Lucas MacFadden (born October 4, 1972), better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects. Early life Cut Chemist graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1997. Cut Chemist also attended Glendale Community College and took several drawing and life drawing classes in the early 1990's. Career Cut Chemist became known through the Los Angeles-based rap group Unity Committee. The group merged with another group, Rebels of Rhythm, to form Jurassic 5. In 2004, Cut Chemist released The Litmus Test, which included his solo tracks, remixes, and Jurassic 5 tracks. He left Jurassic 5 in 2004. In a 2006 interview with Billboard, he stated that he had left the group in order to get his solo album finished. His first solo studio album, The Audience's Listening, was released on July 11, 2006. In 2015, it was listed by Vice as the 49th greatest dance album of all time. "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song," the song from the album, has been featured in an iPod Nano advertisement. In 2010, he released a DJ mix, Sound of the Police. It was recorded using a turntable, a mixer, and a loop pedal. His second solo studio album, Die Cut, was released on March 2, 2018. It featured guest appearances from Chali 2na, Biz Markie, Mr. Lif, and Myka 9, among others. Discography Studio albums The Audience's Listening (2006) Die Cut (2018) Compilation albums The Audience's Following (2016) Going Back to Cali: Cut Chemist's Colombian Crates Remixed (2017) DJ mixes Sick Experiment (1995) Rare Equations / Cutin' Class (1995) The Diabolical (1996) Live at Future Primitive Sound Session (1998) Brainfreeze (1999) Product Placement (2001) The Litmus Test (2004) Lost and Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues (2007) The Hard Sell (2007) The Hard Sell (Encore) (2008) Sound of the Police (2010) Funk Off Megamix (2015) EPs Madman EP (2017) Singles "Bunky's Pick" (2001) "Blind Man from L.A. Carnival" (2003) "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song" (2006) "The Garden" / "Storm" (2006) "What's the Altitude" (2006) "The Audience Is Rural" (2006) "Adidas to Addis" (2010) "Outro (Revisited)" (2012) Remixes DJ Shadow - "The Number Song (Cut Chemist Party Mix)" (1996) Liquid Liquid - "Cavern (Cut Chemist Rocks a Rave in a Missile Silo Remix)" (1999) Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite