Thunderheist
Thunderheist | |
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Thunderheist performing in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Montreal |
Genres | Electropop, Dance, Ghettotech |
Instrument(s) | Turntables, Electronic instrumentation/programming |
Years active | 2005 | -2010
Labels | Big Dada |
Members | Omolola Isis Salam Graham Bertie |
Thunderheist was an electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Thunderheist was made up of producer Graham Bertie (Grahmzilla) and Omolola Isis Salam (Isis).[1] The two began collaborating before they had ever met in person, sending MP3 files to each other over the Internet.[2] They were signed to and released one album on Big Dada. Thunderheist was founded in 2005 by Graham as an anonymous dance music side-project to his more hip-hop leanings as Metrix. They became a duo in August 2006 when Graham inadvertently sent Omolola a remix he was working on for a Spank Rock remix competition and she recorded a rap over it.[3] They've received moderate popularity for their track "Jerk It" featured in the 2008 film The Wrestler. Thunderheist was selected as the X3 Artist of the month by Aux.tv, CBC Radio 3 and Exclaim! Magazine for April 2009.[4] Their self-titled full-length was released March 31, 2009. They were nominated for a 2010 Juno Award in the Dance Recording of the Year category.[5] In 2010, Thunderheist confirmed on their website that they had gone their separate ways.[6]
Discography
Albums
- Thunderheist (March 31, 2009)
Singles
- "Bubblegum" (October 2007)
- "Jerk It" (July 2008)
- "Sweet 16" (2009)
- "Nothing 2 Step 2" (2009)
- "LBG (Little Booty Girl)" (November 2009)
References
- ↑ Jessica Wong "Funky duo Thunderheist joins musical showcase at TIFF". CBC News, December 2008.
- ↑ Miscellanynews.com[usurped]
- ↑ Ostroff, Joshua. "Toronto Electro Sensations Thunderheist Fight for Your Right to Party", Exclaim!, April 2009.
- ↑ "X3 Artist of the Month"
- ↑ Jonathan Dekel "Thunderheist, Great Lake Swimmers React to Juno Nominations", Spinner.com, March 2010
- ↑ Kate Harper "Thunderheist Breaking Up"[usurped], ChartAttack, March 2010
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