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Tom Holkenborg (born December 8, 1967), also known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits".

Biography
Tom Holkenborg was born on December 8, 1967 in Lichtenvoorde
Lichtenvoorde

Lichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.Until January 1, 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality....
, Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
.

He discovered music by learning and playing most instruments, including guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 and drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
. Although he was classically trained by his mother (herself an accredited violin
Violin

The violin is a Bow string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
 teacher), it wasn’t long until he discovered synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
s and joined the Dutch New Wave group Weekend at Waikiki as a multi-instrumentalist and producer.






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Tom Holkenborg (born December 8, 1967), also known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits".

Biography


Tom Holkenborg was born on December 8, 1967 in Lichtenvoorde
Lichtenvoorde

Lichtenvoorde is a town in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre.Until January 1, 2005, Lichtenvoorde was an independent municipality....
, Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
.

He discovered music by learning and playing most instruments, including guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 and drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
. Although he was classically trained by his mother (herself an accredited violin
Violin

The violin is a Bow string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
 teacher), it wasn’t long until he discovered synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
s and joined the Dutch New Wave group Weekend at Waikiki as a multi-instrumentalist and producer. He then expanded his horizon further to form the industrial rock band Nerve with vocalist Phil Mills, and released 2 full-length albums in 1994 and 1995. During this period, Holkenborg built his music repertoire by freelance producing and quickly landed projects for bands such as Sepultura
Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen...
, Fear Factory
Fear Factory

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal music band. The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes....
 and Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog (band)

Dog Eat Dog, an United States band originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, began in 1990 as part of the Hardcore punk music scenes of New York City and New Jersey....
, as well as for video games, movies and TV spots.

Holkenborg’s solo efforts include 1998’s Saturday Teenage Kick
Saturday Teenage Kick

Saturday Teenage Kick is Junkie XL first studio album released in 1997....
, 2000’s Big Sounds of the Drags
Big Sounds of the Drags

Big Sounds of the Drags is the second album by electronic music producer Junkie XL. Released in 1999....
 and 2003’s Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin
Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin

Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin is the third album by electronic music Record producer Junkie XL. Released in 2004, the double album features collaborations with a number of other Musician....
. The latter counted collaborations with Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Gary Numan
Gary Numan

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop." Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars "....
, Robert Smith
Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an England guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Rock music band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976....
 from The Cure
The Cure

The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
, Public Enemy’s Chuck D.. It also included his breakthrough remix of the late Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
's moderately successful 1968 single "A Little Less Conversation
A Little Less Conversation

"A Little Less Conversation" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Live a Little, Love a Little in 1968. It was released by RCA Victor as a single, but the release was only a moderate success, indicative of the diminishing returns of Presley's movie recordings at that time....
" for a 2002 Nike World Cup Commercial. The updated version unexpectedly catapulted Holkenborg into the spotlight. The song became a #1 hit in more than twenty countries. Today
Today (Junkie XL album)

Today is the fourth album by electronic music producer Junkie XL . It was released in 2006 and features vocals by Nathan Mader and acoustic guitar by Holkenborg on several of the tracks....
 and Booming Back at You
Booming Back at You

Booming Back at You is the fifth studio album from Dutch musician, remixer and producer Junkie XL ....
 (BB@Y) are his latest solo efforts.

Holkenborg is known as a talented remixer, drawing critical acclaim with remixes of tracks by Britney Spears
Britney Spears

'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
, Bloc Party
Bloc Party

Bloc Party are a UK indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong . Their brand of indie rock has been compared to bands such as The Cure, Gang of Four and The Strokes....
,Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé

Michael Steven Bubl? is a Canada big band vocalist and actor. He has won several awards, including a Grammy Award and multiple Juno Awards. While his first album reached the top ten in Lebanon, the United Kingdom and his home country of Canada, it achieved only modest chart success in the United States....
, Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
, Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
. Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan

Sarah Ann McLachlan, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada musician, singer and songwriter.She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range....
, Rammstein
Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche H?rte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul Landers , Oliver Riedel , Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz ....
, Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters

The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award-nominated United States of America band that formed in 2001. Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the nightclub of New York City....
, Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
, and the aforementioned Fear Factory. With an unrivaled work ethic, which routinely includes fourteen-hour days in his studio, Holkenborg keeps extremely busy creating the music for video games. He has contributed music to Sims theme music for the computer game The Sims 2
The Sims 2

The Sims 2 is a strategy game life simulation game computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the List of best-selling video games#PC, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000....
, the soundtrack for the Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
 racing game Forza Motorsport
Forza Motorsport

Forza Motorsport is a sim racing video game developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system. It was shipped to stores on May 3 2005....
, and the soundtrack for futuristic Xbox racing game Quantum Redshift
Quantum Redshift

Quantum Redshift is a futuristic racing game for the Xbox console, developed by Curly Monsters and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2002....
. He has also provided music for the films Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven (film)

Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 in film epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Marton Csokas, Brendan Gleeson, Alexander Siddig, Ghassan Massoud, Edward Norton, Jon Finch, Michael Sheen and Liam Neeson....
, Domino
Domino (film)

Domino is a 2005 in film Action film inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles....
 and DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive

DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 in film martial arts film loosely based on the Tecmo/Team Ninja fighting game Dead or Alive . The film is directed by Corey Yuen and it was released worldwide in September 15, 2006 and released in North America on June 15, 2007....
. His song "Today" was featured as one of tracks on EA's Burnout: Legends, apparently before the album was released. "Today" is also on EA's Burnout: Revenge. He also produced a remix of the God of War 2 theme. Tom remixed Yonderboi
Yonderboi

L?szl? Fogarasi Jr. , aka Yonderboi, is a Hungarian composer.He experimented with music on his computer during high school. After his 16th birthday he sent a demo to "Juice Records"....
's People Always Talk About The Weather in exchange of Yonderboi
Yonderboi

L?szl? Fogarasi Jr. , aka Yonderboi, is a Hungarian composer.He experimented with music on his computer during high school. After his 16th birthday he sent a demo to "Juice Records"....
's remix of Today.

Holkenborg is responsible for the SSX Blur
SSX Blur

SSX Blur is a snowboarding video game, for up to 4 Players, published by EA Sports and developed by EA Montreal for the Wii video game console....
 original soundtrack, along with contributions to many of the other SSX games in the franchise, and EA's Need For Speed: Pro Street.

Currently he is signed to Artwerk, the new Los Angeles-based label formed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
 and Nettwerk One Music.

In September 2007, Holkenborg, joined the ArtEZ School of Music as its special teacher of 'Composition & Music Design'.

Holkenborg's single More was released in Fall 2007. Both Joost van Bellen and Gerald van der Kaap have been shooting the video for the clip in New York together with female singer Lauren Rocket. "More" is also featured on the soundtrack of the Need for Speed: ProStreet
Need for Speed: ProStreet

Need for Speed: ProStreet is the 11th installment of Electronic Arts' popular racing game series Need for Speed. On May 21, 2007, Electronic Arts published a teaser trailer of ProStreet, and officially announced it ten days later....
.

Tom Holkenborg remixed the Eagles of Death Metal's "Don't Speak" for the newest 2008 Nike advert "Take it to the Next Level". On August 17, his manager confirmed to a Dutch magazine that Junkie XL has written and produced 3 tracks for Britney Spears
Britney Spears

'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
' upcoming album. He also added that it is still unknown if the tracks will be on the record.

His song "Dark Territory" is included on newer Zune
Zune

Zune is the product-line brand name for the Zune portable media players, Zune software, and Zune Marketplace services sold by Microsoft, which provide online music, video, and podcast downloads....
 models.

Discography


Albums

  • Saturday Teenage Kick
    Saturday Teenage Kick

    Saturday Teenage Kick is Junkie XL first studio album released in 1997....
     (1997)
  • Big Sounds of the Drags
    Big Sounds of the Drags

    Big Sounds of the Drags is the second album by electronic music producer Junkie XL. Released in 1999....
     (1999)
  • Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin
    Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin

    Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin is the third album by electronic music Record producer Junkie XL. Released in 2004, the double album features collaborations with a number of other Musician....
     (2003)
  • Today
    Today (Junkie XL album)

    Today is the fourth album by electronic music producer Junkie XL . It was released in 2006 and features vocals by Nathan Mader and acoustic guitar by Holkenborg on several of the tracks....
     (2006)
  • Booming Back at You
    Booming Back at You

    Booming Back at You is the fifth studio album from Dutch musician, remixer and producer Junkie XL ....
     (2008)


Soundtrack albums
  • Music From SSX Blur
    SSX Blur

    SSX Blur is a snowboarding video game, for up to 4 Players, published by EA Sports and developed by EA Montreal for the Wii video game console....
     - iTunes
    ITunes

    iTunes is a Proprietary software digital media media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone....
     Only (2007)
  • Need For Speed: Pro Street - iTunes
    ITunes

    iTunes is a Proprietary software digital media media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone....
     Only (2007)


Bootleg albums
  • The Castbreeder a bootleg live album


Singles/EPs

  • "Def Beat" 12" 1997 the most successful single of JXL's album Saturday Teenage Kick
    Saturday Teenage Kick

    Saturday Teenage Kick is Junkie XL first studio album released in 1997....
    , featured in racing video games like Gran Turismo 3, Need for Speed: High Stakes
    Need for Speed: High Stakes

    Need for Speed: High Stakes is a 1999 racing game video game, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It is part of the Need for Speed, once again featuring a host of exotic sport cars and tracks located in Western Europe and North America....
    , and Test Drive 5
    Test Drive 5

    Test Drive 5 is a cross-platform racing game, released on the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998. It is the fifth entry in the Test Drive series of video games....
    .
  • "Billy Club" CDS 1997
  • "Saturday Teenage Kick" CDS 1998
  • "Zerotonine" CDS 1999 (also featured on Dave Seaman
    Dave Seaman

    Dave Seaman , went to school in Garforth, West Yorkshire, is a United Kingdom dance music DJ and record producer. He was formerly a member of the DMC Publishing, and editor of music magazine Mixmag....
    's Global Underground 016: Cape Town)
  • "Love Like Razorblade" CDS 2000
  • "Future in Computer Hell" (featured on Sasha's Global Underground 013: Ibiza)
  • "Dance Valley 2000" CDS
  • "Action Radius
    Action Radius

    Action Radius is a song by Junkie XL. It was featured on from the game Need for Speed: Underground and from the unreleased beta of Need For Speed: Carbon...
    " (the track from the game Need for Speed: Underground and from the Unreleased beta of Need For Speed: Carbon)
  • "Beauty Never Fades" 12" (feat. Saffron
    Samantha Sprackling

    Samantha Marie Sprackling more commonly known as Saffron, was the lead singer of the electronica band , Republica. She was also an actress at one point, performing for two years in London's Starlight Express, and appearing in the video for the Chesney Hawkes hit The One and Only ....
     of Republica
    Republica

    Republica were an England musical band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1998. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-Pop music punk rock", although Melody Maker took to calling it "electronica", a label which stuck as a genre category....
    ) (also appears in the trailer "EVE Never Fades" for the MMO Eve Online
    EVE Online

    Eve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is player-driven persistent-world massively multiplayer online game set in a science fiction space setting....
    )
  • "Breezer" 12" (with Sasha, featured on Deep Dish
    Deep Dish

    Deep Dish is a duo of disc jockey and house music record producer consisting of Iranian-American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi....
    's Global Underground 025: Toronto)
  • "Catch Up To My Step" CDS 2003 (feat. Solomon Burke
    Solomon Burke

    Solomon Burke is an United States Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter. During the half-century that he has performed, he has drawn from his roots: Gospel , soul music, and blues , as well as developing his own style in a time when Rhythm and blues, and rock were still in their infancy....
    ) #40 (BEL), #63 (UK)
  • "Don't Wake Up Policeman" CDS 2003 (feat. Peter Tosh
    Peter Tosh

    Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh was a reggae musician who was a core member of The Wailers who then went on to have a successful solo career as well as being a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement....
    )
  • "Between These Walls" CDS 2004 (feat. Anouk
    Anouk

    Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe is a Netherlands singer, professionally known as Anouk. Since 1997 she has released seven Pop music-Rock music albums....
    ) #35 (NL)
  • "Obsession" 12" (with DJ Tiësto) #56 (UK)
  • "Crusher" (feat. Saffron
    Samantha Sprackling

    Samantha Marie Sprackling more commonly known as Saffron, was the lead singer of the electronica band , Republica. She was also an actress at one point, performing for two years in London's Starlight Express, and appearing in the video for the Chesney Hawkes hit The One and Only ....
     of Republica
    Republica

    Republica were an England musical band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1998. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-Pop music punk rock", although Melody Maker took to calling it "electronica", a label which stuck as a genre category....
    ) - Theme song of Quantum Redshift
    Quantum Redshift

    Quantum Redshift is a futuristic racing game for the Xbox console, developed by Curly Monsters and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2002....
  • "Red Pill Blue Pill" 2003 (from Animatrix OST)
  • "UR / A Tear In The Open" 2005 Junkie XL's remix was included as the A-Side of Tiesto
    Tiësto

    Ti?sto is a Netherlands Trance music disc jockey and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes....
    's single
  • "Today" CDS 2006 (the title track from his 2006 release Today
    Today (Junkie XL album)

    Today is the fourth album by electronic music producer Junkie XL . It was released in 2006 and features vocals by Nathan Mader and acoustic guitar by Holkenborg on several of the tracks....
    )
  • "Colossus of Rhodes" a remix from the God of War 2 soundtrack, which was included as an extra on its release.he has also has had in Lumines II called Breezer
  • "More EP" inspired on the souds of the classic arcade game Pacman, #40 (US) Billboard: Global Dance Track
  • "More More
    More More

    Junkie XL's More EP included a variety of versions mixed by Tom himself, the song features singer Lauren Rocket from Rocket .The More More is released under the Artwerk label, a joint venture of EA and Nettwerk Music Group....
    "
  • "Cities in Dust" a cover of Siouxsie & The Banshees
    Siouxsie & the Banshees

    Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British Rock music band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin, the only constant members....
  • "Beating Back At You Vol 1 (More Progressive)" it includes "Roux", an exclusive track for Beatport
    Beatport

    OverviewBeatport is a United States-based online music store located in Denver, Colorado that specializes in electronic music, dance music and remixes....
    , and the Dub Mix of "Not Enough"
  • "Beating Back At You Vol 2 (More Techno)" it includes versions of "Prevent Confusion", an exclucive track for Beatport
    Beatport

    OverviewBeatport is a United States-based online music store located in Denver, Colorado that specializes in electronic music, dance music and remixes....
    , and "Zage" from the "Booming Back at You
    Booming Back at You

    Booming Back at You is the fifth studio album from Dutch musician, remixer and producer Junkie XL ....
    " album


Remixes

  • 1997 Fear Factory
    Fear Factory

    Fear Factory is an American heavy metal music band. The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes....
     - Burn
  • 1997 Fear Factory - Cyberdyne
  • 1997 Fear Factory - Refueled
  • 1997 Fear Factory - Genetic Blueprint
  • 1997 Fear Factory - Bionic Chronic
  • 1997 Dog Eat Dog
    Dog Eat Dog (band)

    Dog Eat Dog, an United States band originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, began in 1990 as part of the Hardcore punk music scenes of New York City and New Jersey....
     - Step Right In
  • 1998 3 Colours Red
    3 Colours Red

    3 Colours Red were a United Kingdom punk rock musical ensemble. They achieved their biggest record chart success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash and Feeder ....
     - Paralyse
  • 1998 Project Pitchfork
    Project Pitchfork

    Not to be confused with Projekt or Pro-jektProject Pitchfork is a electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany....
     - Carnival
  • 1998 (HED) P.E. - Serpent Boy
  • 1999 Fear Factory - Cars
  • 1999 Fear Factory - Descent
  • 1999 Kong
    Kong

    Kong is the Danish word for Monarch, but can also refer to the following:* A common Chinese surname kong...
     - Yèllow Mystiç
  • 1999 Soulfly
    Soulfly

    Soulfly is a Heavy metal music band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura guitarist and frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the influential Brazilian group in 1997....
     - Umbabarauma
  • 1999 Tanith
    Tanith

    Tanith is usually a female given name, which may refer to:...
     - T.A.N.I.T.H.
  • 2000 DJ Sandy vs. Housetrap - Overdrive
  • 2000 Shanks & Bigfoot - Sing-A-Long
  • 2000 Praga Khan
    Praga Khan

    Praga Khan is an early techno music musician. His Belgian New Beat style stems back to the 1980s when techno came out of the Belgian underground....
     - Power of The Flower
  • 2000 Junkie XL - Zeronotine
  • 2000 Way Out West
    Way Out West

    Way Out West can refer to one of the following items:* Way Out West - visit www.wayoutwestoregon.com* Way Out West , a progressive house duo from the United Kingdom...
     - UB Devoid
  • 2001 Ayumi Hamasaki
    Ayumi Hamasaki

    is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. Also called Ayu by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" due to her popularity and widespread influence in Japan....
     - Vogue
  • 2001 Conjure One
    Conjure One

    Conjure One is a Canada electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb....
     - Redemption
  • 2002 Natalie Imbruglia
    Natalie Imbruglia

    Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress.In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Willis in the popular Australian Soap opera Neighbours....
     - Beauty On The Fire
  • 2002 Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
     - A Little Less Conversation
    A Little Less Conversation

    "A Little Less Conversation" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Live a Little, Love a Little in 1968. It was released by RCA Victor as a single, but the release was only a moderate success, indicative of the diminishing returns of Presley's movie recordings at that time....
  • 2002 Fischerspooner
    Fischerspooner

    Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name comes directly from the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner....
     - Emerge
  • 2002 Rammstein
    Rammstein

    Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche H?rte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul Landers , Oliver Riedel , Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz ....
     - Feuer frei!
    Feuer frei!

    "Feuer Frei!" is a well-known song from the German musical band Rammstein. The title is from the command to start shooting in Germany military language....
  • 2003 Conjure One
    Conjure One

    Conjure One is a Canada electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb....
     - Center of The Sun
  • 2003 Syntax
    Syntax

    In linguistics, syntax is the study of the principles and rules for constructing Sentence s in natural languages. In addition to referring to the discipline, the term syntax is also used to refer directly to the rules and principles that govern the sentence structure of any individual language, as in "the Irish syntax"....
     - Pray
  • 2003 Dave Gahan - Dirty Sticky Floors
  • 2003 Infusion
    Infusion

    An infusion is the outcome of Wikt:steep plants with a desired flavour in water or edible oil.An infusion is very similar to a decoction but is used with herbs that are more volatile or dissolve readily in water, or release their active ingredients easily in oil....
     - Legacy
  • 2003 BT - Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)
  • 2003 Fear Factory - Edgecrusher
  • 2003 Junkie XL - Between These Walls
  • 2003 Junkie XL - Angels
  • 2003 Mylène Farmer
    Mylène Farmer

    Myl?ne Farmer born Myl?ne Jeanne Gautier is a France singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She has sold more than 25 million records and is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France....
     - XXL
  • 2003 Scissor Sisters
    Scissor Sisters

    The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award-nominated United States of America band that formed in 2001. Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the nightclub of New York City....
     - Mary
    Mary (song)

    "Mary" is a song by United States glam rock rock band Scissor Sisters and is the fourth track on their Scissor Sisters debut album . It was released as a single in October 2004 in the United Kingdom, peaking at #14 in the UK Singles Chart ....
  • 2004 Michael Bublé
    Michael Bublé

    Michael Steven Bubl? is a Canada big band vocalist and actor. He has won several awards, including a Grammy Award and multiple Juno Awards. While his first album reached the top ten in Lebanon, the United Kingdom and his home country of Canada, it achieved only modest chart success in the United States....
     - Spider-Man theme song
    Spider-Man theme song

    The theme song of the 1967 cartoon show Spider-Man has become a popular standard. The lyrics were written by Academy Awards winner Paul Francis Webster, while the music was composed by Robert "Bob" Harris....
  • 2004 Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
     - Outrageous
    Outrageous

    "Outrageous" is the fourth and final single released from Britney Spears' fourth studio album, In the Zone . The single was released during the second quarter of 2004....
  • 2004 Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys

    Beastie Boys are an American hip hop music group from New York City consisting of Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Mix Master Mike, who was first featured in the song "Three MC's and One DJ"....
     - Fight For Your Right
  • 2004 Ryukyu Underground - Seragaki
  • 2004 Sarah McLachlan
    Sarah McLachlan

    Sarah Ann McLachlan, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada musician, singer and songwriter.She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range....
     - World On Fire
    World on Fire (song)

    "World on Fire" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her Afterglow album . It was released as the third single off the album in 2004, with a music video directed by Sophie Muller....
  • 2005 Tiësto
    Tiësto

    Ti?sto is a Netherlands Trance music disc jockey and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes....
     - UR
    UR/A Tear in the Open

    Tom Holkenborg also known as Junkie XL remixed the track "UR" which appeared on Ti?sto's second studio album in 2004 entitled Just Be. The song originally features Matt Hales from Aqualung who wrote and sang the lyrics in the track and was later featured in Ti?sto's In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America compilation....
     
  • 2005 Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
     - And Then We Kiss
    And Then We Kiss

    "And Then We Kiss" is a song by United States pop music singer Britney Spears on her 2005 remix album, B in the Mix: The Remixes. It was composed by Barry P., Spears, and Taylor Michael Jarvis....
  • 2005 The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom
    Sh-Boom

    "Sh-Boom" is widely considered to be the first popular Doo-Wop song. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster & Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards and 1954 in music....
  • 2005 The Go Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
  • 2005 Culture Club
    Culture Club

    Culture Club were a Grammy Award-winning United Kingdom Pop music group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay , and Jon Moss ....
     - I'll Tumble 4 Ya
  • 2006 Niyaz
    Niyaz

    Niyaz is an Iranian musical trio. The group was created in 2005 by Disc jockey, programmer/producer and remixer Carmen Rizzo, vocalist and hammered dulcimer player Azam Ali, formerly of the group Vas , and Loga Ramin Torkian of the Iranian crossover group Axiom of Choice ....
     - Dilruba
  • 2006 Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an United States musician, composer, singer and Painting....
     - The Sims Theme
  • 2006 Coldplay
    Coldplay

    Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
     - Talk
    Talk (song)

    "Talk" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third album, X&Y. Built around a riff from Kraftwerk's 1981 song "Computer Love "....
  • 2006 Scissor Sisters
    Scissor Sisters

    The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award-nominated United States of America band that formed in 2001. Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and the nightclub of New York City....
     - Land of a Thousand Words
    Land of a Thousand Words

    "Land of a Thousand Words" is the second single taken from the American glam rock band, the Scissor Sisters' second album, Ta-Dah. It is the fifth track of Ta-Dah, and it was released on December 4, 2006 in the UK and Ireland....
  • 2006 Yonderboi
    Yonderboi

    L?szl? Fogarasi Jr. , aka Yonderboi, is a Hungarian composer.He experimented with music on his computer during high school. After his 16th birthday he sent a demo to "Juice Records"....
     - People Always Talk About The Weather
  • 2006 UNKLE
    UNKLE

    Unkle is a United Kingdom musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and has employed a variety of guest artists and producers....
     - Burn My Shadow
  • 2007 melody.
    Melody.

    is a female Japanese pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 2, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. melody. is friends with fellow Hawaii-born Japanese-American singer, Yuna Ito....
     - Feel The Rush
  • 2007 Fatboy Slim
    Fatboy Slim

    Norman Quentin Cook , better known by his stage name Fatboy Slim is a British disk jockey, big beat musician and Record producer. Cook has achieved considerable success in UK single and album charts, first as a member of the Housemartins and then most notably as Beats International, Freak Power, Fatboy Slim and The BPA....
     - Weapon of Choice
  • 2007 Avril Lavigne
    Avril Lavigne

    Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
     - Girlfriend
    Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)

    "Girlfriend" a song by Canada pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne, is the lead single from her third album, The Best Damn Thing . It was produced by Dr....
  • 2007 Junkie XL - Colossus of Rhodes
  • 2007 Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake

    Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
     - What Goes Around...
  • 2007 Junkie XL - More
  • 2007 Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
     - Gimme More
    Gimme More

    "Gimme More" is a song by American pop music singer Britney Spears. The song was recorded for her fifth album, Blackout . The song was written during Spears' second pregnancy....
  • 2008 Junkie XL - Cities in Dust
  • 2008 Junkie XL - Not Enough
  • 2008 Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)

    Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
     and Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake

    Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
     - 4 Minutes
    4 Minutes (Madonna song)

    "4 Minutes" is a song by United States singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy . It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008 by Warner Bros....
  • 2008 Eagles of Death Metal
    Eagles of Death Metal

    Eagles of Death Metal is an United States Garage rock/Alternative rock band formed by Jesse Hughes and Joshua Homme. Despite the name, Eagles of Death Metal is not a death metal band....
     - Don't Speak
  • 2008 Jape
    Jape (band)

    Jape are an Republic of Ireland Choice Music Prize-Choice Music Prize#Irish Album of the Year 2008 Electronic music–Rock music band from Dublin....
     - I Was A Man
  • 2008 Lisa Miskovsky "Still Alive" (Soundtrack for EA's new DICE game "Mirror's Edge")
  • 2009 Nami Tamaki Album- Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best
    Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best

    Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best is the remix album to be released by Japanese Pop singer; Nami Tamaki on March 25, 2009. The album is a compilation of Nami's singles, all remixed....
     (All Remixed Songs)


Featured games

  • The Need For Speed (1995)
  • Test Drive 5
    Test Drive 5

    Test Drive 5 is a cross-platform racing game, released on the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998. It is the fifth entry in the Test Drive series of video games....
     (1998)
  • Need for Speed: High Stakes
    Need for Speed: High Stakes

    Need for Speed: High Stakes is a 1999 racing game video game, developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It is part of the Need for Speed, once again featuring a host of exotic sport cars and tracks located in Western Europe and North America....
     (1999)
  • Gran Turismo 3 (2001)
  • Quantum Redshift
    Quantum Redshift

    Quantum Redshift is a futuristic racing game for the Xbox console, developed by Curly Monsters and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2002....
     (2002)
  • EVE Online
    EVE Online

    Eve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is player-driven persistent-world massively multiplayer online game set in a science fiction space setting....
     (2003)
  • Need for Speed: Underground
    Need for Speed: Underground

    Need for Speed: Underground is the seventh racing game in the Need for Speed developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003....
     (2003)
  • The Sims 2
    The Sims 2

    The Sims 2 is a strategy game life simulation game computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the List of best-selling video games#PC, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000....
     (2004)
  • Forza Motorsport
    Forza Motorsport

    Forza Motorsport is a sim racing video game developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system. It was shipped to stores on May 3 2005....
     (2005)
  • Destroy All Humans!
    Destroy All Humans!

    Destroy All Humans! is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ. It was released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems on June 21, 2005....
     (2005)
  • Burnout Legends
    Burnout Legends

    Burnout Legends is the fifth game in the popular Burnout franchise, specifically released for the PlayStation Portable on September 13, 2005, and the Nintendo DS on November 29, 2005....
     (2005)
  • The Matrix: Path of Neo
    The Matrix: Path of Neo

    The Matrix: Path of Neo is the third video game based on the Matrix series and the second developed by Shiny Entertainment. Players control the character Neo , participating in scenes from the films....
     (2005)
  • Need for Speed: Carbon
    Need for Speed: Carbon

    Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series....
     (2006)
  • God of War 2 (2007)
  • SSX Blur
    SSX Blur

    SSX Blur is a snowboarding video game, for up to 4 Players, published by EA Sports and developed by EA Montreal for the Wii video game console....
     (2007)
  • FIFA 08
    FIFA 08

    FIFA 08 is the next to latest installment of Electronic Arts' FIFA Series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label....
     (2007)
  • Need For Speed: Pro Street (2007)
  • Burnout Paradise
    Burnout Paradise

    Burnout Paradise by Criterion Games is the seventh game in the Burnout video game series. It was released in January 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on February 5, 2009 on Microsoft Windows....
     (2008)
  • FIFA Street 3
    FIFA Street 3

    FIFA Street 3 is a video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. It's the third game in the FIFA Street series. Electronic Arts confirmed that a third FIFA Street game was being developed for next-generation consoles to be released in 2008....
     (2008)
  • Mirror's Edge
    Mirror's Edge

    Mirror's Edge is a First person action-adventure game video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008....
     (2008)
  • The Sims 3
    The Sims 3

    The Sims 3 is an upcoming computer game in the popular and critically acclaimed The Sims franchise, originally created by Maxis and due for release on June 2, 2009 in North America and June 5, 2009 in Europe....
     (2009)
  • Fifa 2009 (2009)


External links

  • (official website)
  • at YouTube
    YouTube

    YouTube is a Video hosting service website where users can upload, view and share video clips. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005....
  • "", JIVE Magazine
    JIVE Magazine

    JIVE Magazine is a popular entertainment, technology, and urban culture magazine. It publishes features, reviews, editorials, photo galleries, and art productions on the web as well as quarterly in print....
    , May 2, 2005