Daedelus | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alfred Weisberg-Roberts [1] |
Also known as | Alfred Darlington [2] |
Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. [3] | October 31, 1977
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation | Producer |
Instruments | |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts; October 31, 1977), better known by their stage name Daedelus, is an American record producer based in Los Angeles, California. They [lower-alpha 1] are a member of the groups The Long Lost [5] and Adventure Time. [6] Daedelus is also affiliated with the internet radio station Dublab. [7]
Daedelus attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music studying Jazz on Double Bass. [8]
A teenage obsession with Greek mythology led them to adopt the stage name Daedelus—a tribute to the artist, inventor, and craftsman (spelled Daedalus). [9]
In 1999 they began DJing Dublab.com's Entropy Sessions and releasing their own early demo productions. This got the attention of Carlos Niño (of Ammoncontact), who featured Daedelus tracks on two compilations. Subsequently, Daedelus released a studio album, Invention, on Plug Research in 2002. [10] The Household EP was released on Eastern Developments in 2003. [11] They also released The Weather , a collaborative album with Busdriver and Radioinactive, on Mush Records that year. [12]
Daedelus released a studio album, Of Snowdonia, on Plug Research in 2004. [13] It was followed by another solo album, A Gent Agent, on Laboratory Instinct that year. [14]
Their 2005 album, Exquisite Corpse , featured guest appearances from MF Doom, Mike Ladd, and TTC. [15] In the following year, they released Denies the Day's Demise on Mush Records. [16]
Their 2008 album, Love to Make Music To , [17] and 2011 album, Bespoke , were both released on Ninja Tune. [18] They released the Righteous Fists of Harmony EP in 2010, [19] and The Light Brigade in 2014. [20] In 2013, they released a studio album, Drown Out , on Anticon. [21] In 2015, they participated in the musical transmedia Soundhunters broadcast on the Franco-German channel Arte. [22] In 2016, they released Labyrinths. [23]
In 2019, they became a faculty member of the Berklee Electronic Production and Design Department. [9]
In 2020, they were named an Artist In Residence at SETI. [24]
Guillermo Scott Herren is an American producer who has been based in Atlanta, Barcelona, and New York City. Herren releases music under the aliases Prefuse 73, Delarosa & Asora, Ahmad Szabo, and Piano Overlord, and is also part of the groups Savath y Savalas, Sons of the Morning, Fudge, Risil, and Diamond Watch Wrists.
Regan Farquhar, better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, R.A.P. Ferreira, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, Aesop Rock and Radioinactive. His primary producers have been Daedelus, Boom Bip, Daddy Kev, Loden, Paris Zax, Omid, Kenny Segal, and Nobody. He has also worked with D-Styles on two albums.
Ellen Fraatz, known professionally as Ellen Allien, is a Berlin-based German electronic musician, music producer, and the founder of BPitch Control music label. Her album Stadtkind was dedicated to the city of Berlin, and she cites the culture of reunified Berlin as one of the main inspirations for her music. She sings in both German and English. Her music is best described as a blend of IDM and techno music, which is dance-floor oriented and has noticeable experimental elements.
Kevin Marques Moo, better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American record producer, DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, songwriter and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low End Theory. As an audio engineer, Daddy Kev has mixed and mastered albums by Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and Leon Bridges.
Alejandro Ocana, better known by his stage name 2Mex, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of The Visionaries and Of Mexican Descent. He has collaborated with underground hip hop artists such as Jel, Omid, Thavius Beck, Factor Chandelier, Radioinactive, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.
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Bryan Charles Hollon, better known by his stage name Boom Bip, is an American record producer and musician. He is one half of Neon Neon along with Gruff Rhys. He is based in Los Angeles, California.
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Kamal Humphrey de Iruretagoyena, better known by his stage name Radioinactive, is an American hip hop artist from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of The Shape Shifters. He was a member of Log Cabin along with Eligh, Murs and Scarub. He has released a number of solo albums, as well as collaborating with artists such as Busdriver, Daedelus, and Antimc.
Thavius Beck is an American record producer and rapper. He has been a member of Global Phlowtations and Lab Waste. He has also put out solo releases under the moniker Adlib. He is a certified trainer of Ableton Live.
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James McCall, better known by his stage names Nocando and All City Jimmy, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the 2007 Scribble Jam champion and founder of Hellfyre Club. He is a member of hip hop groups such as Customer Service, Bomb Zombies, and Flash Bang Grenada.
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