Gemini | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Thomas Slinger |
Born | Leicester, England | 1 June 1990
Genres | Electronic, electro house, pop, dubstep, drum and bass |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, DJ |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Inspected |
Thomas Slinger, known professionally as Gemini, is an English producer, songwriter, vocalist and DJ, active between 2010 and 2016.
Born and raised in Leicester, he soon discovered a talent for the production of electronic dance music (particularly dubstep) and released his first EP, Blue, on 14 February 2011 while studying at Leeds University. He is co-owner of Inspected Records [1] and, as of September 2016, has released four EPs (Blue, Graduation, Fire Inside, and Mercury) with the label. He has featured heavily on BBC Radio 1's night time shows, especially Zane Lowe, Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. He appeared in Radio 1's Festival 2011 and also produced a minimix for BBC Radio 1Xtra's MistaJam.
On 2 April 2013, he launched his Lonely Hearts series with the first edition of FireInside including vocals by Greta Svabo Bech and himself. He self-published the releases of this series as limited editions.
After a hiatus of over three years, Gemini released a single on 5 February 2016, "Time To Share".
Title | Release Date | Type | Label/Catalogue No. | Chart Position |
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"Down/Electric Rain" | 5 July 2010 | Single | Breed 12 Inches – BRD006 | |
Blue | 14 February 2011 | EP | Inspected Records – INSP001 | |
Without You | 28 March 2011 | EP | Beta Recordings – BETA027 | |
Graduation | 19 September 2011 | EP | Inspected Records – INSP003 | |
Fire Inside | 2 April 2012 | EP | Inspected Records – INSP006 | UK Dance #28 UK Indie #23 UK Indie Breakers #5 [2] |
"3D Romeo" (featuring Fabienne) | 10 October 2012 | Single | Inspected Records – INSP012D | |
"Beyond the Shadows" (with KOAN Sound, Culprate & Asa) | 7 November 2012 | Charity single | Inspected Records | |
Mercury | 19 November 2012 | EP | Inspected Records – INSP012 | |
"Time to Share" | 5 February 2016 | Single | Tree of Life / Kobalt |
Title | Featuring | Release Date |
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Fire Inside | Greta Svabo Bech | 2 April 2013 |
Year | Artist | Track |
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2010 | Hadouken! | Oxygen |
2011 | Kelis | Brave |
Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Swizz Beatz | Ass on the Floor | |
Fenech-Soler | Stop & Stare | |
BT | The Emergency | |
Ed Sheeran | You Need Me, I Don't Need You | |
Lana Del Rey | Born To Die | |
2012 | Emeli Sandé | My Kind of Love |
Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah | Miami 2 Ibiza | |
Drake feat. The Weeknd | Crew Love (Cover) | |
2013 | KillSonik | Slaughterhouse |
Ellie Goulding | Explosions | |
John Newman | Love Me Again | |
2014 | Hobbie Stuart | Still Here |
Laura Welsh | Break The Fall | |
Amy Steele | Bury You Deep | |
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