The Gaslamp Killer


William Benjamin Bensussen, better known by his stage name The Gaslamp Killer, is an alternative hip hop producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

He grew up in San Diego, California, where he became a DJ in the Gaslamp district. His sets often ruined the music vibe in the clubs, earning him the nickname "The Gaslamp Killer".
After moving to Los Angeles in 2006, he helped found Low End Theory, "L.A.'s monolithic weekly showcase for uncut beat-driven tracks".
The Gaslamp Killer has played at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Austin Psych Fest, the Decibel Festival, and the Voodoo Fest.
He produced Gonjasufi's debut album, A Sufi and a Killer, with Flying Lotus and Mainframe in 2010.
In August 2012, he released a single, "Flange Face" b/w "Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun", which was listed by Pitchfork as their "Best New Track" of July 2012. His debut album, Breakthrough, was released in September 2012.
In 2015, he released a live album, The Gaslamp Killer Experience: Live in Los Angeles. In 2016, he released a studio album, Instrumentalepathy.

Personal life

He is Jewish, and his ancestry includes Turkish, Lebanese, Mexican and Lithuanian.
On October 12, 2017, a woman named Chelsea Tadros accused Bensussen on Twitter of drugging and raping her and another woman, though no formal charges were filed. He denied the allegations, maintaining that the sex was consensual, and filed a defamation suit against both women in response. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed the suit against the second woman, but allowed the suit against Tadros to proceed. In July 2019, Bensussen dropped the suit, with Bensussen and Tadros releasing a joint statement that included the following: Tadros maintaining her belief that she was drugged but acknowledging that she did not know who at the party might have drugged her, and Bensussen maintaining that he had never drugged or raped anyone and that he had no indication that Tadros was incapacitated.

Discography

Studio albums