RL Grime

RL Grime
Birth name Henry Alfred Steinway[1]
Also known as Clockwork
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Electronic,[3] hip hop,[4] grime, trap,[5] electro house, dutch house, bigroom house, festival trap, chill trap
Occupation(s) Producer, DJ
Years active 2011–present
Labels Wedidit, Fool's Gold
Associated acts D33J, Groundislava, Ryan Hemsworth, Shlohmo, Baauer, Just Blaze, Flosstradamus
Website rlgri.me

Henry Steinway (born February 8, 1991), better known by his stage name, RL Grime,[6] and also known as Clockwork[7] is an American producer of hip hop, trap, grime and bass music, and member of the Los Angeles electronic music collective WeDidIt.[8][9][10] His debut Grapes EP was released in April 2012 on WeDidIt.[11][12] His follow-up EP High Beams was released in July 2013 on Fool's Gold Records, which debuted at #8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and #1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart.[1][13][14] RL Grime has produced remixes for Benny Benassi,[8] Chief Keef,[15] Jamie Lidell,[16] and Shlohmo.[8]

Early life

Steinway grew up in Los Angeles, California.[17] There, he attended Windward School in Mar Vista. In 2009, he graduated from Windward and enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, with a focus in music business.[18] In 2010 after his freshman year, he transferred from Northeastern to New York University, majoring in music business.[18] In 2012, Steinway moved back to Los Angeles and currently resides there.

Music career

In 2011 RL Grime joined the WeDidIt collective with fellow Los Angeles-born producers Shlohmo, Groundislava, and D33J.[19] In April 2012 he released his debut release on the WeDidIt label, the Grapes EP, featuring four original tracks and remixes from Shlohmo, Salva, and LOL Boys.

In June 2012, RL Grime teamed up with producer Salva for a remix of Kanye West's "Mercy", which has garnered over eight million plays on SoundCloud and was called by The Fader "just massive, as if hail and tsunami waves were both byproducts of bass."[20] In December 2012, RL Grime was tapped for an official remix of Benny Benassi's notorious song "Satisfaction", which gained over one million Soundcloud streams and charted in the top five on the Beatport electro house chart.[8]

In July 2013, RL Grime released his High Beams EP on Fool's Gold Records, a five-track EP featuring producer Salva and Los Angeles, California rapper Problem.[21] The EP debuted at #1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart, and #8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[1]

RL Grime collaborated with like-minded producer Baauer on the track "Infinite Daps" in November 2013. Both producers toured together throughout July and August 2013, along with Ryan Hemsworth and Jim-E Stack.[1]

His debut studio album, Void, was released on November 14, 2014.[22] It features guest appearances from Big Sean and Boys Noize among others.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Productions

Remixes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baauer and RL Grime's SXSW Boiler Room Session: Watch the 45-Minute Show Here". Billboard.com. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  2. ↑ Patel, Puja (July 26, 2013). "RL Grime: High Beams EP". Pitchfork Media.
  3. ↑ Buerger, Megan (November 25, 2014). "Electronic Producer RL Grime on His Ambition to Become a 'Legendary Figure' and Why EDM Lacks Authenticity". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (November 24, 2014). "RL Grime: The best of both worlds". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Trap producer RL Grime on why "Trap" isn't a bad word". thestranger.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.vibe.com/article/show-review-rl-grime-le-poisson-rouge
  7. ↑ "RL Grime And Clockwork Is The Same Person, And He Stays Busy". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Baauer & RL Grime Drop Huge Trap Anthem 'Infinite Daps' : Trap / Bass [Free Download] " this song is sick". Thissongissick.com. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  9. ↑ Dantana (2013-05-12). "Best New Trap Music: RL Grime Remixes Chief Keef, B.Lewis, Rockie Fresh ft Rick Ross Prod by Lunice, Cutso". Okayfuture.com. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  10. ↑ RBMA (2013-10-25). "RBMA PRES. WEDIDIT HALLOWEEN @ BOILER ROOM LOS ANGELES". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  11. ↑ "RL GRIME – GRAPES EP". factmag.com. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  12. ↑ "RL Grime "Grapes Alla Vodka"". xlr8r.com. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  13. ↑ "RL Grime High Beams EP". pitchrork.com. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  14. ↑ "RL Grime – High Beams EP". thissongslaps.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  15. ↑ "Chief Keef, "Love Sosa (RL Grime Remix)" MP3". thefader.com. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Hear RL Grime and Salva's Rattling Trap Remix of Jamie Lidell's 'What a Shame'". spin.com. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  17. ↑ "Interview: RL Grime". liveforthefunk.com. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  18. 1 2 "EDM producer Henry Steinway brings new meaning to the term 'triple threat'". danceproducer.com. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  19. ↑ "WEDIDIT Collective, Professionally Unprofessional Since 1990". clustermag.com. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  20. ↑ "Kanye West, "Mercy (RL Grime & Salva Remix)" MP3". fader.com. 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  21. ↑ "RL Grime "High Beams" EP Out Now". foolsgoldrecs.com. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  22. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/rl-grime-void-album-trailer

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