Fatboy Slim gets the gig of a lifetime (Updated February 13, 2013)

On February 12, 2013 it was announced that DJ and record producer Fatboy Slim would play the gig of a lifetime, having been booked to perform at the Terrace Bar of the House of Commons in support of an initiative which aims to raise awareness of community music.

Set to spin discs alongside the winner of the House the House DJ competition, an event that serves as a showcase for new talent, Slim called the gig his "most unique to date." It was organized by the Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Foundation and hosted by House The House, a parliamentary charity which encourages young dance enthusiasts to get more involved in their communities through grassroots initiatives.

The announcement came just one day after Fatboy Slim's return visit to RockNess was also confirmed. He will appear as a "very special guest" for the June 7-9 festival alongside already-confirmed names including Madness, The Vaccines, Basement Jaxx, Example, Bombay Bicucle Club, The Mccabees, Jessie Ware and Ellie Goulding, among others.

That this is all happening some 17 years after the birth of the Fatboy Slim moniker speaks to its longevity. In 2000 came his third studio album, "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars." It featured a large number of guest contributors, including Macy Gray on two separate tracks -- "Love Life" and "Demons." Still, the album received mixed reviews from critics, with several suggesting the fun and energizing highs of Fatboy Slim's previous recordings were gone.

The most successful song on the project was "Weapon of Choice," which was made into an award-winning video starring Christopher Walken. At the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, Fatboy Slim won six awards for the song, the most awards at the ceremony.

Fatboy Slim's last two albums, 2004's "Palookaville" and 2010's "Here Lies Love" (with David Byrne) weren't as popular, and at one point he was looking for a new name with which to release his next album. He came back strong in 2012, performing at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami and at the London Olympic Closing Ceremony.

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That really is what embodies Mr. Quentin Cook of Bromley, born July 31, 1963. He's also known as Norman 'Jack-of-All-Genres' Cook, and for good reason: with all his music credits, this was an artist who literally touched all genres of music in one way or another. And he's also known as the mastermind behind _Fatboy Slim.

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Fatboy Slim's first album was Better Living Through Chemistry, a trippy style of music that infected people's ears and would never leave. It seemed destined for the artist to release another album; he did. It was called You've Come a Long Way, Baby, and that album went platinum, spawning the two worldwide hits that, for sure, everyone heard about -- 'The Rockafeller Skank' and 'Praise You.' Even the video for 'The Rockafeller Skank,' directed by the indomitable Spike Jonze, earned Fatboy Slim three MTV Video Music Awards and two Grammy nominations.

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