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-{{Infobox musical artist
-| name = Gavin Koppel
-| image = DJLYFE.jpeg
-| alias = '''DJ Lyfe'''<br>DJ1987<ref name="myspace.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/dj1987music |title=DJ 1987 on MySpace Music 12/14/2006 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref><br>Kid Lyfe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Lyfe?anv=Kid+Lyfe |title=DJ Lyfe Discography at Discogs|accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref><br>Mr. 1987<br>G. Koppell
-| instrument = [[Turntablism|Turntables]]<ref name="thegauntlet.com">http://www.thegauntlet.com/bio/216/Incubus.html|title=The Gauntlet-Incubus</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Incubus > Biography|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13273|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic|year=2006|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref><ref name="myspace.com"/><br>[[Scratching]]<br>[[Phonograph|Decks]]<br>[[Sampler (musical instrument)#Types|Keyboard Sampler]]<ref name="myspace.com"/><br>[[Hip hop production|Beats]]<ref name="myspace.com"/><br>[[DJ mixer]]
-| genre = [[Nu metal]], [[alternative rock]], [[house music|house]], [[trip hop]]
-| occupation = [[Musical instrument|Musician]]<br>[[DJ]]<br>[[Graffiti|Graffiti Artist]]<br>[[Video editing|Video Editor]]<ref name="myspace.com"/><br>[[Music Producer]]<ref name="myspace.com"/>
-| years_active = 1995-present
-| associated_acts = [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]]
-| label = [[Immortal Records]]<br>[[Immortal Records|Immortal]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]<br>[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]]
-| background=non_vocal_instrumentalist}}
-'''Gavin Koppel''', better known by his stage name '''DJ Lyfe''', is the former turntablist and co-songwriter of the band [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] between the years of 1995 and 1998, as well as being a [[graffiti]] artist.
-==Career==
-Koppel got his start in music in 1987. He met the band Incubus, at that time consisting of [[vocalist]] [[Brandon Boyd]], [[guitarist]] [[Mike Einziger]], [[drummer]] [[José Pasillas]], and [[bassist]] [[Alex Katunich]] in 1994 at the S.I.R. Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/djlyfeofincubus |title=DJ LYFE of INCUBUS |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref> He joined in 1995<ref name="thegauntlet.com"/> and performed with the band for their 1997 [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Enjoy Incubus]]'' and the following album later that year, ''[[S.C.I.E.N.C.E.]]'', on [[Turntablism|turntables]]<ref name="allmusic"/> under the stage name '''DJ Lyfe'''. He is credited as doing "Turntable Kung-fu" on ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' <ref name="aln2.albumlinernotes.com">[http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/S.C.I.E.N.C.E.html S.C.I.E.N.C.E<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Lyfe?anv=Kid+Lyfe |title=DJ Lyfe Discography at Discogs|author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref> He also appeared on the track "Familiar" from ''[[Spawn: The Album]]'', which Incubus performed with [[DJ Greyboy]]. He was replaced by [[Chris Kilmore|DJ Kilmore]] after being fired in 1998.<ref name="myspace.com"/> In 2003, Koppel sued Incubus for failing to account properly.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20091021222737/http://geocities.com/elleopal/news.html</ref>
-His graffiti art has been featured on TV show ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' Season 7 episode 13.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1551688/ "Cold Case" Bombers (TV episode 2010) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2012}}
-==Discography==
-===With Incubus===
-''The following is a partial discography of Incubus, documenting the releases on which the DJ is credited.''
-*''[[Enjoy Incubus]]'' - [[Extended play|EP]] (1997)
-*''[[S.C.I.E.N.C.E.]]'' (1997)
-===Solo filmography (as a mixtape DJ)===
-*''87 Ways DVD Mixtape Vol. 1'' (2005) - ''As DJ 1987''
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
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-{{succession box| title=[[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] Turntablist| before=N/A| after=[[DJ Kilmore]]| years=1994-1998}}
-{{s-end}}
-{{Incubus (band)}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Koppel, Gavin}}
-[[Category:Incubus (band) members]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]