DJ Spooky

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DJ Spooky
DJ Spooky at Tribeca Cinemas celebrating Melvin Van Peebles in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Paul Dennis Miller
Born	(1970-09-06) September 6, 1970 (age 53) Washington D.C., United States
Genres	Electronic hip hop illbient trip hop
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey, record producer
Years active	1996–Present
Labels	Asphodel, Thirsty Ear, Universal Studios, Synchronic
Website	djspooky.com

Paul Dennis Miller (born September 6, 1970), known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist, record producer, philosopher, and author. He borrowed his stage name from the character The Subliminal Kid in the novel Nova Express by William S. Burroughs. Having studied philosophy and French literature at Bowdoin College, he has become a professor of Music Mediated Art at the European Graduate School^[1] and is the executive editor of Origin magazine.