The Scumfrog Artist Bio

Jesse Houk (born 1971) is a DJ/remixer/producer/artist from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is better known by his pseudonym, The Scumfrog, under which he has remixed songs by artists as varied as Britney Spears, David Bowie, Dido, Enrique Iglesias, and J-Pop Superstar Utada Hikaru. His first release was a 3-track EP called The Watersong, in 1997. He released his first CD, Simmer, in 2004, which included the single “Music Revolution”.

In 2005 Music Revolution was chosen for Chevrolet’s long running HHR commercial. In 2006 he released “Mega Scum 01”, a DJ mix with original tracks and remixes. In 2008, he co-wrote and co-produced Cyndi Lauper’s album, Bring Ya To The Brink, (the song “High and Mighty”), which is also the first song on the CD track list. The album was nominated for a Grammy in the category “Best Dance Album” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.