AmpLive
Amp Live | |
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![]() Amp Live (left) with Baba Zumbi (right), as Zion I, 2008 | |
Background information | |
Born | Texas, US |
Origin | California, US |
Genres | Alternative hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Plug Research, Gravitas Recordings, LRG, Child's Play, OM Records |
Website | amplivesworld |
Amp Live is an American alternative hip hop producer and disc jockey.[1] He was one half of the duo Zion I, but left the group in 2015 amicably.[2] He has remixed works by Radiohead,[3] Tokyo Police Club[4] and Jamie Lidell.[5]
Life and career
Born and raised in Texas,[6] Amp Live released Rainydayz Remixes, an 8-track remix project of Radiohead's In Rainbows, in 2008.[7] He received a cease and desist letter from Warner/Chappell, informing him that Rainydayz Remixes "created musical arrangements/remixes" without proper approval.[8] After building an internet movement, primarily through YouTube, Stereogum and Pitchfork Media, a settlement was reached and Amp Live was allowed to release the album for free.[9] It was chosen by Wired as their "Best Free Download of the Week".[10]
Amp Live released the solo album, Murder at the Discotech, in 2010.[11][12] He released Therapy at 3, a collaborative album with Eligh, in 2011.[13] In 2014, he released the album, Headphone Concerto, on Plug Research.[14] In 2017, he released an EP, Atmosphere, on Gravitas Recordings.
Discography
Studio albums
- Murder at the Discotech (2010)
- Therapy at 3 (2011) (with Eligh)
- Headphone Concerto (2014)
- Gate 13 (2018) (with Del The Funky Homosapien)
- Make The Beat Go Vol. 1 (2020)
- Make The Beat Go Vol. 2 (2021)
Compilation albums
- Electrowonderland Vol. 1: Drum n Bass Sessions (2005)
- Beats, Remixes, and a Side of Mashups (2008)
EPs
- Rainydayz Remixes (2007)
- Hot Right Now (2010)
- You Are Not Human: The Love EP (2011)
- One Dark Eskimo Remixes (2011)
- Kaleidoscope Theory: The Color EP (2013)
- Atmosphere (2017)
Singles
- "Gary Is a Robot" (2009)
- "Turn It Up" (2010)
- "Mister Sarode" (2013)
- "Brass Knuckles" (2013)
- "D.H.E.A." (2013)
- "Closer to the Sun (Colorado Dreamin')" (2014)
- "Penny Nickel Dime" (2014)
- "Power of People" (2020)
Productions
- Goapele – "Closer" from Even Closer (2002)
- The Grouch & Eligh – "Boom" from Say G&E! (2009)
- Latyrx – "It's Time" from The Second Album (2013)
Remixes
- Tokyo Police Club – "The Baskervilles" (2008)
- Jamie Lidell – "Out of My System" (2008)
References
- ^ Huff, Quentin B. (June 14, 2010). "Amp Live: Murder at the Discotech". PopMatters.
- ^ Yates, Steve (January 20, 2008). "Amplive, Rainydayz". The Guardian.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (March 20, 2008). "Amplive: Rainydayz Remixes". PopMatters.
- ^ Rutledge, Bryant (July 31, 2008). "Tokyo Police Club "The Baskervilles (AmpLive Remix feat. Aesop Rock and Yak Ballz)"". XLR8R. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Marston, Jennifer (October 16, 2008). "Jamie Lidell "Out of My System (AmpLive Remix)"". XLR8R. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Loza, Laryssa (January 6, 2014). "DJ Spotlight: Zion I's Amp Live Talks Solo Album". Vibe.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (February 13, 2008). "Download Amplive's Radiohead Remixes For Free". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021.
- ^ Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008). "Frequencies: Amplive". Electronic Musician. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
- ^ Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008). "Daring Radiohead, Zion-I and electronic makeovers advance Amplive's game". Remix.[dead link]
- ^ Watecutter, Anglea (February 14, 2008). "Best Free Download of the Week: Amplive's Rainydayz Remixes of In Rainbows". Wired.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (March 3, 2010). "Album Review: Amplive – Murder At The Discotech". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010.
- ^ Uddenberg, Brett (April 27, 2010). "Amp Live – Murder At The Discotech". URB. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (November 15, 2011). "Eligh & AmpLive – Therapy at 3". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.
- ^ Quinland, Thomas (August 5, 2014). "Amp Live – Headphone Concerto". Exclaim!.
External links
- Official website
- AmpLive discography at Discogs
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- Zion
- AmpLive
- Mind over Matter (2000)
- Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2003)
- True & Livin' (2005)
- Break a Dawn (2006)
- The Takeover (2009)
- Atomic Clock (2010)
- Shadowboxing (2012)
- Heroes in the City of Dope (with The Grouch) (2006)
- Heroes in the Healing of the Nation (with The Grouch) (2011)
- Curb Servin': The Mixtape Sessions (2003)
- Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides (2004)
- Family Business (2004)
- Street Legends (2007)
- Enter the Woods (1997)
- New Dimensions (1998)
- Starship (1998)
- Chapter 4 (1999)
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