Odesza

Odesza
Odesza performing in 2014
Background information
Genres	Indie electronic[1][2] electropop[2]
Years active	2012–present
Website	www.odesza.com
Members	Harrison Mills Clayton Knight

Odesza (stylized as ODESZA) are an American electronic music duo from Seattle consisting of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight. The group was formed in 2012 shortly before Mills and Knight graduated from Western Washington University.^[3] Their debut album, Summer's Gone, was released in 2012 to much acclaim in the underground electronic music community.^[4][5] Following Summer's Gone, Odesza released their first EP in 2013 entitled, My Friends Never Die,^[6] followed by their second LP, In Return, in 2014.

History

Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met during their freshman year at Western Washington University. However, they did not begin collaborating musically until their senior year in 2012.^[7] As a child, Knight was classically trained in piano and later learned guitar.^[8] The duo quickly released their debut LP, Summer's Gone, on September 5 later that year.^[9] Their debut EP, My Friends Never Die, was released a year later.^[10] Odesza was booked to open for Pretty Lights on his Analog Future Tour in the fall of 2013.^[11]

Name

Odesza is coincidentally the Hungarian spelling for the city of Odessa, Ukraine. The bands name, however is taken from the name from Mills' uncle's ship, which sank. Only his uncle and one other crew mate survived.^[12] Since the spelling "Odessa" was already being used by a Scottish synth band, they instead chose to use the Hungarian spelling, replacing the "ss" with "sz".^[13]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Remixes

References

External links

• Official website