Gregg Gillis

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Girl Talk
Background information
Birth name	Gregg Gillis
Born	(1981-10-26)October 26, 1981
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Mashup, Electronic, Dance, Glitch, Experimental music, Pop
Instruments	Laptop
Years active	2000 — present
Labels	Illegal Art 333 recordings SSS Records Spasticated Records 12 Apostles

Gregg Gillis, better known by his stage name Girl Talk, is an American musian who remixes music. Gillis, who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released four LPs on Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles record labels. He began making music while studying Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He specializes in mash-up 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."^[1]

1. ↑ Walker, Rob. "Mash-up Model". The New York Times Magazine, July 20, 2008, p.15. Retrieved 2008-09-26.