The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles-based producers "E.Z. Mike" (Michael Simpson) and "King Gizmo" (John King), famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s, and specifically for their work on the groundbreaking albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys and Odelay by Beck. 1980s The Dust Brothers started out working together on a California college radio station hosting a weekly show called "King Gizmo & E.Z. Mike's Big Beat Showcase", which featured hip-hop music.They eventuall