The Latch Brothers are Mike D (Mike Diamond of Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

), Wag (Chris Wagner of Mary's Danish

Mary's Danish

Mary's Danish were an alternative rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the late 1980s and released a series of albums until 1992. The band creatively blended of rock, funk, country and soul elements....

), and Tick (Kenny Tick Salcido

Kenny Tick Salcido

Kenny "Tick" Salcido is a member of The Latch Brothers production group with Mike D. of Beastie Boys and Wag , Remixer/beat maker/producer , Music Supervisor Single Ladies , Disconnected), and has held positions at several music record labels as A&R and...

).

History

The Latch Brothers are a production group/band/Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

 side
project that have remixed artists such as Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

, At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...

,
Murder City Devils

Murder City Devils

-History:The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1996. Gabe Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member...

, Q-Tip (rapper)

Q-Tip (rapper)

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...

, A.I. (band), The Prunes, BS2000

BS2000

BS2000 is a mainframe computer operating system developed by Fujitsu Technology Solutions.Unlike other mainframe systems, BS2000/OSD provides exactly the same user and programming interface in all operating modes and regardless of whether it is running natively or as a guest system in a virtual...

, Bran Van 3000

Bran Van 3000

Bran Van 3000 is an electronica collective from Manhattan, New York City, New York and Montreal, Quebec. Founded by DJ James Di Salvio and E.P...

,
Audio Leter, 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...

, Kut Masta Kurt's Masters of Illusion

Masters of Illusion

Masters of Illusion is a hip hop side-project of renowned turntablist Kutmasta Kurt and the 2 emcees Kool Keith and Motion Man. Their first self-titled album was released in 2000....

, Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

,
Bhagavan Das

Bhagavan Das

Bhagavan Das and also known by the name Anagorika Dharma Sara within the Buddhist community, is a Western yogi who lived for six years in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. He is a singer and teacher.-Biography:Bhagavan Das is a bhakti yogi, a shakta tantra adept, and teacher of Nada Yoga...

, and more.

The group created original break beats for special show vinyl made
exclusively for Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

 DJ Mixmaster Mike. Prior to the folding of
Grand Royal Records, The Latch Brothers also recorded early demos for
The Mars Volta ( the two song demos were never released) at Matter Music Studios.

The Latch Brothers composed five tracks for the Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

 game JSRF (Jet Set
Radio Future) and it was the last official release on Grand Royal Records.

The Latch Brothers provided original score and music for Tamra Davis

Tamra Davis

Tamra Davis is an American film, television and music video director.-Biography:She is known for directing films such as Billy Madison, CB4 and Half Baked and television shows such as My Name Is Earl and Everybody Hates Chris. She also directed the film Crossroads, starring Britney Spears.She...

 Action Sports film
"Keep You're Eyes Open" as well as VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

's "Single Ladies (TV series)

Single Ladies (TV series)

Single Ladies is a television series on the VH1 network in the U.S. created by Stacy A. Littlejohn and produced by Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment for the MTV network-owned cable channel. The show chronicles three friends, Val, Keisha and April, and their relationships...

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