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Ryan Hemsworth | |
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 Ryan Hemsworth in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 23 April 1990 [1] [2] |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | www |
Ryan Hemsworth (born 23 April 1990) [1] [2] is a Canadian record producer and DJ. [4] He specialises in electronic music and sampling. [5] He has produced tracks for Tinashe, [6] Tory Lanez, [7] Mitski, [8] and E-40. [9]
Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hemsworth attended University of King's College, where he studied journalism. [10]
In 2011, Hemsworth released a collaborative album with Shady Blaze, titled Distorted. [11] His 2013 album, Guilt Trips , was released by Last Gang Records. [12] It won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. [13] In 2014, he released an album, Alone for the First Time , which was placed at number 3 on CMJ's "30 Best Albums of 2014" list. [14] In 2015, he self-released a collaborative EP with Lucas, titled Taking Flight. [15]
Hemsworth launched his label Secret Songs in 2014. [16] It has since released music from artists across the world including Tennyson, [17] GFOTY, and Kero Kero Bonito. [18] It has also released compilation albums such as shh#ffb6c1 [19] and shh#000000. [20]
In 2020, Hemsworth signed to Saddle Creek under the moniker Quarter-Life Crisis. [21] The self-titled Quarter-Life Crisis EP released December 2020 features Frances Quinlan, Hand Habits, and Claud. [22]
Friendzone was an American instrumental hip hop producer duo based in the East Bay of California. It consisted of producers James Laurence and Dylan Reznick. On January 30, 2017, it was announced that Laurence had died at the age of 27 from undisclosed circumstances.
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena, California as a child, where she pursued work in entertainment. Her notable roles include a motion-capture performance in the animated film The Polar Express (2004), Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008), and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009). From 2007 to 2011, she was a member of the girl group the Stunners. After they disbanded, Tinashe released her first musical project, the alternative R&B-styled mixtape In Case We Die (2012) to positive critical reception, and signed with RCA Records shortly after. Her second and third mixtapes, Reverie (2012) and Black Water (2013), received further praise.
Lunice Fermin Pierre II, better known by his stage name Lunice, is a Canadian record producer and DJ from Montreal. He is one half of the duo TNGHT along with Hudson Mohawke.
Harry Bauer Rodrigues, known professionally as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake".
Main Attrakionz is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California, composed of rappers Mondre M.A.N. and Squadda B.
Ravalle Quinn, better known by his stage name Shady Blaze, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is a member of the Green Ova crew. He has collaborated with Ryan Hemsworth, Main Attrakionz, Friendzone, and Deniro Farrar.
Dante Qushawan Farrar, better known by his stage name Deniro Farrar, is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina. He has collaborated with other artists such as Ryan Hemsworth, Shady Blaze, and Flosstradamus. His voice was described by The Fader as "an eerily calm rasp that never leaves the emotional range of fuming mad".
Kill or Be Killed is a 2012 collaborative studio album by Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze. It includes guest appearances from Lofty305, Main Attrakionz, and Haleek Maul, as well as production from Oswin SM, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid, Friendzone, and Nem270, among others. Lunice produced a bonus track, "All I Know".
Henry Laufer, known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and producer from Los Angeles. He is best known for his experimental electronic production style, which blends left-field electronic production and hip hop, and for co-founding the record label Wedidit Records.
Guilt Trips is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records on October 22, 2013. Music videos were created for "Against a Wall" and "One for Me". The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.
Aquarius is the debut studio album by American singer Tinashe, released on October 3, 2014, by RCA Records. In 2011, after the disbandment of the girl group The Stunners, Tinashe announced that she would begin pursuing a solo career. The following year she released her debut mixtape In Case We Die. After raising her profile with the mixtape, Tinashe met with RCA Records where she subsequently signed a recording contract. Following her signing a record deal, Tinashe immediately began working on the album. During the recording process for the debut album, she released two other mixtapes, Reverie (2012) and Black Water (2013).
Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
American singer Tinashe has released seven studio albums, four mixtapes, two extended plays and fifty-eight singles, including twenty-seven as a featured artist. Tinashe's debut album, Aquarius, was released in 2014. The lead single from the album was "2 On" and featured rapper ScHoolboy Q. "2 On" peaked at 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the US rhythmic chart and was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA and in Australia by the ARIA. In September 2015, Tinashe announced the tentative title of her second album, Joyride. Following delays in the album's release, Tinashe released the digital album Nightride in 2016. On January 18, 2018, Tinashe released the lead single from 2018 album Joyride, titled "No Drama" featuring Offset. Two more singles, "Faded Love" featuring Future and "Me So Bad" featuring Ty Dolla Sign and French Montana preceded the album.
Alone for the First Time is the second solo studio album by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records and Secret Songs on November 4, 2014. Music videos were created for "Snow in Newark", "Too Long Here", and "Surrounded". The album was nominated for the 2015 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.
Malik Hall, better known by his stage name Haleek Maul, is an American rapper and record producer. He is a founding member of the collective called On the Tanz. He has collaborated with the likes of Deniro Farrar, Shady Blaze, Hot Sugar, and Saul Williams. Noisey has described him as "the new hustler of horrorcore".
Mitsuki Miyawaki, known professionally as Mitski, is an American singer-songwriter. She self-released her first two albums, Lush (2012), and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business (2013), while studying studio composition at Purchase College's Conservatory of Music. The albums were originally made as her senior project. Her third studio album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, was released in 2014 on the label Double Double Whammy.
Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. He plays several instruments, including guitar, drums, and clarinet.
Son Lux is an American experimental band. Originally the solo project and moniker of founding member Ryan Lott, the band's first three albums, At War with Walls & Mazes, We Are Rising and Lanterns, shaped the band's unique sound through post-rock and electronica influences.
Jessica Reyez is a Colombian- Canadian singer-songwriter. Her 2016 single "Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified triple Platinum by Music Canada and Platinum by the RIAA. Her 2017 EP, Kiddo, led to four nominations at the 2018 Juno Awards, winning Breakthrough Artist. Her follow up EP, Being Human in Public, was released in 2018. It won R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Reyez again won the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, for "Feel it Too" with Tory Lanez and Tainy, at the 2020 Juno Awards, where she was also nominated for Artist of the Year. Reyez has written songs for Calvin Harris, Kehlani, Dua Lipa, and Normani, most notably penning the hit "One Kiss", and has collaborated with Eminem on multiple occasions. Her debut album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, was released on March 27, 2020, to widespread critical acclaim, and saw commercial success, entering at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200.
Adamn Killa is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is noted for his collaborations with rappers of the YEAR0001 collective Yung Lean, Bladee & Thaiboy Digital, as well as his experimental approach to hip hop.
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