Elk Road

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Elk Road
Birth nameRory Garton-Smith
Origin Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • musician
Years active2014-
LabelsDeer Lane, Sony Music Australia, Atlantic Records, Asylum Records, Downtown Records

Rory Garton-Smith, better known by his stage name Elk Road, is an Australian musician and record producer from Perth. He began remixing tracks from Carmada, Kaskade, Britney Spears and Charli XCX which were uploaded to his SoundCloud account. [1] [2] His debut single "Not to Worry" was released in September 2015 and received high rotation on Triple J. [3] Additional remixes were released in March 2016. His Charli XCX remix of Boom Clap was then used by her during her 2016 arena world tour.[ citation needed ]

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In 2015, Elk Road spoke at the EMC conference on a Copyright Law panel in Sydney.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, Natalie Foster was featured on the track "Hanging by a Thread" which was later featured in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016 as one of only three Western Australian tracks to make it in. It was the most played song on Triple J in the month of October 2016. "Hanging by a Thread" was issued as a single with remix versions: Original, Husky, Just a Gent and Flowidus; it peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Club Tracks chart. [4]

Elk Road has performed at Splendour in the Grass and has been nominated for Most Popular New Act at the West Australian Music Industry Awards. [5]

His Triple J Like a Version of Flight Facilities song "Crave You" was one of the most viewed of 2016 with 2 million streams across YouTube and Facebook.[ citation needed ]

His track Lights was featured in an Australian Carlton Dry commercial that was broadcast over YouTube and Facebook.[ citation needed ]

In February 2017, Elk Road joined Porter Robinson and Madeon on the Australian dates of their Shelter Live Tour.[ citation needed ]

Elk Road is represented by Audiopaxx, William Morris Endeavor and Paradigm Talent Agency.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Singles

YearTitle
2015"Not to Worry" (featuring Governors) [6]
2016"Lights" (featuring OLY) [7]
"Hanging By a Thread" (featuring Natalie Foster) [8]
2017"Come Down" [9]
"Pressure" (featuring Timberwolf) [10]
"Solid Gold" (featuring Julia Stone) [11]
2018"Ghost" (With JES) [12]
"Intimate" (with L D R U) [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "SoundCloud Elk Road" . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2016: ELK ROAD". Purple Sneakers. December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Ian (6 March 2017). "Week Commencing ~ 6th March 2017 ~ Issue #1410" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1410): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Antigone Anagnostellis (2016). "ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2016: ELK ROAD". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Not to Worry (single) feat. Governorspublisher=iTunes Australia" . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lights (single) feat. OLY". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hanging by a Thread (single) feat Natalie Foster -". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Come Down (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Pressure (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Elk Road links up with Julia Stone for exceptional new banger, Solid Gold". PILERATS. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ghost (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Intimate (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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