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- DJ Scribe
Scribe fell in love with music at an early age and never fell out. Inspired by Public Enemy and The Pharcyde (among others), in the golden age of hip-hop, he started collecting records. Hip-hop (along with the dancehall reggae and acid jazz of that time), led him back in time to soul, funk, disco, r&b, roots reggae and jazz, and would later grow into a musical repertoire spanning afrobeat, house, broken-beat, latin, and his beloved 80's pop childhood roots.
Before he got his first set of 1200s, Scribe taught himself how to mix on live radio at WOBC FM at Oberlin College, where he then began to cut his teeth as a dj at house parties and campus events, eventually opening for A Tribe Called Quest in front of 3,000 people. It was the historic first show on their groundbreaking Low End Theory Tour. Back in NYC after college, Scribe dabbled in hip-hop production under the guidance of Russell Simmons' RUSH Producers Management, and deejayed part-time, opening major concerts for A Tribe Called Quest again, and Digable Planets.
Fast forward to present and DJ Scribe has been spinning full-time since 2002. In that time, he has developed numerous notable and acclaimed residencies in NYC: 'Love Revolution' at Joe's Pub, a freeform soul night that often featured Tortured Soul playing live, and guest djs such as E-Man, Carol C. of Si*Sé, Will "Quantic" Holland, Qool DJ Marv, and Ian Friday; Tag, in partnership with Wax Poetics Magazine, whose unique format featured Scribe alternating every other record all night with such legends as Yam Who?, Kool DJ Red Alert, Justin Strauss, Jazzy Nice, Prince Language and Rich Medina; 'Stone Soup' in conjunction with BBE Records; 'Soulnado', at the world-famous Knitting Factory, a joint effort with DJ Busquelo, fusing the headsnapping broken beat drum tracks of London's underground CO-OP scene with classic dancefloor jazz (another UK staple) played live and fully improvised by rotating top-notch instrumentalists; 'Nu-iSh', which began as a monthly party with co-resident OP! at the Vault at Element, and partnered with a who's-who of quality independent soul labels around the world, then growing into a weekly music review column on Coolhunting.com, and concert presenter for emerging artists like Heavy; and one of the most respected parties at Miami's annual Winter Music Conference since 2006: the 'Raw Fusion' Miami party, which has featured the best of the best djs, Spinna, Karizma, Simbad, Daz-I-Kue, Benji B, Phil Asher, Mad Mats, Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire, Karl Injex, and many more.
The original Raw Fusion party, founded by Mad Mats, has been going strong since 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2002 Mats launched Raw Fusion Recordings. And since 2005, Scribe has run their stateside offices, as US Label Manager. In 2008, Scribe, with partner OP!, founded a series of Raw Fusion parties at one of NYC's top dj venues, APT, which featured guest djs such as Simbad, Daz, 7 Samurai, Probe DMS, and live performances by Muhsinah, Kissey Asplund, Taylor McFerrin, TK Wonder, Zaki Ibrahim, Stephanie McKay, Daru, Erik Rico, Cecilia Stalin, and Ivana Santilli.
In May 2009, Scribe founded 'I Love Vinyl', an all-vinyl dance party featuring the "Dream Team", six resident djs playing every party together. Ge-Ology, OP!, The Twilite Tone, Amir (Kon & Amir), Jon Oliver, and himself. The first party, at Le Poisson Rouge's Gallery Bar, was packed and jumping, and they have been ever since. In conjunction with the party, Scribe started a vinyl appreciation page on Facebook which attracted 10,000 fans in 10 days (now nearing 38K+). In March 2010, 'I Love Vinyl: On the B-Side', the Brooklyn arm of the party, debuted at the fantastic green venue Brooklyn Bowl. A few months later, the I Love Vinyl Dream Team made an even bigger Brooklyn Debut, at the season opener of Prospect Park's Celebrate Brooklyn free summer concert series, where they headlined a gala afterparty for the Norah Jones concert. Today the b-side party is hosted in Southpaw's "down south" basement.
In addition to creating his own parties, Scribe has shared the marquee at live music venues like the Highline Ballroom, Le Poisson Rouge, SOB's and Joe's Pub with Lykke Li, Little Dragon, Antibalas, Chin Chin, Roy Ayers, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Omar, Dwele, Les Nubians, Stephanie McKay, Floetry, Alice Smith, and others; moved the crowd all over Western and Eastern Europe; and traveled extensively within the US and Canada, including multiple appearances at the annual Candela Art and Music Festival in Puerto Rico, Miami's Winter Music Conference, and the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
Scribe has also done extensive studio work with DJ Spinna, including mixing remixes he did for Michael Jackson and Shaun Escoffery, and The Beyond Real Experience Vol.2 album for Spinna's Beyond Real label; as well as producing and mixing much of Tortured Soul frontman Christian Urich's soul project Cooly's Hot Box's album 'Take It', on Dome records, including the UK classic "Make Me Happy".
A socially/environmentally conscious and committed individual, Scribe has done benefits with such organizations as Green Drinks, Third Wave Foundation, Active Listening, Paper Tiger TV, and Momentum Aids Project; and has also done major industry events for Gen-Art, and The Fader, Esquire, Details, Talk, and Elle magazines.
In 2005, Scribe founded the DJ Collective, a forum for musically-oriented djs in NYC to develop resources and address the concerns of the dj community. The group also produced a number of benefit events, including a fundraiser in conjunction with Turntables on the Hudson at NYC's Cielo for rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
DJ Scribe spins dynamic sets from the heart, ranging from deep soul to dancefloor killers, acoustic jazz to glitch-hop and techno. But a list of genres can't accurately describe his style, because for Scribe it's all about the right feeling. And that's exactly what it is, the right feeling. Coming to a dancefloor near you.
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- Tour support for Meshell Ndegeocello at Hiro Ballroom.
I will be opening for the amazing Meshell Ndegeocello at the Hiro Ballroom in NYC on November 16th. More info here.
- I Love Vinyl: On the B-Side this Saturday in Brooklyn.
The next installment of the unstoppable I Love Vinyl party is this Saturday, November 12th @ Southpaw.
Great sneak peak into new material from Swedish singer Kissey, that also happens to mention me (I collaborated with Kissey on her forthcoming album). Via www.stockholmbeatconnection.com.
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- @i_love_vinyl is back this Saturday 1/28 at The Gallery at LPR ... http://t.co/oRmvQ40T
- These cornflakes? I got a soul spoon and a hip-hop snow shovel in my bag for that ass. @i_love_vinyl 2nite @southpawbk
- Snow!
- @putmeonit occupy the capitol! (will do)
- On my way with a heavy bag full of just what you were hoping for... meet me at I love vinyl so we can open them together...
- @putmeonit where in the us are u? If you're in nyc I know OP must have told u about tonight...
- on the eve of something great... http://t.co/H0H9n7bU
- Finished saxondale and suffering from withdrawal. Wished it would never end... If u don't know... Netflix it. It's the uk's eastbound and d.
- Last @I_Love_Vinyl of 2011!!! this Saturday 12/24 (Xmas Eve) at The Gallery at LPR ... http://t.co/AbYbZWx1
- @I_Love_Vinyl: On the B-Side this Saturday 12/10 @SouthpawBK and Hamansutra party this Friday ... http://t.co/VgB0YJR9
- @HannaHerbertson thanks (for the birthday wishes) : )
- come to I Love Vinyl this Saturday 11/26 at LPR for my BIG birthday blowout bash! ... http://t.co/kBlpq0Uy
- it's my birthday too. BIG one. and i'm not 21... http://t.co/7rL3mdyS
- new mix up: DJ Scribe live opening dj set for Meshell Ndegeocello at Hiro Ballroom, NYC on 11-16-11 http://t.co/SPy92JdD
- tonight will be something very special http://t.co/RI6lNH0a
- I Love Vinyl this Saturday 11/12 at The Gallery at LPR, In the New York Times, new website, and more... ... http://t.co/Clty6vUZ
- @majesticmood thanks man!
- @hannelove thanks hanzo! hope to see you sat. xo
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- Residencies Held:
-I Love Vinyl at The Gallery at LPR (current)
-I Love Vinyl at Southpaw (current)
-I Love Vinyl at Brooklyn Bowl
-Nu-iSh at the Vault at Element
-Love Revolution at Joe's Pub
-The Jump Off at Ludlow Bar
-Tag at Halcyon and Table 50
-Prescribed at Buttafly Bar
-BBE Records and Rare Form present Stone Soup at 13 Little Devils
-Soulnado at The Knitting Factory
-Union Square Lounge
-Flute Bar
-Guernica
-Webster Hall
-Sapphire
-Gemini Lounge
-Clementine
-The Melting Pot at Black Star Bar
-Spy Bar
-Brooklyn Mod
-Izzy Bar
-Lamp at Mekka
-Baaadaass at The Koop
Venues Played (NYC unless specified):
-13 Little Devils
-169 Bar
-66 Water Street
-APT
-B.E.D.
-Bar Six
-Berns (Stockholm)
-Brooklyn Lyceum
-Black Betty
-Black Star Bar
-Blue
-Blå (Oslo)
-bOb Bar
-Bowery Poetry Club
-Bridge & Tunnel (London)
-Brooklyn Mod
-B-Side Liquor Lounge (Cleveland, Ohio)
-Buttafly Bar
-Candela Bar (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
-Centro-Fly
-Cielo
-Clementine
-Clockwork (London)
-Club Hollywood (Talinn, Estonia)
-Crash Mansion
-Cult (Moscow)
-Delft
-Den of Thieves
-Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA)
-Drinkland
-Fez
-Flute Bar
-Fredsgatan 12 (Stockholm)
-Frying Pan
-Gabah (LA)
-Galapagos
-Gemini Lounge
-Gemini Lounge
-Glass
-Grand Star (LA)
-Guernica
-Habana Outpost
-Halcyon
-Halo
-Halv Trappa Plus Gård (Stockholm)
-Happy Ending
-ICI (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-Izzy Bar
-Jazid (Miami, FL)
-Joe's Pub
-Kangol Store
-Kingsize
-Koop
-Lansky Lounge
-Leopard Lounge
-Level One (LA)
-Little Temple (LA)
-Ljunggren (Stockholm)
-Love
-Lydmar Hotel (Stockholm)
-Makor
-Manahatta
-Mantra
-Mekka
-Mercury Lounge
-Metropolitan Club
-Mondo (Stockholm)
-Monkey Room
-Mosebacke (Stockholm)
-Nation
-Nativa
-Nefertiti (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-Nell's
-No. 9
-Opaline
-Oxigen (Mostar, Bosnia)
-Pageant
-Parlay
-Plan B (London)
-Propaganda (Moscow)
-Puck Building
-Queensbridge Park
-Room (LA)
-S.O.B.'s
-Salon
-Sapphire
-Sapphire Lounge
-Shampu
-Sodra Bar (Stockholm)
-Southpaw
-Sputnik
-Spy Bar
-Spy Bar at Humlegården (Stockholm)
-Stampen (Stockholm)
-Star Palm boat
-Star Shoes (LA)
-Starfoods
-Starr Hill (Charlottesville, VA)
-Stella (Memphis, TN)
-Stockholms Kulturfestival 2006
-Storan (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-SX137
-Table 50
-The Bar (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
-The Cooler
-The Knitting Factory
-The Tunnel
-Times Square Studios
-TJA
-Tonic
-Tranan (Stockholm)
-Tribeca Grand
-Triple Crown
-Tubby Hook Cafe
-Una Mas (Toronto)
-Uncle Ming’s
-Union Square Lounge/Coffee Shop
-Upstairs Lounge (St. Louis, Missouri)
-Vega (Copenhagen)
-Vinyl
-W Hotel
-W Hotel (San Diego)
-W8th
-Webster Hall
-Wetlands
-Yacht Club (London)
-Zigfrid (London)
-Zinc (Helsingborg, Sweden)
DJs Played Alongside:
-$mall ¢hange
-Acidophilus
-Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson (The Roots)
-A-Ski
-Asparagus
-Beatnick
-Belinda Becker
-Bill Bixbee
-Blackbeard
-Blessed Productive
-Blu Jemz
-Brainchild
-Busquelo
-Carol C. (Si*Se)
-Chairman Mao
-Chicus (Redbud)
-Chris Annibell
-Citizen Kane
-Cocoe
-Cosi
-Critikal
-Dhundee
-DJ Afro
-Djinji Brown (Yoruba)
-D'Malicious aka 12th Floor (Raw Fusion)
-Domu
-DRM (Bastard Jazz)
-Duane Harriot
-Eddie STATS
-Eleven (The Rub)
-E-Man
-EMO
-Emskee
-Flosstradamus
-Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire (Raw Fusion, GAMM)
-FuddyKnight
-Gamall
-Haycock
-Herbert
-Ian Friday (West End)
-Jamal Ali (BBE)
-Jay Star Seven
-Jazzy Nice (Giant Step)
-Jeannie Hopper (Liquid Sound Lounge)
-Jesper Kling (Raw Fusion)
-JJ (Break Reform)
-Josh One
-Justin Strauss
-Keith Blackstone
-Kool DJ Red Alert
-Language
-Lindsey
-Mad Mats (Raw Fusion)
-Marc Smooth
-Mariano
-Mikkel Flyverbom
-Miller Cruz
-Misbehaviour
-Moni
-Monkone
-Nesho
-NIBC
-Nickodemus
-Nik Weston
-OBaH
-OP!
-Qool DJ Marv
-Quantic (Tru Thoughts/Ubiquity)
-Rashida (Plant Life)
-Reborn
-Redlox
-Rich Medina (Kindred Spirits USA)
-Roger Yamaha
-Ron Cohen
-Ross1
-Sean B
-Sebastian Broms
-Sema4
-Serious
-Simon Goss (Wah Wah 45's)
-Simon S (Break Reform)
-Spinna
-Stimulus
-Swingsett
-Tabu
-Take
-Tetsuro
-Tom Dodd
-Twice
-True
-Valida
-Workhorse
-Yam Who?
-Yesh
-Zeph
-Zilvinas
Concerts/Artists Opened For:
-A Tribe Called Quest
-Alice Smith
-Angela Johnson
-Antibalas
-Ashanti
-Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake
-Brazilian Girls
-Budos Band
-Digable Planets
-Dwele
-Eric Roberson
-Eve
-Floetry
-Hearin' Aid (Raw Fusion)
-Jeremy James
-La Puma
-Les Nubians
-Little Brother
-Little Dragon
-Los Amigos Invisibles
-Lykke Li
-Marlon Saunders
-Martin Luther
-Meshell Ndegeocello
-Melo (Raw Fusion)
-MetroSonics
-Monet
-Moodyman
-Nino Moschella
-Omar
-Plantlife
-Raphael Saadiq
-Roy Ayers
-Saul Williams
-Scratch (The Roots)
-Somi
-Stephanie McKay
-Tiombe Lockhart
-Tortured Soul
Guest Appearances:
-(Un)Hollywood Swingin' (LA)
-Abstract Workshop (Costa Mesa)
-Afrokinetik (NYC)
-B-Line (Stockholm)
-Chocolate Bar (LA)
-Defekt (Stockholm)
-Digging Deeper (NYC)
-Dubtempo (NYC)
-Dusty Melodies (Moscow)
-Epic Sounds (Moscow)
-Firecracker! (LA)
-Freedom Party (NYC)
-Friends and Family (Oslo)
-Giant Step and SOB's presents El Bote Del Amor (NYC)
-Guidelines (Stockholm)
-Harelm World (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-Hip Hop Cafe (Talinn, Estonia)
-Little Ricky's Rib Shack (NYC)
-Milesaway Sessions (St. Louis, Missouri)
-Nitty Gritty (Cleveland, Ohio)
-Outside the Box (LA)
-Proper (LA)
-Puzzle Disco (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-Raw Fusion (Stockholm)
-Social Sound (Helsingborg, Sweden)
-The Eclectic Ride (NYC)
-Turntables on The Hudson (NYC)
-Uproc (Toronto)
-Version 4 Boat Party (London)
-VS. (Gothenburg, Sweden)
-Wah Wah (London)
Industry Events/Clients:
-9th Annual Gen Art Film Festival Launch Party at Cielo
-Celebrate Brooklyn Souljam Dance Party at the Brooklyn Lyceum
-Details Magazine (multiple)
-DJ Spinna's Beyond Real Vol. 2 album release party at Tribeca Grand
-Elle Girl Fashion Week Party 2003 feat. Eve at Times Square Studios
-Elle Girl/America's Top Model Fashion Week 2005 party feat. Ashanti at Times Square Studios
-Esquire Magazine Best & Brightest 2002 at W Hotel
-Esquire Magazine Best & Brightest 2003 at W Hotel
-Fader Magazine Nina Simone issue release party at Joe's Pub
-Gen Art's Step Into Liquid advanced screening after-party
-Gen Art's Summer Arts Festival at the Puck Bldg.
-Gen Art's Winter Masquerade
-Halcyon Presents at The Kangol Store
-Heeb Magazine
-Introducing Tortured Soul album release Party (hosted)
-Public Enemy Tribute Weekend (NYU) opening night party
-Skyline Halloween Party 2002
-Skyline Halloween Party 2003
-Skyline Halloween Party 2004
-Skyline Halloween Party 2005
-Talk Magazine
-Wax Poetics Issue #1 launch party (hosted)
-Wax Poetics Issue #6 release party (hosted)
Charitable Events:
-Active Listening benefit at Tonic
-DJ Collective Turntables on the Hudson benefit for Mercy Corps Hurricane Katrina relief at Cielo
-GBH's "Don't Stop the Music" benefit for the Drug Policy Alliance at Cielo
-"Get the Word Out" benefit for Project Fair
-Grand Theft B'klyn block party and rally against Nets arena development
-Momentum Aids Project fundraiser
-Paper Tiger TV fundraiser
-"Peaces of Power" feat. Will Power benefit for The Third Wave Foundation at Joe's Pub
-John Heuss House homeless drop-in center, NYC
US Cities:
New York City (home)
Los Angeles, California
Cleveland, Ohio
St. Louis, Missouri
Charlottesville, Virginia
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Memphis, Tennessee
Miami, Florida
San Diego, California
Costa Mesa, California
International:
UK
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Canada
Estonia
Bosnia
Interviews and Profiles:
on timeout.com
on examiner.com
on halcyonline.com
on meatsnbeats.com
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Posts
- Jan 26, 12
Been holding these back because of some technical issues getting the recordings of the live mixes up for you to stream. We like to put them up together so you can listen and flip through the covers at the same time. Working on it. In the meantime, you can flip to the mix in your head. Also included a visual top 10 to play of 2012 list from Scribe. And here's OP!'s top 10 from 2012:
1. Marilyn - Floating Points (Eglo)
2. Rolling In The Deep (Jamie XX Shuffle) - Adele (XL Recordings)
3. Far Nearer - Jamie XX (Numbers)
4. Dancing - Omar & Zeb Bias (Tru Thoughts)
5. Special (ATJAZZ Remix) - Maddslinky feat. Omar (Tru Thoughts)
6. Bloodfire vs. LTD - Daz-I-Kue (Bloodfire)
7. Who Is He (TSS TSS Remix) - Bill Withers (GAMM)
8. Gardens Of Eden ft. Zonke - Black Coffee (GoGo Music)
9. Pharaohs - SBTRKT (Young Turks)
10. Tell Me (George Fitzgerald Remix) - Amel Larrieux (White Label) - Dec 20, 11
I Love Vinyl Dream Team dj and host extraordinaire The Twilite Tone, a long time collaborator of hip-hop artist Common, and fellow Chicago native, is now the Music Director for Common's current tour, which begins with a show tonight, 12/20/11 at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. Watch the stream here:
- Dec 06, 11
This mix was recorded live at I Love Vinyl at The Gallery at LPR on November 26, 2011. The Dream Team djs played in the following order: OP!, Jon Oliver, The Twilite Tone, Scribe, Ge-Ology, and Amir. Sets were roughly 55 minutes each. Click through the Visual Playlist as you listen to the mix for way more information than we should be giving you! - Nov 09, 11
- Nov 07, 11
This mix was recorded live at I Love Vinyl at The Gallery at LPR on October 22, 2011. The Dream Team djs played in the following order: Amir, Jon Oliver, The Twilite Tone, OP!, Ge-Ology, and Scribe. Sets were roughly 55 minutes each. Click through the Visual Playlist as you listen to the mix for way more information than we should be giving you! - Oct 04, 11
By AP, CALIFORNIA -- In a move that sent seismic shockwaves from Cupertino, California, throughout the digitized world, Apple, now under the direction of Steve Jobs' replacement Tim Cook, announced today that the newest model in their revolutionary series of mobile phones, the iPhone 4S, would be fully analog. Inspired by legacy technologies, like the Edison cylinder, and a growing movement toward the simpler, more tactile, controls of the technological devices that Apple enthusiasts grew up on, the new iPhone will use archival quality polyvinyl chloride, or "vinyl" discs, with diamond-inscribed spiral grooves, as a storage medium, replacing the outdated solid-state silicon memory, which has been prone to a loss in sound quality, causing Apple to recall hundreds of thousands of iPhone 4's last year, and a dangerous increase in Otolaryngology emergency room visits since the introduction of Apple's first iPod, according to the New England Journal of Medicine (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc070260). And in a characteristic groundbreaking technological leap, these memory discs will double as the control surfaces for the device, requiring a light touch of fingers, an elbows, a chin, or virtually any other body part, to scroll at variable speeds backwards and forwards through the data, visibly and audibly.
In a surprise move away from the now-ubiquitous earbuds, the user will utilize "over-the-ear" headphones on one ear to listen, and a professional-quality microphone to speak (iPhone 4S tip #1: in situations where a microphone is not available, the headphones will, cleverly, work in reverse as a makeshift microphone). Both will plug easily into a new group of iPhone 4S accessory devices, called "mixers", which are currently in production, and timed to hit the market in conjunction with the iPhone 4S release this month. Attuned to the the growing demand for a return to quality audio, these mixers, like the iPhone 4S itself, will provide the user with high-fidelity sound reproduction, and sophisticated control, not only of the volume of the audio, but also of the bass, treble, and mid-range, and add an array of special effects, from echoes to artificial reverberation.
As we have come to expect from Apple, the iPhone 4S's pioneering interchangeable memory disc system design will encourage myriad collaboration with developers, from large media companies to individuals. Unlike previous iPhone models, however, this one is completely open source, and will play any memory disc, from any producer, without the need to be "jailbroken" (except for antiquated prototypes that were recorded to spin at 78rpms). Discs will come predominantly in standardized 7",10", and 12" sizes, to suit a range of memory and portability needs.
Other notable new features include an instant (ie, no boot-up/down time) on/off swich; vibration-isolating "feet"; and a built-in, removable, and transparent dust cover. - Sep 13, 11
We couldn't be happier for Taylor McFerrin regarding his forthcoming album Early Riser on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint (available on vinyl, we hope). And we swear that him mentioning I Love Vinyl as his favorite Brooklyn party in a recent New York Time's interview online has nothing to do with this post. Honest. - Aug 28, 11
Unfortunately, tonight's party is officially cancelled due to Hurricane Irene. With public transportation closed, and cabs in scarce supply, we didn't have much choice, even if the storm loses power. Most importantly, we want you all to be safe. We will miss you tonight. Seriously. We look forward to every one. Until next time...
- Aug 20, 11
This Saturday kicks off a series of free daytime events featuring the I Love Vinyl Dream Team djs at Brooklyn Beats, a collaboration between Brooklyn Bodega, the hosts of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, and legendary hip-hop record shop and label Fat Beats, which consists of a bar and record store at the the new Dekalb Market. - Jul 19, 11
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