Horris Records
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Robert Nielsen |
| Also known as | Lars Horris |
| Born | October 6, 1982 |
| Origin | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, nerdcore |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar Keyboards Laptop |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Horris |
| Website |
Official website MySpace |
Andrew Nielsen (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as MC Lars, is an American rapper and cartoonist. He is one of the self-proclaimed originators of "lit-hop" and was one of the first rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands.
He is the founder and CEO of the independent record label Horris Records.
He has recorded for Truck Records in the UK, Sidecho Records in the United States, Big Mouth Records in Japan, and Shock Records in Australia. He was formerly known as MC Lars Horris but changed his pseudonym to MC Lars in 2004 for purposes of simplicity.
In 2006, he released the single "Download This Song", which entered the Australian Singles Chart at number 29.
Nielsen has opened for Snoop Dogg, I Fight Dragons, the Matches, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, Gym Class Heroes, Say Anything, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, Test Icicles, Jack's Mannequin, Patent Pending, Bayside, Fightstar, MC Frontalot, mc chris, Wheatus, the Aquabats, T-Pain, Yung Joc, Cartel and Zebrahead.
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