Le Youth

Le Youth
Birth name Wes James
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Electronica, house, alternative dance, nu-disco, deep house
Years active 2012-present
Labels Sony Music, Epic
Associated acts Cassie Ventura, Jakwob, Dominique Young Unique
Website leyouth.com

Wes James, better known by his stage name Le Youth, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer. He is known for combining R&B with 90's house music.[1] James was raised in Ohio and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.[2]

Music career

2013-present: Breakthrough

Le Youth gained attention on the internet when his track "Cool" featuring a sample from Cassie Ventura's Me & U rapidly received over 200,000 plays on Soundcloud in a short period of time. The single was picked up by Ultra Records and the Cool EP was released on July 2, 2013. The music video for the song was directed by Renata Raksha and was released on April 9, 2013.[3] On July 22, 2013 Nick Grimshaw selected "Cool" as the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1.[4]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

[5]
DEN
[6]
IRE
[7]
SCO
[8]
UK
[9]
"Cool" 2013 [A] 19 28 26 TBA
"Dance with Me"
(featuring Dominique Young Unique)
2014 [B] 87 18 11
"Feel Your Love"
(featuring Javeon)
146
"Real" 2015
"Touch"[10]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

Footnotes

Sources

  1. Martins, Chris (9 July 2013). "Le Youth Connects Biggie to Figgy in Smooth 'Summer Nights' Mixtape". Spin. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. McMahon, Milly (3 May 2013). "i-DJ: Le Youth". i-D Online. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. Cooper, Duncan (9 April 2013). "Video: Le Youth, "Cool"". The Fader. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. "The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw". BBC Radio 1. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Le Youth". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Le Youth". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. "Discography Le Youth". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
  9. Peak positions for singles in the UK:
  10. "Le Youth's soundcloud". Soundcloud. 15 January 2015.

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