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Rob Overseer (who publishes his music under just his last name) is an English
England

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 DJ/producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, born in Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
 whose works have been included in soundtracks for Animatrix, Snatch, Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday is a 1999 in film directed by Oliver Stone featuring an ensemble cast, consisting of Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine, John C....
 and The Girl Next Door, as well as video games like 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....
, NFL Gameday 2004, several Matchstick Productions ski films, and Stuntman
Stuntman (video game)

Stuntman is a video game for PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance that was produced by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari.The game focuses around the career of a motion-picture stunt double....
, among others. His songs are also frequently used in TV commercials such as Hairdo for Vodafone
Vodafone

Vodafone is a mobile network operator with its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about ?75 billion ....
 which featured his song Velocity Shift or the Endeavor commercial for Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi

The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy....
, which featured Horndog.






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Rob Overseer (who publishes his music under just his last name) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 DJ/producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, born in Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
 whose works have been included in soundtracks for Animatrix, Snatch, Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday is a 1999 in film directed by Oliver Stone featuring an ensemble cast, consisting of Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J, Matthew Modine, John C....
 and The Girl Next Door, as well as video games like 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....
, NFL Gameday 2004, several Matchstick Productions ski films, and Stuntman
Stuntman (video game)

Stuntman is a video game for PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance that was produced by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari.The game focuses around the career of a motion-picture stunt double....
, among others. His songs are also frequently used in TV commercials such as Hairdo for Vodafone
Vodafone

Vodafone is a mobile network operator with its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about ?75 billion ....
 which featured his song Velocity Shift or the Endeavor commercial for Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi

The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy....
, which featured Horndog. Also, the MTV show Maui Fever
Maui Fever

Maui Fever is a reality series, created by Morgan J. Freeman for Music Television. Filmed on location in Maui over a three month period, the show explored the real lives of several young haole friends living in the Kaanapali area....
 features his single Horndog in the opening credits.

Wreckage

Wreckage
Wreckage

Wreckage is the first album by United Kingdom DJ/Record producer Overseer. Most of its tracks have been featured in an advertisement, film, Trailer , or television show....
 was released in the US in 2003. The UK release of this album was plagued with many difficulties that led to a six month delay in its release, prompting Rob to move to new management at the end of 2005. The album received next to no publicity with both press and radio deriding the music as dated big beat.

2006

2006 was set to bring a new Overseer album according to by Rob. However the album was not released in 2006 and is now expected for 2008 instead. The album is as of yet untitled, but it is expected to contain Skylight, a track that featured on the Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity, is a 2004 in film vampire films, Marvel Comics action film, screenplay and film director by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films....
 soundtrack.

The current status of this album is spoken about , the key phrase being "I'm afraid you won't be surprised to learn that things are gonna be held up for a little while"", which does not bode well given previous events (see above).

Rob also records with singer/songwriter Rachael Gray. They first worked together on the track "Sparks" which appeared on the Overseer album "Wreckage" on the Columbia label. Following the success of Sparks, work began on a full album project under the name Kanute. Also, former UFC fighter Ken Shamrock used Rob's "Slayed
Slayed

"Slayed" is a single by the Big Beat artist Overseer from his album Wreckage. It was used by Ken Shamrock as his entrance theme on his last two fights in UFC....
" as his entrance theme on his last two fights. In addition, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua used this song as his entrance song for UFC 76 as well as Keith Jardine for UFC 89.

Genre

Overseer's style is most frequently described as Big Beat
Big beat

Big beat is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the music of The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Propellerheads and The Prodigy that relied on beat-driven, drum-heavy mixes....
.

Discography


All Overseer releases failed to chart.

Albums

  • Wreckage
    Wreckage

    Wreckage is the first album by United Kingdom DJ/Record producer Overseer. Most of its tracks have been featured in an advertisement, film, Trailer , or television show....
     (2003 - Columbia
    Columbia Records

    Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
    )
  • Wreckage (2005 - When! Records)


EPs and Singles

  • The Zeptastic (1996) - Soundclash
  • Hit the Tarmac (1998) - Soundclash
  • Baris/Droppin' It (1998) - Soundclash
  • Everything Louder Than Everything Else (2000) - Columbia
    Columbia Records

    Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
  • Horndog (2003)
  • Screw Up (2005) - 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....
  • Velocity Shift
    Velocity Shift

    "Velocity Shift" is a single by the Big Beat artist Overseer from his album Wreckage. It is well known for being an adrenaline pumping, ambient tune. It was featured in the 2004 film, Blade: Trinity....
     (2005) - 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....
  • Horndog/Doomsday (2005) - When! Records
  • Invincible Love (2007)


Remixes

  • Adam F. feat. MOP - "Stand Clear" (Overseer Retake) - (2002)
  • Kaiser Chiefs
    Kaiser Chiefs

    Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band who formed in 1997. Hailing from Leeds, the group consists of vocalist Ricky Wilson , guitarist Andrew White , bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick Baines, and drummer Nick Hodgson....
     - "I Predict a Riot
    I Predict a Riot

    "I Predict a Riot" is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album Employment . It was originally released as their second single on 1 November 2004, and was the band's first release on the B-Unique Records label....
    " (Overseer Remix)     - (2005)
  • Overseer - "Slayed" (Kostas Petropoulos Mix) - (2005)


Compilation appearances

  • Blade: Trinity
    Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity, is a 2004 in film vampire films, Marvel Comics action film, screenplay and film director by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films....
     OST     (2004) - Velocity shift
  • Blade: Trinity
    Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity, is a 2004 in film vampire films, Marvel Comics action film, screenplay and film director by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films....
     OST     (2004) - Silva Screen: Skylight
  • The Animatrix
    The Animatrix

    The Animatrix is a collection of nine animation short films released in June 3, 2003, and set in the Matrix of The Matrix ....
     OST     (2000) - Supermoves (Animatrix remix)
  • Need For Speed Underground - Supermoves
  • TOCA Touring Car series
    TOCA Touring Car series

    TOCA is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters, initially focusing specifically on Touring car racing but more recently expanding to cover a wide variety of motorsport....
     (PSOne game)     - Supermoves
  • SSX3 - Screw up
  • Gran Turismo 3 - Stompbox
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
    Shaun White Snowboarding

    Shaun White Snowboarding is a Sports game video game for Windows, Xbox 360, Wii and the PlayStation 3 systems. It was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft....
     - Stompbox


See also

  • Andy Hunter
    Andy Hunter°

    Andy HunterDegree symbol is a British Christian Disc jockey and composer of Electronic dance music....
  • The Chemical Brothers
    The Chemical Brothers

    The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons . Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted United States Dust Brothers, but the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995....
  • The Crystal Method
    The Crystal Method

    The Crystal Method is an United States electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and a few other acts, they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and one of its few American proponents....
  • 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....
  • Fluke
    Fluke (band)

    Fluke are an English electronic music group formed in the late 1980s by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier with Julian Nugent as the band's manager....
  • The Juan Maclean
    The Juan MacLean

    John MacLean, also known as The Juan MacLean, is an United States electronic musician....
  • Utah Saints
    Utah Saints

    Utah Saints are a Dance music band based in Leeds, England. The music is record producer by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live....


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