The Humble Brothers Explained

Origin:British Columbia, Canada
Genre:Industrial, pop, nu metal, hip hop, alternative rock, pop rock, electronic rock, breakbeat, trance, ambient, salsa, neo-soul, video game music
Years Active:1999–2009
Label:hiwattlabs, inc.
Past Members:Ken Marshall
Traz Damji

The Humble Brothers are an electronic music duo consisting of Canadian Ken "hiwatt" Marshall and Tanzanian-born Traz Damji. They gained fame with their involvement in Electronic Arts soundtracks, starting with 2002's Freekstyle, which was followed by , as well as Maxis' SimCity and The Sims franchises. Most of their original compositions for The Sims contain lyrics in Simlish, the fictional language used within the games' universe, and encompasses various popular music genres. In addition, they made remixes of other artists' songs as their production skills were noticed by the mainstream music industry. Their notable remixes include Linkin Park's "One Step Closer" ("1Stp Klosr") and Static-X/Mephisto Odyssey song "Crash", which was featured on the soundtrack of . The Humble Brothers have also remixed the Dry Cell song "Body Crumbles". They are also responsible for producing "Terror Is Reality" for the Capcom game Dead Rising 2.

The Humble Brothers continued to produce music for video games, television and remix albums until 2009.

Albums

Credits

Video games

!Year!Title!Song(s)!Notes
2000Street Sk8er 2Credited as Remix Artists.
2002Freekstyle
2002"Black Hole""Brake Stand""Sphere""Sphere" would later reappear in The Sims 2 as an edited version titled "DJ Funktronic".
2003SimCity 4"Arctica""Area 52""ElectriCITY""EpiCenter""Metropolis""Oasis""Terrain"
2003"Botox Forever"
2003The Sims Bustin' Out"Ah Lah Tak Kina""Botox Forever""Downarown Ashay""Hoh! Abba Dah No""Ola Mana Sey"
2004The Sims 2"2night""360""Bonito""Chocolate""DJ Funktronic""Hero""Neighborhood""Shicka Zicka Soom""Smoove""Somethin' Real"
2004"Complexity""North Side"
2005The Sims 2"Chameleon""Clearblue""Deepswell""Static""Upside"
2010Dead Rising 2"Terror is Reality"

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