Electro-pop group
Sneaky Sound System emerged among the premier Australian club acts of its generation with its self-titled 2006 breakthrough LP. Songwriter/producer
"Black Angus" McDonald and MC
Daimon "Double D" Downey first met at a Sydney costume party in the spring of 2000, soon after hatching plans to co-headline DJ sets at a friend's nightclub. The following summer, they began collaborating under the
Sneaky Sound System aegis, signing to Sony Music Australia and in late 2003 issuing the mix CD
Other Peoples Music. After founding their own Whack Recordings label,
Black Angus and
Double D teamed with producer/engineer
Peter Dolso to begin work on their official debut, scoring a club hit with the single "Hip Hop Hooray." Soon after, they recruited vocalist Miss Connie Mitchell, a former member of the Aussie rock trio
Primary, and completed work on the first
Sneaky Sound System LP, scoring a pair of Top 40 hits with the singles "I Love It" and "Pictures." Touring stints in support of
Jamiroquai,
Robbie Williams, and
the Scissor Sisters followed.
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Jason Ankeny, Rovi