Under the Freelance Hellraiser name, Kerr gained fame with a mashup in 2001 called "A Stroke of Genius", which combined an
instrumental edit of
the Strokes' track "
Hard to Explain" with
Christina Aguilera's pop hit "
Genie in a Bottle". Although originally greeted by a
cease and desist order by
RCA (the label which both Aguilera and the Strokes are signed to), he went on to remix Aguilera's single "
Fighter", as well as tracks for
Placebo and ex-
Verve frontman
Richard Ashcroft. "A Stroke of Genius" was later dubbed as "the song that defines the decade" in an article by
The Guardian. In 2006, he released his album
Waiting for Clearance, featuring such artists as
Jan Hammer,
Iain Archer and
Snow Patrol frontman
Gary Lightbody. The following year, he formed Kid Gloves with Anu Pillai, writing and producing two songs for
Ladyhawke's gold-selling
eponymous debut album, including the single "Paris Is Burning".
Collaborations In 2004, he was commissioned by
Paul McCartney to remix some lesser-known McCartney tracks as preshow entertainment for his tour of that year. Those tracks, and several more, were released under the name
Twin Freaks. In 2009, Kid Gloves contributed to
Little Boots' gold-selling debut album,
Hands, writing and producing her duet, "Symmetry", with
the Human League's
Phil Oakey. ==Discography==