Dennis White, also known as Latroit and Static Revenger, is an American electronic dance music producer, songwriter and DJ. In 2018 he won the Grammy award for 'Best Remixed Recording' for 'You Move' (Latroit Remix), originally by

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Biography

Static Revenger

As Static Revenger, he is best known for the ARIA double platinum certified release " I Like That" and "Happy People", which was charted by

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...

on Beatport as one of the top 10 Dance Music recordings of the decade. As an artist, writer, and producer, he has credits on over 3.5 million records sold worldwide, and seven number-one ''Billboard'' club chart remixes for artists such as Swedish House Mafia and Hans Zimmer. Before using the pseudonym 'Static Revenger', Dennis White got his start in dance music when introduced to Kevin Saunderson from the Detroit techno group Inner City, and was hired as the music director for the Inner City 'Big Fun' world tour from 1989 to 1990 and signing as one of the first artists on KMS Records, Saunderson's record label imprint. At the conclusion of the Big Fun tour, he went on to found the alternative pop band Charm Farm in Detroit, Michigan. Charm Farm released the album, ''Pervert'', on Mercury Records, scoring minor success with the single "Superstar" ( U.S. pop chart #89 in 1996), and performing shows with Detroit artists ranging from

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...

and

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, to Juan Atkins and Richie Hawtin. In addition to being an artist and producer, White composes for TV and film. He co-wrote "The Zing" with

Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of wh ...

, which featured the vocals of Sandler, Selena Gomez, CeeLo Green, and

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, and was the closing theme in the Sony Pictures film '' Hotel Transylvania'', which opened at number one at the US box office. In 2013, Dim Mak Records, which is owned by

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

, released "Back Off, Bitch!" by Static Revenger featuring Kay, followed by "Colors at Night" in early 2014.

Latroit

As Latroit, White has released recordings with Idris Elba, Inner City (band), Sam Sparro, and

Le Youth Wes James, better known by his stage name Le Youth, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer. He is known for combining R&B with 90's house music and he had a monthly radio show called Le Youth's Friday Night House Party on Capital Xt ...

. He has also remixed recordings for Depeche Mode, Deadmau5, and

Nile Rogers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

. The Latroit remix of "You Move" by

won the 2018 Grammy Award in the 'Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical)' category. Latroit's single, "Nice" was featured in the critically acclaimed Apple Phone XR global campaign.

Discography

As Static Revenger

Singles and EPs

Remixes

Music videos

As Latroit

Singles and EPs

Mixes

Remixes

References

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