DJ Cummerbund


DJ Cummerbund is an American mashup artist, DJ, and producer from Long Island, New York. Since 2014, he has released mashup songs that have attracted mainstream media attention, praise from musicians he's sampled, and hundreds of millions of views online. He is a recipient of a Webby Award and an MTV [Video Music Award], and has performed as an opening act for the B-52s during their farewell tour and Las Vegas residencies.

Career

DJ Cummerbund began uploading mashups to YouTube in 2014. His 2016 mashup Freaktender - combining Foo Fighters' "The Pretender" with Rick James' "Super Freak" - was praised by Foo Fighters, who briefly incorporated elements of it into live performances. Another widely circulated mashup blended Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" with Earth, Wind & Fire's "September," and was covered by several music outlets.
In 2020, Cummerbund won a Webby Award in the Video Remixes/Mashups category for "Play That Funky Music Rammstein", which combined Rammstein's "Du Hast" with Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music." His acceptance speech referenced professional wrestler Randy Savage, whose audio and video clips often appear in his work.

Notable collaborations

AwardYearWorkCategoryResultRef.
2020 Webby Awards2020Play That Funky Music RammsteinVideo Remixes/MashupsWon
2021 MTV Video Music Awards2021ShaxiculaBest Audio MashupWon