Blockhead (music producer)

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Blockhead
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Blockhead performing in 2014
Background information
Born
Tony Simon [1]

(1976-10-08) October 8, 1976 (age 49)
Origin Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop [2]
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ [3]
Instrument Sampler [4]
Years active1999–present
Labels

Tony Simon (born October 8, 1976), [5] [6] [7] better known by his stage name Blockhead, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing tracks for Aesop Rock. [8] He has been a member of the groups such as Party Fun Action Committee [9] and The Mighty Jones. [10]

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Biography

Simon was born and raised in Downtown Manhattan. [11] He is the son of the late Sidney Simon, a sculptor based in New York City, and Renee Adriance, a social worker. [12] He has one brother and five half siblings. [12] At a young age, he loved hip hop in both the lyrical and musical aspects. [11] In his early teens, Simon and his friends formed a group called the Overground, where he started making music. [11] As an aspiring rapper, he enrolled in Boston University and met Aesop Rock, another BU student. [13] At this point, Simon quit rapping and focused on producing music. [13] According to Simon, his stage name comes from the shape of his head: "While it's not square, it's pretty close." [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Productions

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ Eustice, Kyle (March 7, 2017). "Blockhead Officially Reveals Upcoming Album Title & Denies He's A Terrible Human Being". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Gargan, Scott (December 11, 2012). "Hip hop producer Blockhead brings beats to Fairfield Theatre Company". SFGate . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Timm, Averie (April 18, 2012). "Blockhead is Inspired by Public Access". Interview . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Swenson, Kyle (February 1, 2010). "Prison Break: Blockhead Takes the Shackles Off of His Super-Restricted Sampling Process". Electronic Musician . Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ @AesopRockWins (October 7, 2015). "Happy Birthday to my old friend @BlockheadNYC. That's my G right there" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @BlockheadNYC (September 26, 2011). "Just found out Nick Cannon and I share the same birthday. Fuck my parents" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ @BlockheadNYC (November 27, 2013). "@ArmchairHater I'm 37 years old. I have no clue who any of those people are" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Balfour, Jay (May 26, 2013). "Blockhead Names His Top 5 Hip Hop Albums". HipHopDX . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Bush, John. "Party Fun Action Committee - Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Mighty Jones Album "Gone Long" is here!". Phat Friend. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Blockhead". Ninja Tune . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  12. 1 2 Dobrzynski, Judith H. (August 8, 1997). "Sidney Simon, Sculptor, 80; Founded School". The New York Times . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Whitefield, Bryan (December 6, 2005). "Blockhead: Feeling his way (Part 2 of 2)". Prefix. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Blockhead Biography". Artistdirect . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Space Werewolves Will be the End of Us All, by Blockhead".
  16. ↑ "Garbology by Aesop Rock & Blockhead". 12 November 2021.
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