Girl Talk (musician)

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Girl Talk

Background information
Birth name	Gregg Gillis
Born	October 26, 1981(1981-10-26)
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s)	Electronic, Dance, Glitch, Experimental music
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 DJ Gregg Gillis (born October 26, 1981). Gillis, who is based in 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] Girl Talk was featured in Good Copy Bad Copy, a documentary film about remix culture.^[4]

1 Discography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] 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)

[edit] EPs

Stop Cleveland Hate 12" (2004, 12 apostles)
Bone Hard Zaggin' 7" (2006, 333 recordings)

[edit] Remixes

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)^[5]^[6]
Super Epic Thrill Jockey Mega Massive Anniversary Mix (2007)

[edit] Production credits

Grand Buffet - Pittsburgh Hearts (2003) - "Cool As Hell"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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