Sid_Wilson
Sid Wilson
Sidney George Wilson (born January 20th, 1978) also known simply as Sid, or by his number #0 and DJ Starscream, is an American musician most widely known as the turntablist of Slipknot.
Personal life and career
Sid Wilson was born in Des Moines, notably with polydactyly, a congenital disorder that caused him to be born with an extra digit on both hands. These extra digits were removed shortly after birth, however. He performs in Slipknot, and as well tours as DJ Starscream, a name which derived from the Transformers character of the same name. He is a fan of the Transformers franchise, and even evidences this with the tattoos of the series' most prominent factions, the Autobots and Decepticons, on the back of his hands.Wilson is notorious for his on-stage antics while performing with Slipknot. He has been known to initiate fights during shows with percussionist Shawn Crahan, to jump into the crowd and to set himself on fire. In his interview on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, he stated that in the future he would cease these stunts for fear of being arrested and charged with attempted suicide for his human inferno act, and that, "When it comes to jumping off stages, there have been too many close calls." During the first show of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival in Auburn, WA he jumped from a piece of stage equipment and broke both of his heels.
Wilson's new mask is known to have its eyebrows and mouth move in a mechanical fashion along with antennas at the top of the mask which also move, during interviews and live shows.
Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records. He recently collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film. a remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album NU ЯIOT and 2008 album HAKAI. Wilson also has recently broke both heels in the mayhem festiva.
Discography
Slipknot
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DJ Starscream
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Other appearances
- 2002: Stone Sour (Stone Sour)
- 2004: The Pre-Fix for Death (Necro)
- 2006: The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～ (with Hiroshi Kyono)
- 2007: NU ЯIOT (Wagdug Futuristic Unity)
- 2008: HAKAI (Wagdug Futuristic Unity)
Filmography
- 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
- 2002: Disasterpieces
- 2002: Rollerball
- 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine
- 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"
Equipment
- Mackie d.2 Pro DJ Mixer
- Shure M447 needles
- Digitech Whammy 4 pedal
- KP2 KAOSS Pad 2 digital effect/controller
- Line 6 PODxt Live Guitar Multi Effect Pedal Board
- Rane 10" TTM4 mixer and Roland DJ 1000, or 3000 10"
- Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphones
- Two Vestax PDX-2000 turntables
- Vestax Pmc 07 pro d samuri mixer
References
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Last updated on Friday October 10, 2008 at 07:07:28 PDT (GMT -0700)
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