Theo Keating

Theo Keating, also known as Fake Blood and Touché, is a British DJ, musician and music producer[1] who made his name as one half of The Wiseguys, a British hip hop/big beat band, together with Paul Eve. Some of their best-known songs are "Start the Commotion" and "Ooh La La" (not to be confused with the Goldfrapp song of the same name), which were used in commercials for Mitsubishi and Budweiser, respectively. Keating's current project is a duo called The Black Ghosts where he performs with Simon William Lord, formerly a founding member of rock band Simian.

"Fake Blood" redirects here. For theatrical fake blood, see Theatrical blood.

Theo Keating
Birth name	Theo Keating
Also known as	Fake Blood, Touché
Origin	London, England
Genres	Electro house, fidget house, hip hop, big beat
Occupation(s)	DJ, musician, producer
Instruments	Turntables, programming
Labels	Blood Music, PIAS, Southern Fried Records, Cheap Thrills
Associated acts	Fake Blood, The Black Ghosts, The Wiseguys
Website	facebook.com/iamfakeblood

Keating is also a popular house and electro DJ and producer, under the name Fake Blood. He has released several successful productions and remixes as Fake Blood, including his 2009 release "I Think I Like It". In 2009, Fake Blood featured on an episode of BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.[2]

In May 2012, Fake Blood announced plans in his Facebook for a new 3-track EP, later in 2012, also he's working on the album, that would be released after EP. Later, in July 2012, he stated, that album "Cells" would be released this autumn. The album features brand new tracks and the first single, "Yes/No" was released in August as an EP, followed up by a second single "All in the Blink" later in the year.[3]

The full-length album "Cells" was officially released in September 2012. [4]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details
2012	Cells Released: 12 November 2012 Label: Different Recordings Formats: CD, digital download

Compilations

Year	Album details
2013	FabricLive.69 Released: 20 May 2013 Label: Fabric Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Year	Title	Release date	Label
2009	Mars Remixes	1 January 2009	Cheap Thrills
	Fix Your Accent	24 August 2009	Cheap Thrills
2011	Deep Red	11 September 2011	Cheap Thrills
2012	Yes / No	17 September 2012	Different Recordings
2014	Waiting	10 March 2014	Blood Music

Singles

Year	Title	Release date	Label
2008	"Mars"	1 January 2008	Cheap Thrills
2010	"I Think I Like It"	4 August 2010	Cheap Thrills
2013	"All in the Blink"	15 January 2013	Different Recordings

Charted singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK	UK Indie	UK Dance
2008	"Mars"	–	16	–	Non-album singles
2010	"I Think I Like It"	59	4	12
2012	"Yes / No"	–	–	—	Cells
2013	"All in the Blink"	–	–	—

Remixes

Year	Artist	Title
2007	The Black Ghosts	"Any Way You Choose to Give It"
	Armand Van Helden	"I Want Your Soul"
	Bonde do Rolê	"Marina Gasolina"
2008	Little Boots	"Stuck on Repeat"
	Unkle	"Restless"
	The Count & Sinden feat. Kid Sister	"Beeper"
	South Rakkas Crew	"Mad Again"
	Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip	"Look for the Woman"
	Underworld	"Ring Road"
	Hot Chip	"Touch Too Much"
	The Kills	"Cheap and Cheerful"
2009	Calvin Harris	"Ready for the Weekend"
	Miike Snow	"Animal"
	The Gossip	"Love Long Distance"
2011	Noah and the Whale	"L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."
	Niki & The Dove	"The Drummer"
2012	Sway	"Level Up"
	Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs	"Your Love"
2013	Wretch 32	"Pop"
	The Black Ghosts	"Forgetfulness"
2014	Riton feat. Meleka	"Inside My Head"
	The Subs	"Cling to Love"

References

1. Bogdanov, Vladimir (24 May 2001). All music guide to electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music. Backbeat Books. pp. 510–. ISBN 978-0-87930-628-1. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
2. "2009-03-14 - Fake Blood - Essential Mix | DJ sets & tracklists on MixesDB". Mixesdb.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "Fake Blood Announces New Album 'Cells'". Retrieved 16 July 2012.
4. "Cells by Fake Blood Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

• Fake Blood's March 2009 Essential Mix