Adario Strange is a New York–based writer, film director, and artist. He is best known for his documentary fil
''The NYU Suicides''
detailing a year of strange deaths at the famed university. In recent years he was Editor-in-Chief of the weekly newspaper ''

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'', and a technology writer for ''Wired'', the SyFy channel, and PC Magazine. Strange was born and raised in the East Village in New York City, NY, United States. Many in the entertainment industry also know him for his work as one of the original writers and second Editor-in-Chief of ''

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'' hip hop magazine. He also became a well-known New York radio personality at New York's Hot 97

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FM,

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FM, and

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AM, as well as a record producer for

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. Strange also worked behind-the-scenes with

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's Bomb Squad production team with

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and Bill Stephney's Sound of Urban Listeners music label (aka S.O.U.L. Records) through

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. In 1995, Strange published two issues of ''The Nü School'',Complex
October 2009 a

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based magazine dedicated to poetry and jazz music. In 2001, Strange appeared in ''

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'' as a leader of the digital music MP3 movement heading up FreeListen.com. Later in 2001, Strange released the book ''The Art of Secrets: Pirates, Robots, & Beats'', a compilation of his early ''

'' technology columns. Strange has appeared as a guest discussing

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and technology on

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's '' World News Tonight'', CBS News, and

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, and in the pages of ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''Hikikomori, Tokyo Plastic'' (2004) * ''The NYU Suicides'' (2005) * ''Bjork Vs. THX-1138'' (Music Video) (2006)

Discography

Digital Underground

*"Hip Hop Online" (1997) producer

Tupac Shakur

*"Who Do You Luv?" (1994) producer

The Original Heads

*"For The Record" (SWM Recordings 1992) featuring

Bobbito Garcia Robert "Bobbito" Garcia (born September 25, 1966), also known as DJ Cucumber Slice and Kool Bob Love, is an American DJ, author, streetball player, streetball coach, and member of the Rock Steady Crew. He is known as a former co-host of hip hop ...

and Sincere Thompson *"Counterfeit" (SWM Recordings 1992) *"Nuff Said" (SWM Recordings 1992) featuring Da Ghetto Communicator

References

Article on Adario Strange's NuSchool magazin
"Complex", 2009

External links

*
CTheory Essay"Theory of Social Networks"
in ''Wired''
Conversation with
Xeni Xardin in ''New York Press'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Strange, Adario People from the East Village, Manhattan Living people American newspaper editors American columnists New York Press people Film directors from New York City Year of birth missing (living people)