Girl Talk is the pseudonym of DJ and remixer Greg Gillis. A Pittsburgh native who works as a biomedical research engineer during the day, Gillis channels his other creative energies into Girl Talk, whose sample-based dance tracks have made him the John Oswald of the mash-up generation: each of his songs are built on recognizable samples of recent hit singles, recontextualized into an entirely new piece. Not just a geeky studio boffin, Gillis is also a manic, intense live performer known for his high-speed exhortations into the mic and tendency to strip to his underwear on-stage while dancing circles around his laptop and DJ setup. Mix the likes of M.I.A, LCD Soundsystem, Kanye West with Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters and add a splash of Madonna, Stevie Wonder, James Brown - you get Girl Talk. If you want to rock ur socks off, what better way to begin 2008 than with a night with Girl Talk.
Dec 30th Lorne, Australia - Falls Festival
Dec 31st Marion Bay, Australia - Falls Festival
Jan 1st Sydney, Australia - Field Day Festival
Jan 3rd Brisbane, Australia - The Troubador
Jan 5th Busselton, Australia - Southbound Festival
Jan 10th Sydney, Australia - Oxford Arts Factory
Jan 11th Melbourne, Australia - Miss Libertine
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