Michael Simpson, also known as "E.Z. Mike", is an American

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. Along with John King, he makes up one-half of the

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-based producing duo the

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, who co-wrote and produced many critically acclaimed records including the

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' ''

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'' and

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's ''

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''. He won a Grammy Award for his song writing & production on Santana's ''

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'' album in 1999. He has also done producing on his own - most notable is his work with the

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. Simpson went on to compose the scores for the films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Freddy Got Fingered ''Freddy Got Fingered'' is a 2001 black comedy film directed by Tom Green in his feature film directorial debut and written by Bickel and Derek Harvie. The film stars Green alongside Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Julie Ha ...

'' and ''

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'', where in addition to composing the original score, he teamed up with rapper

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to produce and perform the song "Abra Cadabra". He has also contributed original music and songs to such films as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Simpson was the musical director and frequent guest of ''

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'',

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's live Internet show. In addition, E.Z. Mike and Tom Green created the Keepin' It Real Crew who recorded the album '' Prepare for Impact'' released by Sony Records in 2006. More recent projects include the score to the film '' The Power of Few'' (2013) and music (including opening theme) for

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's TV series ''

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'' (2011 - 2014).

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