Mr.Kitty

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Mr.Kitty
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Carney in 2017
Background information
Birth nameForrest Avery Carney
Also known asMr.Kitty, Echo Strobes, MEEMU
Born (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 32)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2005–present
Labels Negative Gain Productions, Positive Loss Recordings
Formerly ofSweetdiculous

Forrest Avery Carney (born March 25, 1992), better known as Mr.Kitty, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and DJ. His style is described as being synthwave, synthpop, new wave, witch house, and dark wave and has been said to awaken a nostalgic feeling in listeners. He is best known for his song "After Dark", which was released in 2014 and went viral after a fan video was published on YouTube in 2019. [1]

Contents

Career

In 2008 he began releasing RMX, the first in a series of mini-albums featuring remixes by various artists. The following year he released RMX II and in 2010 his first standalone LP Until Death Do Us Part, an album that included a first version of "Everything Will Be Okay", a song that would be remixed and edited in the future. In the same year he released RMX III and in 2011 RMX IV and D E Δ T H, his second studio album containing the songs "††" and "Resurrection". This was the first album to feature a cat's face on the cover, an element that would be repeated on his next three studio recordings. In 2012, Mr.Kitty released 3 albums: RMX V, RMX VI (last album of the RMX saga) and Eternity. Eternity was his third studio album and first under a record label (Keep It Dark Records). It featured the song "Destroy Me".

From 2012 he started collaborating with remixes on various songs and studio albums. In 2013, Life, his fourth studio album, was released under the Engraved Ritual label, featuring the song "Insects". In 2014, he achieved underground success with Time, released and owned by the Juggernaut Music Group label, and most notably with the songs "After Dark" and "XIII". [2] In 2015, Fragments was released under the Negative Gain Productions label. The following year he appeared as the remixer of North Star for the IAMX and LAX (Mr.Kitty Remix) album Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) for Aesthetic Perfection and also released a four-song mini-album compilation featuring a remix of "Everything Will Be Okay". In 2017, Mr.Kitty released AI under the Negative Gain Productions label.

Throughout 2018, Mr.Kitty focused on various collaborations and in 2019 released the album Ephemeral independently. [3] His album Ephemeral was inspired by the death of a friend, who committed suicide in 2018. [4]

In 2022, "After Dark" gained viral popularity on video sharing platforms YouTube and TikTok, being paired as background music with various videos. [5] [6]

Personal life

In a 2019 interview, LeMaire stated that he produces music in his apartment, on a computer he has used since he was 18. [7]

In June of 2021, it was revealed on The Austin Chronicle that in 2019, Mr.Kitty sent an underaged fan nude photos, sexual videos and intimate messages via direct messages on a social media platform over a period of over four months. The victim also testified that he was 15 at the time and had told the singer that. On June 26, 2021, Mr.Kitty then released a statement via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, admitting to having had an online relationship with an underage fan and apologizing to the fan and his current partner. [8] [9] His label, Negative Gain Productions, released a statement later on detailing that they would discontinue all sales of his albums, and that his estranged husband has been given all streaming sales rights. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and singles

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
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"After Dark"2014195Time

Remix albums

Compilations

DJ mixes

Music videos

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  2. ↑ Die, I. Die You (July 11, 2014). "Mr.Kitty, "Time"". I Die: You Die. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mr.Kitty biography" . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Kitty Contemplates Grief, More With Double LP, 'Ephemeral' (album stream) (premiere), PopMatters". PopMatters. March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Parker, Dylan (January 17, 2022). "The Reason The Internet Is Suddenly Obsessed With Jennifer Connelly". TheThings. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Why "After Dark" by Mr.Kitty is a comfort song". Beat. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Spill Feature: Some Things Prove Ephemeral, Others Are Here to Stay – A Conversation with Mr.Kitty". The Spill Magazine. March 7, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Curtin, Kevin (July 8, 2021). ""After Dark" Singer Mr.Kitty Exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan" . Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ Nartov, Vasya (June 27, 2021). "Mr.Kitty exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan" . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Until Death Do Us Part". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – D E Δ T H". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ "D E Δ T H, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Eternity". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ "ETERNITY, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Life". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ "LIFE, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Time". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  18. ↑ "TIME, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Fragments". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  20. ↑ "FRAGMENTS, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – A.i." Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  22. ↑ "A.I., by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Ephemeral". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  24. ↑ "EPHEMERAL, by Mr.Kitty". Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Survive". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Mr.Kitty & Eric Chiptune – Forever Nintendo". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Mr.Kitty + Tyler Tripp – Scars EP". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Emotional / Physical". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Mr Kitty* – My Favorite Ghost". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Covers". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Mr. Kitty* – Uncarresed". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Insects". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – XIII". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Entwine". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Corroded Master Feat. Mr.Kitty – No Prisoners(Feat. Mr.Kitty)". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – I Hope You Fall Apart". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  37. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Not Dead Yet". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  38. ↑ "Billboard Global 200 (October 22, 2022)". Billboard. October 22, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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  40. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X II". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  41. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X III". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  42. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X IV". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  43. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X V". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – R.M.X VI". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  45. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Mr. Kitty". Discogs . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  46. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – 2014 SXSW Sampler". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  47. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Mr.Kitty". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  48. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – -+". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  49. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Ultra Cute Death". Discogs (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  50. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Detach". YouTube . Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  51. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – INSECTS". YouTube . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  52. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – In Your Blood". YouTube . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  53. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – Fragments". YouTube . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  54. ↑ "Mr.Kitty – HABITS (feat. PASTEL GOTH)". YouTube . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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