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Mister Speed
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Speed
Also known as	Mr Tappin' Fresh, The Other Half
Born	1979
Origin	Adelaide, Australia
Genre(s)	Indie pop, hip hop, electronica, film, alternative, experimental
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, composer, producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, singing, rapping
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Creative Vibes, Groovescooter, ABC
Associated acts	The New Pollutants
Website	http://www.myspace.com/mrbenjaminspeed

Mister Speed (b. Benjamin Speed, 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian alternative and hip hop musician that performs as a solo artist and composes for film and television.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Solo 2.2 The New Pollutants 2.3 Compilations and Collaborations 2.4 Film Composition 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External links

As a boy, Speed grew up playing the cello and guitar. He graduated with a degree in Music Technology at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at Adelaide University in 2005,^{[citation needed]} and studied Screen Composing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

He began performing solo shows in 2001 and released two EPs under the names Mr Tappin' Fresh and The Other Half. Later, he teamed up with DJ Tr!p to form The New Pollutants, a music duo that toured major festivals around Australia including the Falls Festival and Big Day Out. In 2003 the group was voted Most Popular Dance Act by DB Magazine readers,^[1] and reached #1 on 3D Radio’s Top 20 + 1 for the "Sid-Hop" single.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, they headlined the opening of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.^{[citation needed]} The New Pollutants released a full length album, 12" EP and 7" single. ^[2]

In 2005, The New Pollutants composed and performed a new soundtrack to the silent film Metropolis ^[3]. This project has performed at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), as a part of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival, at the 2006 Perth Revelations Film Festival] and 2005 Adelaide Film Festival. From the world premiere performance at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival, the Adelaide Advertiser said: "Speed and Hopprich’s score was a gift"^[4].

In 2006, Benjamin Speed relocated to Sydney and has since composed scores for short films, animations and television documentaries. He received the Best Original Score award at the 2006 St Kilda Top 100 Shorts Film Festival for the animated film Carnivore Reflux^[5], a film that has also been nominated for the Australian Film Institute^[6] and won at the Inside Film Awards^[7]. In February 2007, Benjamin Speed's debut solo album The Dreamer was released by Creative Vibes.

• Mr Tappin' Fresh EP (2001)
• The Other Half EP (2001)
• The Dreamer (2007, Creative Vibes)

• Hygene Atoms (2002)
• "Sid Hop" single (2003)
• Urban Professional Nightmares (2004)
• Metropolis Rescore Project (2005)

• 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Right
• 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Acute
• 2002 DJ Tr!p - Various: Reflex
• 2002 SubFM - La Trobe University - The Fine Line
• 2002 Surgery Records - 2002A2D: Analogue 2 Digital
• 2002 Semikazi Collectve - 2002 Compilation
• 2003 DJ Tr!p - Paintbox Compilation 12"
• 2003 3D Radio - Depth Charge 3
• 2003 MISA - Sounds of MISA Volume 2: Setlist
• 2003 ABC – Sound Quality Volume 2: Approved For Export
• 2004 Soobiesta - Straight Out Of Brisbane
• 2005 52nd Sydney Film Festival - Music For Film: Cults Classics Curios
• 2005 Blank Tapes CD Sampler 5a & 5b
• 2005 Cyclic Defrost Presents: Interesting Music From Australia

• 2004 - OK, Lets Talk About Me – Sophie Hyde & Bryan Mason – SBS TV Documentary – Nov 2004
• 2005 - Carnivore Reflux - The People’s Republic Of Animation – Short Animation - Jan 2006
• 2005 - Errorism: A Comedy of Terrors – The People’s Republic Of Animation Series One – Short Animation - Nov 2005
• 2005 - Metropolis Rescore – The New Pollutants Feature Film Rescore Project – March 2005
• 2005 - As Long As I'm Rollin' – Jackson Pellow – Film Australia Short Documentary – 2005
• 2006 - The Catch – Yasemin Sabuncu – The Feast Festival – Short Film - Nov 2006
• 2006 - Birth – Paul Leeming c/ The Sydney Film School – Short Film – July/Aug 2006
• 2006 - Errorism: A Comedy of Terrors – The People’s Republic Of Animation Series Two - Short Animation - June 2006
• 2007 - Sweet and Sour - The People's Republic Of Animation & Shanghai Film Corporation – Short Animation - Feb 2007
• 2007 - Ayen’s Cooking School for African Men – Sieh Mchawala - SBS TV Documentary – Feb 2007

• List of Australian composers
• List of people from Adelaide

• Mr. Speed at MySpace
• Benjamin Speed at MySpace
• The New Pollutants at MySpace
• The Dreamer on Creative Vibes
• Interview in Cyclic Defrost Magazine
• Sweet and Sour - Animated film by The PRA
• The Catch - Film by Director/Writer Yasemin Sabuncu