Team9
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Team9 is the work of the English
-Australian producer Neil Mason. Most of their work are unauthorized mashups.
Team9 formed in 1997 as a five piece band and released two album
s, Gas and Air in 1999 and My Tape Machine in 2002. Originally playing guitar based pop, by 2002 Team9 were incorporating samples, loops and synths into their production. Having slowly devolved over three years into a one man outfit, Team9 played in the web based bootleg scene for a number of years before getting more involved in late 2004.
Throughout 2005, Team9 featured on Live 105 and Indie 103 in the US
, Qui FM and NRJ in France, BBC Radio 1
and the Remix and Rinse shows on XFM
in the UK
. They have also had tracks featured in magazines such as Blender
, Spin
, NME
, Zoo and GQ
.
2005 finished with Team9 collaborating on a Green Day
mash up album titled 'American Edit
by Dean Gray', with San Francisco's Party Ben
. Within ten days Warner Music
sent Party Ben and Team9 a cease and desist
order, whereupon the album was removed from the American Edit site. The resulting media coverage from MTV
, NME, NBC
and the blogosphere
spawned a protest day dubbed 'Dean Gray Tuesday'.
In 2006, Team9 collaborated with the Stereogum
blog to create an album of mash ups. Dubbed Mysplice 06, the album used selected high profile tracks from the year hand picked by Stereogum. Team9 and Stereogum have made it an annual tradition, and have so far released three more albums: Mysplice 2.0, Mysplice III and Mysplice 4. In 2007, under the name 'The Found Sound Orchestra', Team9 collaborated with comedian David Cross
on a cover version
of "Fitter Happier" by Radiohead
. The track was featured on Stereogum's OKX
tribute album
. Team9 followed this up by making a Found Sound Orchestra EP available to download from their site.
In November 2007, Team9 were selected as one of the acts to feature on Triple J
's Next Crop. The feature track "As We Travel" was also included on a compilation album
called Beach Suite, available in Australia on the Suite Musique label. At the same time Team9 also made a 7 track EP available on the Team9 site for free download.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-Australian producer Neil Mason. Most of their work are unauthorized mashups.
Team9 formed in 1997 as a five piece band and released two album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, Gas and Air in 1999 and My Tape Machine in 2002. Originally playing guitar based pop, by 2002 Team9 were incorporating samples, loops and synths into their production. Having slowly devolved over three years into a one man outfit, Team9 played in the web based bootleg scene for a number of years before getting more involved in late 2004.
Throughout 2005, Team9 featured on Live 105 and Indie 103 in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Qui FM and NRJ in France, BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and the Remix and Rinse shows on XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. They have also had tracks featured in magazines such as Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
, Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Zoo and GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
.
2005 finished with Team9 collaborating on a Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
mash up album titled 'American Edit
American Edit
American Edit is a mashup album released by Party Ben and Team9 under the shared alias Dean Gray. Its primary basis is the Green Day album American Idiot — the name "Dean Gray" is a spoonerism of "Green Day." If the name "Dean Gray" had been spelled as "Dean Grey," it would have been an anagram of...
by Dean Gray', with San Francisco's Party Ben
Party Ben
Party Ben is a DJ in San Francisco who spent many years working at local radio station Live 105 and is one of the more notable figures in the mashup scene.-Mashups:...
. Within ten days Warner Music
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
sent Party Ben and Team9 a cease and desist
Cease and desist
A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity and not to take it up again later or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization....
order, whereupon the album was removed from the American Edit site. The resulting media coverage from MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, NME, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and the blogosphere
Blogosphere
The blogosphere is made up of all blogs and their interconnections. The term implies that blogs exist together as a connected community or as a social network in which everyday authors can publish their opinions...
spawned a protest day dubbed 'Dean Gray Tuesday'.
In 2006, Team9 collaborated with the Stereogum
Stereogum
Stereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
blog to create an album of mash ups. Dubbed Mysplice 06, the album used selected high profile tracks from the year hand picked by Stereogum. Team9 and Stereogum have made it an annual tradition, and have so far released three more albums: Mysplice 2.0, Mysplice III and Mysplice 4. In 2007, under the name 'The Found Sound Orchestra', Team9 collaborated with comedian David Cross
David Cross
David Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
on a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Fitter Happier" by Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
. The track was featured on Stereogum's OKX
OKX
Stereogum Presents... OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer is a free, downloadable tribute album to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer. The tribute album features songs by a variety of bands including the Cold War Kids, Vampire Weekend, My Brightest Diamond, and The Twilight Sad...
tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
. Team9 followed this up by making a Found Sound Orchestra EP available to download from their site.
In November 2007, Team9 were selected as one of the acts to feature on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's Next Crop. The feature track "As We Travel" was also included on a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
called Beach Suite, available in Australia on the Suite Musique label. At the same time Team9 also made a 7 track EP available on the Team9 site for free download.