Controller 7
Controller 7 | |
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| Birth name | Tommy McMahon |
| Born | San Jose, California |
| Origin | Berkeley, California |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Sampler, turntable |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | 6months, Bully Records, Wenod |
| Website | controller7 |
Controller 7 (born Tommy McMahon) is an underground hip hop producer from San Jose, California.
History
[edit]Controller 7 released the debut album Left Handed Straw in 2000. It was reissued on 6months in 2001.[1]
He has produced and remixed tracks for Anticon artists such as Sole, Sage Francis and Themselves.[2]
The Bumps mixtape was released in 2005.[3][4]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Left Handed Straw (2000)
- Bumps (2005)
- The Lost Tapes (1997-1998) (2007)
- Exhale01 (2020)
EPs
[edit]- Expansions (2003)
- Egg (2005)
Productions
[edit]- Sole - "Dismantling of Sole's Ego" "Furthermore" from Bottle of Humans (1999)
- Deep Puddle Dynamics - "Rainmen (Controller 7 Remix)" from The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? (1999)
- Sage Francis - "Specialist" from Personal Journals (2002)
- Themselves - "Mouthful (Matth and Controller 7 Remix)" from The No Music of AIFFS (2003)
- Sage Francis - "Agony in Her Body" from A Healthy Distrust (2005)
- Sole - "Predictions" "Crisis" from Live from Rome (2005)
Compilation appearances
[edit]- "Heckles from the Peanut Gallery" on Giga Single (2001)
- "Bunny Slippers" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
- "Shades of a Former You" "Reactionnary" "I Tried to Speak, But Couldn't" "Bad Blue (Last Chance)" on Lunch Money Singles (2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (November 2000). "Controller 7 - Left Handed Straw". Exclaim!.
- ^ Bertot, Sylvain (September 28, 2005). "Controller 7 - Interview" (in French). Pop News.
- ^ Purdom, Clayton (July 20, 2005). "Controller 7: Bumps". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ Miller, Derek (August 1, 2005). "Controller 7 - Bumps". Stylus Magazine.
External links
[edit]| Authority control databases: Artists |
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