- Jimmy Edgar
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jimmy Edgar
Img_capt = jimmy Edgar at ELECTRO 2M5
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name =
Alias =
Born = Unknown 1983
Died =
Origin =Detroit , U.S.
Instrument = Drums, Keyboard, Bass
Genre = Techno/Electronica
Occupation = Producer, Photographer
Years_active = 2002–present
Label =Warp Records
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.jimmyedgar.com/ www.jimmyedgar.com]
Notable_instruments =History
Early life
Jimmy Edgar is a
Detroit -based electronic music artist, signed toWarp Records . 24-year old Edgar has been stitching beats since he was 10, when he started producing sounds electronically and fashioned his first analogue pieces. Influenced mostly byJazz ,funk ,street beat andr&b in these early years, he began his musical pursuit by playing the drums in experimental bands and by making tape recordings. Most of these recordings, consisting mainly of pitch bended tape loops, cut edits, field recordings, and noise tracks, were the beginning of his experimentations with the technical aspects of production.Jimmy's intense passion for music also propelled him at a young age to learn to play any instrument he could get his hands on, including string instruments,
saxophone , and mostlypercussion /drum set . This is more obvious in recent releases in which he shows off his talent by playing funk andjazz keyboard solos. By the time he was 15, he started performing at Detroit raves with contemporaries and techno pioneers such asJuan Atkins ,Kevin Saunderson andDerrick May .
accessdate=2008-09-10|]In early 1999 Edgar signed his first record deal with NYC based
Isophlux Records , following a release of a techno track called "We Like You" on the German label Poker Flat.
accessdate=2008-09-10|] Then, after only hearing one of his tracks, Miami basedMerck Records immediately signed him and released his first full length album "My Mines I" [merck009] by the "dual alter ego" kristuit salu vs. morris nightingale. After the release of "My Mines I" in February of 2002, Edgar started getting some attention which lead to touring cities in the US, including New York City, performing at the infamous experimental music fest theMiami Infiltrate , Vancouver and selected cities in Japan. Touring he got a good response from his live performances as he carried a distinctive energy on to stage and incorporates visuals such as synchronized projections. He was also asked to perform at theDetroit Electronic Music Festival 2003 which was his debut as aWarp Records artist, and in which Detroit witnessed a legend in formation as even the security got down with the local break dancing squad. His first release on Warp was a 4-trackEP , titled Access Rhythm in 2004. In 2005 he followed up a second 6-track EP Bounce Make Model, and then his full-length album Color Strip in February 2006.A forthcoming album "Deeper" is expected later this year. The first single, "Turn You Inside Out," was released on rcrdlbl.com in July 2008 and became the #1 most popular download within the first week .
Photography
Jimmy Edgar is an award winning fashion photographercitation |title=Sex, Drugs, & Detroit |url=http://www.djmag.com/index.php?op=news&story=newsfeat304|periodical= DJ Mag
accessdate=2008-09-10|] which has seen his work in such publications as H Magazine, Spot Magazine, Urb Magazine, Blink Magazine and more. He continues to work back and forth fromLos Angeles andNew York City , while exhibiting his work in Europe and Japan. Jimmy shoots in a varying of different styles from new digitalHDR technology, to medium format film inspired by earlyPrada ,Fendi andCalvin Klein ads. He often test shoots select agency models.Other Projects
Almamy
According to the WeLikeit.indie Music Blog, Jimmy Edgars is collaborating with electronic dance/pop singer-songwriter
Almamy on material for his self-titled debut.
url=http://blog.welikeitindie.com/2008/09/almamy-is-nuovoartist.html|periodical= Welikeit.indie
accessdate=2008-09-09|]Her Bad Habit
2008 saw the debut release from Jimmy Edgar's new electrofunk project, Her Bad Habit, on the
Citinite label. The five-track EP contains more live instrumentation than his previous work and combines a variety of influences, fromChicago house to Minneapolis funk. [ cite web | url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/article/252/1/Jimmy_Edgar_Returns_With_Her_Bad_Habit | title=Jimmy Edgar Returns With Her Bad Habit | publisher=Dazed | accessdate=2008-10-09 ]X District
In 2007, Jimmy Edgar has started several new projects as executive producer. One of which is X District, which started out as an accidental exchange of cryptic and symbolic writings between Jimmy and Laura Clarke from
Leeds . These conversations and typed words ended up as the "Color Correction" MAXI-Single on Noir Push Recordings, a label affiliates with friends of Jimmy Edgar.citation
title=X(XX) District |url=http://www.resonatormag.com/2007/10/30/x-x-x-district/|periodical= Resonator Magazine|accessdate=2008-09-09 ]Plus Device
Jimmy Edgar is rumoured to be half of the anonymous
Plus Device . Plus Device is an electro "duo" released as one of the top artists onHefty Records .Discography
Albums
* Color Strip (20/05/2006)
* My Mines I (as Kristuit Salu and Morris Nightingale, 02/2002)
* %20 (as Michaux, 2003)EPs and Singles
* Nothing is Better (09/20/08)
* I Don't Know (What You're Doing To Me) (as Her Bad Habit, 04/07/08)
* Color Correction (as X District with Laura Clarke, 10/2007)
* My Beats (02/22/06)
* Bounce, Make, Model (04/02/05)
* Access Rhythm (12/01/04)
* Seual Dual (as Kristuit Salu, 2001)Videos
* Nothing is Better (08/01/2008)
* LB LB Detroit (07/01/2006)References
External links
* [http://www.jimmyedgar.com/ Jimmy Edgar homepage]
* [http://www.jimmyedgarphotography.com/ Jimmy Edgar Photography]
* [http://www.myspace.com/colorstrip Jimmy Edgar Myspace]
* [http://www.warprecords.com/ Warp Records]
* [http://www.citinite.com/ Citinite]
* [http://www.m3rck.net/ Merck Records]
* [http://www.audionl.com/ Audio.nl record label]
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