L'Orange (record producer)

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L'Orange
Birth nameAustin Hart
Born (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991 (age 32)
North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Record producer
Years active2011–present
Labels
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]

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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

EPs

Singles

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]

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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.
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