Gold Panda | |
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![]() Gold Panda performing at Haldern Pop in 2013 | |
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Birth name | Derwin Dicker |
Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Peckham, London, England |
Origin | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
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Instrument | Akai MPC |
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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]
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]
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]
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