Biography
Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner (born 1 June 1979), known professionally as TheFatRat, is a German DJ, record producer and musician. His style of music can be described as either glitch-hop or dubstep. He is best known for his 2016 extended play Jackpot which reached 23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. He peaked at 15 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in February 2015.
He began making solo music under the pseudonym TheFatRat in June of 2011, a nickname given to him in his youth. His career began with the release of his first EP, Do Be Do Be Do.
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TheFatRat is enormously popular on YouTube, currently boasting one of the largest followings for an artist in his genre with 9 million fans worldwide, about 5 million on YouTube. TheFatRat’s forward-thinking approach to lift copyright restrictions on his music has led to him having been featured in 25 million videos - collectively accounting for over 30 billion unique views on YouTube alone. Over the years he has become one of the most top-charting acts in dance music, having had multiple singles remain in the iTunes top50 for over 3 years straight. He has had his music synched-to-screen for popular video games like the top-grossing DOTA 2, Rocket League and Game for Peace and has planted himself as the go-to artist for ESports brands like ESL and Dreamhack, playing live arena events with 15K spectators.
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