Girl Talk (musician)

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Girl Talk (born October 26, 1981) is the stage name of music producer Gregg Gillis. He 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 where 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..

Discography

Albums

• Secret Diary CD (2002, Illegal Art)
• Unstoppable CD (2004, Illegal Art)
• Night Ripper CD (2006, Illegal Art)

EPs

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

Compilation Appearances

• Circuits of Steel CD (2002, SSS Records)
• bRiCoLAge #1 CD (2003, Illegal Art)
• Ministry of Shit CD (2003, Spasticated Records)
• Circuits of Steel II CD (2007, SSS Records)

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)

Production Credits

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

External links

• girl-talk.net official Girl Talk web site
• www.myspace.com/girltalkmusic MySpace
• www.illegalart.net/girltalk/ Illegal Art's Girl Talk page
• Pitchfork interviews Girl Talk - an extensive interview with Gregg Gillis.
• Nerve.com interview - interview following release of Night Ripper.
• 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