L'Orange (record producer)

L'Orange
Birth name	Austin Hart
Born	(1991-12-07) December 7, 1991 (age 33) North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Alternative hip hop jazz rap psychedelic rap sampledelia
Occupation	Record producer
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Jakarta Records Mello Music Group
Website	lorange.bandcamp.com

Austin Hart ^[1] (born December 7, ^[2] 1991), ^[3] better known by his stage name L'Orange, is an American hip hop record producer from North Carolina. ^[4] He is formerly signed to Mello Music Group. ^[5] In 2023, he founded label Old Soul Music. ^[6]

A documentary film about his severe hearing loss due to cholesteatoma, premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 20, 2023. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Discography

Studio albums

• Old Soul (2011) (Re-released in 2023)
• The Mad Writer (2012)
• The City Under the City (2013) (with Stik Figa)
• The Orchid Days (2014)
• The Night Took Us In like Family (2015) (with Jeremiah Jae)
• Time? Astonishing! (2015) (with Kool Keith)
• The Life & Death of Scenery (2016) (with Mr. Lif)
• The Ordinary Man (2017)
• Marlowe (2018) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
• Complicate Your Life with Violence (2019) (with Jeremiah Jae)
• Marlowe 2 (2020) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
• Imaginary Everything (2021) (with Namir Blade)
• The World is Still Chaos, But I feel Better (2021)
• Marlowe 3 (2022) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
• Signature (2023) (with Joell Ortiz)

EPs

• The Manipulation EP (2011)
• Still Spinning (2012)
• After the Flowers (2014)
• Koala (2016)

Singles

• "Whin" (2012)
• "Until the Break" (2012)
• "Alone" (2013)
• "Super Hero" (2016)
• "Blame the Author" (2017)
• "Lost Arts" (2018)
• "Demonstration" (2018)
• "The Basement" (2018)
• "The Talkative Mailman Can't Read" (2018)
• "Dead Battery" (2019)
• "Future Power Sources" (2020)
• "O.G. Funk Rock" (2020)
• "Lamilton Taeshawn" (2020)
• "Otherworld" (2020)
• "Corner Store Scandal" (2021)
• "Point to Point" (2021)
• "Past Life" (2022)
• "Royal" (2022)

Musical style

For his music he samples mainly old jazz, swing and soul songs, which he combines with old radio broadcasts and film noir audios. To produce his songs he uses a MPC and old vinyl records amongst other equipment. ^[11]

References

1. "L'Orange: The Cabbages Interview". May 23, 2021.
2. @LOrangeMusic (December 8, 2020). "Thank you to everyone for the birthday love. I'm getting older, but not as old as Wikipedia says i am" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. @LOrangeMusic (April 20, 2018). "Happy 4/20 to the 26 year old stoner who realized today that he smokes all the time anyway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. Simpson, Paul. "L'Orange | Biography & History". AllMusic . Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
5. "L'Orange". Mello Music Group . Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
6. "Empowering Musicians Worldwide | Old Soul Music - an Independent Music Label". www.oldsoulmusic.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
7. "The Mad Writer | Official Site". The Mad Writer. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
8. "Editor Zach Kashkett Makes Directorial Debut with Music Doc 'The Mad Writer' at Slamdance". SHOOTonline. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
9. Ermer, Brandon (January 27, 2023). "Slamdance Film Review: The Mad Writer - SLUG Magazine". Slug Mag. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
10. Wong, Peter (January 23, 2023). "Reviews From Slamdance 2023". Beyond Chron. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
11. "L'Orange". Mellomusicgroup.com.

External links

• L'Orange on Bandcamp
• L'Orange discography at Discogs