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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | PC |
Member of | Thy Slaughter |
Finn Keane, known professionally as Easyfun (stylised in all caps and formerly as easyFun), is a British songwriter and record producer. He is known for his work with Charli XCX; he has songwriting and production credits on her mixtapes Number 1 Angel and Pop 2 and her albums Charli and Brat . [1] [2] Other work has included releases on experimental pop label PC Music, and writing for pop musicians. [3] [4]
Easyfun's first release was in 2013, releasing a five-track self-titled EP with a proto-version of what would become PC Music's signature sound of bubblegum pop, futuristic riffs and chaotic arrangements. [3] Since then, he has released three other solo EPs, with the largest portion of his output since then arriving in the form of collaborative projects.
Easyfun is also a member of the project Thy Slaughter with PC Music founder A. G. Cook. Their debut single, "Bronze", was part of PC Music Volume 1 , and their debut album, Soft Rock, was released 1 December 2023. [5]
Year | Title | Release date | Label |
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2013 | Easyfun | 25 June 2013 | PC Music |
2015 | Deep Trouble | 26 February 2015 | |
2023 | Electric | 11 August 2023 | |
Acoustic | 13 October 2023 |
Year | Title | Release date | Label |
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2016 | "Monopoly" (feat. Noonie Bao) | 15 November 2016 | PC Music |
2017 | "Blink" | 28 July 2017 | |
2018 | "Be Your USA" (feat. Iiris) | 25 May 2018 | |
2022 | "Audio" | 21 April 2022 | |
2023 | "Audio (All I Ever Got)" | 28 September 2023 | |
"Sentence" / "If I Knew" (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) | 26 October 2023 | ||
"Lost Everything" / "Reign" (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) | 16 November 2023 |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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2016 | "Got My Chad" | GFOTY | VIPOTY | Co-writer/co-producer | GFOTY, A. G. Cook, Easyfun | A. G. Cook, Easyfun |
"Fade Away" | Hannah Diamond | Reflections | Hannah Amond, A. G. Cook, Easyfun | |||
"Make Believe" | ||||||
2017 | "3AM (Pull Up)" (feat. MØ) | Charli XCX | Number 1 Angel | Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Keane, Karen Marie Ørsted | ||
"Emotional" | Co-producer | Charlotte Aitchison, Patrik Berger | ||||
"Stranger" | Iiris | Non-album single | Co-writer | Iiris, Easyfun, Max Doohan | ProVerb | |
"Midnight Vibes" | RahRah Q | Easyfun, RahRahQ, Brandon Skeie, Miya Folick, Lil Data | David Gamson | |||
"Backseat" (feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) | Charli XCX | Pop 2 | Co-writer/co-producer | Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Keane, Carly Rae Jepsen | Easyfun, A. G. Cook | |
"Femmebot" (feat. Dorian Electra & Mykki Blanco) | A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Keane, Francisca Hall, Michael Quattelbaum Jr. | A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Easyfun | ||||
"Porsche" (feat. MØ) | Co-producer | Charlotte Aitchison, Cook, Henry Allen, Cassia O'Reilly, Karen Marie Ørsted | Cook, Easyfun, King Henry | |||
2018 | "Be My Anime" | Rat Boy | Civil Disorder | Rat Boy, L Devine | Easyfun, Rat Boy | |
"You Say" | Sarah Close | And Now, We're Shining | Co-writer/producer | Sarah Close, Christy "Zee" Zakarias, Jerker Hansson, Easyfun | Easyfun | |
"Apps" (feat. Robokid) | SAKIMA | Non-album single | Producer | SAKIMA, Robokid | ||
"Let You Love Me" | Rita Ora | Phoenix | Co-writer/co-producer | Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Fred Gibson, Keane, Linus Wiklund, Noonie Bao, Ilsey Juber | Fred Again, Easyfun | |
2019 | "Sick Thoughts" | Lou Bliss | Non-album single | Co-writer/producer | Melissa Faith Storwick, James Yami Bell, Easyfun, Lou Bliss | Easyfun |
"Blame It On Your Love" (feat. Lizzo) | Charli XCX | Charli | Co-writer/additional production | Charlotte Aitchison, Noonie Bao, Lizzo, Sasha Sloan, StarGate, Keane | StarGate, Keane (add.), A. G. Cook (add.) | |
"Official" | Co-writer/co- producer | Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Noonie Bao, Patrik Berger, Keane | A. G. Cook, Easyfun, Patrik Berger | |||
"Not Ready for Love" | TCTS | Non-album single | Co-writer | Keane, Gracey, Samuel O'Neill | TCTS | |
"LA & The Parties" | Lost Kings | Lost Angeles EP | Luh Kel, Easyfun, Nick Shanholtz, Paul Jacobs, Robert Abisi | Lost Kings | ||
"Invisible" | Hannah Diamond | Reflections | Co-writer/co- producer | Hannah Amond, A. G. Cook, Keane, Thomas Carrell, Christopher Mason | A. G. Cook, Easyfun | |
2020 | "Airhead" | A. G. Cook | Apple | Co-writer | A. G. Cook, Hayden Dunham, Keane | A. G. Cook |
"Girl On My Throne" (feat. Casey MQ) | Oklou | Galore | Marylou Mayniel, Casey Manierka, A. G. Cook, Keane | Casey MQ, Florian Le Prise, Oklou (co.), A. G. Cook (add.) | ||
"Little Nokia" | Bree Runway | 2000and4Eva | Co-writer/producer | Brenda Mensah, Chloe Tighe, Keane | Keane | |
2021 | "Want" | MNDR | Hell To Be You Baby | Co-writer | Amanda Warner, Keane, Peter Wade Keusch | MNDR, Peter Wade, Babydaddy |
"Gone" | Amanda Warner, Keane, Peter Wade Keusch, Scott Hoffman, Thomas George Stafford | |||||
"You For Me" (feat. Rita Ora) | Sigala | Non-album single | Cook, Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Finn Keane, Joakim Jarl, Madison Love, Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Bruce Fielder | Sigala, Jarly, Neave Applebaum | ||
"Sad Song" | Gracey | Fragile EP | Producer | Finlay Dow Smith, Grace Barker, Jonny Write | Easyfun, Starsmith | |
2022 | "Into My Arms" | Hyd | Non-album single | Nick Cave | Easyfun | |
"Somebody Like You" | Bree Runway | Co-writer/co-producer | Brenda Mensah, Easyfun, Klahr, Levi Gordon, Liohn | Easyfun, Liohn, Klahr, Levi Gordon | ||
"CO1N" | LVL1 | PLAY | Co-writer/producer | Emilio Martín, Finn Keane, Guillermo Rodriguez Moracho, Luthien Barrea Barroso | Easyfun | |
"Lonely Heart" (feat. Gracey) | Europa | Non-album single | Additional production | Timucin Lam, Martin Solveig, Josh Grimmet, Ethan Shore, Grace Barker | Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Goodboys (add.), Neave Applebaum (add.), Easyfun (add.), Mark Ralph (add.) | |
"So Clear" | Hyd | Clearing | Co-writer/co-producer | Hyd, Easyfun, SOPHIE | Easyfun, SOPHIE, A. G. Cook (add.) | |
"Breaking Ground" | Co-writer/producer | Hyd, Easyfun | Easyfun, A. G. Cook (add.) | |||
"Chlorophyll" | Co-writer/co-producer | Thy Slaughter | ||||
"ARCHIVE MAMI" | Bree Runway | WOAH, WHAT A BLUR! | Co-writer/producer | Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker | Easyfun | |
"BREEE!" | Co-writer/co-producer | Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Richard Zastenker, Atia "Ink" Boggs | Liohn, Klahr, Easyfun | |||
"FWMM" | Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Liohn, Trey Campbell | |||||
"THAT GIRL" | Co-writer/producer | Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker | Easyfun | |||
2023 | "Speed Drive" | Charli XCX | Barbie the Album | Co-writer/producer | Charli XCX, David James Parker, Easyfun, Ewart Everton Brown, Fabian Peter Torsson, Frans Joakim Ahlund, Klas Frans Åhlund, Michael Chapman, Nicholas Chinn, Patrik Knut Arve, Sylvia Robinson, Troy Rami | |
"Automatic" | Birdy | Portraits | Additional production | Birdy, Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy | Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Easyfun (add.) | |
"Impossible" | Hannah Diamond | Perfect Picture | Co-writer | Hannah Amond, David Gamson, Alexander Guy Cook, Keane, Nate Campany | David Gamson | |
"Think Of Us" (with GRACEY) | The Chainsmokers | Summertime Friends | Co-writer/co-producer | Alex Pall, Andrew Taggart, Keane, Grace Barker | The Chainsmokers, Easyfun | |
2024 | "Dizzy" | Olly Alexander | Odyssey | Additional production | Olly Alexander, Danny L Harle | Danny L Harle, Easyfun (add.) |
"Ride or Die" | Baby Queen | TBA | Co-producer | Baby Queen, King Ed | King Ed, Easyfun | |
"360" | Charli XCX | Brat | Co-writer/additional production | Alexander Guy Cook, Blake Slatkin, Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi | A. G. Cook, Cirkut, Keane (add.) | |
"Sympathy is a knife" | Co-writer/co-producer | Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave | Charli XCX, Keane | |||
"Von dutch" | Co-writer/producer | Charlotte Aitchison, Keane | Keane | |||
"So I" | Co-writer | Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave | A. G. Cook, Jon Shave | |||
"I think about it all the time" | Co-writer/co-producer | Alexander Guy Cook, Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave | A. G. Cook, Keane | |||
"Spring breakers" | A. G. Cook, Keane, Jon Shave | |||||
"JUST LIKE THAT" | Bree Runway | TBA | Brenda Mensah, Keane, Richard Zastenker | Keane, Johannes Klahr, Richard Zastenker |
Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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2015 | "I.D.L" | Life Sim (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) |
2017 | "Taker" | K.I.D |
2017 | "No Sleeep" | Janet Jackson |
2018 | "Wildfire" | Slow Magic |
2019 | "Comme si" | Christine and the Queens |
"1999" | Charli XCX, Troye Sivan | |
2021 | "Beautiful Superstar" | A. G. Cook |
"4Runner" | Rostam | |
2022 | "Demonic" | Namasenda, La Zowi (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) |
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010, she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records, releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums, four mixtapes, three extended plays, one live album, one soundtrack album, one remix album, two DJ mixes, 48 singles, and 13 promotional singles. In 2007, XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14, after her age at the time, it received only a restricted public release. Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012, Charli XCX released her first mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled Super Ultra, was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album, True Romance, was released in April 2013, and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally, the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away", "Nuclear Seasons", "You're the One", "You " and "What I Like". In 2012, Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It", which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US, Canada, Ireland and Germany.
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Hannah Amond, known professionally as Hannah Diamond, is an English singer, songwriter, photographer, and visual artist. She has recorded on A.G. Cook's PC Music label since 2013, beginning with her debut single "Pink and Blue". Her music and visual art employs an aesthetic of hyperreality and heavily produced cuteness in tension with sincerity. Diamond released her debut studio album, Reflections, in November 2019. Her second studio album, Perfect Picture, was released in October 2023.
Hayden Frances Dunham is a performance artist, designer, singer, songwriter and DJ. They grew up in Austin, Texas and attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU.
Number 1 Angel is the third mixtape by English singer Charli XCX, released on 10 March 2017 by Asylum Records. The mixtape contains ten tracks and was created in Los Angeles as a collaboration with producer A. G. Cook, the founder of PC Music. Several other producers associated with the label also contributed to the mixtape, including Sophie who previously produced Charli XCX's extended play Vroom Vroom. Musically, it has been labeled as avant-pop and electropop.
Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by English singer Charli XCX, released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. Executively produced by A. G. Cook of PC Music, sessions for the mixtape began several months before its release and featured a wide variety of guest contributions. The mixtape was backed by its only single "Out of My Head" featuring Alma and Tove Lo, released exactly one week before its release.
Charli is the third studio album by English singer Charli XCX. It was released through Asylum and Atlantic Records UK on 13 September 2019. Charli was preceded by the singles "1999" with Troye Sivan, "Blame It on Your Love" featuring Lizzo, and "Gone" with Christine and the Queens. Charli was also promoted by the promotional singles "Cross You Out" featuring Sky Ferreira, "Warm" featuring Haim, "February 2017" featuring Clairo and Yaeji, and "2099" also featuring Sivan. Musically, it has been described as avant-pop, electropop, futurepop, and hyperpop.
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Planet 1999 is a French synth-pop and shoegaze band based in London. The group consists of members Caro, Alex, and Charles, who also operate as solo acts under the names caro♡, DJ Kit, and Ultralove, respectively. They were the first band to be signed to the record label PC Music. They also occasionally act as songwriters and record producers for other artists.
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