Controller 7
Birth nameTommy McMahon
BornSan Jose, California
OriginBerkeley, California
GenresAlternative hip hop
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
Instrument(s)Sampler, turntable
Years active1999–present
Labels6months, Bully Records, Wenod
Websitecontroller7.bandcamp.com

Controller 7 (born Tommy McMahon) is an underground hip hop producer from San Jose, California.

History

Controller 7 released the debut album Left Handed Straw in 2000. It was reissued on 6months in 2001.[1]

He has produced and remixed tracks for Anticon artists such as Sole, Sage Francis and Themselves.[2]

The Bumps mixtape was released in 2005.[3][4]

Discography

Albums

  • Left Handed Straw (2000)
  • Bumps (2005)
  • The Lost Tapes (1997-1998) (2007)
  • Exhale01 (2020)

EPs

  • Expansions (2003)
  • Egg (2005)

Productions

Compilation appearances

  • "Heckles from the Peanut Gallery" on Giga Single (2001)
  • "Bunny Slippers" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
  • "Shades of a Former You" "Reactionnary" "I Tried to Speak, But Couldn't" "Bad Blue (Last Chance)" on Lunch Money Singles (2004)

References

  1. Quinlan, Thomas (November 2000). "Controller 7 - Left Handed Straw". Exclaim!.
  2. Bertot, Sylvain (September 28, 2005). "Controller 7 - Interview" (in French). Pop News.
  3. Purdom, Clayton (July 20, 2005). "Controller 7: Bumps". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  4. Miller, Derek (August 1, 2005). "Controller 7 - Bumps". Stylus Magazine.
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