this town who aren't connected to the turntable titan. We've personally lost count at the number of cats who ... More >>

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From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 3/25 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week.Here are links to those posts. Who was the white guy on the cover of N.W.A and the Posse? Z-Trip broke his collar bone snowboarding -- will he mak ... More >>

Z-Trip Wins America's Best DJ Contest

​ Bad Boy Bill, DJ Skribble, Adam Goldstein, Scotty Boy, Steve Aoki, and Q-Bert. What do all these cats have in common? They're some of the best DJs and turntablists that our country has to offer. And every last one of them were soundly defeated by Z-Trip to become "America's Best DJ" for 2 ... More >>

Help Z-Trip Become "America's Best DJ"

The PHX's own Z-Trip is already widely considered by many to be the "Godfather of the mash-up," as well as one of the biggest turntablists ever to emerge from our fair city. But could the 30something also be the best in the whole damn U.S.? That's entirely up to you...and the rest of the online ... More >>

Z-Trip To Star in Upcoming DJ Hero Video Game

Z-Trip: Coming soon to your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. We're willing to bet there are a slew of local DJs out there wishing they could be Z-Trip, which shouldn't come as a surprise. Given the former P-Town resident's masterful mixing skills and stellar career path, many spinsters would sell their e ... More >>

Z-Trip Appearing on Tomorrow's Edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic

Wake up with Z-Trip tomorrow morning. Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. DJ Z-Trip) is the biggest DJ success story ever to emergefrom the Valley. Not only is the mixmaster BFFs for life with Shepard Fairey, he's toured the world, collaborated with Chuck D., done way cooler shit than we could ever hope to a ... More >>

Easter Moon Festival

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All-Pro
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Radar Jamming

Is Z Trippin'?

Quiet Riot

Rockin' the house but shying from the spotlight, DJ Element is the Valley's no-flash grandmaster

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No spring chicken

Casing the Show

This year's music blowout had strength in numbers

Z King Is Back

Catching up with DJ Z-Trip

DJ Z-Trip at Cricket Pavilion

Local DJ comes home with Linkin Park and Korn

What's Selling

Top 10 sellers at Swell

Old Dog, New Tricks

Phoenix music legend Johnny D gets props in the hip-hop scene

Z Be Trippin'

Phoenix DJ angles for the big fish in the SoCal electronic pond

Gone Hollywood

Turntable virtuoso Z-Trip returns to the desert in triumph

Oh Mercy

The Bob-Man cometh; the Bash on Ash gets Hotter Than Hell; DJ Z-Trip bids farewell to the Valley

Vinyl Adventure

A weekend tagalong with a top DJ offers insight into the rigors of a life spent spinning on the road

Working From Scratch

DJ Radar offers a different read of turntable music with the score to 'Antimatter'

Shadow Dancing

After a triumphant Valley appearance and a clutch of collaborative projects, DJ Shadow gets set to step back out on his own

Turntable of Contents

With a new DJ night at Nita's Hideaway, Z-Trip redirects his energies back to the local scene

Mission Impeccable

Z-Trip, Emile, and Radar remake Thursdays at Nita's

The Turntablist

Z-Trip's battle for hometown respect manifests itself with Electric Highway DJ conflict

What's the Flavor?

1997 New Times Music Awards Showcase

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