DJ Cummerbund began uploading mashups to YouTube in 2014. His 2016 mashup
Freaktender - combining
Foo Fighters' "
The Pretender" with
Rick James' "
Super Freak" - was praised by Foo Fighters, who briefly incorporated elements of it into live performances. Another widely circulated mashup blended
Ozzy Osbourne's "
Crazy Train" with
Earth, Wind & Fire's "
September," and was covered by several music outlets. In 2020, Cummerbund won a
Webby Award in the Video Remixes/Mashups category for "Play That Funky Music Rammstein", which combined
Rammstein's "
Du Hast" with
Wild Cherry's "
Play That Funky Music." His acceptance speech referenced professional wrestler
Randy Savage, whose audio and video clips often appear in his work.
Notable collaborations •
With The B-52s: In 2021, Cummerbund's mashup "Shaxicula", a mix of the B-52s' "
Love Shack,"
Britney Spears' "
Toxic", and
Rob Zombie's "
Dragula" went viral on
TikTok and won an
MTV Video Music Award for Best Audio Mashup. Later that year, he collaborated with the B-52s,
Recognition Music Group, and Frtyfve Records to release an officially licensed version of "Love Shack (DJ Cummerbund Tik Toxic Remix)". He subsequently joined the B-52s on their farewell tour as an opening act along with
KC and The Sunshine Band and
The Tubes, and performed during their Las Vegas residencies between 2023 and 2025. •
With Alanis Morissette: In 2024, to promote her Triple Moon Tour with
Joan Jett, DJ Cummerbund produced the mashup "Hate Myself for Loving You Oughta Know," combining Morissette's "
You Oughta Know" with Joan Jett's "
I Hate Myself for Loving You," and including a snippet of "
I Love Rock 'n' Roll." == Awards and nominations ==