Sam Spiegel (musician)

Sam Spiegel (also known as Squeak E. Clean) is an Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan. Such collaborations
American producer/DJ/composer from New York who earned Spiegel the title Hot Star Magnet on Rolling
grew up in Manhattan and Westchester County.
Stone's annual Hot List in 2008.[3] The album was a
As a child, Sam studied classical voice, cello, and ute, conscious eort by NASA to show[1]how people can be
brought together by music and art.
but by his teens, he enjoyed hip hop music.
In addition to creating his own material, Spiegel has The Spirit of Apollo took over ve years to create, and
worked with musicians such as Ben Lee, Maroon 5, some songs required N.A.S.A. to wait[2]up to three years
Del tha Funkee Homosapien, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. for collaborators schedules to match. It was nally re17, 2009, and received generally faHe has also scored commercials for companies includ- leased on February
[6]
vorable
reviews.
N.A.S.A.'s
music also appears in the
ing Converse, Levis, Reebok, ESPN, T Mobile, Jose
video
game
DJ
Hero,
in
a
mash-up
with Daft Punk's Da
Cuervo, and Saturn, and his production company scored
[2]
Funk.
[1]
the video game Skate 2. Though he attempts to create
music free of record label restraints, Spiegel also licenses
his songs whenever possible so as to maximize exposure
for his work.[2]

2 Maximum Hedrum

Spiegel is brother of lm director Spike Jonze. They collaborated on the Adidas TV commercial Hello Tomorrow,
for which Sam Spiegel created the score sung by Jonzes
then-girlfriend Karen O. The titular song briey reached
#1 on the iTunes singles chart.[3] Spiegel also wrote the
score for Jonzes 2010 short lm I'm Here.[4][5]

Spiegel is currently working on a new project, Maximum Hedrum, collaborating with Harold Faltermeyer
and Derrick Green (of Sepultura). In 2011 Keep In
Touch (Feel Me)" feat. George Clinton, was licensed to
a BlackBerry commercial. In November 2012 Keep In
Touch (Feel Me)" and Synthesize, two tracks from the
upcoming album, were released commercially on iTunes
and Amazon.com and as free downloands via Soundcloud
and Facebook. Synthesize was featured in Girl Skateboards lm, Pretty Sweet.[7][8]

Sam Spiegel most recently worked on a psycho-opera,

entitled Stop The Virgens, spearheaded by his good
friend and front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen
O . The show has been dubbed as an assault on the tragic
joys of youth. The opera premiered at St. Anns Warehouse in Brooklyn on October 12 for 8 performances,
concluding on October 22. It was produced The Creators Project and directed by the amazing Adam Rapp.
The opera serves as a live version of the songs from an album that Sam produced and wrote with Karen. Sam and
Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner served as musical
directors. Also contributing to the original live experience were musicians Money Mark, the YYYs drummer
Brian Chase, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of the
Greenhornes/Racanteours as well as sound design by Andres Velasquez.

3 Commercial & Other Work

On August 18, 2010, The Standard New York Hotel
was the setting for a harmonically synchronized light and
sound show produced by Spiegel. The Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular featured a fashion show on the
street level while inside the hotel, 66 dancers performed
choreography synchronized with fast-paced lighting patterns set to Spiegels music score in 150 dierent rooms,
using the glass walls of the hotel to display a multi-oor
show, highlighting that years Fall styles.

N.A.S.A.

Spiegel was pivotal to the project as he not only created the score but brought together many of the other
contributing artists as well. The show featured the creative direction of Mother New York, the directors at
LEGS, lighting choreographers at Bionic League (who
have worked with Daft Punk & Kanye West), and the
dance choreographer Sir Ryan Hengton.

Spiegel worked with Brazilian DJ Zegon under the name

N.A.S.A. (North America/South America). Their debut
album, The Spirit of Apollo, includes Kanye West, Karen
O and Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lykke Li, John
Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits, Nina
Persson of The Cardigans, George Clinton, David Byrne, Spiegel was the music director for Kanye West's critically
M.I.A., RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and Ol' acclaimed 2008 world Glow in the Dark Tour.
1

Film Credits

Yeah Right! by Girl Skateboards

Release Date: 2003
Directors: Spike Jonze and Ty Evans
Original Music: Sam Spiegel
Hot Chocolate by Chocolate Skateboards
Release Date: 2004
Directors: Spike Jonze, Ty Evans, Cory Weincheque
Original Music: Sam Spiegel
Pretty Things
Release Date: 2005
Director: Liz Goldwyn
Original Music: Sam Spiegel
City. Park City.
Release Date: 2006
Directors: Jim Mangan and Whitey McConnaughy
Original Music: Sam Spiegel
Warren Millers O The Grid
Release Date: 2006
Director: Max Bervy
Original Music: Sam Spiegel
Warren Millers Playground
Release Date: 2007
Director: Max Bervy
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and 2Mex
The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down
Release Date: September 11th, 2007
Director: Paul Sapiano
Starring: Cricket Leigh, Kat Turner, and John McGarr
Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King Cover by Sam
Spiegel

PRODUCER DISCOGRAPHY

Cop Out
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Bruce Willis and Tracy Chapman
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Harold Faltermeyer
Absolut I'm Here
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Andrew Gareld, Sienna Guillory
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Brent Nichols
Jackass 3D
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Director: Je Tremaine
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O
Music: If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be
Tough (cover by Sam Spiegel and Karen O.) by Roger
Allan Wade, Corona (Jackass Opera Mix by Sam
Spiegel) by The Minutemen
Mourir Aupres De Toi
Release Date: 2011
Directors: Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn
Writer: Olympia Le-Tan
Starring: Spike Jonze, Pierre Le-Tan, and Soko
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Release Date: October 25, 2013
Directors: Je Tremaine
Writer: Je Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze
Starring: Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G. Murder

5 Video Game Credits

Fully Flared by Lakai

Release Date: December 7th 2007
Directors: Ty Evans, Spike Jonze, Cory Weincheque
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

EA Skate Mike Carrol Video by Girl Skateboards

Release Date: September 14, 2007
Production Company: Black Box
Music: Squeak E. Clean

Beautiful Losers
Release Date: August 2nd 2008
Directors: Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard
Starring: Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson,
Harmony Korine
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

Skate 2
Release Date: January 21, 2009
Production Company: Black Box
Music: Squeak E. Clean

We Were Once A Fairytale

Release Date: June 24th 2009
Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Kanye West
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder
Whip It
Release Date: October 2nd 2009
Director: Drew Barrymore
Starring: Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, and Kristen Wiig
Music: Lollipop (Squeak E. Clean/Desert Eagles Mix)
by The Chordettes

Blitz: The League

Music: Fatlip Todays Your Day (Whachagonedu?)
(produced by Sam Spiegel)

6 Producer Discography
Squeak E. Clean presents Bald Head Slick (aka
Guru)/2Mex I Win, U Lose/Once-Again(Single)
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Label: Dim Mak Records
Producer: Sam Spiegel

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Fatlip - The Loneliest Punk
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Label: Delicious Vinyl
Producer, Todays Your Day and Freaky Bumps:
Sam Spiegel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Release Date: March 28, 2006
Label: Interscope Records
Producer: Sam Spiegel
Donavon Frankenreiter - Move By Yourself
Release Date: June 6, 2006
Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.
Producer, Turn On Your Heart (Single): Sam Spiegel
Swollen Members Black Magic
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Label: Battle Axe Records
Producer, Go To Sleep: Sam Spiegel
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Label: Lies Records
Producer, Courtship Dating, Through the Hosiery,
Black Panther: Sam Spiegel
Donavon Frankenreiter - Pass It Around
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.
Producer, Life, Love, and Laughter: Sam Spiegel

Notable Commercial Work

Adidas Hello Tomorrow

Release Date: 2005
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day SF
Director: Spike Jonze
Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Karen O.
Awards: Gold Lion for Best Music at Cannes 2005, Best
Original Music at AICP 2006
Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular
Event Date: August 18, 2010
Agency: Mother NY
Director: LEGS
Original Score: Sam Spiegel
VFX: Bionic League
Choreographer: Ryan Hengton
Sci- Channel Human Suit
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Albert Kodagolian
Original Music: Sam Spiegel, Kelley Logsdon, and Brent
Nichols
Awards: Silver Clio for Original Music at the Clio Awards
2006

8 References
[1] Beer, Je (2009-03-10). Squeak E. Clean Mixes Business with Pleasure. Creativity. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
[2] Ferreiro, Laura (2009-02-10). N.A.S.A.'s DJ Squeak E.
Clean: Ready for Lifto. LA Weekly. Retrieved 200903-12.
[3] O'Donnell, Kevin. Hot Star Magnet: Sam Spiegel.
Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
[4] http://imheremovie.tumblr.com/post/379683378/
three-questions-to-aska
[5] http://www.imheremovie.com/#
[6] N.A.S.A.: The Spirit Of Apollo (2009): Reviews.
Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
[7] http://soundcloud.com/maximum-hedrum
[8] http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/
la-et-ms-sam-spiegel-maximum-hedrum-20121129,0,
7374273.story

9 External links
Squeak E. Clean homepage
music video for rst release Money

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