The Kemist

The Kemist
Background information
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, Hardstyle, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Moombahton
Occupation(s) Deejay, Producer, Recording Artist, Songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Labels Tropic Electric, Black Lion Music
Associated acts Yellow Claw (DJs), LNY TNZ, Tropkillaz, Dirtcaps, Wiwek
Website www.iamthekemist.com

Errol Thompson, better known as The Kemist, is a Jamaican-American Deejay, Producer, recording artist and songwriter. His music is a mix of wide range of genres which incorporates elements from Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Hardstyle and Moombahton music.

Career

Producer / Songwriter

The Kemist began his music career as a member of the production duo Black Lion.[1] In February 2013 Black Lion produced Nyanda's 1st promotional single "Trouble",[2][3] which is a Dancehall remix of Taylor Swift's multi-platinum single "I Knew You Were Trouble" which fuses Reggae, Dancehall and Pop music.[4] Co-written by The Kemist, "Trouble" entered UK Music Week's Top 30 Urban Club Charts in Week 7 (2013)[5] and remained in the charts for 7 Weeks,[6][7] peaking at #15.[8]

Nyanda's 1st official single, "Slippery When Wet", was produced by Black Lion and co-written by The Kemist. "Slippery When Wet" entered UK Music Week's Top 30 Urban Club Charts in Week 27 (2013)[9] and remained in the Top 30 for 5 weeks,[10] peaking at #13.[11] "Slippery When Wet" Won the Award for Best Reggae Song at the 2014 Lipstick Radio's Indie Music Awards.[12]

The Kemist co-wrote the single "Adrenaline Rush" by DJ LBR featuring Mr. Vegas that was released by Space Party on April 16, 2015. [13] [14] The French version of "Adrenaline Rush" which also features Papa London, was released on July 17, 2015. [15]


DJ / Artist

The Kemist's 1st release as a vocalist was Assets, a collaboration with Yellow Claw and Tropkillaz.[16] Released on Diplo's label, Mad Decent, Assets is "a track that twists its vocals in a way that winds through the most bass-hungry, whimsical quarter of your imagination."[17]

Mad Decent premiered The Kemist's 1st Mixtape, Party Animals on December 10, 2014.[18] "The mix itself is truly indicative of the The Kemist and Tropic Electric’s unique sound; a fusion of the classic Caribbean genres of Reggae and Dancehall with Electronic music. It’s high-energy, big drops, heavy bass lines and seamless transitions between tracks of varying tempos bare strong resemblance to his counterparts DJ Fresh and Major Lazer."[18]

February 2, 2015 marked the official release of The Kemist's single FIRED UP[19] alongside LNY TNZ and Ruthless. The song was 1st played at Tomorrowland 2014 by Dj Carnage[20] and went straight to #1 on Beatports Hard Dance chart during its 1st week of release.[21] The song contains "huge kicks and melodies topped off with super catchy vocals"[22] and "powerful lyrics"[21] by The Kemist.

Discography

Singles

As Lead Artist

Year Title Artist Album Label
2014 " F**k Up The Club " The Kemist & Black Lion F**k Up The Club - Single[23] Tropic Electric, Black Lion Music
" Come For Free " The Kemist Xleration Riddim - Single[24]

As Featured Artist

Year Title Artist Album Label
2015 " Drop Di Bomb " Bad Royale feat The Kemist Drop Di Bomb Buygore
" Pull It Up " Wiwek feat The Kemist Jungle Terror EP Vol.2[25] Barong Family / Spinnin Records
" Fired Up " LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist Fired Up - Single[26]
2014 " Boss It Up " Dirtcaps feat The Kemist Boss It Up - Single[27]
" Figure 8 " Tropkillaz feat The Kemist WHAAA!!! E.P.[28] Buuum Traxx / Skol Music
" Mash It Up " Black Lion & The Wizard feat Kat Dahlia, Nyanda & The Kemist Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 Tropic Electric / Black Lion Music
" Invasion " Dirtcaps feat The Kemist Invasion - Single[29] Bad Manor
" Blazin " ChildsPlay feat The Kemist & Nyanda Blazin - Single[30]
2013 " Assets " Yellow Claw (DJs) & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist Amsterdam Twerk Music[16] Mad Decent / Jeffrees

Non-Singles

As Lead Artist

Year Title Artist Album
2015 " One More Time " The Kemist & Nyanda Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
2014 " Tun Up "[31] The Kemist

As Featured Artist

Year Title Artist Album
2015 " Punani " Black Lion feat The Kemist, The Wizard & Dionne Renée Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
" Hip-Nosis " Black Lion feat The Kemist & Esco
" Quati Wut " The Wizard feat The Kemist

Composer / Writer

Singles

Year Title Artist Album
2015 " Adrenaline Rush (French Version) " DJ LBR feat Mr. Vegas & Papa London Adrenaline Rush (French Version) - Single[15] [14]
2014 " You Got Me Good (Tu Es Ma Go) " Muss feat. Nyanda You Got Me Good - Single[32]
" I Love Sax " Nyanda I Love Sax - EP[33]
2013 " Slippery When Wet " Slippery When Wet - EP
" Trouble "[2] Promotional Single
" Cool & Deadly " F.eU DJ & Nyanda Cool & Deadly - EP[34]
" Boom & Rave " Black Lion feat. Mr. Vegas & Nyanda Boom & Rave - EP[35]

Non-Singles

Year Title Artist Album
2015 " Cinnnamon Roll "[36] Nyanda feat. Dionne Renee Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
" Footprints "[37] Nyanda feat. Assassin
2014 " I Won't Take You Back " Nyanda Xleration Riddim - Single[38]
" Superman " Arash feat (feat. Nyanda) Superman
" Ma Bala "
2013 " Club Saved My Life " Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace & J Balvin Follow Me![39]

Mixtapes

Remixes

Music Videos

Year Video Title Director
2015 "Fired Up"[46] Lny Tnz
2014 "Mash It Up"[47] The Governor

References

  1. ↑ "HiPipo.com Meets Nyanda; Formerly Of Brick and Lace". Hipipo. 22 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Trouble by Nyanda". SoundCloud.
  3. ↑ Mulindwa, Colin (12 April 2013). "Nyanda Is Trouble". Our Musiq.
  4. ↑ "Perez Hilton - Trouble". PerezHilton.com. Perez Hilton. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chart Pack - Trouble (Week 7, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chart Pack - Trouble (Week 10, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chart Pack - Trouble (Week 13, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chart Pack - Trouble (Week 9, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chart Pack - Slippery When Wet (Week 28, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Chart Pack - Slippery When Wet (Week 31, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Chart Pack - Slippery When Wet (Week 29, 2013)" (PDF). MCV. Music Week. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "2014 Indie Music Awards Winner - Nyanda". www.AmusedNow.com. Amused Now. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Adrenaline Rush by DJ LBR feat. Mr. Vegas". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Adrenaline Rush (French Version) Composers". BMI. BMI. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Adrenaline Rush (French Version by DJ LBR feat Mr. Vegas & Papa London". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Assets by Yellow Claw & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Yellow Claw – Amsterdam Twerk Music (JEFF065)". www.maddecent.com. Mad Decent. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "The Kemist – Mixtape No.1 Party Animal [Premier]". www.maddecent.com. Mad Decent. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Fired Up on Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Carnage drops "Fired Up" at Tomorrowland 2014". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  21. 1 2 "LNY TNZ & Ruthless Feat. The Kemist Release a #1 Track on Beatport ‘Fired Up’". EDM Sauce. 4 February 2015.
  22. ↑ Smith, Tiffany (2 February 2015). "Get ‘Fired Up’ with LNY TNZ & Ruthless ft. The Kemist". EDM America TV.
  23. ↑ "F**k Up The Club by Black Lion & The Kemist". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Come For Free by The Kemist". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "Pull It Up by Wiwek feat The Kemist". Beatport. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Fired Up by LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Boss It Up by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Figure 8 by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "Invasion by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  30. ↑ "Blazin by Childsplay feat The Kemist and Nyanda". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  31. ↑ "Tun Up". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  32. ↑ "You Got Me Good by Muss feat Nyanda". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  33. ↑ "I Love Sax - EP by Nyanda & Black Lion". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  34. ↑ "Cool & Deadly by F.eU Dj & Nyanda". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  35. ↑ "Boom & Rave by Black Lion feat Mr. Vegas & Nyanda on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  36. ↑ "Cinnamon Roll by Nyanda feat Dionne Renée". SoundCloud.
  37. ↑ "Footprints by Nyanda feat Assassin". SoundCloud.
  38. ↑ "Xleration Riddim - Single on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  39. ↑ "Club Saved My Life by Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace and J Balvin". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  40. ↑ "The Kemist Buju Banton Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  41. ↑ "The Kemist Bongo Nyah Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  42. ↑ "The Kemist Mash Up (Movado x Mad Cobrax Kuddedieren x Dirrty Berry x Detective Chang)". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  43. ↑ "The Kemist Mash Up (Black Lion Vs. Capleton Vs. Busta Rhymes)". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  44. ↑ "Black Lion & The Kemist Burn Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "Black Lion & The Kemist "Am I Wrong" Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  46. ↑ "Fired Up Official Video". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  47. ↑ "Mash It Up Official Video". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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