DJ Cummerbund (born April 1, 1990) is an American mashup artist, DJ, and producer from Long Island, New York.
Career
DJ Cummerbund began uploading mashups to YouTube in 2014.
His 2016 mashup
Freaktender - combining
Foo Fighters' "The Pretender" with
Rick James' "
Super Freak" - was praised by Foo Fighters, who briefly incorporated elements of it into live performances.
Another widely circulated mashup blended
Ozzy Osbourne's "
Crazy Train" with Earth, Wind & Fire's "September," and was covered by several music outlets.
In 2020, Cummerbund won a Webby Award in the Video Remixes/Mashups category for "Play That Funky Music Rammstein", which combined Rammstein's "Du Hast" with Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music." His acceptance speech referenced professional wrestler Randy Savage, whose audio and video clips often appear in his work.
Notable collaborations
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With The B-52s: In 2021, Cummerbund's mashup "Shaxicula", a mix of the B-52s' "Love Shack," Britney Spears' "Toxic", and Rob Zombie's "Dragula" went viral on TikTok and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Audio Mashup.
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With Alanis Morissette: In 2024, to promote her Triple Moon Tour with Joan Jett, DJ Cummerbund produced the mashup "Hate Myself for Loving You Oughta Know," combining Morissette’s "You Oughta Know" with Joan Jett’s "I Hate Myself for Loving You," and including a snippet of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
Awards and nominations
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