The ‘real’ people behind the Gorillaz project

(NB with the Gorillaz music, there is often no clear line as to what is attributed to ‘the Gorillaz’ and what is attributed to collaborators as part of Gorillaz. The musicians section includes all musicians, producers, remixers, etc, who have worked on Gorillaz officially released tracks in any capacity)

Read a general history of the project

Creators/Directors

Damon Albarn – CREATOR / MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Jamie Hewlett – CREATOR / VISUAL DIRECTOR

Studio Musicians, Producers, Remixers etc (collaborators and those credited as Gorillaz)

Damon Albarn – VOX/KEYS/WRITING/GUITARS/MELODICA
Junior Dan / Dan Left Hand – BASS ON PHASE ONE TRACKS
Tom Girling – ENGINEER/PROTOOLS
Jason Cox – ENGINEER
Dan The Automator – PRODUCER OF DEBUT/EARLY B-SIDES
Miho Hatori – VOCALS ON DEBUT/EARLY B-SIDES
Ibrahim Ferrer – VOX:LATIN SIMONE(QUE PASA CONTIGO)
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – RAP ON CLINT/RTH
Tina Weymouth – VOCALS ON 19/2000
Ed Case – REMIXED THE REFIX OF CLINT
Sweetie Irie – RAP ON ED CASE REFIX AND DUB DUMB
Curtis Lynch Jr. – S.C. MIX, PRODUCED DRACULA
Toby Whelan – ASSISTANT ENGINEER ON DEBUT ALBUM
James Dhring – ASSISTANT ENGINEER: FLIM MUSIC/DVD
Cass Browne – CO-PRODUCED THE SOUNDER
Phi Life Cypher (group) – RAP ON CLINT EASTWOOD REMIX
D-12 (group) – RAP ON ‘911’
Redman – RAP ON GORILLAZ ON MY MIND
Ben Brown – DID A REMIX OF 19/2000
Damien Mendis – DID SOULCHILD REMIX OF 19/2000
Stuart Bradbury – DID SOULCHILD REMIX OF 19/2000
DJ Touché – DID WISEGUYS MIX OF 19/2000
Laurence Diana – ENGINEERED WISEGUYS 19/2000
Spacemonkeyz (group) – GROUP BEHIND LAIKA COME HOME
Dangermouse – PRODUCED SECOND ALBUM
De La Soul (group) – RAP ON ‘FEEL GOOD INC’
U Brown – SKANK ON LAIKA COME HOME
Earl 16 – SKANK ON LAIKA COME HOME
Mike Smith – HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Dennis Rollins – HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Dominic Glover – HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Jeff Scantlebury – PERCUSSION ON LAIKA COME HOME
Pete Collis – PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ON LCH
Stuart Zender – BASS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Phil Soul – BASS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Brian Pisce – STRINGS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Kid Koala – SCRATCHING ON DEBUT ALBUM
Jaques Shythé – CASTANETS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Martin Shaw – HORNS ON LAIKA COME HOME
Terry Hall – VOCALS ON LIL’DUBCHEFIN’ / 911
The Bees (group) – SOME INSTRUMENTS ON SECOND ALBUM
Simon Katz – ORGAN ON LIL’ DUB CHEFIN’
Roots Manuva – VOCALS ON ‘ALL ALONE’
Shaun Ryder – VOCALS ON ‘DARE’
Martina Topley-Bird – VOCALS ON ‘ALL ALONE’
Ike Turner – VOCALS ON ‘EVERY PLANET WE REACH IS DEAD’
Booty Brown – VOCALS ON ‘DIRTY HARRY’
London Community Gospel Choir – VOCALS ON ‘DEMON DAYS’
San Fernandez Youth Chorus (?) – VOCALS ON ‘DIRTY HARRY’
MF Doom – VOCALS ON ‘NOVEMBER HAS COME’
Dennis Hopper – VOCALS ON ‘FIRE COMING OUT OF THE MONKEY’S HEAD’
Neneh Cherry – VOCALS ON ‘KIDS WITH GUNS’

Live Musicians / warm-up DJs

Cass Browne – DRUMMER
Junior Dan / Dan Left Hand – BASS
Haruka Kuroda – BACKING VOCALS
Jamal Grey – RAPPER ON US TOUR
Phi Life Cypher (group) – RAPPER ON PHASE ONE TOUR (NOT US LEG)
Roberto Occhipinti – BASS ON US TOUR
Simon Katz – GUITARS
Mike Smith – SAXOPHONE/KEYBOARDS
Vaness Wu – RAP ON GOLDEN MUSIC AWARDS SONG
Stanley Huang – RAP ON GOLDEN MUSIC AWARDS SONG
Damon Albarn – VOCALS/MELODICA/GUITAR
Sweetie Irie – LIVE APPEARANCE AT SCALA SHOW
Ed Case – LIVE APPEARANCE AT SCALA SHOW
Darren Galea – TURNTABLES/SCRATCHING
Dan The Automator – WARM-UP DJ ON US LEG OF TOUR

Gorillaz Voice Actors

Phil Cornwell – VOICE OF MURDOC
Haruka Kuroda – VOICE OF NOODLE
Remi Kabaka – VOICE OF RUSSEL
Nelson De Freitas – VOICE OF 2D

Visual / Writers : website, tour visuals , videos, pictures etc

Jamie Hewlett – LEAD ARTIST
Zombie Flesh Eaters (company) – HEWLETT’S CO:ART,WEBSITE,DESIGN,ETC
Cass Browne – CO-WROTE DOCUMENTARY/SITE TOUR
Passion Pictures (company) – ANIMATORS / PRODUCTION OF VIDEOS
XL Video (company) – PUT TOGETHER TOUR VISUALS WITH ZFE