{{Short description|Canadian electronic music duo}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Thunderheist | image = Thunderheist @ Hillside Inside 2009 (3292069314).jpg | caption = Thunderheist performing in 2009 | background = group_or_band | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = Toronto, Montreal | instrument = Turntables, Electronic instrumentation/programming | genre = Electropop, Dance, Ghettotech | occupation = | years_active = {{Start date|2005}}–2010 | label = Big Dada | website = | current_members = Omolola Isis Salam <br /> Graham Bertie | past_members = }}
'''Thunderheist''' was an electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Thunderheist was made up of producer Graham Bertie (Grahmzilla) and Omolola Isis Salam (Isis).<ref>Jessica Wong [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/funky-duo-thunderheist-joins-musical-showcase-at-tiff-1.762271 "Funky duo Thunderheist joins musical showcase at TIFF"]. CBC News, December 2008.</ref> The two began collaborating before they had ever met in person, sending MP3 files to each other over the Internet.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714105150/http://www.miscellanynews.com/thunderheist-to-steal-vice-s-electro-pop-show-1.1573408 Miscellanynews.com]}}</ref>
They were signed to and released one album on Big Dada. Thunderheist was founded in 2005 by Graham as an anonymous dance music side-project to his more hip-hop leanings as Metrix. They became a duo in August 2006 when Graham inadvertently sent Omolola a remix he was working on for a Spank Rock remix competition and she recorded a rap over it.<ref>Ostroff, Joshua. [http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=131&csid2=778&fid1=37471 "Toronto Electro Sensations Thunderheist Fight for Your Right to Party"], ''Exclaim!'', April 2009.</ref> They've received moderate popularity for their track "Jerk It" featured in the 2008 film ''The Wrestler''. Thunderheist was selected as the X3 Artist of the month by Aux.tv, CBC Radio 3 and Exclaim! Magazine for April 2009.<ref>[http://x3artist.com/ "X3 Artist of the Month"]</ref> Their self-titled full-length was released March 31, 2009. They were nominated for a 2010 Juno Award in the Dance Recording of the Year category.<ref>Jonathan Dekel [http://www.spinner.ca/2010/03/04/thunderheist-great-lake-swimmers-react-to-juno-nominations/ "Thunderheist, Great Lake Swimmers React to Juno Nominations"], ''Spinner.com'', March 2010</ref>
In 2010, Thunderheist confirmed on their website that they had gone their separate ways.<ref>Kate Harper {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233103/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2010/03/01/thunderheist-breaking-up/ "Thunderheist Breaking Up"]}}, ''ChartAttack'', March 2010</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Thunderheist'' (March 31, 2009)
===Singles=== * "Bubblegum" (October 2007) * "Jerk It" (July 2008) * "Sweet 16" (2009) * "Nothing 2 Step 2" (2009) * "LBG (Little Booty Girl)" (November 2009)
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