Gold Panda

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Gold Panda
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Gold Panda performing at Haldern Pop in 2013
Background information
Birth nameDerwin Dicker
Born1980 (age 4445)
Peckham, London, England
Origin Chelmsford, Essex, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument Akai MPC
Labels

Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. [1] Derwin Dicker also performs house music as DJ Jenifa. [2]

Contents

Early life

Derwin Schlecker was born as Derwin Dicker in 1980 in Peckham, London and was raised in Chelmsford, Essex. [3] He lived in Japan and studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. [4]

Career

Gold Panda released several small-issue 7" records and singles in 2009, and in 2010 he signed with Ghostly International to release his debut full-length Lucky Shiner . [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2013, Gold Panda released his second album, Half of Where You Live .

On 27 May 2016, Gold Panda's third album, Good Luck and Do Your Best, was released via City Slang. [9]

Gold Panda released a new single on 16 October 2020 titled Most Books That I've Never Read.

Gold Panda's fourth album, The Work , was released on 11 November 2022, reflecting through important phases in Dicker's life. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles and EPs

Compilations/mixes

Tracks on compilation albums

Remixes

References

  1. "Gold Panda". dimensionsfestival.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "DJ Jenifa: Jag Trax". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. Will Dean. "Gold Panda: Lucky Shiner | CD review | Music". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "Gold Panda". Iamgoldpanda.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. Review of Lucky Shiner, NME , October 9, 2010.
  6. Review of Lucky Shiner, Rock Sound #141 (November 2010).
  7. Review of Lucky Shiner, Uncut , October 2010.
  8. Review of Lucky Shiner, MOJO , November 2010.
  9. "Gold Panda Announces New Album Good Luck and Do Your Best, Shares "Time Eater" Video". Pitchfork.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  10. Sherburne, P. (2023), The Work , retrieved 11 February 2025
  11. "New Release: Gold Panda: Companion". Pitchfork.com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016.