Sam Spiegel, also known as Squeak E. Clean, is an American producer/DJ/composer from New York who grew up in Manhattan and Westchester County.

As a child, Sam studied classical voice, cello, and flute, but by his teens, he enjoyed hip hop music

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

.

In addition to creating his own material, Spiegel has worked with musicians such as Ben Lee

Ben Lee

Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...

, Maroon 5

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

, Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...

, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...

. He has also scored commercials for companies including Converse, Levi's, Reebok

Reebok

Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...

, ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

, T Mobile, Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo

José Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña. The José Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales of any tequila brand in theworld.- History :...

, and Saturn, and his production company scored the video game Skate 2

Skate 2

Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...

. Though he attempts to create music free of record label restraints, Spiegel also licenses

Music licensing

Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work. A purchaser of recorded music owns the media on which the music is stored, not the music itself...

 his songs whenever possible so as to maximize exposure for his work.

Spiegel is brother of film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...

. They collaborated on the Adidas

Adidas

Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

 TV commercial Hello Tomorrow

Hello Tomorrow

Hello Tomorrow is the title of a 2005 Adidas television advertisement, and also the name of the song used in the commercial. The 90-second spot was created by Oscar-nominated film director Spike Jonze for ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day to advertise the adidas_1 "intelligent" sneakers. The title song was...

, for which Sam Spiegel created the score sung by Jonze's then-girlfriend Karen O

Karen O

Karen Lee Orzolek , better known by her stage name Karen O, is the vocalist for New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.-Early life:...

. The titular song briefly reached #1 on the iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 singles chart. Spiegel also wrote the score for Jonze's 2010 short film I'm Here

I'm Here (film)

I'm Here is a 2010 sci-fi romance short film written and directed by Spike Jonze. The film is a love story about two robots living in a Los Angeles where humans and robots coexist...

.

N.A.S.A.

Spiegel worked with Brazilian DJ Zegon under the name N.A.S.A.

N.A.S.A. (musical group)

N.A.S.A. is a hip hop music duo, consisting of L.A.-based producers Squeak E. Clean and the Brazilian DJ Zegon. N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and, in addition to the two principals, includes approximately three dozen other artists from both coasts of the U.S...

 (North America/South America). Their debut album, The Spirit of Apollo, includes Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, Karen O

Karen O

Karen Lee Orzolek , better known by her stage name Karen O, is the vocalist for New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.-Early life:...

 and Nick Zinner

Nick Zinner

Nicholas Joseph Zinner is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He is known for his "unmistakable" wild hair, skinny physique, and pale appearance...

 of Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...

, Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , better known by her stage name Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos...

, John Frusciante

John Frusciante

John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...

 of Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...

, Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...

, Nina Persson

Nina Persson

is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...

 of The Cardigans

The Cardigans

The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

, George Clinton

George Clinton (funk musician)

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

, David Byrne

David Byrne

David Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...

, M.I.A.

M.I.A. (artist)

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...

, RZA

RZA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA , is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, emcee, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in Hip Hop, RZA is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost...

, Method Man

Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...

, Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...

, and Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...

 of Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

. Such collaborations earned Spiegel the title "Hot Star Magnet" on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

's annual "Hot List" in 2008. The album was "a conscious effort by NASA to show how people can be brought together by music and art."

The Spirit of Apollo took over five years to create, and some songs required N.A.S.A. to wait up to three years for collaborators' schedules to match. It was finally released on February 17, 2009, and received generally favorable reviews. N.A.S.A.'s music also appears in the video game DJ Hero

DJ Hero

DJ Hero is a music video game, developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision as a rhythm game spin-off of the Guitar Hero franchise. It was released on October 27, 2009 in North America and on October 29, 2009 in Europe...

, in a mash-up with Daft Punk

Daft Punk

Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

's Da Funk

Da Funk

"Da Funk" is an instrumental track by Daft Punk initially released as a single in 1995 and later included on their debut album Homework. "Da Funk" and its accompanying video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990s house music.-Background:...

.

Maximum Hedrum

Spiegel is currently working on a new project, Maximum Hedrum, collaborating with Harold Faltermeyer

Harold Faltermeyer

Harold Faltermeyer is a German musician, keyboardist, composer and record producer.He is recognized as one of the composers/producers who best captured the zeitgeist of 1980s synth-pop in film scores...

 and Derrick Green

Derrick Green

Derrick Leon Green is the frontman for the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. Green joined Sepultura in 1997, when he replaced group founder Max Cavalera, who left the band. Allmusic said about the singer: "There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera seemed...

 (of Sepultura

Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

). "Keep In Touch (Feel Me)" feat. George Clinton

George Clinton (musician)

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

, has been licensed to a BlackBerry

BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...

 commercial.

Commercial & Other Work

On August 18, 2010, The Standard New York Hotel was the setting for a harmonically synchronized light and sound show produced by Spiegel. The Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular featured a fashion show on the street level while inside the hotel, 66 dancers performed choreography synchronized with fast-paced lighting patterns set to Spiegel's music score in 150 different rooms, using the glass walls of the hotel to display a multi-floor show, highlighting that year's Fall styles.

Spiegel was pivotal to the project as he not only created the score but brought together many of the other contributing artists as well. The show featured the creative direction of Mother New York, the directors at LEGS, lighting choreographers at Bionic League (who have worked with Daft Punk & Kanye West), and the dance choreographer Sir Ryan Heffington.

Spiegel was responsible for the string arrangements in Kanye West

's critically acclaimed 2008 world Glow in the Dark Tour

Glow in the Dark Tour

The Glow in the Dark Tour is a critically acclaimed world concert tour by Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D, and Nas. It began on April 16, 2008 in Seattle, Washington and travelled to Latin America, Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Australia through to early December.The tour...

.

Film Credits

Yeah Right!

Yeah Right!

Yeah Right! is a skateboarding video by Girl Skateboards , directed by Ty Evans and Spike Jonze. Yeah Right! is notable for its soundtrack, length, and the extensive use of never-before-seen special effects.-Summary:A short prologue pays tribute to skater Keenan Milton, who died in 2001...

 by Girl Skateboards

Release Date: 2003

Directors: Spike Jonze and Ty Evans

Original Music: Sam Spiegel

Hot Chocolate by Chocolate Skateboards

Release Date: 2004

Directors: Spike Jonze, Ty Evans, Cory Weincheque

Original Music: Sam Spiegel

Pretty Things

Release Date: 2005

Director: Liz Goldwyn

Original Music: Sam Spiegel

City. Park City.

Release Date: 2006

Directors: Jim Mangan and Whitey McConnaughy

Original Music: Sam Spiegel

Warren Miller

Warren Miller

Warren Miller may refer to:* Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller...

’s Off The Grid

Release Date: 2006

Director: Max Bervy

Original Music: Sam Spiegel


Warren Miller

Warren Miller

Warren Miller may refer to:* Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller...

’s Playground

Release Date: 2007

Director: Max Bervy

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and 2Mex

The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down

Release Date: September 11th, 2007

Director: Paul Sapiano

Starring: Cricket Leigh, Kat Turner, and John McGarr

Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King Cover by Sam Spiegel

Fully Flared by Lakai

Release Date: December 7th 2007

Directors: Ty Evans, Spike Jonze, Cory Weincheque

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

Jackass 2.5

Release Date: December 19th 2007

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Starring: Bam Margera, Dave England, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Wee Man, Jeff Tremaine

Original Music: Sam Spiegel

Beautiful Losers

Release Date: August 2nd 2008

Directors: Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard

Starring: Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson, Harmony Korine

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

We Were Once A Fairytale

Release Date: June 24th 2009

Director: Spike Jonze

Starring: Kanye West

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

Whip It

Release Date: October 2nd 2009

Director: Drew Barrymore

Starring: Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, and Kristen Wiig

Music: "Lollipop" (Squeak E. Clean/Desert Eagles Mix) by The Chordettes

Cop Out

Release Date: February 26, 2010

Director: Kevin Smith

Starring: Bruce Willis and Tracy Chapman

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Harold Faltermeyer

Absolut "I'm Here"

Release Date: January 21, 2010

Director: Spike Jonze

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Sienna Guillory

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Brent Nichols

Jackass 3D

Release Date: October 15, 2010

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O

Music: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough" (cover by Sam Spiegel and Karen O.) by Roger Allan Wade, "Corona" (Jackass Opera Mix by Sam Spiegel) by The Minutemen

Mourir Aupres De Toi

Release Date: 2011

Directors: Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn

Writer: Olympia Le-Tan

Starring: Spike Jonze, Pierre Le-Tan, and Soko

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder

Video Game Credits

EA Skate Mike Carrol Video by Girl Skateboards

Release Date: September 14, 2007

Production Company: Black Box

Music: Squeak E. Clean

EA Skate 2

Release Date: January 21, 2009

Production Company: Black Box

Music: Squeak E. Clean

Where The Wild Things Are

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Production Company: Amaze Entertainment

Music Production: Squeak E. Clean Productions

Blitz: The League

Music: Fatlip “Today’s Your Day (Whachagonedu?)” (produced by Sam Spiegel)

Producer Discography

Squeak E. Clean presents Bald Head Slick (aka Guru)/2Mex I Win, U Lose/Once-Again(Single)

Release Date: March 1, 2005

Label: Dim Mak Records

Producer: Sam Spiegel

Fatlip - The Loneliest Punk

Release Date: October 25, 2005

Label: Delicious Vinyl

Producer, “Today’s Your Day” and “Freaky Bumps”: Sam Spiegel

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

Release Date: March 28, 2006

Label: Interscope Records

Producer: Sam Spiegel

Donavon Frankenreiter - Move By Yourself

Release Date: June 6, 2006

Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.

Producer, “Turn On Your Heart” (Single): Sam Spiegel

Swollen Members Black Magic

Release Date: September 12, 2006

Label: Battle Axe Records

Producer, “Go To Sleep”: Sam Spiegel

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

Release Date: March 18, 2008

Label: Lies Records

Producer, “Courtship Dating”, Through the Hosiery”, “Black Panther”: Sam Spiegel

Donavon Frankenreiter - Pass It Around

Release Date: August 19, 2008

Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.

Producer, “Life, Love, and Laughter”: Sam Spiegel

Notable Commercial Work

Adidas Hello Tomorrow

Release Date: 2005

Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day SF

Director: Spike Jonze

Original Music: Sam Spiegel and Karen O.

Awards: Gold Lion for Best Music at Cannes 2005, Best Original Music at AICP 2006

Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular

Event Date: August 18, 2010

Agency: Mother NY

Director: LEGS

Original Score: Sam Spiegel

VFX: Bionic League

Choreographer: Ryan Heffington

Sci-fi Channel Human Suit

Production Company: RSA Films

Director: Albert Kodagolian

Original Music: Sam Spiegel, Kelley Logsdon, and Brent Nichols

Awards: Silver Clio for Original Music at the Clio Awards 2006

External links

• Squeak E. Clean homepage
• music video for first release "Money"