LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2011 - DJ extraordinaire Z-Trip will close this year's SXSW Music Festival at the Red Bull Thre3Style Party on Saturday, March 19, located in Austin's warehouse district at 4th Street and Colorado. The headliner will be joined by a stellar roundup including, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Qbert, Switch and others. In years past, Z-Trip has been known to have surprise guests pop in during his sets and the impressive list includes Beck, Chester Bennington, Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco. So the question remains: who will pass through to join him this Saturday?
The renowned turntablist was originally slated to appear at last year's Festival but had to cancel due to an unfortunate snowboarding accident. Upon completing emergency surgery, Z-Trip recovered nicely and made his triumphant return at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, with a blazing headline set, which the OC Register witnessed: "Even against two of the biggest draws on the schedule, Z-Trip raked 'em in, filling the Sahara with revelers."
Z-Trip just stepped off a year-long headline residency at The Palms, Las Vegas, which drew myriad guests including Will.I.AM, Rev Run, T-Pain, Three 6 Mafia, De La Soul, Common, Xzibit, to name just a few. Since the release of his now legendary mixtape, Uneasy Listening, the artist/producer/DJ has churned out revered material, which has received critical praise and earned him a legion of fans. "America's Best DJ" (DJ Times 2009) is currently in the studio at work on new material, due later this year.
