DJ Muggs

DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs in 2000
DJ Muggs in 2000
Background information
Birth nameLawrence Muggerud
Born (1968-01-28) January 28, 1968 (age 56)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
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Occupations
Years active1987–present
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Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968)[1] professionally known by his stage name DJ Muggs, is an American DJ, audio engineer and record producer. He has been a member of Cypress Hill, a member of the trip hop band Cross My Heart Hope To Die and the leader of hip hop and art collective Soul Assassins.

During his career, he has produced tracks for House of Pain, Funkdoobiest, Daddy Freddy, Pavlos Fyssas, Die Antwoord, Westside Gunn, remixed songs for Janet Jackson, U2, Kaliphz, Simply Red, Depeche Mode, and collaborated with Tricky, GZA, Sick Jacken, Planet Asia, Ill Bill, Meyhem Lauren and Roc Marciano. As part of Cypress Hill, he received three Grammy nominations for "Insane in the Brain", "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" and "Throw Your Set in the Air".

He composed the film score of the 2023 feature film Divinity, along with musician and composer Dean Hurley.[2]

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 28, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 28, 2023 includes celebrities Ariel Winter, Will Poulter". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "DJ Muggs and Dean Hurley". sacredbonesrecords.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.