Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist Profile: Z-Trip

But Z-Trip was a world-class turntablist before he became a face of the mash-up craze, and though that movement is now dead and buried, he still thrives and headlines fun fun fun music festivals because he’s an 18-year compared to whatever scotch is in the well. If you want to talk mash-ups, his mix of Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight” and “Sweet Child of Mine” is a reminder why everyone (even you and The New Yorker) was all about these things in the first place – they were somehow a breath of fresh air that you already knew every word to, and you liked them (and loved dancing to them).

But you’re not necessarily going to hear that track live. When he performs, Z-Trip doesn’t stick to mixing his mash-ups, but rather produces a tightly-woven, amalgamated set of seemingly any musical cue he cares to recall that night (or morning). He also executes with the touch of a guy who will still get mobbed at DJ expos in 2025 like he's Nolan Ryan. So he's more The Rub than Girl Talk, though that comparison might not be possible without Z-Trip in the first place.