Amber Coffman
| Amber Coffman | |
|---|---|
 Coffman in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amber Dawn Coffman |
| Born |
June 15, 1984 Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, art pop, R&B, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Dirty Projectors, Sleeping People |
Amber Dawn Coffman (born June 15, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is a singer and musician based in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her work with Sleeping People and Dirty Projectors. As of late 2013, she is working on her debut solo album.[1][2]
Other work
She has also collaborated with electronic artist Rusko on the 2010 track "Hold On"[3] and with Diplo of Major Lazer on the 2012 track "Get Free".[4] In 2013 she was featured on hip hop artist J. Cole's song "She Knows" from his album Born Sinner.[5] In 2012, she collaborated on "No Regrets" with Snoop Lion and T.I..[6] She also collaborated with rapper Riff Raff on a song called Cool It Down on his Neon Icon album.
Discography
Albums
- Rise Above (2007)
- Bitte Orca (2009)
- Mount Wittenberg Orca featuring Björk (2010)
- Swing Lo Magellan (2012)
- About to Die EP (2012)
- Growing (2007)
Singles
- As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) [7] |
BEL (Wa) [8] |
DEN [9] |
FRA [10] |
NL [11] |
UK [12] | |||
| "Hold On"[3] (Rusko featuring Amber Coffman) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | O.M.G.! |
| "Get Free" (Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman) |
2012 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 59 | 7 | 56 | Free The Universe |
| "No Regrets" (Snoop Lion featuring T.I. & Amber Coffman) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "She Knows" (J. Cole featuring Amber Coffman) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | Born Sinner |
References
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (10 December 2013). "Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman Prepping Solo Album, Working with John Cale". exclaim!. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Morgan Britton, Luke (9 December 2013). "Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman working on debut solo album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Larry, Fitzmaurice (26 April 2010). "Rusko: "Hold On" [ft. Amber Coffman]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Laura, Snapes (15 April 2012). "Download Major Lazer's Collaboration With Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors: "Get Free"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Blanco, Alvin Aqua (13 November 2013). "J. Cole ft. Amber Coffman – "She Knows"". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Singh, Amrit (26 April 2013). "Snoop Lion – "No Regrets" (Feat. T.I. & Amber Coffman)". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Belgium (Wallonia) Charts". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Danish Charts". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - French Charts". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Major Lazer - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "Get Free": "New Chart Entries > June 30, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-06-30.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dirty Projectors. |
- Diplo talks about collaboration with Amber Coffman and Major Lazer on MTV.com
- Stereogum's preview of "Get Free" with Major Lazer
- National Geographic announces Mount Wittenberg Orca, Dirty Projectors' album with Björk
- Pitchfork article announcing Rusko single ft. Amber Coffman
- Pitchfork review of "Stillness is the Move"
- San Diego Reader on Sleeping People
- Amber Coffman on Twitter
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