DJ Undoo is a Romanian DJ and producer with a reputation for pushing boundaries. He wrote hip hop history across a career spanning over two decades, which includes several albums, numerous collaborations and an extensive series of live events. Through both versatility and consistency, Undoo has established himself as a household name for Romanian hip hop lovers. In addition to turntablism and music production, his skills extend to live performances, recording, mixing & mastering, editing, A&R, talent booking, live events, tour & events management, teaching and coaching.

Alexandru Damian Mihaila was born in 1983. As a kid, he first used the turntable to listen to classic stories, then discovered the delights of hip hop in 1996. He used his first Telefunken turntable along with a homemade mixer crafted by his good friend, Marius Rizea. Fascinated by the work of his predecessors, Undoo began producing at 17.

Releases & Collabs

He founded his first group, Interventii Lirice, in 2000; in 2004, he joined DJ Dox, DJ Paul, DJ Faibo X, DJ Swamp and Freakadadisk in creating the first Romanian DJ collective – Turntable Science. DJ Undoo went on to co-found several other groups, including Dagga, Shy Beatz and Grupul de Rezistență.

He’s released seven solo albums to date, one of which consists exclusively of instrumentals, plus the mixtape “România Zgârie Discul Vol. 1” with the turntablism.ro community. Locally, the record was the first of its kind and quickly secured a spot as a milestone in the Romanian history of this craft. Undoo’s discography also includes 11 collaborative albums, either as himself or as part of GDR, Turntable Science, Dagga and other groups. The full list is here.  

Undoo’s determination to use the turntable as an instrument is matched only by his belief that collaboration is key. At Hades Records and beyond, he’s made music with: Actoru’, Aspy, Bitza, Brugner (Delikt), Bam Dighidi Bam (Oliniutza, Nomad, Jena), Butch, Cabron, CTC, Criss Blaziny, Catalin (Coma), Coma, Carbon, Chriss Casper, Celula de Criză, Celălalt, Click, Chimie, Da Hood, DOC, Dedey, Deceneu, Explicit, Error, Flowrea, Guess Who, Grasu XXL, Ghismo, Gojira, H8, Junky, K-Gula, KEV x DICE, Mr. Levy, Nimeni Altu’, Nane, Omu Gnom, Puya, Psihotrop, Pietonu, Phunk B, Ruky Deejay, Rafa, romaN, raku, Subcarpati, Spike, Smokey & Krem, Simplu, Ștefan Matei, Subsemnatu, Silent Strike, TKE, Tutto Passa, Underman, Vama, Veritasaga, Verbal and Vita de Vie.   

Live Events

DJ Undoo has always been on a quest for musical discipline. He’s a proficient performer with hundreds of concerts, events and festivals in his portfolio; he’s toured everything from the most underground hideouts to the most high-profile establishments and was a resident DJ for several clubs. These experiences prompted him to scour record collections, truly appreciate musical diversity and approach sets in an open format, eclectic style.

Thanks to his particular blend of technical dexterity and musical sensitivity, Undoo has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with artists in hip hop and beyond, including DJ Premier, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Rob Swift, Wu-Tang Killa Beez and Phi Life Cypher.

His involvement with organizing live shows included performances by The Sugarhill Gang, Promoe (Looptroop Rockers), DJ Rafik, Afu-Ra, Freestyle (of The Arsonists), R.A. The Rugged Man, Defari, Cesar Comanche, DJ Illegal (Snowgoons), Bahamadia, Hezekiah and more. Organizing Summerjam Fest was a crucial experience that brought a lot of improvement and growth.

Projects & Teaching

In 2004, DJ Undoo co-founded Hades Records, Romania’s first independent hip hop label. He had joined Urban Records a year prior, both as an artist and as a producer/sound engineer. DAW Studio was created in 2006 as a partnership with Alex Toma offering complete studio services, while 2012 saw Undoo and Antonius Buzatu (Soundboy) co-found their own record label, Libernote Music.

DJ Undoo received the Public’s Choice Award in the seventh round of the DMC Online Championship (2011) and was the first DJ to represent Romania at the Redbull Threestyle Championship in Toronto, where he ranked first in Public’s Choice. He was also the Romanian winner of the Looptroop Rockers remix contest from 2008.    

Teaching started with the first ever Romanian turntablism workshop in 2009, hosted with the turntablism.ro community. In 2013, DJ Undoo and Artskul founded theDJ.ro, the first and most well-rounded mixing & turntablism course in Romania. Seven generations of students made their stage debut at graduation parties in clubs. A new course is in the works.

Special Events: 

2019 “Ateliere de maiestrie” for student groups @ Ideo Ideis, Alexandria 

2019 DJ workshop series with CEZ Romania @ Neversea Festival, Constanța 

2019 “theDJ Scratch Challenge“, the first local scratching competition. It sent one winning Romanian DJ to the “Clash of the Titans” global finals @ Sample Music Festival, Berlin 

2018 DJ workshop series @ Marea Unire a Creativilor, Alba Iulia 

2018 Scratch Workshop @ Telekom Experience Zone, Awake Festival, Gornești 

2018 “Ateliere de maiestrie” for student groups @ Ideo Ideis, Alexandria 

2018 Scratch Workshop @ Telekom Experience Zone, Electric Castle, Bonțida 

2017 “Awake the DJ in You” contest, 3-day workshop and freestyle session with Psihotrop @ the Treehouse Stage, Awake Festival, Mureș 

2017 “Ateliere de maiestrie” for student groups @ Ideo Ideis, Alexandria 

2016 Two-day “Scratch Workshop cu DJ Undoo” @ Creative Est #2, București 

2016 First mixing & scratch online tutorial in Romanian via theDJ.ro 

2016 “Ateliere de maiestrie” for student groups @ Ideo Ideis, Alexandria 

2015 Two-day workshop and freestyle session with Kent Archie @ the Burn Deck, Summer Well, Buftea 

2014 Residency featuring theDJ.to students on Vlad Craioveanu’s morning show Good Vibrations, Vibe FM 

2014 DJ competition, 2-day DJ workshop and freestyle session with Krem & friends @ The Mill stage by Burn, Electric Castle, Bonțida

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Artist Bio by Irina Tanase