Theo Keating, also known as Fake Blood and Touché, is an English DJ, musician and music producer
who made his name as one half of
the Wiseguys
The Wiseguys were a British electronic duo active in the mid to late 1990s. They produced the song " Start the Commotion", which was featured in a Mitsubishi TV advertisement, as well as the films ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie
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, a British
hip hop/
big beat
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group, together with Paul Eve. Some of their best-known songs are "
Start the Commotion" and "
Ooh La La" (not to be confused with the
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser).
Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, their ...
song of the same name), which were used in commercials for
Mitsubishi
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Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...
and
Budweiser
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, respectively. Keating's current project is a duo called
the Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts are an English electronic music duo composed of Theo Keating and Simon William Lord, formed in 2006. They are currently signed to Southern Fried Records in the UK and IAMSOUND Records in North America. Keating and Lord had pre ...
where he performs with
Simon William Lord
Simon William Lord is an English songwriter, record producer and musician. Lord was a member of the group Simian on vocals/guitar and now produces music as Lord Skywave. He is one half of the Black Ghosts, and records with the producer Lukid as ...
, formerly a founding member of rock band
Simian
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.
Keating is also a popular house and electro DJ and producer, under the name Fake Blood. He has released several successful productions and remixes as Fake Blood, including his 2009 release "
I Think I Like It". In 2009, Fake Blood featured on an episode of BBC Radio 1's ''
Essential Mix
The ''Essential Mix'' is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 and 2:00 a.m. UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the ''Essential Mix'' features contemporary DJs and music producer ...
''.
In May 2012, Fake Blood announced plans on his Facebook page about a new 3-track EP. Later, in July 2012, he stated that the album ''Cells'' would be released in the autumn. It featured brand new tracks and its first single, "Yes/No" was released in August as an EP, followed up by the second single "All in the Blink" later in the year.
The full-length album ''Cells'' was officially released in September 2012.
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Extended plays
Singles
Remixes
References
External links
Fake Blood's March 2009 Essential Mix
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Living people
Big beat musicians
Club DJs
English dance musicians
English DJs
English electronic musicians
English record producers
Remixers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Electronic dance music DJs