- Remot
Infobox musical artist
Name = Remot
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Matt Tomer
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Origin =Massachusetts , U.S.
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = producer
Years_active = 2007 - present
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URL =Matt Tomer, better known by the stage name Remot, is an American
hip hop producer . He is known through numerous internet venues, including [http://www.hiphopdx.com HipHopDX] , [http://www.vinylmeltdown.com Vinyl Meltdown] , [http://www.Okayplayer.com Okayplayer] , and [http://www.rapreviews.com Rap Reviews]HipHopDX
Remot's rise to prominence started on the Hip Hop news website hiphopdx.com, where he has won numerous production-based contests, remixing well-known songs such as
Nas ' "Surviving the Times", Styles P's "Blow My Mind" and Stat Quo's "G.R.I.T.S." Most notable achievement so far, however, is securing victory in the American Gangster Remixtape Contest, in which 130 different producers from around the world submitted their remixed versions ofJay-Z 's American Gangster album in 2008. [http://www.hiphopdx.com/blogs/hiphopdx/2008/02/06/american-gangster-remixtape-winner-feb-contest-and-playlist-.html hiphopdx]After winning the contest, American Gangster Remoted was pressed and released for worldwide
distribution . [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/contests/id.125/title.american-gangster-remix-album-contest hiphopdx] Since winning the competition, Remot has risen to considerable Internet fame, and has worked with up-and-coming rapper Donny Goines on his Non-FictionEP , also released through HipHopDX.External Links
[http://www.myspace.com/remotmusic Remot's Myspace]
[http://vinylmeltdown.com/artists/remot Remot's page on Vinyl Meltdown]
[http://kevinnottingham.com/myblog/2008/03/20/producers-spotlight-remot/ Interview w/ Kevin Nottingham]
[http://hiphopisntdead.blogspot.com/2008/06/newcomers-remot.html Article on Hip Hop Isn't Dead]
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