Lostkeyz
Lostkeyz | |
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Birth name | Doron Losky |
Also known as | The Young Prince |
Born | 24 January 1997 |
Origin | Sydney, New South Wales |
Genres | Hip hop, Jazz rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Instruments | Voice |
Years active | 2014–present |
Associated acts | Daily Meds, Savilian, Jake Fehily[1] Kid Pharaoh,[2] |
Website |
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Doron Losky (born 24 January 1997), better known by his stage name Lostkeyz, is an Australian rapper from Sydney, New South Wales.[3] Doron graduated from Emanuel School in 2014[3] and became active earlier that year when he began uploading his music for free online. His works have been influenced by musicians such as The Beatles, Frank Ocean, and Mac Miller.[4][5] Lostkeyz released his debut single, Do What You Love,[6] in March 2015 to Australian audiences. Lostkeyz achieved success and reached number 13 & 14 on the Triple J Unearthed charts for his debut and sophomore singles, Do What You Love and Lagging On. Live It Up featuring debuted at number 7 on the Triple J Unearthed charts.
Career
Lostkeyz previously played guitar and was a DJ at house parties, which generated his interest in music. Losky provided additional vocals in the 2008 Australian independent film, Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger. He began producing works under the name Lostkeyz in May 2014, during year 12 of high school.[7] He has released three singles to date,[8] "Do What You Love", "Lagging On" and "Live It Up".[2] He supported Daily Meds in November 2014 at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney.[9] Lostkeyz has received airplay from FBi Radio, Bondi Beach Radio as well as local stations throughout 2014 and 2015. Lostkeyz also co-hosted Bondi Beach Radio in January 2015. Lostkeyz released his debut mixtape Organic Narratives through Acclaim Magazine[10] on October 2, 2015.
Personal life
Losky first performed at musical evenings known as The Jam, hosted by Socialist-Zionist youth movement Habonim Dror and spearheaded by Sydney musician Mitchell Burnie who served as Losky's mentor. The Potbelleez front man Ilan Kidron also served as a mentor for Lostkeyz who helped him make the decision to spend a year in Israel[11] in 2015 volunteering at Kibbutz Revivim as part of the Habonim Dror Shnat program.[12]
Discography
Singles
- Do What You Love (2015)
- Lagging On (2015)
- Live It Up (2015)
- Too Late (2015)
- SLWDWN (2016)
Mixtapes
- Organic Narratives (2015)
References
- ↑ Christopher Ng. "Listen: Lostkeyz -Live It Up (feat. Jake Fehily)". True Too.
- 1 2 "PREMIERE: Lostkeyz 'Live It Up' Ft Jake Fehily". Howl & Echoes.
- 1 2 "Rapping into the fast lane". The Australian Jewish News.
- ↑ "Interview – Lostkeyz (Including Song Stream)". cooltry.com.au.
- ↑ "Triple J Unearthed".
- ↑ "numarch – kick it (2015) - Nuerahiphop". Nuerahiphop.
- ↑ "Lostkeyz Finds the Time to Rhyme". J-Wire.
- ↑ "PREMIERE - LOSTKEYZ – ‘LAGGING ON’ VIDEO". adamnoteve.net.
- ↑ "Lostkeyz - Do What You Love (feat. Savilian)". speakertv.
- ↑ "ACCLAIM Premiere: Lostkeyz – “Organic Narratives” mixtape". ACCLAIM.
- ↑ "Introducing Lostkeyz". Scripted Laces.
- ↑ "From the Development Office" (PDF). googleusercontent.com.
External links
- Tumblr page
- Twitter page
- Facebook page
- SoundCloud page