DJ Norman Cook has scotched rumours he has ditched his stage name Fatboy Slim.

The Hove superstar told The Argus he wanted to set the record straight after reports in the national press that his alter ego would be no longer.

He said: "I'm definitely not ditching the name Fatboy Slim, I'll still be using it in future, but I am working under a different name on my latest project."

His new work will come out under the banner of The Brighton Port Authority, a name inspired by signs for Shoreham Port Authority on the road to his home in Hove Seaside Villas.

His first album under the new guise is due out in September.

He said: "Brighton Port Authority will be more like a supergroup than just about me, I've worked with a lot of people on it."

The new name will help proud Brightonian Cook, a major backer of Brighton and Hove Albion, spread the city's fame.

The first track, a collaboration with Iggy Pop entitled He's Frank, has already been released and featured in the soundtrack for TV series Heroes.

Two more songs have appeared on the group's Myspace website, including a collaboration with former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and rapper Dizzee Rascal.

The September release of the new album will coincide with Cook's first summer gig on Brighton beach since 2002, when 250,000 fans packed into the city.

He said it would still be under the name of Fatboy Slim, which he has used for 11 years.

Cook has been well known throughout his career for shifting between groups and changing names and even has a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the most chart hits under different titles.

His name at birth was Quentin Leo Cook but he decided to change it.

He has been part of the bands Freak Power and The Housemartins and has operated under the names Pizzaman and Beats International in the past.

He joked that there could still be more name changes in future.

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