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Girl Talk is the stage name of musician Gregg Gillis (born October 26, 1981). Gillis, who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released four LPs on Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles. He began making music while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He specializes in mashup style remixes, in which he uses often a dozen or more unauthorized samples from different songs to create a new song; The New York Times Magazine has called his music "a lawsuit waiting to happen."[1], a criticism that Gillis has attributed to a mainstream media that wants "to create controversy where it doesn’t really exist," citing fair use as a legal backbone for his sampling practices.[2]
He has given different explanations for the origin of his stage name, once saying that it alluded to a Jim Morrison poem[3] and once saying that it alluded to an early Merzbow side project.[4]
In school, Gillis focused on tissue engineering. He later worked as an engineer, but quit in May 2007 to focus solely on music.[5]
Awards
In 2007, Gillis was the recipient of a Wired magazine Rave Award.[6]
In December 2008, Feed the Animals was number four on Time Magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2008.[7]
Film Appearances
In 2007, Gregg Gillis appeared in "Good Copy Bad Copy", a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture.
Discography
Albums
- Secret Diary CD (2002, Illegal Art)
- Unstoppable CD (2004, Illegal Art)
- Night Ripper CD (2006, Illegal Art)
- Feed the Animals CD (2008, Illegal Art)
Bootlegs
- Girl Talk Murders Seattle (2007)
- Live at Bonnaroo (2007)
- Live at Camp Bisco (2007)
EPs
- Stop Cleveland Hate 12" (2004, 12 apostles)
- Bone Hard Zaggin' 7" (2006, 333 recordings)
Compilation appearances
- bricolage #1 CD (Illegal Art)
- "Killing A Material Girl" - 3min 37 sec
- Illegal Art 2007 Sampler MP3 (Illegal Art)
- "Lets Run This"
- Circuits of Steel CD (SSS) (2003)
- Ministry of Shit CD (Spasticated)
- Love and Circuits CD (Cardboard Records)
- "All Of The Other Songs Remixed" (under Trey Told 'Em)[8]
- Circuits of Steel II CD (SSS) (2007)
Remixes
- Beck - "Cellphone's Dead" (2006) (unreleased)[9]
- Peter, Bjorn and John - "Let's Call It Off" (2006)
- Grizzly Bear - "Knife" (2007)
- Tokyo Police Club - "Cheer It On" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em)[10]
- Simian Mobile Disco - "I Believe" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em)
- Professor Murder - "Dutch Hex" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em)
- Of Montreal - "Gronlandic Edit" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em) (unreleased)[11]
- Thrill Jockey Records - Super Epic Thrill Jockey Mega Massive Anniversary Mix (2007, under Trey Told 'Em)[12]
Production credits
- Grand Buffet - Pittsburgh Hearts (2003) - "Cool As Hell"
References
- ^ Walker, Rob. "Mash-up Model". The New York Times Magazine, July 20, 2008, p.15. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ McLendon, Ryan (2008-11-14). "Interview: Girl Talk a/k/a Gregg Gillis". Village Voice.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cardace, Sara. "Pants-Off Dance-Off". Nerve.com Screening Room. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ GOTTY (2007-05-23). "The Art Of Persuasion…". The Smoking Section. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ http://stereogum.com/archives/quit-your-day-job/quit-your-day-job-girl-talk_004530.html
- ^ Watercutter, Angela. "The 2007 Rave Awards". Wired Magazine, April 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Tyrangiel, Josh. "4. Feed the Animals by Girl Talk - The Top 10 Everything of 2008". Time Magazine, December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-9.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maher, Dave (2008-03-04). "High Places, Trey Told 'Em, Fuck Buttons on Huge Comp". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Beck Song Information - Cellphone's Dead". Whiskeyclone.net. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Suarez, Jessica (2007-04-17). ""Cheer It On" (Trey Told Em remix) [MP3]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
{{cite web}}: Text "Pitchfork" ignored (help) - ^ iskeith3 (2007-07-19). "Girl Talk at the Pitchfork Music Festival". YouTube. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Raymer, Miles (2007-10-13). "The Thrill Isn't Gone". The Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
External links
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- Interview with Girl Talk by Alex Mudge on Aural States (2008.10.07)
- Gregg Gillis interviewed on RadioUTD
- Pitchfork interviews Girl Talk - an extensive interview with Gregg Gillis.
- Nerve.com interview - interview following release of Night Ripper.
- MSNBC.com interview
- Pandatoes - interview by WDCR DJ
- Heavy In The Streets Interview with Girl Talk
- Tiny Mix Tapes Interview with Girl Talk
- Grooveshark discusses Girl Talk's Miami Tour
- Interview with Alex Goldberg of MVRemix Media