//GORILLAZ BIOGRAPHY//
The 'real' people behind the Gorillaz project
(NB with the Gorillaz music, there is often no clear line as to what is attributed to 'the Gorillaz' and what is attributed to collaborators as part of Gorillaz. The musicians section includes all musicians, producers, remixers, etc, who have worked on Gorillaz officially released tracks in any capacity)
To read a general history of the project, click here
Creators/Directors | ||
Damon Albarn CREATOR / MUSICAL DIRECTOR |
Jamie Hewlett CREATOR / VISUAL DIRECTOR |
Studio Musicians, Producers, Remixers etc (collaborators and those credited as Gorillaz) | ||
Damon Albarn VOX/KEYS/WRITING/GUITARS/MELODICA |
Junior Dan / Dan Left Hand BASS ON PHASE ONE TRACKS |
Tom Girling ENGINEER/PROTOOLS |
Jason Cox ENGINEER |
Dan The Automator PRODUCER OF DEBUT/EARLY B-SIDES |
Miho Hatori VOCALS ON DEBUT/EARLY B-SIDES |
Ibrahim Ferrer VOX:LATIN SIMONE(QUE PASA CONTIGO) |
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien RAP ON CLINT/RTH |
Tina Weymouth VOCALS ON 19/2000 |
Ed Case REMIXED THE REFIX OF CLINT |
Sweetie Irie RAP ON ED CASE REFIX AND DUB DUMB |
Curtis Lynch Jr. S.C. MIX, PRODUCED DRACULA |
Toby Whelan ASSISTANT ENGINEER ON DEBUT ALBUM |
James Dhring ASSISTANT ENGINEER: FLIM MUSIC/DVD |
Cass Browne CO-PRODUCED THE SOUNDER |
Phi Life Cypher (group) RAP ON CLINT EASTWOOD REMIX |
D-12 (group) RAP ON '911' |
Redman RAP ON GORILLAZ ON MY MIND |
Ben Brown DID A REMIX OF 19/2000 |
Damien Mendis DID SOULCHILD REMIX OF 19/2000 |
Stuart Bradbury DID SOULCHILD REMIX OF 19/2000 |
DJ Touché DID WISEGUYS MIX OF 19/2000 |
Laurence Diana ENGINEERED WISEGUYS 19/2000 |
Spacemonkeyz (group) GROUP BEHIND LAIKA COME HOME |
Dangermouse PRODUCED SECOND ALBUM |
De La Soul (group) RAP ON 'FEEL GOOD INC' |
U Brown SKANK ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Earl 16 SKANK ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Mike Smith HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Dennis Rollins HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Dominic Glover HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Jeff Scantlebury PERCUSSION ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Pete Collis PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ON LCH |
Stuart Zender BASS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Phil Soul BASS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Brian Pisce STRINGS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Kid Koala SCRATCHING ON DEBUT ALBUM |
Jaques Shythé CASTANETS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Martin Shaw HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME |
Terry Hall VOCALS ON LIL'DUBCHEFIN' / 911 |
The Bees (group) SOME INSTRUMENTS ON SECOND ALBUM |
Simon Katz ORGAN ON LIL' DUB CHEFIN' |
Roots Manuva VOCALS ON 'ALL ALONE' |
Shaun Ryder VOCALS ON 'DARE' |
Martina Topley-Bird VOCALS ON 'ALL ALONE' |
Ike Turner PIANO ON 'EVERY PLANET WE REACH IS DEAD' |
Booty Brown VOCALS ON 'DIRTY HARRY' |
London Community Gospel Choir VOCALS ON 'DEMON DAYS' |
San Fernandez Youth Chorus (?) VOCALS ON 'DIRTY HARRY' |
MF Doom VOCALS ON 'NOVEMBER HAS COME' |
Dennis Hopper VOCALS ON 'FIRE COMING OUT OF THE MONKEY'S HEAD' |
Neneh Cherry VOCALS ON 'KIDS WITH GUNS' |
Live Musicians / warm-up DJs | ||
Cass Browne DRUMMER |
Junior Dan / Dan Left Hand BASS |
Haruka Kuroda BACKING VOCALS |
Jamal Grey RAPPER ON US TOUR |
Phi Life Cypher (group) RAPPER ON PHASE ONE TOUR (NOT US LEG) |
Roberto Occhipinti BASS ON US TOUR |
Simon Katz GUITARS |
Mike Smith SAXOPHONE/KEYBOARDS |
Vaness Wu RAP ON GOLDEN MUSIC AWARDS SONG |
Stanley Huang RAP ON GOLDEN MUSIC AWARDS SONG |
Damon Albarn VOCALS/MELODICA/GUITAR |
Sweetie Irie LIVE APPEARANCE AT SCALA SHOW |
Ed Case LIVE APPEARANCE AT SCALA SHOW |
Darren Galea TURNTABLES/SCRATCHING |
Dan The Automator WARM-UP DJ ON US LEG OF TOUR |
Gorillaz Voice Actors | ||
Phil Cornwell VOICE OF MURDOC |
Haruka Kuroda VOICE OF NOODLE |
Damon Albarn VOICE OF 2D |
Unknown Russel actor RUSSEL: APEX TAPES,INTERVIEWS, ETC |
Nelson De Freitas (?) POSSIBLY ALSO DOES 2D |
Remi Kabaka RUSSEL ON GORILLA BITES |
Visual / Writers : website, tour visuals , videos, pictures etc | ||
Jamie Hewlett LEAD ARTIST |
Zombie Flesh Eaters (company) HEWLETT'S CO:ART,WEBSITE,DESIGN,ETC |
Cass Browne CO-WROTE DOCUMENTARY/SITE TOUR |
Passion Pictures (company) ANIMATORS / PRODUCTION OF VIDEOS |
XL Video (company) PUT TOGETHER TOUR VISUALS WITH ZFE |
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