Gemini (musician)

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Background information
Birth nameThomas Slinger
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Leicester, England
Genres Electronic, electro house, pop, dubstep, drum and bass
Occupation(s)Vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, DJ
Years active2010–present
Labels Inspected

Thomas Slinger, known professionally as Gemini, is an English producer, songwriter, vocalist and DJ, active between 2010 and 2016.

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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".

Discography

TitleRelease DateTypeLabel/Catalogue No.Chart Position
"Down/Electric Rain"5 July 2010Single Breed 12 Inches – BRD006
Blue14 February 2011 EP Inspected Records – INSP001
Without You28 March 2011EPBeta Recordings – BETA027
Graduation19 September 2011EPInspected Records – INSP003
Fire Inside2 April 2012EPInspected Records – INSP006 UK Dance #28
UK Indie #23
UK Indie Breakers #5 [2]
"3D Romeo" (featuring Fabienne)10 October 2012SingleInspected Records – INSP012D
"Beyond the Shadows" (with KOAN Sound, Culprate & Asa)7 November 2012 Charity single Inspected Records
Mercury19 November 2012EPInspected Records – INSP012
"Time to Share"5 February 2016SingleTree of Life / Kobalt

Lonely Hearts series

TitleFeaturingRelease Date
Fire Inside Greta Svabo Bech 2 April 2013

Remixes

YearArtistTrack
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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References

  1. "Introducing:Gemini Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Knowledgeable Magazine, 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012
  2. "Fire Inside". Official Charts .