The Range (musician)

The Range

The Range performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2014.
Background information
Birth name James Hinton
Born (1988-09-12) September 12, 1988
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Origin Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Music producer
  • DJ
Years active 2002–present
Labels
  • Domino, Donky Pitch, Astro Nautico
Associated acts
Website www.therange.us

James Hinton (born September 12, 1988),[1][2] known professionally as The Range, is an American disc jockey, electronic musician and record producer.

Biography

Hinton was raised by his mother, a music teacher, on a farm in Pennsylvania.[2] He began playing drums at about seven years old, eventually developing interests in electronic dance music and Baltimore club music as he entered his college years at Brown University.[3] His studies at Brown included electronic music but focused most heavily on math and physics, elements of which Hinton has since incorporated into his music.[4] Upon graduating with a degree in physics, Hinton briefly worked in a lab and as a music teacher at Brown before turning his attention full-time to his music career with the release of his 2013 album Nonfiction.[5]

After spending much of his post-graduate music career in Providence, Rhode Island, Hinton now lives in New York City.[2][4] To create his album Potential (released March 25, 2016), he spent over 200 hours scanning obscure YouTube clips for audio samples.[6] The diversity and character of the yet unknown vocalists involved combined with the necessity in reaching out to them for permission to use their work further compelled Hinton to their stories. This led to a collaboration with director Daniel Kaufman on the documentary film Superimpose, which chronicles these stories and the aspiring artists' connection to Hinton and his music.[7]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ Rachael Wright [RachaelWight_] (12 September 2015). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY @therangejames" (Tweet).
  2. 1 2 3 Dombal, Ryan (1 February 2016). "The Range Journeys to the End of Youtube". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Gaerig, Andrew (15 October 2013). "The Range". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Lindsay, Benjamin (5 December 2013). "Discovery: The Range". Interview (magazine). Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Dorn, Anna (25 March 2016). "The Range on Crafting His Deep YouTube-Sampled New Album ‘Potential’". The Hundreds. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Jones, Lucy (25 March 2016). "Nobodies do it better: how an electronic artist unearthed YouTube’s secret singing stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Cox, Jamieson (16 March 2016). "YouTube confidential: a conversation with The Range". The Verge. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Range – The Big Dip LP (ASTR009)". Astro Nautico. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Potential". Domino USA. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

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