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The Slips
OriginLondon,England
GenresElectronic
Years active2007–present
LabelsEMI Records
MembersDavid Treahearn
Rob Haggett
James Cooper (live drummer)
Past membersIan Townshend (live drummer)
Websitetheslipsmusic.com

The Slipsare a UK electronic music duo, composed of David Treahearn and Rob Haggett. James Cooper is the duo's live drummer and regularly DJs in The Slips' Australasian club sets. The duo formed the band inKentish Townin London, mid-2007 after they met while working together as studioengineers[1][2]atOlympic Studiosin London with artists includingMadonna,Björk,The Black Eyed Peas,[3]Gwen Stefani,New Order,OasisandMassive Attack.

Along with producing original electronic dance music andmixtapes,The Slips are also DJs andremixers[4]having remixed international artists such asBjörk[5]The Crystal Fighters,[6]CSS,[7]LCD Soundsystem[8]The XX,[9]I Blame Coco,[10]Phoenix,[11]Kylie Minogue[12]andEllie Gouldingas featured inNMEMagazine.[13]They have also remixed artistsGotye,[14]Bertie Blackman[15]Yuksek[16]andZowie.[17]Their remixes and live performances have seen them featured in UK press including AXM Magazine,[18]The Gay Times,[19]US digital music blog aggregatorHype Machine[20]andMusic Week.

As well as regular London live performances, the band performed atGlastonbury Festival[21]in 2009 as part ofQ magazine's'Emerging Talent' program on the Queen's Head stage.[22]In 2010 the UK Music Industry publicationThe Unsigned Guidewrote the feature article"The Rise Of The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From"[23]

UK & European live festival performances include theO2 Wireless festivalin London's Hyde Park,[24]The Great Escape Festival[25]supportingAlex Metric,PnauandAdam FreelandtheAmsterdam dance eventMusic Industry conference,[26]the Remix Bubble atSecret Garden Partyand in 2011 atThe O2 ArenawithKasabianandBombay Bicycle Club.[27]

The Slips original track "4 Elements to Make Good Music" was the official backing track for the Labrokes Euro 2012 advertising campaign.[28]Ministry Of Soundfeatured The Slips on the Australian Ministry Of Sound 2012 Annual Compilation[29]for their remix of the Flight Facilities track 'Foreign Language'. In late November 2012, The Slips remix of Björk's track[30]Moonfrom her albumBiophiliawas chosen as an official remix for her third remix albumBastards.In 2012, The Slips signed to EMI Records, later releasing the track "Make It Out Alright" featuring Bossy Love with a music video filmed in New York City.

References

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  1. ^"David Treahearn Music Credits".Discogs.
  2. ^"Rob Haggett Music Credits".Discogs.
  3. ^"Let's Get It Started Credits Listing".Discogs.
  4. ^"The Slips Mixtape Series 1 & 2".MOG. Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2012.Retrieved4 August2011.
  5. ^"Björk Bastards Album Credit Listing".All Music.
  6. ^"The Slips Remix The Crystal Fighters".We Like It Indie.
  7. ^"The Slips Remix CSS".Discogs.
  8. ^"The Slips Remix LCD Soundsytem".Hype Trak.
  9. ^"The Slips Remix The XX Videos".NME.
  10. ^"I Blame Coco: Renegade Remixing Force The Slips".I Love Pie.
  11. ^"The Slips Remix Phoenix".Battery In Your Leg.
  12. ^"The Slips Remix Kylie Minogue".Hard Candy Music. Archived fromthe originalon 8 April 2012.Retrieved6 November2011.
  13. ^"NME review The Slips Remix 'The Writer'".NME.
  14. ^"Gotye Feat Kimbra 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (The Slips Remix)".The Music Blogs.
  15. ^"Bertie Blackman Covers Siouxie, The Slips Remix".Dancefloor Mayhem.
  16. ^"The Slips Remix Yuksek".We Like It Indie.
  17. ^"The Slips Go Berserk On Zowie Single Smash It!".Pop On and On. 27 March 2017.
  18. ^"Hard To Superbeat".AXM Magazine.November 2008. p. 14.
  19. ^"The Slips: Gig Review and Song Of The Week - 4 Elements To Make Good Music".The Gay Times. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2011.Retrieved28 August2011.
  20. ^"The Slips Remixes".Hype Machine.
  21. ^"NME: The Slips Glastonbury 2009 Line Up".NME.25 May 2009.
  22. ^"Glastonbury 2009 Q The Music Emerging Talent The Slips".Q Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2011.Retrieved28 August2011.
  23. ^"The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From".The Unsigned Guide. Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2011.Retrieved4 August2011.
  24. ^"London Hyde Park Thu 3rd July - Sun 6th July".Archived fromthe originalon 1 March 2012.
  25. ^"Great Escape Line Up, Brighton Coalition Stage Fri 16th 2008 The Slips, PNAU, Alex Metric".E Festivals.Retrieved28 August2011.
  26. ^"Amsterdam Dance Event, Industry Performances".
  27. ^"Proud2 presents Kasabian (DJ), Bombay Bicycle Club, The Slips & Filthy Few".View London.
  28. ^"The Slips / Labrokes Euro 2012 Advertising Campaign".Ad Forum.
  29. ^"Ministry Of Sound Annual 2012".The Ministry Of Sound.
  30. ^"The Slips Remix Björk".nuwave pony.
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