Michael Wong (born 1978), better known by his stage name Mike Relm, is an American

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, and VJ from

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Biography

He has performed with notable hip-hop artists

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, Gift of Gab,

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, and D-Sharp. In 1999 he won the International Turntablist Federation's USA competition. More recently he toured as part of

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project. As a solo artist, Relm is known for live performances which feature a series of audio mashups paired with video images, manipulated in real-time with turntables and

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DJ Pro. Mike Relm toured with

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from 2007 to 2008 and

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in 2008. He performed at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and

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, as well as the Audiotistic-Future Sound Festival which featured Outkast and Mos Def. In 2005 he released a DVD called ''Suit Yourself'', which documents his time on the "Fourth Dimensional Rocketships" tour with Gift of Gab. He most recently opened for

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Live at the

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in San Diego, California. In 2008, he released "Everytime" featuring Del The Funky Homosapien; producing the song as well as directing the music video. In addition to producing music, he has been hired to direct music videos, commercials, and short films. He directed the

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in their first music video "Devastating Stereo", as well as

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in "New York City Moves to the Sound of LA" and "Just Because". In 2010 he launched his Relmvision channel on

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where he features remixes of films, commercials, viral videos, and television shows in which he re-edits visual elements over music he composes. His unique style helped him gain over 120,000 subscribers in under 12 months, and his videos views are in the millions. Notable remixes include

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, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Doctor Who, and Harry Potter. His Punisher/Spirit/Transporter remix won the 2009

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for Best Mashup/Remix. In 2014, Relm was listed on

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Top 100 Channels, ranked at #79. In 2015, he became

's tour DJ/VJ. In 2019, Relm produced and performed the opening for the

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World Cup at the

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in New York.

Remix Discography

* Iron Man 2 (TV Spot) * Back to the Future (TV Spot) * The Cornetto Trilogy * Baby Driver * Amy Schumer * Child's Play * Parasite * Avengers Endgame * Shazam! * Swoozie's 99 Princess Problems * Joker * It * Home Alone * Wonder Woman * Deadpool * The Jungle Book * Star Wars * The Walking Dead * Vsauce * Everly * Godzilla * Get Out * MIB International * Cowboys & Aliens * Harry Potter * Scott Pilgrim vs. the World * The Devil's Double * 0000 * Happy Endings * Philip DeFranco * Aziz Ansari * Burlesque * S'leb Suit * Key of Awesome * Smosh 2010 * MysteryGuitarMan * Limitless * Smosh 2011 * Texas Chainsaw 3D * ShaneDawsonTV * Smosh 2012 * Smosh 2013 * Smosh 2014 * Smosh 2015 * Smosh 2016

Discography

* ''Radio Fryer'' (self-released, 2005) * ''Spectacle'' (Radiofried Records, 2008)

Battle Records

* ''Leave it to Beaver'' (BEAVER001-VINYL, STA Records, 1999) * ''Jugglin' Jaws'' (JAWZ001-VINYL, Thud Rumble, 2001) * ''Aaahs: Session 1'' (WIZ-002, Wizard Records, 2003) * ''The Zodyax Scop System''

Videos/Films Featuring Mike Relm

* ''Scratch'' (Palm, 2000) * '' Along Came Polly'' (Universal, 2004) * ''Suit Yourself'' (self-released, 2006) * ''

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'': Relm's first film experience. * ''

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'' (

/Rhino, 2008)

Albums/Compilations Featuring Mike Relm

* ''Awaken'' (Electromatrix, 2000)

Other Artistic Credits

* ''Skratchcon 2000'' (documentary film, Director, Co-Editor; 2000)

References

External links

Official SiteTinyMixTapes review of ''Spectacle''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Relm, Mike American musicians of Asian descent 1978 births Living people