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Sam i | |
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 Spiegel in 2019 | |
| Born | October 31, 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, DJ |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Relatives | Spike Jonze (brother) Arthur Spiegel (great-grandfather) Joseph Spiegel (great-great-grandfather) |
Sam Spiegel (born October 31, 1979), known by the stage name Sam i and previously as Squeak E. Clean, is an American DJ, producer, composer, and director from New York City.
In addition to creating his own material, Spiegel has worked with musicians such as Kanye West, Lizzo, Sia, Busta Rhymes, Doja Cat, Anderson .Paak, M.I.A., Maroon 5, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more. He has scored commercials for companies including Converse, Levi's, Kenzo x H&M, Reebok, ESPN, T Mobile, Jose Cuervo, and Saturn. His production company scored the video game Skate 2.[1] Though he attempts to create music free of record label restraints, Spiegel also licenses his songs whenever possible so as to maximize exposure for his work.[2] He formerly produced albums under the name Squeak E. Clean.[3]
Spiegel is the brother of film director Spike Jonze. They collaborated on the Adidas TV commercial Hello Tomorrow, for which Spiegel created the score sung by Karen O. The titular song briefly reached No. 1 on the iTunes singles chart.[4] Spiegel also wrote the score for Jonze's 2010 short film I'm Here,[5] and produced an original song "Mutant Brain" with Ape Drums featuring Assassin for Jonze's Kenzo World advertisement.[6]
Spiegel is a founding partner of Squeak E. Clean Studios. They have studios in L.A., New York, Chicago, Austin, Sydney and Melbourne.
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- ^ Sterry, Mike (March 24, 2006). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones". NME. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ O'Donnell, Kevin. "Hot Star Magnet: Sam Spiegel". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
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- ^ Munzenrieder, Kyle (August 29, 2016). "Kenzo's First Perfume Commercial is a Parody of Every Other Perfume Commerical [sic]". W. Retrieved December 24, 2018.