A-Trak rapidly rose to prominence when he won the DMC World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15, making him the youngest and first Canadian winner of the competition. A-Trak, who had been involved in the Montreal turntable and hip hop scene for a year or so at this point, was hailed by the international community as a highly technical and accomplished turntablist during the height of the scratch DJing in the 1990s.
A-Trak's victory in the DMC World DJ Championship in 1997 marked a significant milestone when he became the youngest and first Canadian winner at just 15 years old. At this time, A-Trak was already an established figure in Montreal's vibrant turntable and hip hop scene, and his exceptional technical skills as a turntablist were widely recognized by the international community during the 1990s' scratch DJing phenomenon.