name	Nosaj Thing
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
born	c. 1985Los Angeles, California, United States
origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
genre	Electronica, experimental music, hip hop
years active	1999–present
label	Alpha Pup Records
website	nosajthing.com }}

Jason Chung, better known as Nosaj Thing, is an American electronic musician based in Los Angeles County, California. He self-released his first EP ''Views/Octopus'' in 2006 and released his debut LP, ''Drift'', on Alpha Pup Records on June 9, 2009.

History

Nosaj Thing was raised in Los Angeles.

He was involved in music at a young age and Hip-hop has had a profound influence on his music. At the age of 12, he learned the basics of DJing and began to produce on the computer shortly after. Nosaj Thing has since played at various shows and festivals including Sonar Festival and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Music

Chung's track "Aquarium" from the EP ''Views/Octopus'' was used by rapper Kid Cudi in "Man on the Moon (The Anthem)", from his mixtape ''A Kid Named Cudi''.

Discography

Full albums

Drift (2009, Alpha Pup Records)

Drift Remixed (2010, Alpha Pup Records)

EPs

Views/Octopus (2006)

Remixes

Health ("Tabloid Sores") (2008)

Flying Lotus ("Camel") (2008)

Boris ("Buzz In") (2009)

Charlotte Gainsbourg featuring Beck ("Heaven Can Wait") (2009)

The xx ("Islands")

Radiohead ("Reckoner")

Drake ("Forever")

Malachai ("Let 'Em Fall")

Portishead ("Wandering Star")

References

External links

Nosaj Thing website

MySpace

Category:American people of Korean descent Category:American musicians of Korean descent Category:Electronica musicians Category:Experimental musicians Category:Living people

fr:Nosaj Thing

Name	Kendrick Lamar
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Kendrick Lamar
Alias	K. Dot
Birth date	June 17, 1987
Origin	Compton, California, U.S.
Occupation	Rapper
Genre	Hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Years active	2003–present
Label	Top Dawg Entertainment
Associated acts	Black Hippy, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, J. Cole
Website	Official website }}

Kendrick Lamar (born June 17, 1987) formerly known as K. Dot, is an American rapper from Compton, California. His music is influenced by Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye West and DMX. He is a member of Black Hippy along with Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. In 2009 he released an EP titled ''The Kendrick Lamar EP'', a highly acclaimed mixtape in 2010 titled ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' and released his third solo project ''Section.80'' on July 2, 2011.

In August 2011, Lamar was onstage with Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Game, the three of them crowned him the "New King of the West Coast"

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

In high school Lamar was a "straight A" student. In 2003 at the age of 16 he released his first mixtape, ''Youngest Head Nigga In Charge'' under the name K. Dot. The mixtape was able to garner enough attention for Lamar to get a record deal with Top Dawg Entertainment. He then released a twenty-six track mixtape two years later titled ''Training Day''. In 2008 Lamar made a cameo appearance on Jay Rock's "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" music video singing when the chorus comes in. After receiving a co-sign from Lil Wayne, he released his third mixtape in 2009 titled ''C4'', heavily themed around ''Tha Carter III'' LP. Soon after he decided to drop his stage name K. Dot and go by his real name. This resulted in him releasing a self-titled EP; ''The Kendrick Lamar EP'' in late 2009.

2010–present: ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' and ''Section.80''

In 2010 he toured with Tech N9ne and Jay Rock on ''The Independent Grind'' tour. On September 23, 2010 he released ''O(verly) D(edicated)'' a highly acclaimed mixtape that included a song titled "Ignorance is Bliss" in which he glorifies gangsta rap and street crime but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss" giving the message "we know not what we do". It was that song specifically that made legendary hip hop producer Dr. Dre want to work with Lamar. This led to him working with Dre and Snoop Dogg on Dre's ''Detox'' album. He has hinted at signing to Aftermath Entertainment. He and J. Cole plan to release a collaboration mixtape in the future. In January 2011 Lamar said his debut album was 90% finished. He was featured on XXL Magazine's 2011 Freshman cover along with Cyhi Da Prynce, Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. among others.

On July 2nd, 2011 Lamar released his third solo project ''Section.80'' to critical acclaim. It included features from GLC, Colin Munroe, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and production from longtime collaborator Sounwave, Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin, J. Cole and more. On the topic of whether ''Section.80'' would be an album or a mixtape Lamar said "I treat every project like it’s an album anyway. It’s not gonna be nothing leftover. I never do nothing like that. These are my leftover songs ya’ll can have ‘em, nah. I’m gonna put my best out. My best effort. I’m tryna look for an album in 2012". The first single for ''Section.80'' was 'the J. Cole produced track "HiiiPower", the concept was to further explain the HiiiPower movement. ''Section.80'' went on to sell over 5000 copies in its first week without any television or radio coverage and received many very positive reviews. In the summer of 2011, Kendrick Lamar appeared on Game's ''The R.E.D. Album'' and Tech N9ne's ''All 6's and 7's'' respectively.

Personal life

Lamar claims he has seen relatives that have died in his dreams for years and on one night in 2010 Tupac Shakur came to him with the message of "Keep doing what you're doing, keep my music alive" this is what he says inspired him to write much of section 80

Discography

Studio albums

''Section.80'' (2011)

EPs

''Kendrick Lamar EP'' (2009)

Mixtapes

''Youngest Head Nigga in Charge(2003)

''Training Day'' (2005)

''C4'' (2009)

''Overly Dedicated'' (2010)

''Untitled'' (with J. Cole) (TBA)

Collaborations

''Black Hippy'' (with Black Hippy)

References

External links

Kendrick Lamar Blog

Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:1987 births

name	Jon Hopkins
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Jonathan Julian Hopkins
born	1979
origin	Wimbledon, England
instrument	Keyboard, Organ, Piano, harmonium
genre	Electronica, Ambient Music
occupation	producer, musician
years active	2001-present
label	Just Music, Domino Records
associated acts	Brian EnoColdplayKing CreosoteLeo AbrahamsImogen Heap
website	www.JonHopkins.co.uk
notable instruments	Keyboard }}

Jon Hopkins (born 1979) is a London-based producer and musician who writes and performs his own melodic electronica and dance music. After starting his career performing keyboard for Imogen Heap, he's produced or contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes, and others. Hopkins composed the soundtrack for the 2010 film ''Monsters'', which was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. His third solo album, ''Insides'', reached #15 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart in 2009, and #2 on the American iTunes electronic chart. His collaborations on ''Small Craft on a Milk Sea'' with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams and ''Diamond Mine'' with King Creosote both reached #82 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2011 ''Diamond Mine'' was nominated for a Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Early life

Jon Hopkins was born in 1979 in Wimbledon in the South of London, where he was raised. He first became aware of electronic music after hearing early house music on the radio at the age of seven or eight, and also became an avid fan of New Order, Depeche Mode, and the Pet Shop Boys. These records inspired an early fascination with synths.

At the age of 12 Hopkins began studying piano at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music in London, where he continued until age 17. The composers that were greatly influential to him whilst studying were Ravel and Stravinsky, and he eventually won a competition to perform a concert of Ravel's ''Piano Concerto in G'' with an orchestra. For a time Hopkins considered becoming a professional pianist, only to decide classical performance was too formal and unnerving to pursue full time.

As a teenager he also listened avidly to acid house, early hardcore, grunge, as well as electronica artists such as Acen, Seefeel, and Plaid. When Hopkins was 14 he got his first computer, an Amiga 500, and started programming midi material. By the age of 15 he had saved up enough money from winning piano competitions to buy a low-level professional Roland synth, and on this he began creating his first full-length electronic compositions.

Early career

After finishing his final high school exams at age 17, Hopkins accompanied his friend Leo Abrahams to an audition for Imogen Heap's backing band. Hopkins decided to audition as well, and was hired to handle both keyboard and samples, while Abrahams was hired as guitarist. He toured with the new band for the entirety of 1998.

Just Music

;''Opalescent'' In 1999 Hopkins signed with boutique London label Just Music as a solo artist, and began recording his debut album ''Opalescent''. At the time he was also working part-time as a studio session musician. ''Opalescent'' attracted positive press attention upon its release, and several tracks were licensed to ''Sex and the City''.

''The Guardian'' reviewed it as "''Opalescent'' is a beautifully realized debut. Using synth oozes, phased and echoed guitars and pianos and chilled beats, his wonderful tunes drift from calm to eerie power like a restless sea. It will delight any lovers of beautiful music." ''DJ Magazine'' gave it 4/5 stars, and stated "Piano, guitar strings and slow beats blend like the clouds at sunset (or an opiate smoothy) filtering in and out like elegantly wasted beauty. Darker drums add a further depth."

;''Contact Note'' Hopkins released his second album, ''Contact Note'', on Just Music in 2004 while still working as a studio musician. The album slowly gained an underground following but failed to take off, and led Hopkins to become disillusioned with his solo career, and take a break from writing in order to learn how to become a producer.

Brian Eno

By 2004 Leo Abrahams, a friend of Hopkins and former guitarist for Imogen Heap, had been collaborating for some time with ambient musician and producer Brian Eno. Abrahams played some of Hopkins' second record for Eno, and Eno invited him to join them for a jam session. On the first day of their collaboration they came up with some of the music for Eno's upcoming album ''Another Day on Earth'', and Hopkins became a long-term collaborator.

Shortly afterwards Hopkins also produced King Creosote's album ''Bombshell'', which initiated his relationship with the Fence Collective. He also co-wrote tracks with DJ and composer David Holmes for Holmes' ''Holy Pictures'' album, and remixed for James Yorkston.

Coldplay

;Production In early 2007 Hopkins was invited by Brian Eno, who was producing Coldplay's upcoming album ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'', to join the band in the studio for a day. Hopkins ended up staying and contributing to the album for the next year, co-producing several tracks and playing organs, harmoniums, and other keyboard instruments on others. The intro to the track "Violet Hill" came from an improvisation with Hopkins and Davide Rossi, the album's string arranger. Throughout this time period Hopkins was periodically creating his own solo tracks, and his song "Light Through the Veins" was adapted to serve as the introduction to the album's first track "Life In Technicolor." "Light Through the Veins" was also picked by the band to serve as the backing for the track "The Escapist," which is hidden at the end of the album. ''Viva la Vida'' was released in 2008, and won Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards and became the best selling album of 2008.

;Touring After the album release Coldplay asked Hopkins to serve as the pre-show DJ and opening act for their 2008 World Tour. Hopkins toured with the band for six months through England, the United States, and Japan. He performed at venues as varied as Madison Square Garden and the London O2 Arena, often to crowds as large as 20,000 people.

Later career

Hopkins also has co-writing or producing credits on albums by artists such as David Holmes and Dan Arborise. He is also known for remixing a variety of artists, including Wild Beasts, Nosaj Thing, Imogen Heap, Four Tet, and James Yorkston. He was also one of the few producers chosen by Radio 1's Rob Da Bank to remix film director David Lynch's first electronica release, "Good Day Today" / "I Know," which was released on Sunday Best Records.

In 2008 Hopkins was commissioned by choreographer Wayne McGregor to compose music for ''Entity'', a production of McGregor's "Random Dance" group. ''Entity'' was performed live at Sadler's Wells in April 2008 to critical acclaim. A world tour followed throughout 2008 and 2009.

''Insides'' (2009)

Hopkins signed to Domino Records in late 2008. Hopkins's third album, ''Insides'', was released by Domino Records on May 5, 2009. It included the track "Light Through the Veins," which had previously been used on the Coldplay album. Some of the tracks had been written by Hopkins sporadically since his last release, while others were based on the music he had composed for the ''Entity'' production.

Hopkins developed an intense live show to support the release, resulting in club and festival performances across Europe and the United States. He secured supporting slots with The xx, Royksopp, and Four Tet. Many of his live shows utilized background visuals featuring the animations of Vince Collins.

;Reception ''Insides'' charted at #15 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart and reached #2 in the electronic charts on the US iTunes. ''PopMatters'' listed the album as one of the top ten electronic albums of 2009.

According to reviews, the album "takes its cues from ambient electronica, but uses strings and piano, along with some very tasty beats and dubstep-influenced bass on some tracks." ''TinyMixTapes'' stated the album "strikes me as his single most aggressive release yet. His sense of timing, the clarity of his production, and the variety of effects he employs draw you into the story that each instrumental tells. Jon Hopkins is not a button-pushing man of presets; he is a bona fide composer and a trained pianist. Craftsmanship sets him apart, and allows ''Insides'' to be as incredibly moving as it is and always will be. It will easily be one of the best electronic albums of 2009."

Paul Clarke of the ''BBC'' wrote that "Hopkins [is] capable of producing music as epic, soaring and emotional as any power ballad in his own way. Take "Light Through The Veins" for example...a close relative of Ulrich Schnauss' "In All The Wrong Places", it's a majestic piece of widescreen shoegazing which grows ever more expansive throughout its entire ten minute duration...no amount of reflected glory could ever fully illuminate ''Insides''' mysterious depths."

Pure Scenius

In June 2009 Hopkins was invited by Brian Eno to play some solo shows at the Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House. A few weeks prior to leaving, Brian Eno asked Hopkins to join with himself, Underworld's Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams, and the Sydney-based improv trio The Necks in the group "Just Scenius," the planned finale for the Luminous Festival. They then improvised music based on pre-planned themes, putting on three 1.5 hour shows in the Opera House with Hyde on vocals. Pure Scenius was repeated a year later in Brighton, when Eno was curating the Brighton Festival.

Also in 2009, Hopkins collaborated with Tunng on the EP ''Seven Gulps of Air'', which was commissioned by designer Christopher Kelly for London Fashion Week. ''Seven Gulps of Air'' was listed as one of Drowned in Sound's singles of the year.

Film scores

In 2009 Hopkins collaborated with Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams to score the Peter Jackson film ''The Lovely Bones.'' In early 2010 Hopkins composed the score for the short film ''Rob and Valentyna in Scotland'' directed by Eric Lynne, which won an honorable mention for the short film-making award at Sundance.

In 2010 Hopkins was commissioned to create the soundtrack for the British science fiction film ''Monsters,'' which was directed by Gareth Edwards. To create the score, Hopkins partly utilized string parts performed by arranger Davide Rossi and guitar by Leo Abrahams. The soundtrack album was released on November 29, 2010 on Domino Records. In 2011 the score was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score.

Collaborations

;''Small Craft on a Milk Sea'' (2010) In 2010 Hopkins collaborated with Leo Abrahams and Brian Eno to create the album ''Small Craft on a Milk Sea''. Released on Warp Records in late 2010, the album is based on a three-week session of improvisation wherein the artists recorded about six hours of material a day.

;''Diamond Mine'' (2011) In 2011 Hopkins collaborated with Scottish musician King Creosote to create the album ''Diamond Mine'', which featured lyrics and vocals by Creosote sung over musical backdrops arranged and recorded by Hopkins. The album was a culmination of about seven weeks of work spread over seven years of recording and collaboration, from whenever the two artists had the opportunity to get together. The album was released on March 28, 2011 to positive acclaim, which included a glowing review from NPR. On July 19, 2011, Hopkins and Anderson were announced as nominees for the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize, which is annually awarded for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Live performances

Since 2009 Hopkins has performed shows at music festivals such as Moogfest, Mutek in Montreal, and Electric Zoo in New York, as well as several performances at influential LA/San Francisco club night Low End Theory. In 2008 and 2009 he supported Coldplay at venues including Madison Square Garden and the London O2 Arena, to crowds as large as 20,000 people. Between 2009 and 2011 he also toured with acts such as Four Tet, The xx, and Royksopp.

Style

According to reviews, "Hopkins’s aesthetic is perpetually intriguing. He transcends genres, melding digital coldness with subtle, bucolic textures; veering from skewed elegance to strange, unsettling depths." "He makes powerfully emotive, instrumental music that consistently crosses genres, ranging from solo acoustic piano to explosive, bass-heavy electro." Also, he "meticulously constructs lush, downtempo arrangements, blending digital beats and soothing ambience."

Equipment

As of September 2010 his studio setup relies on a Logic system, though all his previous releases were on Cubase VST, used in conjunction with an old version of SoundForge. He began using Logic when it became clear that his old system was not powerful enough to handle video for film soundtracks.

Discography

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;Collaborative albums {|class="wikitable" ! rowspan="1"| Year ! rowspan="1"| Album details ! colspan="1"|UK Albums Chart ! rowspan="1"| Notes |- |align="right"|2010 |''Small Craft on a Milk Sea''

Released: October 19

Label: Warp Records

|align="center"|82 |

With Brian Eno and Leo Abrahams

|- |align="right"|2011 |''Diamond Mine''

Released: March 28

Label: Domino Records |align="center"|82 |

With King Creosote

|}

;Musical contributions

2005: ''Another Day on Earth'' by Brian Eno - keyboards

2006: ''Around in Circles'' by Dan Arborise - production, mixing

2006: ''De-Fence 10x10:02 EP

2007: ''Bombshell'' by King Creosote - production, mixing

2008: ''Viva La Vida'' by Coldplay - co-production, co-writing, keyboards

2008: ''The Holy Pictures'' by David Holmes

;Compilations

2006: "Wire" on ''Electric Fence''

2011: "Abandon Window" on ''For Nihon''

;Remixes

2002: "Breathe In" by Frou Frou

2003: "Deepest Blue" by Deepest Blue

2004: "Evergreen" by Clarkesville

2005: "Vice-Like Gist of It" by King Creosote

2006: "Spider" by Leo Abrahams (2006)

2007: "Woozy With Cider" by James Yorkston

2007: "Green Grows the Laurel" by The Memory Band

2009: "First Train Home" by Imogen Heap

2009: "Hey, Who Really Cares" by Headless Heroes (ft. Alela Diane)

2010: "Two Dancers" by Wild Beasts

2010: "Angel Echoes" by Four Tet

2010: "Us" by Nosaj Thing

2011: "I Know" by David Lynch

2011: "Panta Rei" by Agoria

References

Further reading

Jon Hopkins live in Berlin at CTM festival. 2009.

External links

Jon Hopkins on Domino Records

Jon Hopkins on MySpace

Jon Hopkins on Twitter

Jon Hopkins on Facebook

Jon Hopkins on Last.fm

Jon Hopkins on iTunes

Jon Hopkins on CD Universe

Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:British electronic musicians Category:British record producers

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Name	Flying Lotus
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias	Flying LotusFlyLoJuno Leed
Birth date	October 07, 1983
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre	Hip-Hop, Electronic, Experimental
Instrument	Turntables, Sampler, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Ableton Live, Macintosh, Multi-instrumentalist
Occupation	MusicianFilmmaker
Years active	2000–present
Label	Plug ResearchWarpBrainfeederHyperdub
Associated acts	FLYamSAMAlice ColtraneRavi ColtraneThom YorkeLaura Darlington
Website	flying-lotus.com, brainfeedersite.com }}

Flying Lotus, (born Steven Ellison) is an experimental multi-genre music producer and laptop musician from Winnetka, California. His debut album, ''1983'', was released on Plug Research Records in 2006. He produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, for which he is uncredited, and he also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including Mia Doi Todd. He is often referred to as "FlyLo" by fans and critics. His grandmother is songwriter Marilyn McLeod. He is the great-nephew of the late Alice Coltrane, whose husband was John Coltrane. He is also the cousin of musician Ravi Coltrane.

In 2007, he announced that he signed with Warp Records. Following his Warp debut, the six-track ''Reset EP'', he became one of the label’s cornerstone artists and released his second album, titled ''Los Angeles'', on June 10, 2008. His third album, ''Cosmogramma'', was released on May 3, 2010, in the UK and May 4, 2010, in the US. In January 2011, ''Cosmogramma'' won in the Dance/Electronica Album category in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Recently, Flying Lotus collaborated with the Ann Arbor Film Festival in the performance of a live scoring of the 1962 avant-garde film ''Heaven and Earth Magic''. In a post-viewing interview with the audience, Flying Lotus said he was unsure whether or not a recording of the performance (or a recreation of it) would be publicly released, but he would be enthusiastic toward similar projects in the future. He was chosen by Battles to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that it co-curates in December 2011 in Minehead, England.

In January 2011, Flying Lotus won The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for his video "MmmHmm" in the Video, Short Form category. Flying Lotus will be collaborating with R&B; singer Erykah Badu on new material for her next album.

Discography

Demos

2005: ''July Heat''

Note: Various unofficial Flying Lotus demos leaked by fans are sometimes mistaken as official Flying Lotus releases, such as "Raw Cartoons."

Albums

2006: ''1983''

2008: ''Los Angeles''

2010: ''Cosmogramma''

2012: TBA

EPs

2007: ''Reset''

2008: ''L.A. EP 1 X 3''

2008: ''Shhh!''

2008: ''L.A. EP 2 X 3''

2009: ''L.A. EP 3 X 3''

2010: ''Pattern+Grid World''

2011: ''Cosmogramma Alt Takes''

12-inch singles

2006: Pink Sun EP (12", EP) My Room Is White (Flyi... Plug Research

2008: Cool Out (12") Lost (Flying Lotus Remix) Hyperdub 2008

2008: Dive EP (12", EP) Blank Blue (Flying Lot... Ubiquity Records 2008

2008: Get Dirty EP (12", EP) Game Over (Flying Lotu... Ghostly International 2008

2008: Natural Selection (Flying Lotus' Cleanse Mix) / Vancouver (2562's Puur Natuur Dub) (12")

2008: Woebegone (CD, Single, Promo) Woebegone (Flying Lotu... Ninja Tune

Production

2008: ''Park Bench People'' (with José James, on the track "Visions of Violet")

2009: ''Whole Wide World'' (with Declaime)

2010: ''Blackmagic'' (with José James)

2010: ''A Sufi and a Killer'' (with Gonjasufi, on the track "Ancestors")

2010: ''Adult Swim Singles Program'' (with Mike Bigga, on the track "Swimming")

2011: ''The Golden Age of Apocalypse'' by Thundercat

Collaborations

2008: One for Pep Pep (Remix) (Tim and Eric Awesome Record, Great Songs)

2008: Testament (w/ Gonjasufi)

2009: Bootleg Beats (w/ Samiyam) 2010: ...And The World Laughs With You (w/ Thom Yorke) 2011: Kryon (w/ Kode9 & the Spaceape) 2011: Group Tea (w/ Matthewdavid)

Mixes

2011: ''Lover's Melt'' (Stones Throw Podcast)

2011: ''Lover's Melt Pt. 2'' (Brainfeeder Podcast)

References

External links

Official Website

Brainfeeder

Official Online Game

Warp Records

Plug Research

RBMA Radio On Demand - Sonar Sessions 2007 - Flying Lotus (Warp/Plug Research, Los Angeles)

Sept 2007 Interview with L.A. Record

Interview (2007)

Los Angeles Review (2008)

New Yorker profile by Sasha Frere-Jones

Flying Lotus “BRAINFEEDER RADIO” Part 2 at Dublab

Category:People from Los Angeles, California Category:Electronic musicians Category:Living people Category:Warp Records artists Category:1983 births Category:Musicians from Los Angeles, California Category:Adult Swim Category:Ableton Live users

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name	Jamie xx
landscape	yes
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Jamie Smith
origin	London, UK
instrument	Sampler, drums, steel drums, turntable, personal computer, percussion
genre	Indie pop, electronic music, post-dubstep
occupation	Producer, remix artist, DJ
years active	2005–present
label	XL Recordings, Young Turks
associated acts	The xx, Gil Scott-Heron, Drake, Noah "40" Shebib, Florence and the Machine, Adele, Rihanna
website	}}

Jamie Smith (known by the stage name Jamie xx) is an English music producer and remix artist, who gained fame both as solo act and as a member of the London-based band The xx. He had remixed songs from artists such as Adele and Florence and the Machine.

Career

2007 - 2009

Smith's musical career began in 2007 when he joined The xx accompanying old school friends Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi of the Elliott School in London, notable for alumni including Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet. He first used the stage name Jamie xx in July 2009 in a promotional mix for the band's début album ''xx'' released on the FACT mix series of the FACT Magazine. The mixtape was compiled by Jamie Smith and featured amongst others four tracks credited to Jamie xx - one own production and three remixes. The xx album went on to become platinum in the UK. Afterward, Jamie Smith went on to do more remix work for artists like Florence + The Machine, Adele, Jack Peñate and Glasser.

2010- Present

In late 2010, a Jamie xx remix of the song "NY Is Killing Me" from Gil Scott-Heron's last album ''I'm New Here'' aired on radio stations across the UK and Europe. The remix of "I'll Take Care Of U" followed in January 2011. Both singles drew the attention of the general public and the critics. They set the way for a 13-track remix album entitled ''We're New Here'', produced entirely by Jamie xx and credited to ''"Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx"''. The album was released on February 21, 2011 on the XL Records label, but a full album preview could be streamed on the website of The Guardian as early as February 14. ''We're New Here'' received positive critical acclaim and was named ''"masterpiece in its own right"'' by BBC's Ele Beattie.

On June 6, 2011 the two-track self-produced single "Far Nearer"/"Beat For" was released. The song "Far Nearer" was selected Best New Track by Pitchfork Media, and the double A-side single charted at #128 in the UK singles chart. Later the same year, Smith produced the title track off Drake's second album, ''Take Care'', which features pop singer Rihanna. In addition, Smith helped create several reworks for Radiohead's song "Bloom" which were released on a remix album entitled ''TKOL RMX 1234567''.

Discography

''With The Xx''

Solo Work

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Chart Positions	Album
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2010	NY Is Killing Me	-
	I'll Take Care of U	-
Far Nearer/Beat For	-	Far Nearer/Beat For - Single

Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
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2011	''We're New Here''	*Released: 21 February 2011	*Label: XL, Young Turks

Remixes

!Year	!Title	!Artist
	You've Got the Love (Jamie xx Re-work feat. The xx)	Florence and the Machine
Tremel (Jamie xx Remix)	Glasser
Islands (Jamie Xx Remix)	The Xx
Basic Space (Jamie Xx's Space Bass Remix)	The Xx
2010	Fog (Jamie Xx Remix)	Nosaj Thing
2011	Rolling in the Deep(Jamie Xx Shuffle)
2012	Bloom	Radiohead

References

Category:English record producers Category:Post-dubstep musicians

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