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Junkie XL

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Music Producer

The Resume

    (December 8, 1967- )
    Born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
    Birth name is Tom Holkenborg
    Producer, remixer and multi-instrumentalist
    Recorded the albums 'Saturday Teenage Kick' (1997), 'Big Sounds of the Drags' (2000), 'Radio JXL' (2003), 'Today' (2006) and 'Booming Back at You' (2008)
    Remixed tracks by Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Fear Factory, Coldplay, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Rammstein, Scissor Sisters, Michael Buble and Bloc Party

Why he might be annoying:

    He sometimes goes by JXL when 'Junkie' might cause offense (such as his remix of Elvis Presley's 'A Little Less Conversation').
    The XL stands for 'Xpanding Limits.'
    He does the music for a whole lot of video games to the point that when game producer Electronic Arts started a record label, he was signed as their 'flagship artist.'
    Despite his remixing success, he is lousy as a DJ: 'I tried to do it at birthday parties and stuff but I just can’t get those two plates in sync for 30 minutes, and usually a 12 inch record is not that long.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums.
    He was the first person authorized by the Presley estate to remix an Elvis record; the update propelled a 35-year-old song to #1 in over 20 countries.
    He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording for his reworking of Madonna's '4 Minutes.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 42 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying