What is DJ Shadow?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = DJ Shadow | image = DJ Shadow tim festival.jpg | image_alt = | image_capt = | image_size = 200px | Landscape = | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Birth_name = Joshua Paul Davis | Alias = DJ Shadow | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|29}} | birth_place = [[San Jose, California]] | Origin = [[Davis, California]] | Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Turntablism|turntables]], [[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]], [[synthesizer]] | Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Hyphy]], [[instrumental hip hop]], [[trip hop]], [[turntablism]] | Occupation = [[Record producer|Producer]], [[disc jockey|DJ]] | Years_active = 1989–present | Label = [[Mo'Wax]]<br/>[[Quannum Projects]]<br/>[[Solesides]]<br/>[[Universal Music Group|Universal]] | Associated_acts = [[UNKLE]]<br/>[[Quannum Projects|The Quannum Collective]] | URL = [http://www.djshadow.com/ Official Site] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Joshua Paul Davis''', (born June 29, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.discogs.com/artists/4478|title=DJ Shadow|website=Discogs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/|title=Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com}}</ref> known by his stage name '''DJ Shadow''', is an [[Americans|American]] [[record producer|music producer]], [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[songwriter]]. He is an important person in the history of [[instrumental hip hop]]. He became well known after his first album ''Endtroducing.....'', which was made entirely from [[sampling (music)|samples]]. He has a collection of over 60,000 records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soap.com.au/dj-shadow-endtroducing/|title=Soap 2018|website=www.soap.com.au|access-date=2019-02-14|archive-date=2019-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129125423/http:/