Freescha

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Freescha
Origin San Fernando Valley, California, USA
Genres Electronic, IDM, downtempo, rappity-rap
Years active1999-present
LabelsAttacknine
Memberscurrently regrowing members
Website http://www.attacknine.com/

Freescha is the musical collaboration of Nick Huntington and Mike McGroarty, based in the San Fernando Valley, California. Huntington and McGroarty have been friends and partners since they met in high school. [1] The duo has released most of their music on Attacknine Records, which is co-run by Huntington and McGroarty. [2]

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AllMusic compared the duo's sound to the "nostalgic electronica" of Boards of Canada. [3] Freescha was chosen for URB magazine's "Next 100" artists to watch for in their 2004 year-end special issue.

Freescha co-wrote with Sia the song "Buttons" for Sia's 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems , [4] and co-wrote with Nicole Morier the song "Heaven On Earth" for Britney Spears's 2007 studio album, Blackout . [5]

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

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References

  1. MySpace.com - Freescha - San Fernando Valley, California - Autre / Autre / Autre - www.myspace.com/freescha
  2. "Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. "Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. Billboard.com - Discography - Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
  5. Britney Spears – New York Times