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Girl Talk (musician)
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| Birth name | Gregg Gillis |
| Born | October 26, 1981 |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genre(s) | Electronic, Dance, Glitch, Experimental music, Laptop rock |
| Instrument(s) | Laptop |
| Years active | 2000 — present |
| Label(s) | Illegal Art 333 recordings SSS Records Spasticated Records 12 Apostles |
| Website | girl-talk.net |
Girl Talk is the stage name of music producer and mashup laptop artist Gregg Gillis (born October 26, 1981). Gillis, who is based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released three CD albums on Illegal Art and vinyl releases on 333 and 12 Apostles. He began making music while a student at Case Western Reserve University. He specializes in sample-based remixes, in which he uses at least a dozen elements from different songs to create a "new" song. At his early shows, Gillis became notorious for his exhibitionist antics on stage, spontaneously removing most or all of his clothing mid-performance.[1] He has given different explanations for the origin of his stage name, once saying it alluded to a Jim Morrison poem[2] and once saying it alluded to an early Merzbow side project.[3]
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- Secret Diary CD (2002, Illegal Art)
- Unstoppable CD (2004, Illegal Art)
- Night Ripper CD (2006, Illegal Art)
- Stop Cleveland Hate 12" (2004, 12 apostles)
- Bone Hard Zaggin' 7" (2006, 333 recordings)
- Beck - "Nausea" (2006) - two remixes
- 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)
- Simian Mobile Disco - "I Believe" (2007) (Under Trey Told 'Em)
- of Montreal - "Gronlandic Edit" (2007)[4][5]
- Grand Buffet - Pittsburgh Hearts (2003) - "Cool As Hell"
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- girl-talk.net official Girl Talk web site
- Girl Talk Myspace MySpace
- Pitchfork interviews Girl Talk - an extensive interview with Gregg Gillis.
- Nerve.com interview - interview following release of Night Ripper.
- Real Detroit Weekly Cover Story - Long Interview.
- MC Steinberg interviews Girl Talk - New York Noise
- MSNBC.com interview
- Flavorpill.net - video featuring Girl Talk's performance at a benefit concert for Creative Commons, October 2006
- Girl Talk on Last.FM
- [1] -ACRN interviews Girl Talk
- [2]
- Pandatoes - interview by WDCR DJ
- Heavy In The Streets Interview with Girl Talk
- Tiny Mix Tapes Interview with Girl Talk
- MusicSucks Interview with Girl Talk
- ^ Pants-off Dance-off, Nerve.com retrieved February 10, 2007
- ^ http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/music/girltalk/
- ^ http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/?p=1392
- ^ Girl Talk Remixes Of Montreal
- ^ Girl Talk at the Pitchfork Music Festival
- http://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/girl_talk.shtml Interview with Alex Goldberg of MVRemix Media