Dust Brothers

This article is about the American duo. For the English music duo briefly named the Dust Brothers in homage to them, see The Chemical Brothers.
Dust Brothers
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1985 (1985)–present
Members
Past members

The Dust Brothers are a pair of songwriters and producers consisting of E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson[2]) and King Gizmo[3] (John King). They are famous for the sample-based music they produced in the 1980s and 1990s,[4] and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay, Midnite Vultures and Guero by Beck, the soundtrack to the film Fight Club, and "MMMBop" by Hanson.[5] They are based in Los Angeles, California.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mike Simpson". Mikesimpson.com.
  3. ^ "King Gizmo". Kinggizmo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Dust Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.