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BYNON | |
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Birth name | Richard Glenmor Beynon |
Also known as | Richard Beynon, King Richard, Ratchet Richard |
Origin | London, United Kingdom |
Genres | Electro house, Progressive house, Dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | DJ, Record Producer, Remixer |
Instruments | Ableton Live |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Revealed Recordings, Spinnin, Ultra Music, Atlantic Records, Perfecto Records, Armada Music, Sony Music Entertainment |
Associated acts | Project 46, Starkillers, Dannic, Feenixpawl |
Website |
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Richard Glenmor Beynon, professionally known by his stage name BYNON,[1] is a British-Canadian music producer and DJ.
Early life
The clarinet player turned DJ/Producer comes from a family of musicians hailing from South Wales (U.K.) but was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Educated at the Langley School of Fine Arts, Juilliard School ,and McGill University, Montreal, he was inspired to play guitar, bass, keyboards, piano and drums before becoming a top clarinet player. Performing with the Surrey Youth Orchestra, the Vancouver Summer Pop Youth Orchestra and winning gold at the Kiwanis International Fraser Valley Music Festival. Collaborating with his father, BYNON arranged and produced three very successful albums featuring many genres of music including classical, jazz and pop and his vast knowledge and brilliant, natural creativity has enabled him to pursue music production by merging classical jazz with today's electronic revolution.[2]
Musical career
BYNON jumped onto the electronic music scene with a bang ever since he started production in early 2009. With several releases hitting the Beatport charts, BYNON got the attention of world renounded dj-producer Paul Oakenfold.[3] His first massive single "Close to you" [4] came out in 2011 on Oakenfold's legendary label Perfecto Records. He has since then collaborated with many artists including Starkillers for the singles 'Rampage', 'What does tomorrow bring' , 'Keep pushing' and Project 46 in their 2014 release called 'Eyes'.[5]
Personal life
BYNON currently resides in both Montreal and Los Angeles. He holds a residency at the SLS Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Discography
- 2011: Richard Beynon - Close To You [Perfecto Records]
- 2011: Richard Beynon & Etienne Ozborne - I Don't Wanna Stop [HotFingers]
- 2012: Richard Beynon & Yanik Coen - Metronome [Perfecto Records]
- 2012: Starkillers & Richard Beynon Feat. Natalie Peris - What Does Tomorrow Bring [Next Plateau/Universal]
- 2012: Starkillers, Dmitry KO & Richard Beynon - Keep Pushin' [Spinnin' Records]
- 2013: Richard Beynon feat. Sam Olsson - Mirrors [Perfecto Records]
- 2013: Starkillers, Richard Beynon feat. Kai - Rampage [Spinnin' Records]
- 2013: Richard Beynon & Dmitry KO - You [Strictly Rhythm]
- 2013: Saints of Valory - Neon Eyes (Richard Beynon Remix) [Atlantic Records]
- 2014: BYNON & Project 46 - Eyes [Ultra Music]
- 2015: BYNON feat. Taryn Manning - All The Way [S2 Records]
- 2015: BYNON & Domeno feat. Alice Berg - Golden Hearts (Dannic Edit) [Revealed Recordings]
- 2015: BYNON, Feenixpawl, Project 46 feat. Melissa Ramsay - Home [Ultra Music]