__NOTOC__ 2010 (MMX) was a common year that started on a Friday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2010th year of Anno Domini or the ''Common Era'' designation; the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 1st of the 2010s.

2010 was designated the:

International Year of Biodiversity

International Year of Youth.

Pronouncing 2010 and subsequent years[link]

Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century should be pronounced in English. The year 2010 is pronounced either "two thousand (and) ten", or "two thousand ten" or "twenty ten". 2010 was the first year to have a wide variation in pronunciation, as the years 2000–09 were generally pronounced "two thousand (and one, two, three, etc....") or "two thousand (one, two, three, etc.") as opposed to the less common "twenty oh...."

Events[link]

January[link]

January 3 – The United States and the United Kingdom close their embassies in Yemen due to the ongoing security threat by Al Qaeda.

January 4 – The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is officially opened. January 8 – The Togo national football team is involved in an attack in Angola, and as a result withdraws from the Africa Cup of Nations. January 12 – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. With a confirmed death toll over 230,000 it is one of the deadliest on record.

January 15 – The longest annular solar eclipse of the 3rd millennium occurs.

January 25 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on board.

February[link]

February 3 – The sculpture ''L'Homme qui marche I'' by Alberto Giacometti sells in London for £65 million (US$103.7 million), setting a new world record for a work of art sold at auction.

February 12 – February 28 – The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.

February 18 – The President of Niger, Tandja Mamadou, is overthrown after a group of soldiers storms the presidential palace and form a ruling junta, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy headed by ''chef d'escadron'' Salou Djibo. February 27 – An 8.8-magnitude earthquake occurs in Chile, triggering a tsunami over the Pacific and killing at least 525. The earthquake is one of the largest in recorded history.

March[link]

March 16 – The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed by fire. March 26 – The ''ROKS Cheonan'', a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sinks off the country's west coast, killing 46. In May, an independent investigation blames North Korea, which denies the allegations.

April[link]

April 7 – Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev flees Bishkek amid fierce rioting, sparking a sociopolitical crisis. Former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva is placed at the head of an interim government as the opposition seizes control. April 10 – The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, is among 96 killed when their airplane crashes in western Russia. April 13 – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurs in Qinghai, China, killing at least 2,000 and injuring more than 10,000. April 14 – Volcanic ash from one of several eruptions beneath Eyjafjallajökull, an ice cap in Iceland, begins to disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe. April 20 – The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting Horizon oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling. April 27 – Standard & Poor's downgrades Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk four days after the activation of a €45-billion EU–IMF bailout, triggering the decline of stock markets worldwide and of the euro's value, and furthering a European sovereign debt crisis.

May[link]

May 2 – The eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures. May 4 – ''Nude, Green Leaves and Bust'' by Pablo Picasso sells in New York for US$106.5 million, setting another new world record for a work of art sold at auction. May 7 – Scientists conducting the Neanderthal genome project announce that they have sequenced enough of the Neanderthal genome to suggest that Neanderthals and humans may have interbred. May 12 – Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes at runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing 103 of the 104 people on board. May 19 – Protests in Bangkok, Thailand, end with a bloody military crackdown, killing 91 and injuring more than 2,100.

May 20

Scientists announce that they have created a functional synthetic genome.

Five paintings worth €100 million are stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

May 22 – Air India Express Flight 812 overshoots the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors. May 31 – Nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade.

June[link]

June 9 – Ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks results in the deaths of hundreds.

June 11 – July 11 – The 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in South Africa, and is won by Spain.

July[link]

July 8 – The first 24-hour flight by a solar-powered plane is completed by the Solar Impulse. July 25 – Wikileaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. July 29 – Heavy monsoon rains begin to cause widespread flooding (pictured) in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 1,600 are killed, and more than one million are displaced by the floods.

August[link]

August 10 – The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.

October[link]

October 10 – The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved, with the islands being split up and given a new constitutional status. October 13 – Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, trapped 700 metres underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, are brought back to the surface after surviving for a record 69 days. October 22 – The International Space Station surpasses the record for the longest continuous human occupation of space, having been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000 (3641 days). October 23 – In preparation for the Seoul summit, finance ministers of the G-20 agree to reform the International Monetary Fund and shift 6% of the voting shares to developing nations and countries with emerging markets. October 25 – An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, kills over 400 people and leaves hundreds missing. October 26 – ongoing – Repeated eruptions of Mount Merapi volcano in Central Java, Indonesia, and accompanying pyroclastic flows of scalding gas, pumice, and volcanic ash descending the erupting volcano kill three hundred people and force hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate.

November[link]

November 4 – Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes in central Cuba, killing all 68 people on board. November 11 – November 12 – The G-20 summit is held in Seoul, South Korea. Korea becomes the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 leaders summit. November 13 – Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest. November 17 – Researchers at CERN trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second, marking the first time in history that humans have trapped antimatter.

November 20 – Participants of the 2010 NATO Lisbon summit issued the Lisbon Summit Declaration.

November 21 – Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis. November 22 – A stampede during Bon Om Thook (Khmer Water Festival) celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, kills 347. November 23 – North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident caused an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompted widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declared it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War. November 28 – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential". November 29 – The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. November 29 – December 10 – The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Cancún, Mexico. Also referred to as the 16th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16), it served too as the 6th meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 6).

December[link]

December 21 – The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place.

Deaths[link]

January[link]

January 4

* Johan Ferrier, 1st President of Suriname (b. 1910)

* Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese dual atomic bomb survivor (b. 1916)

January 9 – Armand Razafindratandra, Malagasy cardinal (b. 1925)

January 11

* Miep Gies, Dutch humanitarian (b. 1909)

* Éric Rohmer, French film director (b. 1920)

January 12 – Zilda Arns, Brazilian pediatrician and aid worker (b. 1934)

January 13 – Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B; and soul singer (b. 1950)

January 15 – Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biologist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)

January 17

* Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914)

* Erich Segal, American author, screenwriter, and educator (b. 1937)

January 18 – Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk singer (b. 1946)

January 19 – Panajot Pano, Albanian footballer (b. 1939)

January 22

* Iskandar of Johor, 8th King of Malaysia (b. 1932)

* Jean Simmons, British actress (b. 1929)

January 25 – Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi politician and military commander (b. 1941)

January 27

* Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and human rights activist (b. 1933)

* J. D. Salinger, American author (b. 1919)

* Howard Zinn, American historian (b. 1922)

February[link]

February 1 – Steingrímur Hermannsson, 19th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1928)

February 6 – John Dankworth, British jazz musician and composer (b. 1927)

February 7 – André Kolingba, 4th President of the Central African Republic (b. 1936)

February 10 – Charlie Wilson, American politician (b. 1933)

February 11 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (b. 1969)

February 14 – Dick Francis, British author and jockey (b. 1920)

February 17 – Kathryn Grayson, American singer (b. 1922)

February 18 – Ariel Ramírez, Argentine composer (b. 1921)

February 20 – Alexander Haig, 59th United States Secretary of State (b. 1924)

March[link]

March 3 – Michael Foot, British politician (b. 1913)

March 4 – Vladislav Ardzinba, Soviet-born politician (b. 1945)

March 10

* Corey Haim, Canadian actor (b. 1971)

* Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian Muslim cleric (b. 1928)

March 12 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish author and journalist (b. 1920)

March 14 – Peter Graves, American actor (b. 1926)

March 20 – Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician (b. 1925)

March 21 – Wolfgang Wagner, German festival director (b. 1919)

March 22

* James Black, British pharmacologist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)

* Valentina Tolkunova, Soviet and Russian singer (b. 1946)

March 24 – Robert Culp, American actor, screenwriter and director (b. 1930)

March 27 – Vasily Smyslov, Soviet-Russian chess grandmaster (b. 1921)

March 28

* Herb Ellis, American jazz guitarist (b. 1921)

* June Havoc, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1912)

March 30 – Martin Sandberger, German army officer (b. 1911)

April[link]

April 1 – John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)

April 3 – Eugene Terre'Blanche, South African politician and white supremacist (b. 1941)

April 5 – Vitali Sevastyanov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1935)

April 6 – Corin Redgrave, British actor and political activist (b. 1939)

April 8

* Malcolm McLaren, British musician and manager (b. 1946)

* Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean politician (b. 1925)

April 10

* Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish statesman (b. 1919)

* Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland (b. 1949)

April 14 – Peter Steele, American musician (b. 1962)

April 16 – Tomáš Špidlík, Czech cardinal (b. 1919)

April 19 – Guru, American rapper (b. 1966)

April 21 – Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports official (b. 1920)

April 25 – Alan Sillitoe, British writer (b. 1928)

April 30 – Paul Mayer, German cardinal (b. 1911)

May[link]

May 2 – Lynn Redgrave, British actress (b. 1943)

May 4 – Luigi Poggi, Italian cardinal (b. 1917)

May 5

* Giulietta Simionato, Italian opera singer (b. 1910)

* Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria (b. 1951)

May 8 – Andor Lilienthal, Hungarian chess grandmaster (b. 1911)

May 9 – Lena Horne, American singer and actress (b. 1917)

May 10 – Frank Frazetta, American artist (b. 1928)

May 15 – Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)

May 16

* Ronnie James Dio, American musician (b. 1942)

* Oswaldo López Arellano, Honduran two-time former president (b. 1921)

* Hank Jones, American pianist (b. 1918)

May 17

* Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer (b. 1925)

* Khattiya Sawasdipol, Thai army general (b. 1951)

* Yvonne Loriod, French pianist (b. 1924)

May 18 – Edoardo Sanguineti, Italian writer (b. 1930)

May 22 – Martin Gardner, American science author (b. 1914)

May 24 – Paul Gray, American musician (b. 1972)

May 28 – Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)

May 29 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and film director (b. 1936)

May 31 – Louise Bourgeois, French-born American sculptor (b. 1911)

June[link]

June 1 – Andrey Voznesensky, Soviet-Russian poet (b. 1933)

June 2 – Giuseppe Taddei, Italian baritone (b. 1916)

June 3

* Vladimir Arnold, Soviet-Russian mathematician (b. 1937)

* Rue McClanahan, American actress (b. 1934)

June 9 – Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina (b. 1908)

June 10 – Sigmar Polke, German painter and photographer (b. 1941)

June 14 – Leonid Kizim, Soviet-Ukrainian cosmonaut (b. 1941)

June 16 – Ronald Neame, British cinematographer, producer and director (b. 1911)

June 18

* Marcel Bigeard, French military officer (b. 1916)

* José Saramago, Portuguese writer and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)

June 19 – Manute Bol, Sudanese basketball player (b. 1962)

June 23 – Mohammed Mzali, former Prime Minister of Tunisia (b. 1925)

June 26 – Algirdas Brazauskas, 9th President of Lithuania (b. 1932)

June 28 – Robert Byrd, American politician (b. 1917)

July[link]

July 2 – Beryl Bainbridge, British novelist (b. 1934)

July 3 – Abu Daoud, Palestinian militia commander (b. 1937)

July 4 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanese spiritual leader (b. 1935)

July 5

* Cesare Siepi, Italian opera singer (b. 1923)

* Nasr Abu Zayd, Egyptian Qur'anic theologian (b. 1943)

July 12 – Harvey Pekar, American comic book writer (b. 1939)

July 14 – Charles Mackerras, Australian conductor (b. 1925)

July 17 – Bernard Giraudeau, French actor and film director (b. 1947)

July 21 – Luis Corvalán, Chilean politician (b. 1916)

July 24 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (b. 1949)

August[link]

August 5 – Godfrey Binaisa, 5th President of Uganda (b. 1920)

August 6 – Tony Judt, British historian (b. 1948)

August 7 – Bruno Cremer, French actor (b. 1929)

August 8 – Patricia Neal, American actress (b. 1926)

August 9 – Ted Stevens, American politician (b. 1923)

August 10 – Antonio Pettigrew, American athlete (b. 1967)

August 12 – Guido de Marco, 6th President of Malta (b. 1931)

August 16 – Nicola Cabibbo, Italian physicist (b. 1935)

August 17 – Francesco Cossiga, 63rd Prime Minister and 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)

August 18 – Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Spanish aristrocrat (b. 1930)

August 22 – Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav footballer (b. 1923)

August 23 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime film director (b. 1963)

August 26 – Raimon Panikkar, Spanish theologian (b. 1918)

August 27 – Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (b. 1934)

August 28 – Sinan Hasani, 10th President of Yugoslavia (b. 1922)

August 30

* Alain Corneau, French filmmaker (b. 1943)

* Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (b. 1910)

August 31 – Laurent Fignon, French road bicycle racer (b. 1960)

September[link]

September 5 – Shoya Tomizawa, MotoGP racer (b. 1990)

September 9 – Bent Larsen, Danish chess grandmaster (b. 1935)

September 11 – Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)

September 12 – Claude Chabrol, French film director (b. 1930)

September 22 – Eddie Fisher, American entertainer and singer (b. 1928)

September 24 – Gennady Yanayev, Soviet politician (b. 1937)

September 26 – Gloria Stuart, American actress (b. 1910)

September 28 – Arthur Penn, American film director (b. 1922)

September 29

* Georges Charpak, French physicist (b. 1924)

* Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)

September 30 – Stephen J. Cannell, American writer and television producer (b. 1941)

October[link]

October 4 – Norman Wisdom, British actor and comedian (b. 1915)

October 7 – Milka Planinc, former Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)

October 9 – Maurice Allais, French economist (b. 1911)

October 10

* Solomon Burke, American soul musician (b. 1940)

* Hwang Jang-yop, North Korean politician and defector (b. 1923)

October 11 – Joan Sutherland, Australian opera singer (b. 1926)

October 14 – Benoît Mandelbrot, French-American mathematician (b. 1924)

October 19 – Tom Bosley, American actor (b. 1927)

October 20 – Farooq Leghari, 9th President of Pakistan (b. 1940)

October 23 – David Thompson, 6th Prime Minister of Barbados (b. 1961)

October 25 – Gregory Issacs, Jamaican musician (b. 1951)

October 27 – Néstor Kirchner, 54th President of Argentina (b. 1950)

October 28 – Jonathan Motzfeldt, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (b. 1938)

October 30 – Harry Mulisch, Dutch writer (b. 1927)

November[link]

November 2 – Rudolf Barshai, Soviet-Russian conductor and violist (b. 1924)

November 3 – Viktor Chernomyrdin, 31st Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1938)

November 5

* Jill Clayburgh, American actress (b. 1944)

* Hajo Herrmann, German fighter pilot and lawyer (b. 1913)

November 10 – Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (b. 1919)

November 12 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (b. 1933)

November 13 – Luis García Berlanga, Spanish film director (b. 1921)

November 27 – Irvin Kershner, American film director (b. 1923)

November 28 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor (b. 1926)

November 29 – Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet-Russian poet (b. 1937)

December[link]

December 12 – Tom Walkinshaw, British racing car driver and team owner (b. 1946)

December 13 – Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat (b. 1941)

December 15 – Blake Edwards, American film director (b. 1922)

December 17 – Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941)

December 21 – Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1927)

December 25 – Carlos Andrés Pérez, 55th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)

December 26

* Salvador Jorge Blanco, 48th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1926)

* Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)

Nobel Prizes[link]

Chemistry – Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki

Economics – Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides

Literature – Mario Vargas Llosa

Peace – Liu Xiaobo

Physics – Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov

Physiology or Medicine – Robert G. Edwards

Major religious holidays[link]

January 7 (January 6 in Armenia) – Orthodox Christmas.

February 1 – Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).

February 2 – Candlemas commemorating the Purification of the Virgin. It marks the liturgical end of the Christmas season.

February 16 – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, end of Mardi Gras / Carnival season.

February 17 – Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent).

March 1 – Holi.

March 20 (March 21 in the Far East) – Vernal Equinox, also known as Nowruz.

March 24 – Rama Navami.

March 29 (evening) – Passover.

March 30 – Hanuman Jayanti.

April 4 – Easter (''Western'' and ''Orthodox'').

May 1 – Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.

May 18–May 19 – Shavuot.

August 1 – Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.

August 11 – Ramadan begins.

August 24 – Raksha Bandhan.

September 2 – Krishna Janmashtami.

September 8–September 10 – Rosh Hashanah.

September 10 – Eid ul-Fitr.

September 17–September 18 – Yom Kippur.

September 22–September 29/September 30 – Sukkot.

September 23 – Autumnal Equinox, also known as Mabon.

November 5 – Diwali.

November 16–November 19 – Eid al-Adha.

December 25 – Western Christmas.

In fiction[link]

References[link]

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Damien Gareth Walters (born 6 April 1982) is a British former gymnast from Derbyshire who specialises in tumbling.

Career[link]

Walters participated in four Trampoline World Championships. In 2003 he was one of four members of the British team winning the World Title in the team competition. In the years 2001 and 2007 he ranked 4th with the team. He also finished 5th in singles competition in 2003 and 2005. In addition he won the European Title with the British team in 2006, just after he was placed 2nd in team and 8th in the singles competition two years earlier.

Since 2007 Walters has not participated in further tournaments and has focused on his other projects, mainly his career as a stuntman. He also appeared, however, in a number of television commercials and has performed in acrobatic shows.

Walters has had the role of stunt double or stunt performer in the films: ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'', ''Ninja Assassin'', ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', ''The Eagle'', ''I Am Number Four'', ''Blitz'', ''Colombiana'', and ''Captain America: The First Avenger''. In ''Kick-Ass'', he was credited as both a stunt double and assistant fight coordinator. He will also appear in the films ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' and ''47 Ronin''.

In 2010 he won the Taurus World Stunt Awards for "Best Fight" in the film ''Ninja Assassin''.

Walters also has a passion for Parkour and Freerunning where he incorporates his gymnastic skills as well as his stuntman abilities. On YouTube he is one of the most watched Freerunners, with his videos having a total of over 60 million views.

Currently Walters is running his own gym Derby City Gymnastics Club, Derby and shooting films.

References[link]

Further reading[link]

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Jordan Roseman (aka DJ Earworm) is a San Francisco-based mashup artist who has achieved recognition for his technically sophisticated, songwriting oriented music and video mashups. His annual “United State of Pop” mashups, short mixes featuring the top 25 songs of the year according to Billboard magazine, have reached the Top 100 for national radio play.

Biography[link]

Roseman was born into a big family of musicians and raised in eastern Iowa and Evanston, Illinois. In his early life, he played piano and produced original electronic music on a computer, later majoring in music theory and computer science at the University of Illinois. He began using ACID recreationally in 2003. After encouragement from DJ Adrian at Club Bootie, Roseman created the moniker DJ Earworm ("earworm" referencing a song that repeats uncontrollably in one's mind) and began releasing mashups via a website.

DJ Earworm has a unique mashup style that consists of a compositional, songwriting approach. He gradually layers samples on top of one another, matching keys and subtly altering melodies. His mashups often convey an entirely new meaning than the original material, such as a political message in “No More Gas”. He has been contrasted with mashup artist Girl Talk, who has a more DJ-oriented style.

He is the author of ''Audio Mashup Construction Kit'' (Wiley, 2006), a how-to manual for creating mashups.

At the 2008 IDEA conference, he revealed that he has made mashups using Ableton Live₨, and now DJs live with the same software.

"United State of Pop" series[link]

2007[link]

Earworm's 2007 mashup, "United State of Pop” consisted of the top 25 songs of 2007 according to ''Billboard''. The song crossed beyond the online download market, reaching the Top 100 for national radio play in February 2008. Earworm is the first mashup artist to have a bootleg mashup enter Billboard’s charts. As of August 12, 2011, the song has surpassed 4.5 million views on YouTube, and it has peaked at number 71 on the CHR/Top 40 Mediabase radio chart.

Mix Includes:

"Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé

" Umbrella" - Rihanna feat. Jay-z

"The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani feat. Akon

"Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie

"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" - T-Pain feat. Young Joc

"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood

"Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's

" I Wanna Love You" - Akon feat. Snoop Dogg

"Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado

" Glamorous" - Fergie feat. Ludacris

"Don't Matter" - Akon

"Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne

"Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5

"Party Like a Rockstar" - Shop Boyz

"Smack That" - Akon feat. Eminem

"This Is Why I'm Hot" - Mims

"It's Not Over" - Daughtry

"The Way I Are"- Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson

"Fergalicious" - Fergie

"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

"Give It to Me" - Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado

"What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake

"Cupid's Chokehold" - Gym Class Heroes feat. Patrick Stump

"How to Save a Life" - The Fray

"Home" - Daughtry

2008[link]

On December 25, 2008 he released another mashup called "United State of Pop 2008 (Viva la Pop)", prominently featuring Coldplay's song "Viva la Vida" as the backing track, and an intro by Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine beat. The official YouTube video of the song had 200,000 views within the first two weeks of release. The mashup peaked at number 58 on ''Billboard'''s Pop Airplay chart, and entered the Pop 100 chart. As of December 13, 2011, the video has received over 9.5 million views on YouTube, and it has peaked at number 81 on the CHR/Top 40 Mediabase radio chart.

Mix Includes:

"Low" - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain

"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis

"No One" - Alicia Keys

"Lollipop"- Lil Wayne feat. Static Major

"Apologize" - One Republic feat. Timbaland

"No Air" - Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles

"Love in This Club" - Usher feat.Young Jeezy

"With You" - Chris Brown

"Forever" - Chris Brown

"Sexy Can I" - Ray J feat. Young Berg

"Take a Bow" - Rihanna

"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay

"I Kissed a Girl" - Katy Perry

"Whatever You Like" - T.I.

"Disturbia" - Rihanna

"Don't Stop the Music" - Rihanna

"Pocketful of Sunshine" - Natasha Bedingfield

"Kiss Kiss" - Chris Brown feat. T-pain

" Closer" - Ne-Yo

"Bubbly" - Colbie Caillat

"Touch My Body" - Mariah Carey

"4 Minutes" - Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland

"So What" - Pink

"Paralyzer" - Finger Eleven

2009[link]

On December 27, 2009 he released a third year-end mashup, "United State of Pop 2009 (Blame it on the Pop)" The music video has reached over 40.2 million views as of December 13, 2011.

Mix Includes:

"Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas

"Poker Face" - Lady Gaga

"Just Dance" - Lady Gaga feat.Colby O'Donis

"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas

"Love Story" - Taylor Swift

"Right Round" - Flo Rida feat. Kesha

"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyoncé

" Heartless" - Kanye West

"Gives You Hell" - All-American Rejects

"You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift

"Dead and Gone" - T.I feat. Justin Timberlake

"You Found Me" - The Fray

"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon

"Knock You Down" - Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo

"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" - Pitbull

"Live Your Life" - T.I feat. Rihanna

"Kiss Me Thru the Phone" - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em feat. Sammie

"Down" - Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne

"The Climb" - Miley Cyrus

"Best I Ever Had" - Drake

"My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson

" Halo" - Beyoncé

"Hot n Cold" - Katy Perry

2010[link]

On December 28, 2010 he released the fourth year-end mashup, "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop), which includes the top 25 singles of 2010. The music video has reached over 13.6 million views as of December 5, 2011.

Mix Includes:

"Tik Tok" - Kesha

"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum

"Hey, Soul Sister" - Train

"California Gurls" - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg

" OMG" - Usher feat. Will.I.Am

"Airplanes" - B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams

"Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem feat. Rihanna

"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga

"Dynamite" - Taio Cruz

"Break Your Heart" - Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris

"Nothin' on You" - B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars

"I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull

"BedRock" - Young Money Entertainment feat. Lloyd

"In My Head" - Jason Derülo

"Rude Boy" - Rihanna

"Telephone" - Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce

"Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry

"Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars

"Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner

"Imma Be" - The Black Eyed Peas

"Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" - Usher feat. Pitbull

"Billionaire" - Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars

"Not Afraid" - Eminem

"Replay" - Iyaz

2011[link]

The fifth year-end mashup, "United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)" was released on December 25 2011. This was the first time this was not based on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart, but on the weekly charts throughout the year, which "ensures that all the late-breaking hits are included in the 2011 mix". It used a combination of Rihanna's "We Found Love" , Katy Perry's Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) , Lady Gaga's Born This Way, and Britney Spears' "Till The World Ends" as the backing track. The music video for "United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)" was viewed over 1.4 million times within the first day of release on YouTube.

The mashup included the following songs:

"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele

"Someone Like You" - Adele

"Just Can't Get Enough" - Black Eyed Peas

"Grenade" - Bruno Mars

"The Lazy Song" - Bruno Mars

"Till The World Ends" - Britney Spears

"F*** You!" - Cee Lo Green

"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" - Enrique Iglesias

"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People

"On The Floor" - Jennifer Lopez

"Down On Me" - Jeremih feat. 50 Cent

"Firework" - Katy Perry

"E.T." - Katy Perry

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" - Katy Perry

"Born This Way" - Lady Gaga

"Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO

"Sexy and I Know It" - LMFAO

"The Show Goes On" - Lupe Fiasco

"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5

"Super Bass" - Nicki Minaj

"Good Life" - OneRepublic

"Raise Your Glass" - Pink

"Give Me Everything" - Pitbull

"S&M;" - Rihanna

"We Found Love" - Rihanna

Earworm states that "It doesn't match Billboard's U.S. year-end list, since I'm basing it off of the weekly lists this year in order to more reflect what was actually popular during 2011. Because of the Billboard's early cut off date and their emphasis on chart longevity, songs that are released after August are either split between the two years tor moved to the next year. I also don't want a track appearing two years in a row just because it happened to be peaking right at the cutoff. From my perspective, a song for a aveyear-end mix belongs in the year it will be remembered from, not the year it ended its run. For instance, "We Found Love", which has been #1 for the last 8 weeks of the year, is nowhere to be seen in Billboard's Top 25, and may not make it next year either due to the bias of the cut-off date. As a bonus I am able to spend more time on the mixes and more fully realize them."

Official Mashups[link]

While most mashup artists must rely on bootleg samples and public releases to make mashups, Earworm has been contacted by prominent musicians to make mashups from their source material. DJ Earworm was given multitracks by Annie Lennox to create a unique mashup piece called "Backwards/Forwards," which contains nine of her songs.

On September 12, 2009, Earworm released an official Sean Kingston mashup called "A Beautiful Mashup."

Like OMG, Baby[link]

"Like OMG, Baby", released in the summer of 2010, was shown as part of a concert at Wembley Stadium in London for Capital FM's Summertime Ball, where all fifteen of the featured artists performed. The mashup is Earworm's fourth song to chart on the CHR/Top 40 ''Mediabase'' radio chart, where it peaked at number 83. As of August 8, 2011, the video has received 10.2 million views and counting on YouTube, making it by far his most popular non-United State of Pop mashup and surpassing the 2008 year-end video. In 2011 the song was honored with two Sony Radio Academy Awards. Here is the list of songs used: #Alexandra Burke - All Night Long #Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love #Chipmunk feat. Esmee Denters - Until You Were Gone #Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers #Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed #Jason Derulo - In My Head #JLS - One Shot #Justin Bieber - Baby #Ke$ha - Tik Tok #Pixie Lott - Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) #Rihanna - Rude Boy #Scouting For Girls - This Ain't a Love Song #Tinie Tempah - Pass Out #Usher feat. Will.I.Am - OMG #The Wanted - All Time Low

Free At Night[link]

On December 10, 2010, Earworm released a Nelly Furtado mashup titled "Free At Night", composed of 13 songs from Furtado's recent greatest hits album, The Best of Nelly Furtado. The music video has over 541,000 views as of August 8, 2011. Here is the list of songs used: #I'm Like a Bird #Turn Off the Light #Powerless (Say What You Want) #Try #Força #Promiscuous #Maneater #Say It Right #All Good Things (Come To An End) #Girlfriend in This City #Night Is Young #Stars #Manos al Aire

The Only Time is Tonight[link]

To promote YouTube's Android app, Earworm released a mashup called "The Only Time is Tonight". The mashup heavily used Enrique Iglesias's "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" instrumental and vocals. It was released on May 31, 2011 on YouTube's official account. On August 22, 2011, the video reached over 1.5 million views. Recently the official video for "The Only Time is Tonight" has been made unavailable for viewing on YouTube and DJ Earworm's website, although the audio for the mashup is available for download on djearworm.com and unofficial copies of the original video are still posted on YouTube. Here is the list of songs used: #Avril Lavigne - What the Hell #Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit) #Chris Brown - Yeah 3x #Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) #Kesha - We R Who We R #Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) #Willow Smith - Whip My Hair

Party on the Floor[link]

Following up the previous year's "Like OMG, Baby", Earworm released another UK-oriented summertime mashup on June 12, 2011. It is entitled, "Party On The Floor". As of March 17, 2012, the music video has reached over 7 million views. This mash up was used at the start of the Capital FM summertime ball 2011 at Wembley Stadium. Here are the songs used: #Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - On the Floor #Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude #Jessie J feat. B.o.B.- Price Tag #LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem #Nicole Scherzinger - Don't Hold Your Breath #Example - Changed the Way You Kiss Me #Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me #Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster #The Wanted - Glad You Came #Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & Dev - Like A G6 #JLS feat. Tinie Tempah - Eyes Wide Shut #JLS - Love You More #Katy B - Katy on a Mission #Katy B feat. Ms. Dynamite - Lights On #Cee-Lo Green - Forget You #Cee-Lo Green feat. Wiz Khalifa - Bright Lights, Bigger City #Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull - I Like It #Wretch 32 - Traktor #Mann - Buzzin'

References[link]

External links[link]

DJ Earworm Homepage

Category:American DJs Category:Living people

id:DJ Earworm pt:DJ Earworm

name	Dave Lombardo
landscape	Yes
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth date	February 16, 1965
Birth place	Havana, Cuba
instrument	Drums
genre	Thrash metal, speed metal, heavy metal, death metal, groove metal, avant-garde metal
occupation	Musician
years active	1979–present
label	American
associated acts	Slayer, Philm, Grip Inc., Fantômas, Testament, Apocalyptica, Voodoocult
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Dave Lombardo (born February 16, 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slayer. He has performed with Slayer on seven albums, including their groundbreaking 1986 release ''Reign In Blood'' and their 2006 release ''Christ Illusion'', for which he received critical praise. Lombardo's music career has spanned more than 25 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 29 commercial recordings spanning a number of major genres with bands such as Grip Inc., Fantômas, Philm, and Testament in addition to Slayer.

Lombardo's musical interest was sparked by playing along to a Santana record with bongo drums and was later influenced by the musical styles of Led Zeppelin and Kiss. Lombardo is known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer and his use of the drums have been called "astonishingly innovative" and earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" from Drummer World. Over his career, he has had a significant influence on the metal scene and has inspired many modern metal drummers.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba on February 16, 1965. When he was two years old, his family moved to South Gate, California. During the third grade at the age of eight, Lombardo brought in a set of bongos with a Santana record for show and tell at school and played along with the rhythm. This inspired his musical interest in drums and he joined the school band where he played the marching drum, although eventually he viewed the marching drum as "not for him." Lombardo's father saw his persistent interest in music at age ten and bought him a five-piece Maxwin drum set for $350. As Lombardo now had a drumkit, he purchased his first record, ''Alive!'' by Kiss to play along to. He taught himself the song "100,000 Years" by listening to the record repeatedly. Able to perform the drum solo on the song, word of Lombardo's ability spread.

With his new-found hobby, Lombardo asked his parents for drum lessons. His parents accepted, however, the lessons lasted only one week as Lombardo got bored of the repetitiveness of constantly learning how to hit the drum left and right. After leaving music lessons, Lombardo's friends exposed him to the disco genre, where he partied and became a temporary DJ for a mobile disc jockey under the name of A Touch of Class. Due to his arriving home at 4:00 am some nights, his parents threatened to put him in a military school. Lombardo later said that disco music showed him "the effects of rhythm on the body."

In 1978, Lombardo returned to playing rock music and would talk with several musicians around South Gate. They would travel to Lombardo's house to play renditions of songs by Jimi Hendrix, such as "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady", and "Fire." Graduating from private school in eighth grade, Lombardo moved to Pius X High School, which had more musicians than his previous school. He signed up to the school talent show and performed "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry with a guitarist named Peter Fashing. "I'll never forget the roar of the crowd during the drum solo. We brought the house down," states Lombardo, who became known as "David the drummer" the following day.

With his new-found popularity, Lombardo formed a band in 1979 called Escape, with two guitarists. The group performed AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath songs in Lombardo's garage. After leaving Pius X school due to poor grades, Lombardo enrolled in South Gate High School where he found a vocalist to join the band. The band performed at parties under the name Sabotage, but were unsuccessful in making an impact. Lombardo's parents noticed his withdrawal from everything except music, and convinced him to quit and find a job. On leaving Sabotage, Lombardo received threats from the guitarist's girlfriend. Lombardo said "the so-called manager went as far as to write a poem about me leaving the band in the school news paper saying, 'we'll see who makes it to the top, let's place a bet.' I should've made that bet."

Slayer[link]

Lombardo followed his parents' advice and applied as a pizza delivery boy in 1981. With money earned from the job and money loaned from his father, he purchased a TAMA Swingstar drum set and Paiste Rude cymbal package for $1,100. During Slayer's 1986 "Reign in Pain" tour to promote the album ''Reign in Blood,'' Lombardo left the band and stated "I wasn't making any money. I figured if we were gonna be doing this professionally, on a major label, I wanted my rent and utilities paid." The band enlisted Tony Scaglione of Whiplash as his replacement; however, Lombardo's wife, Teresa, whom he wed on July 19, 1986, convinced him to return in 1987.

Lombardo recorded drums on the Slayer albums ''South of Heaven'' (1988) and ''Seasons in the Abyss'' (1990), although in 1992, Lombardo left Slayer again due to conflicts with band members and his refusal to tour. He desired to witness the birth of his first child and gave the band members nine months notice of his wife's pregnancy and said he would be unable to tour in September. He received a phone call from Kerry King; "Dave, big shows comin' up in September..." and refused the offer, although the band members said it would be detrimental to their career if they did not. In a 1998 interview Lombardo stated; "I still hear shit. Even to this day I hear echoes of stuff Kerry says and Kerry was the only one I ever had a problem with...."

Grip Inc.[link]

Following the birth of his first child in 1993, Lombardo formed Grip Inc. with Voodoocult guitarist Waldemar Sorychta. The pair recruited bassist Jason Viebrooks and vocalist Gus Chambers to complete the line-up, releasing their debut record in 1995. Entitled ''Power of Inner Strength'', the album was distributed via California-based label Metal Blade Records. Prior to the album's release Lombardo described leaving Slayer as a career low, because he did not know what type of music to play. Allmusic reviewer Vincent Jeffries singled out Lombardo for praise on the album, remarking that Slayer fans "will enjoy the drummer's double bass work and overall aggression throughout the disc." Sorychta asserts critics and music fans always spot mistakes in their music, because of Lombardo's popularity with Slayer—they expect the band to sound like Slayer and complain. However, when Lombardo uses the double bass drum, Sorychta asserted people complain "now Grip Inc. sound exactly like Slayer."

The band released ''Nemesis'' in 1997; Jeffries praised Lombardo's "crushing drum work" which takes center stage on the album. Bassist Viebrooks left the band and was replaced by Stuart Caruthers in 1999. With a new bassist, the band released ''Solidify'' that same year, which was described as a step towards "progressive and exotic rhythms, structures, and instrumentations, while never compromising intensity" by Jeffries. Lombardo was once again praised for his drumming on the album by Jeffries, who stated his style is "expressive and technically excellent tom work on cuts like 'Bug Juice' and 'Lockdown.'" Lombardo is proud of Grip Inc. and believes it made him more creative as a musician.

Fantômas[link]

In 1998, Lombardo joined a side project called Fantômas with Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton and Melvins' guitarist Buzz Osborne. The band formed when Lombardo attended a Faith No More concert and was approached by Patton concerning his "fusion" project (Grip Inc.). Several months later following the break-up of Faith No More, Lombardo received a phone call from Patton who asked if Lombardo would like to join his own fusion project. Lombardo accepted and replied "Fuck yeah!"

Lombardo asserted it was the hardest music he has played, saying "Slayer doesn't even come close. Slayer was hard in a physical way, but this is physically demanding as well and requires 'feeling'. (The kind of connectedness that demands) no clicking of sticks." The drummer described the sound of Fantômas by stating "if Picasso was a musician, this would be his music." 1999 also saw Lombardo perform drumwork on the Testament album The Gathering, rounding off a veritable "supergroup" with Steve DiGiorgio and James Murphy.

In 2005, Lombardo recorded ''Drums of Death'' with DJ Spooky. Spooky played some records, with Lombardo playing along and interpreting his own rhythms. Spooky recorded the session and took the tapes to his New York recording studio, downloaded it onto his computer, and mixed the beats and drums incorporating scratching and other DJ techniques. Scott Peace-Miller of ''Glide Magazine'' noted, "Lombardo's influence is front and center in the driving, up tempo "Quantum Cyborg Drum Machine," and the almost straight-up thrash of Kultur Krieg."

Lombardo recorded six tracks with the Finnish cello metal group Apocalyptica on their 2003 album ''Reflections''. Members of Apocalyptica had approached Lombardo in 1998 at a drum clinic in the Netherlands titled "Headbangers fest", and asked if Lombardo would like to do a duo with the band, which he agreed to. Both Lombardo and Apocalyptica enjoyed playing a duo and Lombardo said to Apocalyptica : "Whenever you need a drummer, call me !". The band sent him the recording tapes of ''Reflections'' to his home recording studio in California where he recorded the drums. Lombardo's later Apocalyptica contributions have consisted of playing the drums for the track "Betrayal/Forgiveness" on the 2005 album ''Apocalyptica'' for the track "Last Hope" on the 2007 album ''Worlds Collide'' and for the track "2010" on the 2010 album ''7th Symphony''.

In October 2009, it was announced that he had recorded a cover of "Stand by Me", featuring Lemmy on vocals and bass, and produced by DJ and producer Baron. The song was made for legendary pro skateboarder Geoff Rowley.

Return to Slayer[link]

Ten years after departing from Slayer, Lombardo received a phone call from Slayer, who asked if he would like to perform a few shows. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman wanted him to return, while Lombardo believed King had his reservations following his negative review of Lombardo playing with Testament. Initially, King did not think of Lombardo as a candidate and believed Lombardo would not be able to perform to a satisfactory level. However, King was "blown away" by Lombardo in rehearsals, stating "he's got the feet and he's got the hands, he's not missing a step." Slayer needed a drummer to replace Paul Bostaph, who left the band because of a chronic elbow injury.

Lombardo accepted to resume drumming duties and his first show was at The 7 Flags Event Center near Des Moines, Iowa on February 2, 2002. At the beginning of the concert, vocalist Tom Araya welcomed the return of Dave Lombardo, as well as dedicating the show to Exodus vocalist Paul Baloff, who had died earlier that day. He toured with Slayer as part of Ozzfest, H82k2, Summer Tour, and the 2004 Download Festival. While preparing for the Download Festival in England, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for a mysterious illness.

Lombardo recorded his final album to date with Grip Inc. in 2004, ''Incorporated''. He asserts the band is on the 'back burner,' because of time taken up touring with Slayer. Slayer bassist Tom Araya said, "It's kind of right back where we started. He's an amazing performer. We took off right where we left off, you know? It's like he was never gone. He's working with Kerry on his tunes. He's helped out a lot actually!"

''Christ Illusion'' received generally favorable reviews and Lombardo's return was praised by critics. Chris Steffen of ''Rolling Stone'' asserted "''Christ Illusion'' is ''God Hates Us All'' without the memorable riffs, at least their awesome drummer Dave Lombardo shows off some chops, particularly on the raging 'Supremist.'" Don Kaye of ''Blabbermouth'' gave the album a favorable review and praised Lombardo. Kaye wrote, "One thing's for sure: Lombardo's influence on this band is absolutely undeniable. With no disrespect to Paul Bostaph, a fine drummer (and Jon Dette, who also did some work with the group in the mid-Nineties), Lombardo is simply essential to the Slayer sound. He is one of metal's all-around best drummers, perhaps the very best in the field of thrash/speed metal, and his power, style, and chops — not to mention his intangible chemistry with the rest of the group and those amazing flying feet — bring Slayer's overall performance, intensity and music to a higher level."

Lombardo has now also recorded Slayer's 2009 album ''World Painted Blood''.

Style and Legacy[link]

Lombardo is known for his fast, aggressive style of play utilizing the double bass technique which has earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" by Drummerworld. Lombardo states his reasons for using two bass drums: "when you hit the bass drum the head is still resonating. When you hit it in the same place right after that you kinda get a 'slapback' from the bass drum head hitting the other pedal. You're not letting them breathe." When playing the double bass, Lombardo uses the 'heel-up' technique and places his pedals at an angle. As well as considering him an influence, Arch Enemy drummer Daniel Erlandsson feels Lombardo is "really tasteful in his playing, and doesn't overplay. He's gifted with a groove that not many speed metal, or metal drummers generally, have."

In response to an interview question, "How talented is Dave Lombardo?" King responded, "Have you ever seen the movie ''The Natural''? That's Dave. He doesn't have to try to be good. He comes into the venue 10 or 15 minutes before we hit the stage and he doesn't warm up. He just goes and does it, after me and Jeff [Hanneman, guitarist] have been warming up for like an hour."

Lombardo's work has been an influence on many rock and heavy metal drummers. Per Möller Jensen of The Haunted cites Lombardo as a major influence, having grown up listening to Slayer; the band was a big influence on his style and The Haunted's. Suffocation drummer Mike Smith also cites Lombardo as an influence. Rocky Gray, former member of the alternative metal band Evanescence was influenced by Lombardo's choice of equipment; "All those old school guys are all TAMA guys. Where I'm from, if you're in the big time, you get a TAMA drum set. You have to be good if you've got a TAMA set."

Richard Christy, former member of Death was "blown away" by Dave's performance and double bass on the album ''Reign in Blood'', as was Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. Raymond Herrera of the band Fear Factory cites Lombardo as one of his major influences, as do Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel), Adrian Erlandsson (Paradise Lost, Cradle of Filth, Brujeria), George Kollias (Nile, Nightfall), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork), Derek Roddy (Aurora Borealis, Nile, Hate Eternal), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob), James Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold), Steve Asheim (Deicide), Michael "Moose" Thomas (Bullet for My Valentine), Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile, Angelcorpse, Malevolent Creation), Dave Witte (Municipal Waste, Burnt by the Sun, Black Army Jacket) and Max Kolesne (Krisiun). Patrick Grün of Caliban and Demonic GG Allin was inspired to play drums by Lombardo, while Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall was particularly inspired by Lombardo's double bass, utilizing double bass when starting his own music career.

Discography[link]

;Slayer

1983: ''Show No Mercy''

1984: ''Haunting the Chapel''

1984: ''Live Undead''

1985: ''Hell Awaits''

1986: ''Reign in Blood''

1988: ''South of Heaven''

1990: ''Seasons in the Abyss''

1991: ''Decade of Aggression''

2006: ''Christ Illusion''

2009: ''World Painted Blood

;Philm

2012: ''Harmonic''

;Fantômas

1999: ''Fantômas''

2001: ''The Director's Cut''

2004: ''Delìrium Còrdia''

2005: ''Suspended Animation''

2005: ''Fantômas / Melt-Banana''

;Grip Inc.

1995: ''Power of Inner Strength''

1997: ''Nemesis''

1999: ''Solidify''

2004: ''Incorporated''

;Testament

1999: ''The Gathering''

;Other works

1994: ''Jesus Killing Machine'' — Voodoocult

1999: ''Vivaldi The Meeting — Lorenzo Arruga, DAVE LOMBARDO & Friends''

1999: ''Taboo & Exile'' — John Zorn

2000: ''Xu Feng'' — John Zorn

2003: ''Reflections'' — Apocalyptica

2005: ''Apocalyptica'' — Apocalyptica ("Betrayal/Forgiveness")

2005: ''Drums of Death'' — with: DJ Spooky

2007: ''Worlds Collide'' — Apocalyptica ("Last Hope")

2009: ''Extremely Sorry'' - "Stand By Me", with Baron and Lemmy Kilmister

2010: ''7th Symphony'' — Apocalyptica

Equipment[link]

Ludwig Drums

TAMA Iron Cobra Bass Pedals (x2)

24x16 Bass Drum (x2)

14x6 Hand Hammered Snare Drum

10x10 tom

12x11 tom

13x12 tom

14x13 tom

18x16 floor tom

20x16 floor tom

Evans Heads

Pro-Mark Sticks (signature)

Paiste Cymbals

13" Signature Mega Cup Chime

18" RUDE Novo China

15" RUDE Custom Sound Edge Hi-Hat

17" RUDE Wild Crash

18" RUDE Wild Crash

20" RUDE Thin Crash

22" 2002 Power Ride

20" RUDE Novo China

16" 2002 China

References[link]

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Vaughn Donald Gittin, Jr. (born September 20, 1980), commonly known as JR, is an American self-taught professional drifter from Annapolis, Maryland who currently competes in the Formula D series in his 2011 Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang. When he's not competing, Vaughn performs drifting demonstrations for Ford in his personal Ford Mustang RTR at events all over the nation. He also performs drifting demonstrations worldwide with his fellow members of Drift Alliance.

Quick Facts[link]

Vaughn Gittin Jr.[link]

Nickname - JR

Age – 30

Height – 6’ 2”

Weight – 210

Car Number – 25

Hometown – Joppa, Maryland

Team – Falken Tire Motorsports, Drift Alliance

Crew Members – Ian Stewart, Dean Steele

2011 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT Specs[link]

Engine: 5.0L V8 with Ford Racing Supercharger

Tires: Front: 255/40-18 Azenis RT615 Rear: 295/40-18 Azenis RT615

Filtration: K&N; Air, Oil & Breather Filters

Clutch: Exedy Twin Plate

Suspension: Tein coilovers

Brakes: Wildwood front and rear big brake kit

HP/Torque: 650 horsepower, 650 ft.lbs of torque

Sponsors[link]

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Ford Racing

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Drift Secret

Genius Tools

Exedy Cluches

Go Pro

Speedhunters.com

Mobil 1

Autosport Dynamics

HRE Wheels

Tein

Wilwood

Mothers

Percy’s Speed Glass,

Achievements[link]

2011 [link]

Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Palm Beach International Raceway, Florida

Placed 11th overall in the Formula D series (375 points)

2010 [link]

Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Streets of Long Beach Raceway.

Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta Raceway.

Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey

Placed a podium finish in 6 of 7 events

Won the 2010 Formula D Championship

2009 [link]

Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey

Placed 5th place overall in the Formula D series (451.50 points)

2008 [link]

Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 7, Irwindale Speedway

Placed 8th place overall in the Formula D series (356.5 points)

2007 [link]

Placed 1st at D1 Grand Prix USA All-Star World Championship, Irwindale Speedway

Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 5, Infineon Raceway

Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 4, Evergreen Speedway

Finished 6th place overall in the Formula D series (376.50 points)

2006 [link]

Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2005 [link]

Placed 1st in the D1 Grand Prix America vs. Japan Competition

Placed 3rd at Formula D Round 4, Infineon Raceway

Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2004 [link]

Finished 10th place overall in the Formula D series

Other appareances[link]

Vaughn appears in the racing game Shift 2: Unleashed, as he is guiding the player through his carrer and teaching the player how to make drifting. In the game, the most important thing that Vaughn wants is that the player reaches the FIA GT1 Championship.

References[link]

2. www.formulad.com

External links[link]

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Official page

Falken Tire profile

Formula D profile

Wrecked Magazine - Drifting Publication's Section for Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:American racing drivers Category:Drifting drivers Category:D1 Grand Prix drivers Category:Formula D drivers

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