Daedelus (musician)

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Daedelus
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Daedelus performing live in 2011
Background information
Birth nameAlfred Weisberg-Roberts [1]
Also known asAlfred Darlington [2]
Born (1977-10-31) October 31, 1977 (age 46)
Santa Monica, California, U.S. [3]
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Producer
Instrument(s)
Years active2001–present
Labels

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 are a part of the groups The Long Lost [4] and Adventure Time. [5] They are affiliated with the internet radio station Dublab. [6]

Contents

Early life

Daedelus attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music studying Jazz on Double Bass. [7]

Career

A teenage obsession with Greek mythology led them to adopt the stage name Daedelus—a tribute to the artist, inventor, and craftsman (spelled Daedalus). [8]

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. [9] The Household EP was released on Eastern Developments in 2003. [10] They also released The Weather , a collaborative album with Busdriver and Radioinactive, on Mush Records that year. [11]

They released a studio album, Of Snowdonia, on Plug Research in 2004. [12] It was followed by another solo album, A Gent Agent, on Laboratory Instinct that year. [13]

Their 2005 album, Exquisite Corpse , featured guest appearances from MF Doom, Mike Ladd, and TTC. [14] In the following year, they released Denies the Day's Demise on Mush Records. [15]

Their 2008 album, Love to Make Music To , [16] and 2011 album, Bespoke , were both released on Ninja Tune. [17] They released the Righteous Fists of Harmony EP in 2010, [18] and The Light Brigade in 2014. [19] In 2013, they released a studio album, Drown Out , on Anticon. [20] In 2015, they participated in the musical transmedia Soundhunters broadcast on the Franco-German channel Arte. [21] In 2016, they released Labyrinths. [22]

In 2019, they became a faculty member of the Berklee Electronic Production and Design Department. [23]

In 2020, they were named an Artist In Residence at SETI. [24]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Productions

Remixes

Mixes

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References

  1. ↑ Staples, Derek (November 2, 2010). "Taking a Breather with Daedelus in Chicago". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ Fintoni, Laurent (March 8, 2016). "Daedelus on Daedelus: LA's beat scene vanguard traces their musical evolution". Fact . Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Gitlow, Ali (September 9, 2008). "Handy Dandy: A Daedelus Interview". XLR8R . Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Howard, August (March 13, 2009). "The Long Lost". XLR8R . Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ Sylvester, Nick (January 27, 2004). "Adventure Time: Dreams of Water Themes". Pitchfork .
  6. ↑ Schepper, Ron (October 17, 2003). "Adventure Time - Dreams of Water Themes". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ Pennick, Bailey (March 29, 2013). "Don't Drop The Beat Until You See "The Whites Of These Kids' Eyes": Talking Shop With Daedelus". Filter . Archived from the original on April 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Daedelus Joins Berklee Electronic Production and Design Department | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ Siebelt, Olli (April 30, 2002). "Daedelus - Invention". BBC .
  10. ↑ Georgopoulos, Alexis (May 6, 2003). "The Household EP". XLR8R .
  11. ↑ Arnold, Eric K. (March 26, 2003). "Busdriver and Radioinactive with Daedelus". East Bay Express .
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