Doug Lussenhop

Doug Lussenhop (born March 8, 1973), known professionally as DJ Douggpound, is an American musician, video editor, and comedian.[1][2] Doug is best known as the editor for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, that features his trademark editing style, which the show is known for.[3] Doug edited and acted in many Tim & Eric projects including Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric Nite Live, and their feature film, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.

Doug Lussenhop
Lussenhop in January 2009
Born
Doug Lussenhop

(1973-03-08) March 8, 1973
Darien, Illinois, U.S.
Other namesDJ Douggpound, The Shovel
OccupationMusician, video editor, comedian
Years active1999–present
Websitedouggpound.com

Early life

Doug was born and raised in Darien, Illinois.[4] His early work includes collaborating with Eric Fensler in the creation of his GI Joe PSA's parodies.[5] Doug attended the College of DuPage[6] and Columbia College Chicago where he studied film.[7] After college Doug and David Dobie founded Heaven Gallery, a small art gallery in Chicago.[8][9] During this time, Doug was a creator of video art, even having his work showcased at MoMA PS1 in New York.[10]

Television career

Doug has had a lengthy career in television editing, specifically as an editor for comedy programs. Notable programs include Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, The Eric Andre Show, and Portlandia.[11] In 2015, Doug co-developed and co-wrote with Daniel Weidenfeld, an 11-minute live-action pilot for Adult Swim created by Weidenfeld and starring himself, called The Pound Hole.

SuperDeluxe

In 2007, Doug created and starred in "The Poundcast" a sketch series that aired on SuperDeluxe.com. The series featured surreal sketches, each with a musical theme.

Podcasting career

Along with fellow comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher, Doug cohosted The Champs podcast, where Doug interrupted and guided the interviews with well-timed musical cues, and audio drops.[12] After departing from The Champs, Doug started his own podcast, "The Poundcast" which he hosts with Brent Weinbach.[13] Lussenhop is also a co-host of "Office Hours with Tim Heidecker" along with Vic Berger.[14]

Pound House

In 2013, Doug created and starred in the web series "Pound House", alongside frequent collaborator Brent Weinbach.[15] The series was produced by Jash, and was filmed largely at Doug's Los Angeles home.

Musical comedy

Along with creating original music for television programs, Doug is a self-described "Joke DJ" and creates songs that combine music and comedy.[16][17] Doug was the opening act for Tim & Eric during their various international tours.[18][19] In 2009 Doug released "Pound It" an album that featured original songs, many of which Doug had created for sketches in his "Poundcast" series.[20] As the comedy trio "2 Wet Crew" Doug Lussenhop, Mikey Kampmann and Jay Weingarten create sketches and host a live comedy show in Los Angeles.[21][22]

gollark: <@617750798960558091> I briefly mistook that knife for a fish.
gollark: Apparently some company called "Springer" is making a lot of textbooks free right now if anyone is interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmachinelearning/comments/fvncjm/springer_is_giving_free_access_to_409_of_its/
gollark: It is very impressive for a hand-drawn map.
gollark: Personally, I just heat my computer to 800 kelvin in the oven to get rid of the water.
gollark: I would just use a USB to SATA adapter.

References
  1. http://www.fastcocreate.com/3043472/then-and-now/how-the-guy-who-helped-define-tim-erics-editing-style-has-edited-his-career-eve
  2. "Comedian Doug Lussenhop, aka DJ Douggpound, gives stand-up a remix". Southern California Public Radio. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. "How The Guy Who Helped Define Tim & Eric's Editing Style Has Edited His Career Ever Since". Fast Company. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. "An Interview with Editor and Writer Doug Lussenhop". The Hundreds. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. "Body Message: GI Joe and the invention of the viral video". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. "Douggpound - Sex Magazine". sexmagazine.us. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. http://www.heavengallery.com/?q=node/1017
  8. "Doug Lussenhop | Heaven Gallery". www.heavengallery.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  9. Camper, Fred. "Projections in Heaven". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  10. "MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: B Hotel". momaps1.org. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  11. "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  12. Westhoff, Ben (2012-10-30). "DJ Douggpound Mines Pop Culture for Gold Nuggets". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  13. Audio, Feral. "The Poundcast". Feral Audio. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  14. Audio, Starburns. "Office Hours with Tim Heidecker". starburns.audio/. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  16. "The Myriad Talents of Doug Lussenhop | Secret Cave". Secret Cave. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  17. "Doug Lussenhop". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  18. Company, The Frontier Touring. "DJ Douggpound 2017 Australia Official Tickets, Concert Dates, Pre-sale & Comedy Tour Information | Frontier Touring Australia & New Zealand". Frontier Touring Australia & New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  19. "Tim and Eric at Ace Hotel". latimes.com.
  20. "Pound It, by DJ Douggpound". DJ Douggpound. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  21. "Watch Mac DeMarco's Epic Cameo In 2 Wet Crew's River Crack Short". Stereogum. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  22. "2Wet Crew Live Hosted by DJ Douggpound and Mikey Kampmann with Nick Kroll, Brent Weinbach, Nick Rutherford, Kyle Mizono plus more special guests - Tickets - The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA - August 9th, 2015". The Satellite-live music venue in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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