Jimmy Edgar

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Jimmy Edgar

Background information
Born Unknown 1983
Origin Detroit, U.S.
Genre(s) Techno/Electronica
Occupation(s) Producer, Photographer
Instrument(s) Drums, Keyboard, Bass
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Warp Records
Website www.jimmyedgar.com

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[edit] History

[edit] Early Life

Jimmy Edgar is a Detroit-based electronic music artist, signed to Warp Records. 24-year old Edgar has been stitching beats since he was 10, when he started producing sounds electronically and fashioned his first analogue pieces. Influenced mostly by Jazz, funk, street beat and r&b in these early years, he began his musical pursuit by playing the drums in experimental bands and by making tape recordings. Most of these recordings, consisting mainly of pitch bended tape loops, cut edits, field recordings, and noise tracks, were the beginning of his experimentations with the technical aspects of production.

Jimmy's intense passion for music also propelled him at a young age to learn to play any instrument he could get his hands on, including string instruments, saxophone, and mostly percussion/drum set. This is more obvious in recent releases in which he shows off his talent by playing funk and jazz keyboard solos. By the time he was 15, he started performing at Detroit raves with contemporaries and techno pioneers such as Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May.

In early 1999 Edgar signed his first record deal with NYC based Isophlux Records, following a release of a techno track called "We Like You" on the German label Poker Flat. Then, after only hearing one of his tracks, Miami based Merck Records immediately signed him and released his first full length album "My Mines I" [merck009] by the "dual alter ego" kristuit salu vs. morris nightingale. After the release of "My Mines I" in February of 2002, Edgar started getting some attention which lead to touring cities in the US, including New York City, performing at the infamous experimental music fest the Miami Infiltrate, Vancouver and selected cities in Japan. Touring he got a good response from his live performances as he carried a distinctive energy on to stage and incorporates visuals such as synchronized projections. He was also asked to perform at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2003 which was his debut as a Warp Records artist, and in which Detroit witnessed a legend in formation as even the security got down with the local break dancing squad. His first release on Warp was a 4-track EP, titled Access Rhythm in 2004. In 2005 he followed up a second 6-track EP Bounce Make Model, and then his full-length album Color Strip in February 2006.

[edit] Photography

Jimmy Edgar is an award winning fashion photographer which has seen his work in such publications as H Magazine, Spot Magazine, Urb Magazine, Blink Magazine and more. He continues to work back and forth from Los Angeles and New York City, while exhibiting his work in Europe and Japan. Jimmy shoots in a varying of different styles from new digital HDR technology, to medium format film inspired by early Prada, Fendi and Calvin Klein ads. He often test shoots select agency models.

[edit] Other Projects

[edit] Her Bad Habit

2008 saw the debut release from Jimmy Edgar's new electrofunk project, Her Bad Habit, on the Citinite label. The five-track EP contains more live instrumentation than his previous work and combines a variety of influences, from Chicago house to Minneapolis funk.

[edit] X District

In 2007, Jimmy Edgar has started several new projects as executive producer. One of which is X District, which started out as an accidental exchange of cryptic and symbolic writings between Jimmy and Laura Clarke from Leeds. These conversations and typed words ended up as the "Color Correction" MAXI-Single on Noir Push Recordings, a label affiliates with friends of Jimmy Edgar.

[edit] Plus Device

Jimmy Edgar is rumoured to be half of the anonymous Plus Device. Plus Device is an electro "duo" released as one of the top artists on Hefty Records.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Color Strip (20/05/2006)
  • My Mines I (as Kristuit Salu and Morris Nightingale, 02/2002)
  •  %20 (as Michaux, 2003)

[edit] EPs and Singles

  • I Don't Know (What You're Doing To Me) (as Her Bad Habit, 04/07/08)
  • Color Correction (as X District with Laura Clarke, 10/2007)
  • My Beats (02/22/06)
  • Bounce, Make, Model (04/02/05)
  • Access Rhythm (12/01/04)

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