Gregg Gillis

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Gregg Gillis

Mashup Artist

Mashup artist

Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, has done more than any other musician to legitimize the mashup as a genre, especially at his ecstatic live shows.

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Stories about Gregg Gillis

How Girl Talk Mashes Up the Music Biz

The post-modern DJ’s latest album took 373 samples–B.I.G! Cream! Bananarama!–and 2.5 years to make. Along the way, he also remixed the rules of the music industry.

How Girl Talk Mashes Up the Music Biz

How Girl Talk Mashes Up the Music Biz

The post-modern DJ’s latest album took 373 samples–B.I.G! Cream! Bananarama!–and 2.5 years to make. Along the way, he also remixed the rules of the music industry.

How Girl Talk Mashes Up the Music Biz

Exclusive Infographic: A Dizzying Guide to Girl Talk’s Remix Genius

Infographic: Girl Talk’s Latest Mashup Masterpiece Deconstructed

Former biomedical engineer-turned-mashup DJ Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, approaches his music like a scientist. Here’s our stab at mapping the samples on his latest, “All Day.”

Infographic: Girl Talk’s Latest Mashup Masterpiece Deconstructed

Infographic: Girl Talk’s Latest Mashup Masterpiece Deconstructed

The Pittsburgh City Council declared Dec. 7 “Gregg Gillis Day,” in honor of the mashup artist’s hometown support. We honor Girl Talk with a visual breakdown of his latest release.

Infographic: Girl Talk’s Latest Mashup Masterpiece Deconstructed

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