D33J

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D33J
Born
Djavan Santos

(1990-10-30) October 30, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Record producer
Years active2011–present
Musical career
Genres Electronic
Labels

Djavan Santos (born October 30, 1990), [1] better known by his stage name D33J, is an American record producer based in Los Angeles, California. [2] He is a member of the Wedidit collective. [3] He has collaborated with ASAP Rocky, Tory Lanez [4] and Lil Yachty. [4]

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Early life

Djavan Santos was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. [5] He studied guitar and electronic music at Alexander Hamilton High School. [5]

Career

D33J remixed Kid Smpl's "Pulse" off of Escape Pod. [6] In October 2012, it was announced that he got signed to the Anticon label. [7] His first extended play (EP), Tide Songs, was re-released on the label in early 2013. [8] He released the second EP, Gravel, later that year. [9] In 2017, D33J released his debut studio album, Death Valley Oasis. [10] It included guest appearances from Deradoorian, Baths, Corbin, and Shlohmo. [11] In 2020, he released the single "Designer Boi".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Guest appearances

Productions

Remixes

References

  1. D33J (October 29, 2013). "Turning 23 tomorrow and I still haven't made a million am I still cool". Twitter . Retrieved May 31, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Gore, Sydney (September 12, 2017). "D33J's Emotional Dance Music is Ahead of the Curve". Complex . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. "Premiere: Download a set of remixes from Wedidit member and recent Anticon signee D33J". Fact . October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Mansfield, Aaron (May 26, 2017). "A Look at Who's Who on Lil Yachty's 'Teenage Emotions'". Complex . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Fader, Lainna (June 4, 2013). "Bubblin' Up: D33J". XLR8R . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. Santana, Christian (July 10, 2012). "Escape Pod". XLR8R . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  7. Ahern, Gabrielle (October 8, 2012). "Listen: D33J Remixes Drake, Sigur Rós And Bobby Valentino". CMJ . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. Li, Christina (April 4, 2013). "D33J on Making Emotional Dance Music and His Upcoming Tour with Baths". SF Weekly . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. Eaton, James (September 19, 2013). "D33J Preps Second EP for Anticon, Shares New Track". XLR8R . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  10. Darville, Jordan (August 3, 2017). "D33J Announces Debut Album Death Valley Oasis, Shares "Black Ice"". The Fader . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. Balfour, Jay (September 7, 2017). "D33J: Death Valley Oasis". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 9, 2017.