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What I'm going for with the string arrangements for my Antarctic symphony is a pun here.

DJ Spooky

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DJ Spooky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 6
Composer
Disc Jockey
Musician
Record Producer
Washington
District of Columbia
Paul D. Miller
That Subliminal Kid
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Symphony
Arrangements
Strings
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Antarctic
Pun

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