- Adam Yauch
Adam Nathaniel Yauch, also known as MCA and Nathaniel Hörnblowér, is a founding member of hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys. Yauch was born August 5, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. Adam is also an only child. Yauch went to Bard College before dropping out. Yauch learned to play the bass, and played his first show with the Beastie Boys—then still playing hardcore punk in the vein of Reagan Youth—on his 17th birthday, … - Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American record producer. He is given credit for merging rap and heavy metal (now known as rapcore), as well as the "American series" albums with Johnny Cash. MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years." In addition to being a producer, he is a musician serving as the original DJ of the Beastie Boys, and a head of a record label, … - Money Mark
Mark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. Most of his work is underground. He also appears on the first Banyan album as the "Freeway Keyboardist". His first album, the relatively obscure "Mark's Keyboard Repair" (1995), was made up of keyboard driven pop-funk songs recorded at demo quality. It was followed up by the "Third Version EP" in 1996 and "Push the Button" in 1998. - Mix Master Mike
Mix Master Mike (born April 4, 1970 <sup></sup>) is an American turntablist and contributing member of the Beastie Boys. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Filipino extraction. His real name is Michael Schwartz. He was born in San Francisco, California. - Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons (born October 4 ,1957 in Queens, New York), is an African American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. Russell Simmons is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr and he is the older brother of Rev. Joseph Simmons, better known as "Run" of Run-DMC, and son of Daniel Simmons, Sr, … - Adam Horovitz
Adam Keefe Horovitz, also known as King Ad-Rock or Adrock, (born October 31 1966, in South Orange, New Jersey) is a rapper, guitarist, musician, producer, and actor. He is best known as a member of the pioneering rap group, the Beastie Boys. Horovitz began his musical career with a stint in the punk rock band, The Young and the Useless, who would often perform with the Beastie Boys. - Audio Two
Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of rapper Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for their first hit, the classic "Top Billin'". They are also the older brothers of female rap star MC Lyte. Their debut single "Make It Funky" was released in 1987, but it was the b-side "Top Billin'" that hit, making not only the group instant stars but a deep cultural impact on hip hop. - Princess Superstar
Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner, 1971) is an American rapper. Her musical style -a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica- is "flip flop", as she describes it. Her parents were psychologists, and they moved the family to Philadelphia, sending Kirschner to a private school named Germantown Academy. Kirschner was socially awkward, and claims her time in school was "from hell." She was a member of the Singing Club, … - Ricky Powell
Ricky Powell is a street photographer and host of the public access show, "Rappin' with the Rickster." He has a column in Mass Appeal Magazine called "Ricky Powell is... the Doloist". He was crowned "the Weegee of hiphop" by Fab 5 Freddy and immortalized in the Beastie Boys song, "Car Thief", in which Ad-Rock taunts: "Homeboy, throw in the towel... Yo' girl got dicked by Ricky Powell." - Marcelo D2
Marcelo D2 produced by Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato. The album mixed hip-hop with samba, and included a collaboration with will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas. The album was a hit, and led to an Acústico MTV performance, analogous to MTV Unplugged in the United States. The album was released with the English title in Asia, Europe, and North America. Finally, the album was promoted with a two-year tour. - Mike Mills
Mike Mills (born 1966 in Berkeley, CA.) is a film director/music video director and graphic designer. He graduated from Cooper Union in Lower Manhattan, New York City. He has created videos for such musical acts as Moby, Yoko Ono and Air. He has also worked as a graphic designer on promotional material and album covers for such acts as Beastie Boys, Beck, Sonic Youth, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. In addition he has created graphics for X-Girl, Marc Jacobs, … - Joey Chavez
Joey Chavez is an American Hip hop producer, from Los Angeles, California. Starting in the early 90's He is known in the underground Hip hop scene on production credits for Defari, Aceyalone, Phil Da Agony, Encore, Dilated Peoples, Boom Bap Project, Kool Keith and mainstream acts such as the Beastie Boys. He is currently in the group Sid Roams including Tavish 'Bravo' Graham. - Diana Eriksson
Hola peopz. I'm studying litterature at Stockholm's University... I'm aiming to be a screenwriter some beautiful day. I'm here to talk dirt and to be amused by you folks ! ! Pour tous les beaux gosses, faux pas hésiter à m'écrire! - Pedro Moises
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DJ Hurricane (born Wendell Fite) is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is known for his work as the Beastie Boys' DJ. He was a member of the groups Solo Sounds and The Afros and recorded three solo albums, featuring many well known artists such as the Beastie Boys and Talib Kweli. One of New York's premier hip-hop artists on the turntables, DJ Hurricane fostered his skills alongside Run D.M.C. in the Hollis, … - Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr. is an American record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with the Beastie Boys and Tone Loc. Born February 24 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, USA in 1963. Caldato played keyboards and percussion in various bands ("Soul Stick", "Wake", "Phaze" and "Phaze II"), and started a PA rental with his friend "Money" Mark Nishita. After building several own studios and touring Jamaica for a while, … - Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond, also known as Mike D (born November 201965), is a founding member of New York hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. Mike D raps, sings, and plays drums alongside fellow members Adrock, MCA and Mix Master Mike. - John King
John King, also known as "King Gizmo", is a music producer and one-half of the Los Angeles-based duo the Dust Brothers. He also founded the legendary New York recording studio the Chung King House Of Metal. As the Dust Brothers, King and Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson were noted for their dense sample-based music, notably on the Beastie Boys' 1989 album "Paul's Boutique", and later in 1996 with Beck's "Odelay". - Kate Schellenbach
Kate Schellenbach (born January 5 1966, in New York City, New York) was the drummer for The Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984, and drummed for Luscious Jackson until that band broke up in spring of 2000. Schellenbach was also the drummer for the New York all-girl punk band, the Lunachicks, during the summer of 1992. She was romantically linked to Josephine Wiggs. During their relationship they appeared on the cover of "The Advocate", … - Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda (born Abraham Charles Vigodah on February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor. Vigoda was born in New York City to Lena and Samuel Vigodah, Jewish immigrants from Russia. Vigoda gained fame through his supporting character roles, notably as mobster Sal Tessio in the 1972 movie "The Godfather". He later played Detective Sgt. Fish on the television series "Barney Miller" and its spinoff "Fish". - Glen E. Friedman
Glen E. Friedman (born 1962) is an American photographer and artist. - Tamra Davis
directed = Keep Your Eyes Open<br>Crossroads<br>Skipped Parts<br>Half Baked<br>Best Men<br>Billy Madison<br>CB4<br>GuncrazyTamra Davis (born January 22, 1962) is an American film director. She is known for directing films such as "Billy Madison" and "Half Baked" and television shows such as "My Name Is Earl" and "Everybody Hates Chris". She also directed the film "Crossroads", starring Britney Spears. - Beck Hansen
Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. With his pop collage of musical styles, oblique, ironic lyrics, and post-modern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, … - Buckwild
Buckwild is a popular Hip hop producer hailing from The Bronx, New York. Originally a DJ, Buck began producing after meeting MC/Producer Lord Finesse. He later joined Finesse's super-crew D.I.T.C., along with Showbiz and A.G., Diamond D, Fat Joe, O.C. and the late Big L. His first major exposure came when he produced the majority of O.C.'s 1994 underground classic "Word...Life", most notably the single "Time's Up". - Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks is an English comedian and author. Anthony Gordon Hawks, (born Hawksworth) who was born in Brighton and educated at Brighton College, first attempted to break into show business as a serious singer-songwriter, but it was with a novelty record that he had his first brush with fame. As leader of the trio Morris Minor and the Majors, in 1988 he reached number 4 in the UK charts with the Beastie Boys parody, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime)". - Darryl Jenifer
Darryl Jenifer (born October 22, 1960, in Washington, D.C.) is the bassist for hardcore punk band Bad Brains. Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys has praised Jenifer's playing, calling him an "unbelievable bassist." - Amery Smith
Amery Smith (also known as AWOL) is a drummer, currently associated with the Beastie Boys. He forms BS 2000 together with Beastie Boys' Ad Rock. Before that, he played the drums on Suicidal Tendencies' debut album, and was one of the forming members of Uncle Slam and The Brood, two other Venice based crossover thrash bands. - Jeremy Steig
Jeremy Steig, the son of "New Yorker" cartoonist William Steig, is notable as one of the few jazz flutists playing flute exclusively, as opposed to doubling from other woodwinds (others are Hubert Laws, James Newton, and, for most of his career, Herbie Mann). After a start in mainstream jazz, with albums with Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin, Steig became an early force in the jazz-rock fusion experiments of the late 1960s and early 70s. - Brody Dalle
Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski on January 1, 1979 in Geelong, Australia), is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers. She is currently a member of Spinnerette. When she was young, Dalle was expelled from four schools, and was sent to a Catholic girls' institution. The strict rules did not deter her antisocial and self-destructive behavior. - Alan Light
Alan Light is an American journalist who has been a rock critic for "Rolling Stone", an editor for "Spin", and a co-founder of "VIBE". Light grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his mother was a dance reviewer for the local newspaper. He graduated from Yale University in 1988, majoring in American Studies and writing his senior thesis on "Licensed to Ill" by the Beastie Boys. In 1993, he became the founding music editor of "VIBE" magazine, … - Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is a music mastering engineer who has worked with numerous bands. He has worked at Masterdisk, New York City, since 1977. His client list includes: * 3 Colours Red ("The Union of Souls"- 2004) * Aerosmith ("Done with Mirrors" - 1985) * Arrested Development ("3 Years, … - Mark Kamins
Mark Kamins is a New York club DJ. He is best known for helping launch the career of Madonna by presenting a demo to Seymour Stein of Sire Records. He also produced her first single "Everybody" in 1982. Kamins had bugged Stein about becoming a producer, but Stein said he had to find his own artists first; when he heard the demo of "Everybody", Stein had Madonna brought to the hospital where he was admitted to sign her. - Jabba
Jabba is a television personality who first made a name for himself as part of the launch of subscription television in Australia in 1995. He was a host for music television station "Red" on the now-defunct Galaxy subscription television network, before the channel changed its name to Channel [V]. - Josephine Wiggs
Josephine Wiggs is a lesbian indie/alternative rock musician, noted for parts in Perfect Disaster, The Breeders, and Dusty Trails. In 1988, Wiggs met Kim Deal when Perfect Disaster supported the Pixies in London. Deal, Tanya Donelly and Wiggs got together in December 1989 to form The Breeders, recording their first album, Pod, in 10 days with Steve Albini producing. Their next release was the Safari EP in 1992, followed by the platinum album Last Splash in 1993, … - Israel Horovitz
Israel Horovitz (born March 31, 1939 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is an American playwright and screenwriter. One of America's most celebrated dramatists, Israel Horovitz has written more than 50 produced plays, many of which have been translated and performed in more than 30 languages worldwide. Among his best-known plays are "Line" (which is now in its 33rd year of continuous performance at off-Broadway's 13th Street Repertory Theatre), … - Aaron Blitzstein
Aaron Blitzstein is an American television writer. He has written for shows including the Emmy nominated "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The Andy Milonakis Show", "Crank Yankers" and the FX series, "The Riches". He was also a contributing writer and Vice President of Creative at World Championship Wrestling. Prior to writing, he was part of the management team at Gold Mountain Entertainment that oversaw the careers of musical artists including Sonic Youth, … - Craig Kallman
Craig Kallman (born 1966) is Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records. He joined the company in 1991, when Atlantic acquired Kallman's independent Big Beat Records label. He advanced from Vice President to Executive Vice President in charge of Atlantic's entire A&R operation. In January 2002, he was named Atlantic Co-President. With the merger of Atlantic and Elektra Records in March 2004, Kallman was promoted to Co-Chairman/COO of the newly formed Atlantic Records Group. - Dillon Naylor
Dillon Naylor (1968-) is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and toy designer. He is the creator of the popular comics "Batrisha the Vampire Girl" appearing in the children's magazine "K-Zone", and "Rock 'n' Roll Fairies" appearing in the children's magazine "Total Girl".
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