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lead too short|date=May 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Girl Talk|image = Gregg_gillis.jpg|caption=Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk) in 2006|landscape = Yes|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Gregg Michael Gillis|birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|10|26|origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |genre = Mashup (music)|Mashup , Electronic music|electronic , dance music|dance , Glitch (music)|glitch , experimental music|experimental , plunderphonics |instrument = Laptop |years_active = 2001present|label = Illegal Art 333 recordings SSS Records Spasticated Records 12 Apostles (record label)|12 Apostles | associated_acts = Trey Told 'Em | website = http://www.myspace.com/girltalk/ www.myspace.com/girltalk Gregg Michael Gillis cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZOGz7QlftAE |title=Girl Talk Coachella 2009-4 |publisher=YouTube |date=April 19, 2009 |accessdate=May 30, 2010 http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/200909/gregg-gillis-girl-talk-legal-mash-up Girl Talk Get Naked. Often: Music: GQ (born October 26, 1981), better known by his stage name Girl Talk ,Lindsay, Cam. http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=127& csid2=4& fid1=34514 "The Trouble with Girl Talk", Exclaim! , November 2008. is an United States|American musician specializing in Mashup (music)|mashups and sampling (music)|digital sampling . Gillis has released five LPs on the record label Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles (record label)|12 Apostles .
Career
Gillis began making music while a student at Chartiers Valley High School in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh suburb of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania|Bridgeville . After a few collaborative efforts he started the solo "Girl Talk" project and continued making music under the Girl Talk alias while studying biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland , Ohio . In school, Gillis focused on tissue engineering . He later worked as an engineer, but quit in May 2007 to focus solely on music.cite web|url= http://stereogum.com/archives/quit-your-day-job/quit-your-day-job-girl-talk_004530.html |title=Quit Your Day Job: Girl Talk |publisher=Stereogum |date= |accessdate=May 30, 2010
He produces Mashup (music)|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,"cite news | last = Walker | first = Rob | title = Mash-up Model | publisher = The New York Times Magazine , July 20, 2008, p.15 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/magazine/20wwln-consumed-t.html? partner=rssnyt& emc=rss | accessdate = July 30, 2008 | date=July 20, 2008 a criticism that Gillis has attributed to mainstream media that wants "to create controversy where it doesn't really exist," citing fair use as a legal backbone for his sampling practices.cite web |last=McLendon |first=Ryan |title=Interview: Girl Talk a/k/a Gregg Gillis |publisher= Village Voice |date=November 14, 2008 | url= http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2008/11/interview_girl.php
He has given different explanations for the origin of his stage name, once saying that it alluded to a Jim Morrison poemcite web | last = Cardace | first = Sara | title = Pants-Off Dance-Off | publisher = Nerve.com Screening Room | url = http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/music/girltalk/ | accessdate = February 10, 2007 and once saying that it alluded to an early Merzbow side project.cite web | last = GOTTY | title = The Art Of Persuasion... | publisher = The Smoking Section | date = May 23, 2007 | url = http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/? p=1392 | accessdate = July 11, 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080226001301/ http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/? p=1392 |archivedate = February 26, 2008 Most recently, he attributed the name to a grunge band called Tad (band)|Tad , based in Seattle.cite web | last = Hamilton | first = Ted | title = Girl Talk and Rock | publisher = The Cornell Daily Sun | url = http://cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2009/04/07/girl-talk-and-rock | accessdate = April 7, 2009
In a 2009 interview with FMLY, Gillis stated:
The name Girl Talk is a reference to many things, products, magazines, books. Its a pop culture phrase. The whole point of choosing the name early on was basically to just stir things up a little within the small scene I was operating from. I came from a more experimental background and there were some very overly serious, borderline academic type electronic musicians. I wanted to pick a name that they would be embarrassed to play with. You know Girl Talk sounded exactly the opposite of a man playing a laptop, so thats what I chose.cite web|url= http://thefmly.com/2009/04/30/a-girl-talk-with-greg-gillis/ |title=a (girl) talk with gregg gillis « thefmly those who were strangers had turned into friends |publisher=Thefmly.com |date=April 30, 2009 |accessdate=May 30, 2010
Gillis is featured heavily in the 2008 open source documentary RiP!: A Remix Manifesto .
Since Gillis releases his music under Creative Commons licenses , fans may legally use it in derivative works. Many create mashup video collages using the samples' original music videos.cite web|author=Jentzen, Aaron |url= http://blog.mysanantonio.com/the-music-beat/2011/06/girl-talk-on-youtube-10-must-see-videos/ |title=Girl Talk on YouTube: 10 must-see videos |publisher= San Antonio Express-News |date=June 22, 2011 |accessdate=June 23, 2011
For possible future projects, Gillis is considering creating individual songs rather than full-length albums with the songs tied together.cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url= http://www.billboard.com/news/girl-talk-experimenting-with-actual-songs-1003965864.story#/news/girl-talk-experimenting-with-actual-songs-1003965864.story |title=Girl Talk Experimenting With Actual Songs For Next Album |publisher=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=May 30, 2010 Girl Talk released his fifth LP All Day (Girl Talk album)|All Day on November 15, 2010 - free through the Illegal Art website.cite web|author=Ryan Dombal |url= http://pitchfork.com/news/40515-girl-talk-dishes-on-new-lp/ |title=Girl Talk Dishes on New LP |publisher=Pithcfork.com |date=October 26, 2010 |accessdate=October 26, 2010 A U.S. tour in support of All Day (Girl Talk album)|All Day began in Gillis's hometown of Pittsburgh with two sold-out shows at the new Stage AE concert hall.cite news | title = The 373-Hit Wonder | publisher = "The New York TImes", January 6, 2011| url= http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09GirlTalk-t.html | accessdate = July 14, 2011 | first=Zachary | last=Lazar | date=January 6, 2011
Album pricing
After the success of his album Feed the Animals , for which listeners were asked to pay a price of their choosing, Gillis made all of his other albums similarly available via the Illegal Art website.
Awards
In 2007, Gillis was the recipient of a Wired (magazine)|Wired magazine Rave Award.cite web | last = Watercutter | first = Angela | title = The 2007 Rave Awards | publisher = Wired Magazine , April 24, 2007 | url = http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/04/ss_raves? slide=10 | accessdate = August 15, 2008
Feed the Animals was number four on Time (magazine)|Time 's Top 10 Albums of 2008.cite news | last = Tyrangiel | first = Josh| title = 4. Feed the Animals by Girl Talk& nbsp; The Top 10 Everything of 2008 | publisher = Time Magazine , December 2008 | url = http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1864324_1864335,00.html | accessdate = December 9, 2008 | date=November 3, 2008 Rolling Stone gave the album four stars and ranked the album #24 on their Top 50 albums of 2008. Blender magazine rated it the second-best recording/album of 2008,Citation needed|date=September 2009 and NPR listeners rated it the 16th best album of the year.cite web | title = NPR Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music | publisher = "NPR", December 2008 | url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=98092448 | accessdate = August 30, 2009
Gillis' hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania named December 7, 2010 "Gregg Gillis Day".cite web | last = Stiernberg | first = Bonnie | title = Pittsburgh Celebrates Gregg Gillis Day | publisher = "Paste Magazine", December 2010 | url = http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/12/pittsburgh-celebrates-gregg-gillis-day.html | date = December 7, 2010 | accessdate = December 7, 2010
Film appearances
In 2007, Girl Talk appeared in Good Copy Bad Copy , a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture.
In 2008, he appeared as a test case for fair use in Brett Gaylor 's RiP!: A Remix Manifesto , a call to overhaul copyright laws. His parents, in one scene, complain to him about his frequent stripping during his performances. He also discusses his medical career and how laws affect his research.
All Day (Girl Talk album)|All Day (2010, Illegal Art)
EPs
Stop Cleveland Hate 12" (2004, 12 apostles)
'' Bone Hard Zaggin' (EP)|Bone Hard Zaggin' 7" (2006, 333 recordings)
Compilation appearances
bricolage #1 CD (Illegal Art) - "Killing a Material Girl"& nbsp; 3:37
Illegal Art 2007 Sampler MP3 (Illegal Art) - "Let's Run This"
Circuits of Steel CD (SSS) (2003) - "On Nesbit"
Ministry of Shit CD (Spasticated) - "Let's Run This"
Love and Circuits CD (Cardboard Records) - "All of the Other Songs Remixed" (under Trey Told 'Em )cite web
| first = Dave | last = Maher | title = High Places, Trey Told 'Em, Fuck Buttons on Huge Comp | publisher = Pitchfork Media | date = March 4, 2008 | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49004-high-places-trey-told-em-fuck-buttons-on-huge-comp | accessdate = August 28, 2008
Circuits of Steel II CD (SSS) (2007) - "Andy Van Slyke Marijuana Sensitivity"
Remixes
Beck Hansen|Beck & nbsp; "Cellphone's Dead" (2006) (unreleased)cite web
| title = Beck Song Information& nbsp; Cellphone's Dead | publisher = Whiskeyclone.net | url = http://whiskeyclone.net/ghost/songinfo.php? songID=535 | accessdate = August 28, 2008
Peter Bjorn and John & nbsp; " Let's Call It Off " (2006)
Bad Brilliance& nbsp; "Non-Tradition (Girl Talk Remix)/It's So Fun ( Andrew WK Remix)" (2009)cite web
| title = Non-Tradition (Girl Talk Remix)/It's So Fun (Andrew WK Remix) | publisher = The Brooklyn Vegan | date = June 4, 2009 | url = http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/06/damn_girl_talk.html | accessdate = December 12, 2009
Tokyo Police Club & nbsp; "Cheer It On" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em )cite web
| first = Jessica | last = Suarez | title = "Cheer It On" (Trey Told Em remix) MP3| publisher = Pitchfork Media | date = April 17, 2007 | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/42422-tokyo-police-club-cheer-it-on-trey-told-em-remix-mp3 | accessdate = August 28, 2008
Simian Mobile Disco & nbsp; "I Believe" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em )
Professor Murder & nbsp; "Dutch Hex" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em )
Of Montreal & nbsp; "Gronlandic Edit" (2007, under Trey Told 'Em ) (unreleased)cite web
| last = iskeith3 | title = Girl Talk at the Pitchfork Music Festival | publisher = YouTube | date = July 19, 2007 | url = http://youtube.com/watch? v=xzi0ZQl0bqw | accessdate = July 11, 2008
Thrill Jockey|Thrill Jockey Records & nbsp; Super Epic Thrill Jockey Mega Massive Anniversary Mix (2007, under Trey Told 'Em )cite web
| first = Miles | last = Raymer | title = The Thrill Isnt Gone | publisher = The Chicago Reader | date = October 13, 2007 | url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/sharpdarts/071213/ | accessdate = August 18, 2008
Production credits
Grand Buffet & nbsp; Pittsburgh Hearts (2003)& nbsp; "Cool as Hell"
Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones & nbsp; "Believe in Magic" (feat. Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd ) (2011)cite web
| first = Aaron | last = Jentzen | title = Girl Talk finds ways to grow | publisher = San Antonio Express-News | date = June 23, 2011 | url = http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Girl-Talk-finds-ways-to-grow-1434158.php | accessdate = June 23, 2011cite web | first = Aaron | last = Jentzen | title = Girl Talk interview (audio) | publisher = San Antonio Express-News | date = June 23, 2011 | url = http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/media/Girl-Talk-interview-5555.php | accessdate = June 23, 2011
Bootlegs
Girl Talk Murders Seattle cite web|author=posted by Eric Grandy on November 15 at 10:03 AM |url= http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/11/girl_talk_murders_seattle |title=Girl Talk Murders Seattle & #124; Line Out & #124; The Stranger's Music Blog & #124; The Stranger & #124; Seattle's Only Newspaper |publisher=Lineout.thestranger.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2010-10-26
Software
In an interview with Triple J on January 29, 2009, Gillis noted that he uses Adobe Audition and AudioMulch .cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2477752.htm |title=(at 4:44 mins) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2009-02-09 |accessdate=2010-10-26
References
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