Elephante

Elephante
Birth name Tim Wu
Born (1989-11-10) November 10, 1989
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
Years active 2013–present
Labels
Website elephantemusic.com

Tim Wu (born November 10, 1989), better known by his stage name Elephante, is an American DJ and progressive house producer based in Los Angeles.[1] He gained recognition for remixing songs of artists such as Clean Bandit and Lorde.[2]

Early life

Wu was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[3] He is based in Los Angeles.[4] He started to play music at an early age and taught himself to play guitar and was trained to play classical piano.[1] He majored in economics at Harvard University.[5][6] In 2011, he graduated and wanted to involve himself in the music industry as an acoustic singer-songwriter before he moved on to electronic dance music.[1][7][8]

Wu began using "Elephante" as a stage name because it was a reference to the phrase "elephant in the room" which he described as his unhappiness of working at a corporate job since he wanted to be a musician.[6][9]

Musical style

Wu describes his music as melodic electronic music that fuses with various other genres.[10]

His preferred genres are big room, progressive house and regularly incorporates pop and trap into his music.[1] His songs have been played on streaming services such as SoundCloud for over a million times.[11] Trap high-hats, deep house elements and house synths are incorporated into his melodic sounds.[12] Wu has quoted Skrillex to be his inspiration in music, citing "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" astonished him.[7]

Wu uses Ableton Live as his digital audio workstation and previously used GarageBand, FruityLoops and Pro Tools.[7] He remixed songs for artists such as Calvin Harris,[13] Galantis,[14] The Chainsmokers,[15] Jack Ü[16] and Zedd.[17]

Career

2014: SERC Fall Concert

In October 2014, Wu performed at SERC Fall Concert alongside Sage the Gemini.[18]

2015: Beginnings

Wu started his career by remixing music for artists before began releasing original songs.[1] His first single was self-released, titled "Temporary Love" which features the vocals of Brooke Forman.[19] He released his first single through Armada Records titled "I Want You" featuring Rumors.[20] He opened for headliners Deorro and MAKJ at the 2015 Echostage in June.[21]

2016–present: Debut extended play

In 2016, he released his debut extended play titled "I Am the Elephante".[22][23][24] The EP consists of nine songs of progressive house, synthpop and trap.[25] He released a single titled "Age of Innocence" featuring Trouze and Damon Sharpe which was noted by an article writer to be very similar to Zedd's song "Clarity" listing key, tempo, and other common edm themes widely used".[26] The song peaked on Billboard's Dance/Club chart at 18th and received over a million plays on Spotify.[27] His single "Closer" featuring Bishop had peaked on the Spotify 'Viral 50' chart at 27th.[28][29] Spotify 'Velocity' has "Closer" and another single titled "Plans" featuring Brandyn Burnette charted at 22nd and 28th respectively.[30] The third single "Hold" from the EP was released, it features American singer Jessica Jarrell.[31]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
I Am the Elephante
  • Released: September 14, 2016
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Dance/Mix Airplay

[32]

"Temporary Love"

(featuring Brooke Forman)

 2015 — Non-album singles
"I Want You"

(featuring Rumors)

 —
"Age of Innocence"

(featuring Trouze & Damon Sharpe)

 2016 —
"Shake the Earth"

(featuring Lyon Hart)

 — I Am the Elephante
"Closer"

(featuring BISHØP)

 18
"Hold"

(featuring Jessica Jarrell)

 —
"Dynasty"

(with Miia)

 —
"Catching On"

(featuring Nevve)

 —
"Sirens"

(featuring Nevve)

 —
"Plans"

(featuring Brandyn Burnette)

 —
Title Year Artist
"Next to You (Remix)"

(featuring Elephante)

 2015 Oh, Be Clever

Remixes

[33]

2013

2014

2015

2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Simpson, Paul. "Elephante – Biography". www.billboard.com. Rovi. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ↑ Guta, Marin (March 4, 2016). "Quadworks reveals Bearstock 2016 headliners and day bands". Mercer Cluster. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Elephante Drops 'Age of Innocence'". Broadway World. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ↑ Champagne, Jesse. "Elephantes Remix of Zedd & Selena Gomez Is Awesome". Less Than 3. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ↑ "An Exclusive Interview with Elephante". EDM Sauce. October 15, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  6. 1 2 Mancino, Mark (December 8, 2016). "The Nocturnal Times Exclusive Interview: Elephante". www.thenocturnaltimes.com. The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  7. 1 2 3 "Elephante on ditching corporate life for Ableton Live". Music Radar. March 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  8. ↑ Joseph, Matt (March 25, 2016). "Exclusive Interview: Elephante Talks Going From Harvard To EDM And Making What He Loves". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  9. ↑ Chu, Michelle (September 8, 2014). "Interview: Elephante". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  10. ↑ Zabasajja, Jennifer (August 30, 2016). "Billboard Hot 100 artists share details on their new albums". CBS News. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  11. ↑ Mel (December 16, 2014). "Elephante – Shooting Stars (Bag Raiders Cover)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  12. ↑ Lambert, Eleanor (May 29, 2015). "The Nine Best Concerts in New York This Weekend". Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  13. 1 2 Tost, Miguel (May 19, 2014). "Calvin Harris – Summer (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  14. 1 2 Champagne, Jesse (September 7, 2014). "Galantis Gets A Little Help From Elephante". Less Than 3. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  15. 1 2 "The Chainsmokers – #Selfie (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  16. 1 2 Mel (April 1, 2015). "Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  17. 1 2 Mel (April 28, 2015). "Zedd featuring Selena Gomez – I Want You To Know (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  18. ↑ Lore, Kara (October 21, 2014). "Small crowd big energy at fall concert". The Stylus. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  19. ↑ Mel (March 20, 2015). "Elephante – Temporary Love featuring Brooke Forman". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  20. ↑ Mel (June 23, 2015). "Elephante featuring RUMORS – I Want You". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  21. ↑ Hahn, Fritz (September 15, 2016). "Echostage to host free anniversary party with Deorro, MAKJ and an open bar". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  22. ↑ Bein, Kat (September 13, 2016). "Elephante Wears Heart on His Sleeve". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  23. ↑ Jones, Connor (September 14, 2016). "Elephante Releases Debut EP I Am The Elephante". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  24. ↑ Bruski, Alex (September 14, 2016). "Elephante's Debut EP – I Am The Elephante". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  25. ↑ Bustos, Luis (October 12, 2016). "Elephante "I Am The Elephante" review". My Met Media. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  26. ↑ Cameron, John (October 14, 2015). "Elephante's Age of Innocence Sounds An Awful Lot Like Zedd's Clarity". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  27. ↑ Green, Patrick (November 9, 2016). "Exclusive Premiere | Elephante Unplugged". Crave Online. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  28. ↑ "Spotify Viral Chart". www.billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  29. ↑ Cameron, John (March 24, 2016). "Elephante Brings on Bishøp for the Big Vocal In "Closer"". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  30. ↑ "Spotify Velocity Chart". www.billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  31. ↑ Craddock, Lauren (August 24, 2016). "Elephante Takes Inspiration From 90s Hip-Hop in New Dance Single 'Hold'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  32. ↑ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay – Elephant Chart". www.billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  33. ↑ "Elephante". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  34. ↑ Lucas (September 26, 2014). "Dirty South – Unbreakable (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  35. ↑ Mel (June 3, 2015). "Phoebe Ryan – Mine (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  36. ↑ Mel (August 12, 2015). "Deluka – Home (Elephante Remix)". Your EDM. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  37. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (November 11, 2015). "Hear Elephante's Upbeat Nathan Sykes Remix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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