Biography
L.A.’s Crystal Technique were known as America’s response to the Chemical substance Brothers. A dance-based digital duo using a definite rock-band feel, the evaluation seemed appropriate, though it tended to erase what produced the group distinctive: a good bottom in American hip-hop, rock and roll, spirit, and pop. Produced in 1993 by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, Crystal Technique was the longest-running stay in a string of tasks that led them off their native NEVADA (plus some forgettable four-track stabs at vocal home music), towards the early-’90s L.A. rave picture. Used by its fresh idealism, Jordan and Kirkland became utilized by L.A.’s underground membership culture and started knocking out monitors motivated by their encounters. On the effectiveness of among their demos, Crystal Technique agreed upon to Steve Melrose and Justin King’s Town of Angels imprint in 1994, and their debut one, “Keep Wish Alive,” made an appearance immediately after. The name is at mention of L.A.’s waning rave picture (burdened by regular police pressure along with a string of random violent situations) and became something of the anthem because of the countless barrage of remixes and alternative versions that made an appearance. The pair’s demand to be studied seriously like a music group (instead of the enforced anonymity of all techno acts, then one of a fresh concept for American dance makers) prolonged to incessant live shows, and Crystal Method’s raising recognition both in the night clubs and among radio jocks resulted in a cope with Geffen affiliate marketer Outpost Recordings in 1996. The group’s debut LP, Vegas — an unabashed party record bathed in acidity, funk, rock and roll, and big defeat hip-hop — made an appearance in middle-1997 and offered perfectly. The follow-up Tweekend premiered four years later on, as well as the duo inaugurated some mix albums, entitled Community Assistance, in 2002. Third recording Legion of Growth adopted in 2004, and their soundtrack towards the film London got a year later on. In 2006 released Travel. The blend was designed to accompany any aspiring athlete’s workout program and was re-released on Compact disc in 2008 with four reward tracks. In ’09 2009, they released Divided by Night time, the first recording to be documented in the duo’s state-of-the-art documenting studio room, Crystalwerks. A self-titled, fan-funded recording — one which embraced their part in the advancement of EDM — found its way to 2014.
Quick Facts
Full Name The Crystal Method
Music Songs Name of the Game, Trip Like I Do, Busy Child, Keep Hope Alive, Born Too Slow, Comin' Back, Vapor Trail, Weapons of Mad Distortion, Play for Real, Cherry Twist, Bad Stone, Drown in the Now, She's My Pusher, Sine Language, Over It, Roll It Up, Wild, Sweet and Cool, High Roller, I Know It's You, Bound Too Long, Jaded, Sling The Decks, Bones Theme, Falling Hard, Ready for Action, Jupiter Shift, Ten Miles Back, You Know It's Hard, Double Down Under, Realizer, Blunts & Robots, Slipstream
Albums Vegas, Legion of Boom, Tweekend, Divided by Night, The Crystal Method, Community Service, Community Service II, Drive: Nike + Original Run, London: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, CSII Exclusives, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Remixes, Keep Hope Alive EP, The Crystal Method Remixed, You Know It's Hard
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video
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Formed in 1993, they did most of their earlier production work in an underground shelter lovingly referred to as "The Bomb Shelter" in the front yard of a rent house they once shared as roommates. |
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Before production began on Legion of Boom in 2004, they moved the studio into the garage of the rent house; many people aren't aware of this, however, and still believe they work in the actual "bomb shelter", now a nickname for the studio setup. |
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Nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video for "Name Of The Game" [2002]. |
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Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for "Legion of Boom" [2004]. |
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The Crystal Method is an electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. |
Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bones |
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TV Series composer - 121 episodes, 2005 - 2017 main title theme writer and performer - 80 episodes, 2006 - 2011 performer - 24 episodes, 2005 - 2014 composer and performer - 1 episode, 2009 theme music - 1 episode, 2009 |
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Electronic Awakening |
2011 |
Documentary composer: additional music / musician |
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X Games 3D: The Movie |
2009 |
Documentary musician |
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The Matrix: Path of Neo |
2005 |
Video Game composer: additional music |
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Third Watch |
1999-2005 |
TV Series composer - 123 episodes |
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nostalgia Critic |
2008 |
TV Series music - 1 episode |
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Wipeout HD |
2008 |
Video Game music: "Acetone" - uncredited |
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Tropic Thunder |
2008 |
performer: "The Name Of The Game", "The Name Of The Game The Crystal Method's Big Ass T.T. Mix" |
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Check Brights |
2008 |
Short performer: "Blow Out" |
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Drillbit Taylor |
2008 |
performer: "Name Of The Game" - as Crystal Method |
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Nobel Son |
2007 |
performer: "Roboslut" / producer: "Roboslut" / writer: "Roboslut" |
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The Time Tunnel |
2006 |
TV Movie performer: "Keep Hope Alive" |
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift |
2006 |
performer: "Realizer" |
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Annapolis |
2006 |
performer: "Born Too Slow" |
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Coachella |
2006 |
Video documentary performer: "Keep Hope Alive" - as Crystal Method |
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Shooting Gallery |
2005 |
Video performer: "Born Too Slow", "Badass" |
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London |
2005/I |
"FIRE TO ME", "ROBOSLUT', "DEFECTIVE", "VICE", "ONESIXTEEN", "GLASS BREAKER", "I LUV U" / producer: "LONDON", "SMOKED" By nm1454234, "GLASS BREAKER" / writer: "LONDON", "SMOKED" By nm1454234, "ROBOSLUT', "DEFECTIVE", "VICE", "ONESIXTEEN", "GLASS BREAKER", "I LUV U" |
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The Longest Yard |
2005 |
performer: "Roll It Up" |
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Cursed |
2005 |
performer: "Bound Too Long" Hyper Re-Mix |
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Gran Turismo 4 |
2004 |
Video Game performer: "Born Too Slow" Deepsky's Green Absinthe Dub Mix |
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Blade: Trinity |
2004 |
performer: "Starting Over", "Weapons Of Mad Distortion" |
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Entourage |
2004 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Crossing Jordan |
2004 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2004 |
TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
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The O.C. |
2004 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Amplitude |
2003 |
Video Game "Boom!" The Crystal Method Remix |
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Need for Speed: Underground |
2003 |
Video Game performer: "Born Too Slow" |
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Foolproof |
2003 |
performer: "Wild, Sweet & Cool" - as Crystal Method |
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
2003 |
performer: "Starting Over" Uncredited |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
2003 |
performer: "Acetone" |
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Extreme Ops |
2002 |
performer: "Keep Hope Alive", "Now is the Time The Millennium Mix" |
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Splinter Cell |
2002 |
Video Game performer: "Name of the Game" |
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Half Past Dead |
2002 |
performer: "The Name of the Game" |
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever |
2002 |
performer: "The Name Of The Game" |
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Life or Something Like It |
2002 |
performer: "PHD" |
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Blade II |
2002 |
performer: "The Name of The Game", "PHDream" / producer: "PHDream" |
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Malcolm in the Middle |
2001 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Mad Dash Racing |
2001 |
Video Game producer: "Roll it Up" |
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Zoolander |
2001 |
performer: "Roll It Up", "Now Is the Time" |
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Driven |
2001 |
performer: "High Roller" |
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3000 Miles to Graceland |
2001 |
performer: "Vapor Trail" - as Crystal Method |
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Roswell |
2001 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Wings of the Crow |
2000 |
performer: "Comin' Back" |
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Witchblade |
2000 |
TV Movie performer: "Keep Hope Alive" |
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Gone in Sixty Seconds |
2000 |
performer: "Busy Child" - as Crystal Method |
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Romeo Must Die |
2000 |
performer: "High Roller", "Keep Hope Alive" |
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Gran Turismo 2 |
1999 |
Video Game performer: "Now is the Time" Millennium Mix |
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Third Watch |
1999 |
TV Series performer: "Keep Hope Alive" |
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Stigmata |
1999 |
courtesy: "Now Is the Time The Crystal Method Y2Kaos Mix" / performer: "Now Is the Time The Crystal Method Y2Kaos Mix" |
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Better Living Through Circuitry |
1999 |
Documentary performer: "Now Is The Time Millennium Remix" - as Crystal Method |
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Need for Speed: High Stakes |
1999 |
Video Game music: "Dude in the Moon" |
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FIFA Road to World Cup 98 |
1998 |
Video Game performer: "Keep Hope Alive", "More", "Now is the Time iCloud 9 Remix", "Busy Child" |
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Urban Legend |
1998 |
performer: "Comin' Back" |
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Permanent Midnight |
1998 |
performer: "NOW IS THE TIME PERMANENT MIDNIGHT MIX" / producer: "NOW IS THE TIME PERMANENT MIDNIGHT MIX" |
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Lost in Space |
1998 |
performer: "Busy Child" / writer: "Busy Child" |
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Daria |
1998 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Senseless |
1998 |
performer: "Busy Child" - as Crystal Method |
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The Replacement Killers |
1998 |
performer: "Keep Hope Alive" |
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N2o |
1998 |
Video Game performer: "Busy Child", "Cherry Twist", "Keep Hope Alive", "She's My Pusher", "Trip Like I Do", "Vapor Trail" |
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Spawn |
1997 |
performer: " Can't You Trip Like I Do" / producer: " Can't You Trip Like I Do" / writer: " Can't You Trip Like I Do" |
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Species |
1995 |
performer: "Keep Hope Alive" - as Crystal Method |
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Bones |
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TV Series performer - 75 episodes, 2006 - 2017 writer - 75 episodes, 2006 - 2017 |
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Lucy |
2014/I |
performer: "Single Barrel Sling the Decks" |
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Fargo |
2014 |
TV Series performer - 1 episode |
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Almost Human |
2013 |
TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
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Furious 6 |
2013 |
performer: "Roll It Up" |
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Real Steel |
2011 |
performer: "Busy Child", "Make Some Noise", "Undefeated" |
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Skyline |
2010 |
performer: "Sine Language Metasyn Remix", "The American Way" |
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Blur |
2010 |
Video Game performer: "Smile" - as Crystal Method / writer: "Smile" - as Crystal Method |
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Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hired Gun |
2016 |
Documentary |
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Help |
2015/II |
Short |
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The Sisterhood of Night |
2014 |
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Almost Human |
2013-2014 |
TV Series 13 episodes |
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Blur |
2010 |
Video Game |
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League of Legends |
2009 |
Video Game |
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London |
2005/I |
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Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Malibu Tapes |
2017 |
completed |
The Crystal Method |
South Park |
1998 |
TV Series |
The Crystal Method |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Until the Music Ends |
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post-production |
Themselves |
Last Call with Carson Daly |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical guest |
Re:Generation |
2011 |
Documentary |
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Style-City Music Presents |
2010 |
TV Series |
Themselves - Musical Guest |
Arbor Live! |
2010 |
TV Series |
Themselves |
Ultra MusicFestival Experience 2005 |
2006 |
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Themselves |
2006 Independent Spirit Awards |
2006 |
TV Movie documentary |
Themselves |
Coachella |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Themselves |
Too Late with Adam Carolla |
2005 |
TV Series |
Themselves |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
2005 |
TV Series |
Themselves - Musical Guest |
Put the Needle on the Record |
2004 |
Documentary |
Themselves |
Dancestar USA 2004 |
2004 |
TV Movie |
Themselves |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2010 |
Grammy |
Grammy Awards |
Best Electronic/Dance Album |
For the album "Divided By Night." |
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