Electronic Musicians
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Electronic musicians employ electronic musical instruments like telharmonium, electric guitar, Hammond organ, sampler, synthesizer, electronic drum set and loopers to produce sound effects. Processes like recording and editing on tape are indispensable parts of an electronic musician’s job. Electronic musicians produce music from a number of sound resources like microphones and microprocessors. They widely employ computer technology to create music from electronic musical instruments. By utilizing digital computers, they play a significant role regarding synthesis of sound. This type of computer is truly advantageous in introducing innovative changes in musical expression. With the application of sign-bit extraction technique, they produce serious musical content. The other two techniques that they use to produce sound, through computers, are digital-to-analogue conversion and hybrid digital-analogue system. Electronic musicians have crucial role in composing scores for concerts, theatre, film, television and different types of multimedia works that represent the amalgamation of different audiovisual techniques. Armed with latest technical instruments, they record electronic and micro phoned sound to modify them through modulation, reverberation and filtering. They then re-record them to give the produced music a complete form. What follows is a collection of the biographies, timelines, trivia and other information about the professional and personal lives of some of the world’s most famous electronic musicians.
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Avicii(Swedish DJ & Remixer Known for His Single 'Levels')
Birthdate: September 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 20, 2018
Avicii was a Swedish international DJ, remixer, musician and songwriter. He attained fame with his single, Levels, in 2011. His debut studio album, True, released in 2013 received positive reviews. His second studio album, Stories, was released in 2015. He suffered from mental health issues and died by suicide at age 28. His third album, Tim, was released posthumously in 2019.
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Tommy Lee(Founding Member of the Heavy Metal Band 'Mötley Crüe')
Birthdate: October 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Best known as the drummer and founding member of the bands Mötley Crüe and Methods of Mayhem, Tommy Lee Bass has been riddled with major controversies and has even spent time in jail for spousal abuse. Brash and bold, he has also been named to VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists list.
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Calvin Harris(The First UK Solo Artist to Reach more than One Billion Streams on Spotify)
Birthdate: January 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dumfries, Scotland
Grammy-winning DJ Calvin Harris soared to fame with his album I Created Disco. His track We Found Love, a collaboration with Rihanna, charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. He owns a record label and topped Forbes's list of the highest-paid DJs of the world for 6 years.
Birthdate: September 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States
Distingusihed as a modern-day dancing violinist, Lindsey Stirling began her musical journey in 2006 on America's Got Talent. With over 12 million YouTube subscribers, she presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos on her official channel. She has proved her prowess in a variety of music styles, rock to electronic dance music and classical to pop.
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Deadmau5(Canadian Electronic Music Producer and DJ)
Birthdate: January 5, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Canada
Six-time Grammy-nominated Canadian electronic music artist and DJ Joel Thomas Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5, soared to fame with his house music albums. He gained recognition for his collaborations with Steve Duda as part of the groups WTF? and BSOD. He also produced techno music under the pseudonym Testpilot.
Birthdate: September 11, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Birthdate: July 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England
Birthdate: December 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leiden
Armin van Buuren is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He is best known for hosting a weekly radio show called A State of Trance (ASOT), which is broadcast in 84 countries to nearly 40 million listeners on over 100 FM radio stations. Armin has been named by DJ Mag as the number one DJ on a record five occasions.
Birthdate: June 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Birthdate: November 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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Peaches(Canadian Electroclash Musician and Record Producer)
Birthdate: November 11, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Canadian musician Merrill Nisker was fighting thyroid cancer in 2000, when she suddenly changed her name to Peaches and worked on a phenomenal album named The Teaches of Peaches. The queer singer has gained followers for her gender-oriented lyrics and her sexual gestures during her stage performances.
Birthdate: July 15, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birthdate: February 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States
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Flying Lotus
(Record Producer)
Birthdate: October 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Matt Willis
(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tooting, London, England
Birthdate: December 15, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Birthdate: August 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toronto
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Sampha
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: November 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Morden, London, England, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1979
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: South London, London, England
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Mura Masa
(Record producer known for his remixes of songs like Travis Scott's)
Birthdate: April 5, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castel, Guernsey
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Madeon
(Disc jockey, Record producer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 30, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nantes
Birthdate: 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Putney, England
Birthdate: October 22, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Birthdate: March 31, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
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Nicolas Jaar
(Chilean-American Recording Artist and Composer)
Birthdate: January 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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Eden
(Singer, Songwriter, Record producer)
Birthdate: December 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Timati
(Rapper, Singer, Record producer, Composer)
Birthdate: August 15, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow
Born into an affluent Russian family, Timati initially studied economics but later drifted toward music. The hip-hop artist gained fame with the reality show Star Factory 4 and later released hits such as Welcome to St. Tropez. However, his song Moscow, deriding anti-government protestors, became the most-disliked Russian YouTube video.
Birthdate: July 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea
Birthdate: September 7, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Gillian Gilbert
(Musician)
Birthdate: January 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Whalley Range, Manchester Whalley Range, Manchester, England
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Michael Cretu
(Founder of Enigma)
Birthdate: May 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Birthdate: June 27, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Quedlinburg
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Tove Styrke
(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: November 19, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Umeå, Sweden
Swedish singer Tove Styrke first gained fame with the show Swedish Idol 2009. The renowned electropop singer was born to a musician father and a ballet instructor mother and was naturally inclined toward music. Best known for chartbusting tracks such as Say My Name, she often experiments with themes of fantasy and desire.
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Isao Tomita
(Musical composer)
Birthdate: April 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Toyotama District, Tokyo
Died: May 5, 2016
Birthdate: January 22, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Hudson Mohawke
(record producer)
Birthdate: February 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glasgow
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Illangelo
(Songwriter, Record producer, Musician, Composer)
Birthdate: July 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Canada
Birthdate: September 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Viersen, Germany
Birthdate: June 6, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jersey
Died: December 28, 2015
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Sam Sparro
(Singer-songwriter best known for his 2008 single "Black and Gold".)
Birthdate: November 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
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David Wise
(composer, musician)
Birthdate: September 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Leicester
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Edgar Froese
(German Electronic Musician Best Known for Founding the Electronic Music Group 'Tangerine Dream')
Birthdate: June 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sovetsk, Russia
Died: January 20, 2015
A pioneer in electronic music and founder of music band Tangerine Dream, Edgar Willmar Froese started playing guitar at the age of 15. At nineteen, he formed his first group, which disbanded within three years. By then, he had started experimenting and eventually formed Tangerine Dream, concurrently continuing to sing solo and release solo albums.
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Jean-Jacques Perrey
(Composer)
Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: November 4, 2016
Birthdate: November 1, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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Yasmine Hamdan
(Lebanese Electro-Pop Singer-Songwriter Based in Paris)
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Singer Yasmine Hamdan began her career with the rock band Lombrix and then soared to fame as part of Soapkills, an indie electro-pop band, with Zeid Hamdan. An Arab music icon, she later stepped into the French electronic new wave scene. Now married to filmmaker Elia Suleiman, she stays in Paris.
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Erlend Øye
(musician, singer, record producer, composer)
Birthdate: November 21, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bergen
Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as one half of the indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience. He has also been contributing to tracks of other artists and is the leading vocalist of the band The Whitest Boy Alive. Øye is also credited with co-founding an independent label named Bubbles Records.
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Ulrich Schnauss
(Electronic Musician)
Birthdate: September 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
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Vika Jigulina
(Record producer)
Birthdate: February 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cahul, Moldova
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Nils Jørgen Kaalstad
(Actor)
Birthdate: January 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bærum, Norway
Norwegian actor Nils Jørgen Kaalstad is perhaps best known for his role as Arvid in the series Norsemen. His other major portrayals have been for films such as Headhunters and series such as Lilyhammer. He is also an electronic musician, known by his stage name, Sideshow Jøgge.
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Molly Nilsson
(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: December 14, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Molly Nilsson is a Swedish musician, singer, and songwriter. Unlike many other artistes from Sweden, Nilsson owns an independent record label named Dark Skies Association through which she releases her own music.
