Girl Talk

Get ready for an exciting dose of musical madness as your favorite man is hitting the road with a brand new line up of shows. Popularly known as Girl Talk, Greg Gillis is a master musician who creates dance ready tunes and irresistible musical compositions from combinations of different songs. He uses mashup and different editing techniques to create a sound that is loved by every party lover of America and beyond. His rock-star persona adds more glam to Girl Talk phenomenon, thus he enjoys an extensive fan base all over the world.

When DJ and remixer Greg Gillis takes on the mics under the pseudonym Girl Talk, he makes sure that everyone in the house will dance to his tunes. Even the ones that are not regular partygoers love his style and appreciate his talent. During the day, he works as a biomedical research engineer and in nights, he rocks the audience with sensational music.

A Pittsburgh native, Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk emerged from the underground scene and reached a cult status in mainstream music with blockbuster records and gates shattering concerts. There were times when he used to play shows for maximum of 30 people in half-empty basements, but today; he can be seen performing in the biggest music festivals, sellout concerts and grand nightclubs. As he triggers music samples and creates new and old mixes from his hard drive, the audience goes wild. However, the magic is not limited to live performances only, Girl Talk's albums sales also hints as his ever-increasing fan base.

Gillis started making music during his student years. He studied at Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, Pittsburgh and later at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. His early stint in the industry was based on a few collaborative efforts. However, when he started his solo project Girl Talk, no one initially took notice of the impeccable talent of this student of biomedical engineering. Slowly, things started to change and Gillis' developed a market for his music.

Girl Talk's first album came out in 2002 tiled Secret Diary. It was a highly conceptualized album and did not meet the good expectations. His second release, Unstoppable, earned him some fan base and great respect on the Illegal Art record company's roster. A considerable amount of nightlife freak especially liked his experiment with sample-based remixes.

Gillis released a number of vinyl record EPs like Stop Cleveland Hate and Bone Hard Zaggin as well but the first major breakthrough came for him when his album, Night Ripper, released in 2006. The album earned him widespread popularity and his remixes became the talk of the town. The album made it to the best albums list of 2006 by Rolling Stone, Blender, SPIN, Pitchfork and other leading magazines. He also became winner of the Wired magazine Rave Award for creating innovate music.

The fan base of Girl Talk further multiplies when his fourth studio album, Feed the Animals did massive business. The album won many honors including a number four spot on Time's Top 10 Albums of 2008 and good rankings by Rolling Stone and Blender magazine.

Besides albums, Girl Talk's spread his opinion in favor of remixed songs through other means also. From his appearance on 2007 documentary, Good Copy Bad Copy, about the current state of copyright and culture to his mention in Brett Gaylor's RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a call to overhaul copyright laws; Gillis had been both appreciated and criticized for his work. Some people criticized his stripping acts during concerts while some did not approve the act of mashup and digital sampling. However, his fans always stood beside him and gave him thumps up for every new venture.

Girl Talk creates music that is both Rock and pop-oriented. He takes at least dozen elements into consideration for creating a single song. He took musical pieces from different songs and arranges them on his lap top in such a way that overall result turns out to be something exceptional and bombastic. He has travelled the world over with his unique musical style and earned great response from UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, France, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Mexico, Denmark, Sweden and his very own United Sates of America. His popularity can be best judged by the fact that every date on his 2007 North American tour was sold out.

Girl Talk performs roughly 200 live shows every year including major concert venues and hottest nightclubs. Not to forget his regular appearances in different festivals. His past performances at Virgin, All Points West, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Bonnaroo and DEMF were highly appreciated. However, the future brings more excitement for his fans. He is now set for many new shows and the fans are going crazy to grab Girl Talk tickets before everyone else can do so. We have reserved many of these for you, so buy these and get ready for the heavy dose of music. He will definitely excite you and make you yell for more!