Budo (musician)

Budo
Born	Joshua Karp Seattle, Washington, U.S. [1]
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S. [1]
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Musician record producer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Rhymesayers Entertainment

Joshua Karp, better known by his stage name Budo, is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ^[2] He is a member of A.R.M. along with M.anifest and Krukid. ^[3] He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with Joe Pernice. ^[4]

Life and career

In 2005, Budo produced tracks for Macklemore's The Language of My World. ^[5] In 2008, he released a collaborative album with Grieves, titled 88 Keys & Counting. ^[6] In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, Together/Apart . ^[7]

In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records. ^[8] In that year, he released the solo album, The Finger & the Moon. ^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

• Civilized (2005) (with Ricky Pharoe)
• 88 Keys & Counting (2008) (with Grieves)
• One Bird on a Wire (2009)
• The Finger & the Moon (2013)
• Roger Lion (2015) (with Joe Pernice, as Roger Lion)

EPs

• Daylight (2009)
• Two Africans and a Jew EP Vol. 1 (2010) (with M.anifest and Krukid, as A.R.M.)

Singles

• "Treadin'" (2013) (with Grynch)

Productions

• Macklemore - "White Privilege", "Claiming the City", "Inhale Deep", "I Say Hey", "The Magic", "Love Song", "Remember High School", "Contradiction", and "My Language" from The Language of My World (2005)
• M.anifest - "Born Free", "How I Used to Be", "Hubris", "Just Like a Lion", and "Ghana, 52" from The Birds & the Beats (2009)
• Prometheus Brown & Bambu - "Rashida Jones" from Walk into a Bar (2011)
• Onry Ozzborn - "The Getaway Car" and "Limbo Thus Purgatory" from Hold On for Dear Life (2011)
• Grieves - "Light Speed", "Bloody Poetry", "Falling from You", "Tragic", "Boogie Man", "No Matter What", "Vice Grip", "Speak Easy", "Prize Fighter", and "Against the Bottom" from Together/Apart (2011)
• Luckyiam - "Epiphany" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
• Sol - "The Rundown" and "Budo's Interlude" from Yours Truly (2012)
• Time - "Auto Bio" from Newstalgia (2013)
• The MC Type - "The Ex Laws" from Bad Tattoos Volume 2 (2013)
• Griff J - "Better Late", "To Each Their Own", "Chase What You Want", "Burning Out", and "Home" from After the Starting Gun (2013)
• Dessa - "Warsaw (Budo Remix)" from Parts of Speech, Re-Edited (2014)
• Macklemore - "Glorious", "Marmalade", "Willy Wonka", "Intentions", "Good Old Days", "Levitate", "Firebreather", "Ten Million", "Church", and "Excavate" from Gemini (2017)
• Doja Cat - "Candy" from Amala (2018)

References

1. "Budo". Rhymesayers Entertainment . Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
2. Hamm, Todd (May 31, 2013). "Last Night at the Croc: Budo Premieres His Most Revealing Work to Date". Seattle Weekly . Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3. Horgen, Tom (September 23, 2009). "Music video: M.anifest, A.R.M. featuring Brother Ali". Star Tribune . Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. Hudson, Alex (June 10, 2015). "Joe Pernice Teams Up with Hip-Hop Producer Budo as Roger Lion". Exclaim! . Retrieved January 12, 2016.
5. Gomez, Adrian (April 4, 2014). "City inspiration: Budo's travels play into his music". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved October 20, 2014.
6. Feldman, Nick (October 13, 2010). "Grives & Budo". Seattle Weekly . Retrieved October 20, 2014.
7. Harvey, Eric (August 1, 2011). "Grieves: Together/Apart". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 20, 2014.
8. Webb, Jacob (April 22, 2013). "Song of the Day: Grynch & Budo - Treadin'". KEXP-FM . Retrieved October 20, 2014.
9. Podplesky, Azaria C. (October 22, 2013). "Budo Journey's Through a World of Emotion on New LP". Seattle Weekly . Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Budo discography at Discogs