Hired Goons

Hired Goons is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based musician/producer Jeff Derringer. Inspired by a fusion of Eighties film, minimal house, and Bret Easton Ellis, Hired Goons is disco for people who appreciate life's dark corners.
The Hired Goons sound developed through a period of intense introspection, during which Derringer spent a year in hospital beds under the ominous glow of IV monitors and respiratory devices. Pulled instinctively towards the music and films of his youth, he found solace in the company of Giorgio Moroder, Rick Deckard, John Carpenter, Paul Schraeder, and Hal 9000. Soon thereafter, Derringer began experimenting with a new, dark, electronic sound rooted predominantly in the DIY aesthetic. Although he was for years a rock musician, playing drums on New York's Lower East Side, Derringer found his direction turning more to the dance floor and the screen, using film as a major influence in his writing. In 2006, Derringer's first foray into this new sound saw the light of day with 'Songs You Can Sell Out To,' a soundsystem-style recording featuring musicians and singers from the NYC independent rock circle.
Now remixing regularly, Derringer's original work is predominantly in the instrumental realm. With feet firmly rooted on the dance floor, Hired Goons marches forward into the future. A new album is planned for a late 2008 release, while Derringer continues to remix and compose in a style that recalls the Eighties archetypes that fueled his original musical passions.
Remixes:
I'm Good I'm Gone - Lykke Li
Open Up - Thaahum & Imani Coppola
Sycamore Down - Jaymay
Little Bit - Lykke Li
I Love Your Hair - Imani Coppola
La Sirene Dort - La Laque
Kid On My Shoulders - White Rabbit
In This Twilight - Nine Inch Nails
Iluvitwhenya - Northern State
Second and Dryades - Galactic
Sweet Troubled Soul - stellastarr*
God Is Going to Get Sick of Me - Aberdeen City
Better Already - Northern State
Listen - Beyoncé