 DJ Shadow started production of the album in 1994 , assembling initial work in his California apartment and later using The Glue Factory – the home studio of music producer and colleague Dan the Automator – as his work station . In making Endtroducing ..... , DJ Shadow strived to create an " entirely 100 % sample @-@ based album . " His studio set @-@ up was minimal , with only three primary pieces of equipment being utilized in making the album : an Akai MPC60 sampler , a <unk> SL @-@ 1200 turntable and an Alesis ADAT tape recorder . The Akai MPC60 was particularly instrumental in the production of Endtroducing ..... , with the sampler being used for almost all composition . DJ Shadow has referred to the device as " the instrument I took seriously in terms of becoming the best at it , or one of the best . " He sampled from various vinyl albums and singles accumulated from his trips to Rare Records , a record shop located in his native Sacramento , where he would spend several hours each day searching for music . His routine is depicted in the documentary film Scratch ( 2001 ) , directed by Doug Pray . 
