Dennis White, also known as Latroit and Static Revenger, is an American electronic dance music producer,[1] songwriter[2] and DJ.[3] In 2018, he won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of "You Move", originally by Depeche Mode.[4]
Latroit | |
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 White in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis White |
| Also known as | Static Revenger |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | latroit |
Biography
editStatic Revenger
editAs Static Revenger, he is best known for the ARIA double platinum certified[5] release "I Like That" and "Happy People", which was charted by Fatboy Slim on Beatport as one of the top 10 Dance Music recordings of the decade.[6] As an artist, writer, and producer, he has credits on over 3.5 million records sold worldwide, and seven number-one Billboard club chart remixes for artists such as Swedish House Mafia[7] and Hans Zimmer.[8]
Before using the pseudonym 'Static Revenger', Dennis White got his start in dance music when introduced to Kevin Saunderson from the Detroit techno group Inner City, and was hired as the music director for the Inner City 'Big Fun' world tour from 1989 to 1990[9][10] and signing as one of the first artists on KMS Records, Saunderson's record label imprint.
At the conclusion of the Big Fun tour, he went on to found the alternative pop band Charm Farm in Detroit, Michigan. Charm Farm released the album, Pervert, on Mercury Records, scoring minor success with the single "Superstar" (U.S. pop chart #89 in 1996), and performing shows with Detroit artists ranging from Kid Rock and Insane Clown Posse, to Juan Atkins and Richie Hawtin.
In addition to being an artist and producer, White composes for TV and film. He co-wrote "The Zing" with Adam Sandler, which featured the vocals of Sandler, Selena Gomez, CeeLo Green, and Andy Samberg, and was the closing theme in the Sony Pictures film Hotel Transylvania, which opened at number one at the US box office.[11]
In 2013, Dim Mak Records, which is owned by Steve Aoki, released "Back Off, Bitch!"[12] by Static Revenger featuring Kay, followed by "Colors at Night" in early 2014.[13]
Latroit
editAs Latroit, White has released recordings with Idris Elba, Inner City, Sam Sparro, and Le Youth. He has also remixed recordings for Depeche Mode, Deadmau5, and Nile Rogers. The Latroit remix of "You Move" by Depeche Mode won the 2018 Grammy Award[14] in the 'Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical)' category.[15]
Latroit's single, "Nice" was featured in the critically acclaimed Apple Phone XR global campaign.[16]
In 2024, Latroit collaborated with South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir and Simon Lewicki, also known as Groove Terminator, on the album "History of House", which re-imagines house music classics through a Zulu, gospel music lens. In an interview with NPR's Ari Shapiro, White stated, "Our mission, the idea for the project was to bring dance music, which is undeniable - Western dance music, which is undeniably African American music, back to an African project and then re-export it to the world through an African perspective. That was the original sort of mission statement of the project."[17]
Discography
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As Static Revenger
editSingles and EPs
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Supernatural |
| 2001 | Where I'm Going |
| 2001 | Happy People |
| 2004 | Breathless |
| 2004 | Everyone |
| 2001 | So High |
| 2006 | Round And Round |
| 2007 | Ooh La La |
| 2008 | Everything Is Beautiful |
| 2009 | How Does It Feel |
| 2009 | Into The Deep |
| 2010 | I Like That |
| 2010 | Skin I'm In |
| 2010 | Long Time |
| 2010 | Vegas |
| 2011 | Light It Up |
| 2012 | Aphrodisiac |
| 2012 | Turn The World On (feat. DEV) |
| 2013 | Bullet Train |
| 2013 | Back Off, B*tch! (feat. Kay) |
| 2014 | Colors at Night |
Remixes
edit| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Freshmaka | Everyone |
| 1998 | Hysteric Ego | Time To Get Back |
| 1999 | Dave Audé | I Am The Freshmaka |
| 2001 | Detroit Grand Pubahs | One Hump Or Two |
| 2001 | Michael Moog | You Belong To Me |
| 2002 | Felix Da Housecat | Silver Screen Shower Scene |
| 2002 | Tyrrell | Alright, Alright |
| 2002 | Supreme Beings of Leisure | Divine |
| 2002 | The Crystal Method | Wild, Sweet & Cool |
| 2002 | Kinky | Cornman |
| 2002 | Ball Parc Playerz | Of R Timez |
| 2002 | Weekend Players | Into The Sun |
| 2003 | Fannypack | Hey Mami |
| 2003 | Cooler Kids | All Around The World |
| 2003 | Weekend Players | Into The Sun |
| 2004 | Brothers Behind The Light | If You Wanna Be Yourself |
| 2005 | Richard Vission | Need You Tonight |
| 2006 | Static Revenger | Round & Around |
| 2007 | Ror Shak | Fate Or Faith |
| 2007 | Moussa Clarke | Love Key |
| 2007 | Paul van Dyk | Home |
| 2009 | Jean-Claude Ades | Shingaling |
| 2009 | 30 Seconds To Mars | Night of the Hunter |
| 2009 | Lolene | Sexy People |
| 2009 | Femi Kuti | Femi |
| 2010 | Scarlett Belle | Closure |
| 2010 | Lady Antebellum | Need You Now |
| 2010 | Natasha Bedingfield | Touch |
| 2010 | Static Revenger Feat. Luciana | Skin I'm In |
| 2010 | Lolene | Rich (Fake It Til You Make It) |
| 2010 | V.V. Brown | Shark in the Water |
| 2010 | Swedish House Mafia | Miami 2 Ibiza |
| 2010 | Meck | Like A Prayer |
| 2010 | Enrique Iglesias | I Like It |
| 2010 | OK Go | White Knuckles |
| 2011 | Eva | Not My Daddy |
| 2011 | The Potbelleez | From The Music |
| 2011 | Miley Cyrus | Who Owns My Heart |
| 2011 | Stan Walker | Loud |
| 2011 | Stan Walker | Light It Up |
| 2011 | DEV | Bass Down Low |
| 2011 | Enrique Iglesias | I Like How It Feels |
| 2011 | Shakira | Loca |
| 2011 | DEV | In The Dark |
| 2011 | Hans Zimmer | Angry And Dead Again |
| 2011 | Jason Derulo | Test Drive |
| 2012 | Aura Dione | Friends |
| 2012 | Dev & Enrique Iglesias | Naked |
| 2012 | Anjulie | Fucking Sexy |
| 2012 | The Crystal Method | I'm Not Leaving |
| 2012 | Static Revenger & Angger Dimas | Long Time (Takin' My Time) |
| 2012 | Cedric Gervais | Molly |
| 2012 | Kwanza Jones | Time To Go |
| 2012 | Havana Brown | We Run The Night |
| 2012 | Jin Akanishi | Aphrodisiac |
| 2012 | Kaz James | Drums |
| 2013 | Dave Winnel | Draw Your Guns |
| 2013 | DJ Rap | With You |
| 2014 | Latroit | More |
| 2014 | My Crazy Girlfriend | Crazy Stupid Love |
| 2014 | Example | 10 Million People |
| 2014 | Stonebridge | You Can Have It All |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Happy People |
| 2008 | Sweetest Day |
| 2010 | I Like That |
| 2010 | Skin I'm In |
| 2011 | Light It Up |
| 2011 | Vegas |
| 2012 | Turn The World On (feat. DEV) |
| 2013 | Bullet Train |
| 2013 | Back Off, B*tch |
| 2014 | Colors at Night |
| 2014 | Satellite |
As Latroit
editSingles and EPs
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute | Latroit, BISHØP | Armada Music |
| 2015 | Just do That | Latroit, Fawks | House of Latroit |
| 2016 | Origami (Do What You Like) | Latroit, MiSFit | House of Latroit |
| 2016 | Bump In The Night | Lliam*, Latroit, Sam Sparro | Armada Music |
| 2016 | Origami | Latroit | House of Latroit |
| 2016 | Someday | Lliam*, Latroit | Armada Music |
| 2016 | Echoes | Stööki Sound*, Latroit, Lliam Taylor | Dim Mak |
| 2016 | More | Latroit, Duke Mushroom | House of Latroit |
| 2016 | Need You Tonight | Latroit, Pretty Garter | House of Latroit |
| 2016 | Fangz | Latroit, Lliam | House of Latroit |
| 2017 | Feather' | Lliam, Latroit, Charlz | House of Latroit |
| 2019 | Four On The Floor | Latroit | House of Latroit |
| 2019 | Nice | Latroit | House of Latroit |
| 2020 | Hungover | Zen Freeman, Fred Falke, Charlz | |
| 2020 | Don't Give Up | Latroit, Charlz | Secret Technology |
| 2021 | Dance My Tears Away | Latroit, Charlz | House of Latroit |
| 2021 | Someday | Latroit, Brea, Charlz | Armada Music |
| 2022 | Music in my Mind | Latroit, Static Revenger, The Sponges | There Is a Light |
| 2022 | Breathe | Latroit, Charlz | House of Latroit |
| 2024 | History of House (EP) | Soweto Gospel Choir, Groove Terminator, Latroit | Gallo Records, Music is Fun, House of Latroit |
Mixes
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Loving Every Minute | Various | Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 65 |
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute | Various | Ultimate Club Anthems 2015 |
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute | Various | Kontor - House Of House Volume 21 - The Summer Edition |
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute | Various | Deep Sounds Spring Edition |
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute | Various | Summerdance 2015 Megamix Top 100 |
| 2015 | Loving Every Minute (Sunset Child Remix) | Various | Deep Sounds 5 (The Very Best Of Deep House) |
| 2016 | Just Do That | The Squatters | The Richtapes Vol. 1 |
Remixes
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hideaway (Latroit Remix) | Various | Ultimate Club Anthems 2015 |
| 2015 | Magic (feat. Nile Rodgers and Brandy | Mystery Skulls | Magic |
| 2016 | Not Alone (Lilam & Latroit Remix) | GT* & Wildfire (11) Ft. Xavier Dunn | Not Alone |
| 2016 | Trouble (Latroit Remix) | Offaiah | Trouble (Remixes) |
| 2016 | Happy People (Lliam + Latroit Remix) | Static Revenger | Boomerang |
| 2016 | Boomerang (Lliam + Latroit Remix) | Le Youth | Boomerang |
| 2016 | Molecules (Latroit Remix) | Atlas Genius | Inanimate Objects |
| 2017 | You Move (Latroit Remix) | Depeche Mode | Going Backwards [Remixes] |
| 2017 | Clap Your Hands (Lliam + Latroit remix) | Le Youth | Clap Your Hands |
| 2018 | Monophobia (Latroit Extended Remix) | deadmau5, Rob Swire | mau5ville: Level 1 |
| 2018 | Cards (Latroit Remix) | Rollo x Dido | |
| 2018 | As The Rush Comes (Latroit Remix) | Motorcycle | |
| 2020 | Crush On You (Latroit x Pretty Garter Remix) | Harloe | |
| 2020 | One More Chance (Latroit Remix) | Harloe | |
| 2020 | We're All Gonna Lose (Latroit Remix) | Harloe | |
| 2020 | Rivers Run Dry (Latroit Remix) | Harloe | |
| 2021 | Cut Me Loose (Latroit Remix) | Harloe | |
| 2021 | Don't It Feel Nice? (Lliam + Latroit Remix) | BKLYNN | |
| 2021 | Northern Star (Latroit Remix) | The Archer |
References
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- ^ June 2002. Billboard Magazine. Vol. 120, No. 23, Pg. 65. ISSN 0006-2510
- ^ Brusca, Donny. The BPM List: A Music Reference Guide for Mobile DJs New York. Shonnon Dodd, Inc. 2005. Pg. 171.
- ^ Fabian, Renee. "Alessia Cara Wins Best New Artist | 2018 Grammys". Grammy.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Club Tracks 2010". Aria Charts. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Fatboy Slim's Top 10 of the 00'S". Beatport. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "URB Premier :: Swedish House Mafia "Miami 2 Ibiza" (Static Revenger Remix) (MP3)". URB Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Hans Zimmer – Angry And Dead Again". Discogs. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "(Un)lucky Charms". Metrotimes. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Sicko, Dan. Techno Rebels: The Renegades Of Electronic Funk New York. Billboard Book, Inc. 1999. Pg. 84.
- ^ "Hotel Transylvania - Soundtrack". IMDB. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Static Revenger + Kay* – Back Off, Bitch!". Discogs. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Static Revenger Feat Kay* – Colors at Night". Discogs. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Dennis White Wins Best Remix Recording - Acceptance Speech - 60th GRAMMYs". YouTube.
- ^ "Dennis White One-on-One Interview". YouTube. January 28, 2018.
- ^ "iPhone — Nap — Apple by Apple Singapore official YouTube channel". YouTube. July 8, 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, Ari. "A gospel choir is telling the story of house music with reimagined dance classics". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 26 August 2024.