At the age of 15 , Birchard ( under the name DJ Itchy ) was the youngest UK DMC finalist . His earliest gigs as a club DJ were with Glasgow University 's Subcity Radio where he first appeared as part of the culture city kids show and later as part of other shows including Turntable Science with Pro Vinylist Karim and Cloudo 's Happy Hardcore show , under the alias DJ Mayhem . During this period , Birchard formed the Lucky Me collective with childhood friends . He adopted the stage name " Hudson Mohawke " after seeing the name engraved on a statue in the hallway of his accommodation . In 2007 , Birchard applied to the Red Bull Music Academy and was invited to attend the event in Toronto , where he first met Steve Beckett of Warp Records , who was giving a lecture there , and was to sign Hudson Mohawke two years later
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Hudson Mohawke