Fatboy Slim

Guide Note

Fatboy Slim is the stage name of Quentin Leo Cook, an English DJ and dance music producer. He is typically associated with the big beat style of electronic music, but has also produced trip-hop, trance, and house music. He has had his music placed in a number of national ad campaigns, and also has found great commercial success in both the UK and the USA. Already famous as Fatboy Slim, Cook is also affiliated with other bands and uses a number of pseudonyms for his own material.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Quentin Leo Cook
2. Also known as: Norman Cook, Pizzaman
3. Studied English, Politics, and Sociology at Brighton Polytechnic
4. Began career as a rock musician
5. Has a star on the city of Brighton's Walk of Fame
6. Married TV personality Zoë Ball
7. Peformed at the 2008 Coachella Music Festival

Beats International, Rockaway 3, Chemistry, Brighton Port Authority, DJ Delite Used in DJ Tools, Freak Power, Norman Cook, Pizzaman, Sensataria, Son of a Cheeky Boy, Son of Wilmot, Sunny Side Up, The Feelgood Factor, The Housemartins, The Mighty Dub Katz, Yum Yum Head Food, Fried Funk Food

• 1996 - Better Living Through Chemistry (#63 UK)
• 1998 - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (#1 UK, triple platinum and #34 US, platinum)
• 2000 - Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (#8 UK)
• 2004 - Palookaville (#14 UK)