Odesza

Not to be confused with Odessa.
Odesza

Odesza performing at the Arlington Theater in April 2015.
Background information
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres
Years active 2012–present
Website www.odesza.com
Members Harrison Mills
(aka Catacombkid)
Clayton Knight
(aka BeachesBeaches)[4]

Odesza (stylized as ODESZA) are an American electronic music duo from Seattle consisting of Harrison Mills (CatacombKid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches). The group was formed in 2012 shortly before Mills and Knight graduated from Western Washington University.[5] Their debut album, Summer's Gone, was released in 2012 to much acclaim in the underground electronic music community.[6][7] Odesza followed Summer's Gone with their first EP, My Friends Never Die, in 2013 and their second LP, In Return, in 2014. The duo released In Return (Deluxe Edition) on September 18, 2015 via Counter Records, an extended version of the original album plus three live recordings all featuring a horn section, instrumentals, and a new track “Light (feat. Little Dragon)”.[8] On December 7th, 2015, ODESZA’s “Say My Name (RAC Remix)” was nominated for the Best Remixed Recording Grammy.[9]

History

Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met during their freshman year at Western Washington University. The two did not share the same educational interests. Knight studied physics and math while Mills studied graphic design.[10] They did not begin collaborating musically until their senior year in 2012.[11] As a child, Knight was classically trained in piano and later learned guitar.[11] The duo quickly released their debut LP, Summer's Gone, on September 5 later that year. On November 9, 2012, ODESZA performed their first show, opening for Teen Daze and Beat Connection in Bellingham, WA.[12] They soon hit 1 million Soundcloud plays before their debut EP, My Friends Never Die, was released a year later. [13] ODESZA was booked to open for Pretty Lights on his Analog Future Tour in the fall of 2013.[14] Their first headline tour kicked off on March 12, 2014. [15] ODESZA hit 30 million Soundcloud plays on October 1, 2014. [15] On October 17, 2014, ODESZA's In Return North American tour sold out 28 shows. [16] Twenty-four ODESZA tracks have hit #1 on Hype Machine, including "How Did I Get Here", "Memories That You Call", "Lights", "All We Need (Autograf Remix)", among others.[17] Their first festival performance at Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, WA was followed by slots at over 20 festivals, including the following: Coachella, SXSW, Hangout Festival, Lightning In A Bottle, Governor's Ball Music Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival, Free Press Summer Fest, What The Festival?!, Electric Forest Festival, Splash Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Skral Festival, Sea Dance Festival, Melt! Festival, WayHome Music Festival, HARD Summer Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Squamish Valley Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival, Summer Set Music Festival, Ilesoniq Festival, Chiemsee Summer Festival, MS Dockville Festival, Pukkelpop, and Positiv Festival.[18] Upcoming festival appearances include Mad Decent Block Party, Sun City Music Festival, Backwoods Music Festival, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Holy Ship!.[19] On November 11, 2015, ODESZA launched their official mobile app on iOS and Android.[20] Following their sold out In Return Fall Tour, ODESZA released the video for "It's Only (feat. Zyra)" on January 18, 2016.[21]

Name

Odesza is the Hungarian spelling for the city of Odessa, Ukraine. The band's name, however is taken from the name of Mills' uncle's sunken vessel. Only his uncle and one other crew mate survived.[22] Since the spelling "Odessa" was already being used by a Scottish synth band, they instead chose to use the Hungarian spelling, replacing the "ss" with "sz".[23]

Individually Mills is known as Catacombkid, and Knight is known as Beaches Beaches. In reference to how Mills got his nickname he says, "I got into Aesop Rock and he has a song called 'Catacomb Kids.' I thought it sounded cool."[10] On the other hand, Knight got his nickname when, "...I was high in my bedroom making music one day…"[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Details
2012 Summer's Gone
  • Released: September 2, 2012
2014 In Return
  • Released: September 9, 2014
2015 In Return (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: September 18, 2015

Extended plays

Year Details
2013 My Friends Never Die
  • Released: September 17, 2013

Remix albums

Year Details
2013 My Friends Never Die Remixes
  • Released: November 12, 2013
2014 Say My Name Remixes
  • Released: October 10, 2014
2015 All We Need Remixes
  • Released: February 16, 2015
2016 It's Only Remixes
  • Released: February 19, 2016

Singles

Year Details
2015 "Light" (featuring Little Dragon)
  • Released: August 18, 2015

Remixes

Year Release details Song
2012 The Palace Garden "Saola" (ODESZA Remix)
2013 Don't Talk To (EP)
  • Rac
  • Released: September 30, 2013
 RAC - "We Belong" featuring Katie Herzig (ODESZA Remix)
2013 A Color Map of the Sun – Remixes "One Day They'll Know" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Lost and Found" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 KITTY HAWK (Deluxe Edition)
  • Ki: Theory
  • Released: April 8, 2014
 "Open Wound" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 Faded – The Remixes
  • Zhu
  • Released: June 29, 2014
 "Faded" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 "Waited 4 U"
  • Slow Magic
  • Released: November 12, 2014
 "Waited 4 U" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 "Big Girls Cry"
  • Sia
  • Released: December 5, 2014
 "Big Girls Cry" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Eve II" Emancipator - "Eve II" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Something About You" Hayden James - "Something About You" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Divinity" Porter Robinson - "Divinity" featuring Amy Millan (ODESZA Remix)

References

  1. ↑ Jeffries, David. "ODESZA". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "In Return - ODESZA". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Fleischer, Norman (7 September 2014). "Review: ODESZA - 'In Return'". Nothing but Hope and Passion. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  4. ↑ "ODESZA Bio | ODESZA Career". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Odesza: About". odesza.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Album Review: Odesza - Summer's Gone". stereofox.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Summer's Gone - ODESZA". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "In Return (Deluxe Edition) Is Now Available". ODESZA.
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list
  10. 1 2 3 "ODESZA Makes Electronic Music so Damn Well, I’m Upset | NOISEY". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  11. 1 2 "Odesza - Interview". LostInSound.org. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Beat Connection, Teen Daze, Odesza, Nov. 9 at the Wild Buffalo - What's Up! Magazine". whatsup-magazine.com.
  13. ↑ "ODESZA - 1 Million SoundCloud Plays - Facebook". facebook.com.
  14. ↑ Hudson, Cole. "A Q/A with Seattle's ODESZA in Advance of Opening for Pretty Lights in Portland", Oregon Music News, Portland, November 18, 2013. Retrieved on May 15, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "ODESZA - 30 Million SoundCloud Plays - Facebook". facebook.com.
  16. ↑ "ODESZA - Sold Out In Return North American Tour - Facebook". facebook.com.
  17. ↑ "About". ODESZA.
  18. ↑ "Show Archive". ODESZA.
  19. ↑ "Shows". ODESZA.
  20. ↑ http://odesza.com/news/?jumpto=official-odesza-app-available-now
  21. ↑ vimeo.com/odesza/its-only
  22. ↑ "Interview: ODESZA". lacanvas.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Odesza - Interview". TheMusicNinja.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

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