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The Scumfrog Born 1971 (age 39–40)
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGenres Electronica
Progressive trance
HouseOccupations Disc jockey
Music producerWebsite http://www.thescumfrog.com/ Jesse Houk (born 1971) is a DJ/remixer/producer/artist from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is better known by his pseudonym, The Scumfrog, under which he has remixed songs by artists as varied as Britney Spears, David Bowie, Dido, Enrique Iglesias, and J-Pop Superstar Utada Hikaru. His first release was a 3-track EP called The Watersong, in 1997. He released his first CD, Simmer, in 2004, which included the single "Music Revolution". In 2005 Music Revolution was chosen for Chevrolet’s long running HHR commercial. In 2006 he released "Mega Scum 01", a DJ mix with original tracks and remixes. In 2008, he co-wrote and co-produced Cyndi Lauper's album, Bring Ya To The Brink, (the song "High and Mighty"), which is also the first song on the CD track list. The album was nominated for a Grammy in the category "Best Dance Album"
He has also worked as Dutch, getting his first number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2003, "My Time" which he co-wrote with vocalist Crystal Waters.
In 2003 Houk founded Dance music label, Effin Records, with industry veteran Steve Rosen. In addition to The Scumfrog, and Dutch, Effin recording artists include Cevin Fisher, Carl Kennedy, and DJs Are Alive the first ever all-star live DJ band featuring Static Revenger, DJ Skribble, D:Fuse, and Kristine W.
In February 2007 he launched Glam Scum, a club in the virtual reality Second Life on his 24-hour party island “Skyros”.
In January 2008 The Scumfrog began airing a regular radio show called "Glam Scum" on Sirius Satellite Radio's station "Area 33. (Moved to Channel 38 to become Area 38 in July 2008)". In January 2009, Glam Scum was no longer exclusive to Satellite radio, and it is currently available as a free podcast on iTunes and it is being licensed to radio stations across the world.
As a DJ, The Scumfrog has toured the globe many times over in every continent. His shows are characterized by his grand personality in the DJ booth and his unique way of connecting with any crowd no matter the size or the nationality. Samples of his DJ sets are constantly updated and downloadable for free from his website.
Contents
Discography
Albums
- Extended Engagement (2003)
- Simmer (2004)
- Mega Scum! 01 (2006)
Remixes
- 1999 First Choice - The Player
- 2000 Danny Morales - The Fiend
- 2001 Boris Dlugosch - Never Enough
- 2001 Sono - Keep Control
- 2001 Milk & Honey - You, Me & The Music
- 2002 Mr. Hermano - Free As The Morning Sun
- 2002 George Michael - Freeek
- 2002 Milo - Jungle Of Mirrors
- 2002 Roger Goode - In The Beginning
- 2002 New Order - Here To Stay
- 2002 Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight
- 2002 Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
- 2002 Eclipse 29 - You're Not Alone
- 2002 iiO - At The End
- 2003 Tomas vs. Filterheadz - Sunshine
- 2003 Pure Orange - Feel Alive
- 2003 Monica - So Gone
- 2003 Lucy Woodward - Blindsided
- 2003 Planet Funk - The Switch
- 2003 Annie Lennox - Pavement Cracks
- 2003 Double Dee - Shining
- 2003 Dutch feat. Crystal Waters - My Time
- 2003 Skin - Faithfulness
- 2003 Jewel - Stand
- 2003 Kristine W - Fly Again
- 2003 Enrique Iglesias - Addicted
- 2003 Dido - White Flag
- 2004 Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch
- 2004 Spawn Blond - Waterfalls
- 2004 Murk - Time
- 2004 Nars - Dope Dope Dope
- 2004 Amiel - Love Song
- 2004 Britney Spears - Everytime
- 2004 Utada - Devil Inside
- 2004 Slacker - Best Boyfriend
- 2005 Cevin Fisher & The Scumfrog - Let The Sun Shine
- 2005 M-Flo - I Wanna Be Down
- 2005 Fantasia - It's All Good
- 2005 Squat 84 - Say No
- 2005 Chocolate Puma - 4 Letter Word
- 2005 Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
- 2005 Robbie Rivera - Some Kind Of Heaven
- 2005 Annie - Heartbeat
- 2005 Missy Elliott - Lose Control
- 2005 Rob Thomas - This Is How A Heart Breaks
- 2005 Dutch feat. Lisa Fischer - (Why Shoud I) Think About The Rain
- 2005 Emilia - Back To Me
- 2006 Static Revenger - So High
- 2006 Astro & Glyde - I Know What You Like
- 2006 Kelis - Bossy
- 2006 Paris Hilton - Stars Are Blind
- 2006 Syke & Sugerstarr - Are You Watching Me
- 2006 Simple Minds - Different World
- 2006 Static Revenger - So High
- 2006 Zum Schneider - Crazy
- 2007 Tommy Vee feat. The Scumfrog - I Would Die For You
- 2007 Gaby & The Scumfrog - Broken Disco
- 2007 Rafael Frost - Run To You
- 2007 Meck feat. Dino - Feels Like Home
- 2007 Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
- 2008 Dr. Kucho! - Groover's Delight
- 2008 Static Revenger & Love Song Surprise - Satellite
- 2009 Peter Gelderblom - Lost
- 2009 Nadia Ali - Love Story
- 2009 Franklin Fuentes - The Robots (Are Coming!)
- 2009 The Singhs - Beautiful Thing
- 2009 IAM ONE - Missy
- 2009 Polina - Shotguns
- 2010 Victoria Aitken - Sunshine
- 2010 Tommy Vee & Mauro Ferrucci - Old Skool Generation
- 2010 Natalia Flores - Going Strong
- 2010 Geoffery Paris - Money! & What!
- 2010 (Never Mind The) Stars - France
- 2010 Mumiy Troll - Polar Bear
- 2011 Dennis Ruyer - A Night At The Opera
- 2011 Tiny Trendies - The Sky Is Not Crying
- 2011 Mason feat. Aqualung - Little Angel
- 2011 Markus Binpafl aka BIG WORLD - Meganite
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Dutch house musicians
- Club DJs
- Remixers
- People from Amsterdam
- Dutch electronic musicians
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