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American music producer
Musical artist
Amp Live is an American
alternative hip hop
producer and
DJ .
[1] He was one half of the duo
Zion I , but left the group in 2015 amicably.
[2] He has remixed works by
Radiohead ,
[3]
Tokyo Police Club
[4] and
Jamie Lidell .
[5]
Life and career
Born and raised in
Texas ,
[6] Amp Live released Rainydayz Remixes , an 8-track remix project of
Radiohead 's
In Rainbows , in 2008.
[7] He received a cease and desist letter from
Warner/Chappell , informing him that Rainydayz Remixes "created musical arrangements/remixes" without proper approval.
[8] After building an internet movement, primarily through
YouTube ,
Stereogum and
Pitchfork Media , a settlement was reached and Amp Live was allowed to release the album for free.
[9] It was chosen by
Wired as their "Best Free Download of the Week".
[10]
Amp Live released the solo album, Murder at the Discotech , in 2010.
[11]
[12] He released
Therapy at 3 , a collaborative album with
Eligh , in 2011.
[13] In 2014, he released the album, Headphone Concerto , on
Plug Research .
[14] In 2017, he released an EP, Atmosphere, on
Gravitas Recordings .
Discography
Studio albums
Murder at the Discotech (2010)
Therapy at 3 (2011) (with
Eligh )
Headphone Concerto (2014)
Gate 13 (2018) (with Del The Funky Homosapien)
Make The Beat Go Vol. 1 (2020)
Make The Beat Go Vol. 2 (2021)
Compilation albums
Electrowonderland Vol. 1: Drum n Bass Sessions (2005)
Beats, Remixes, and a Side of Mashups (2008)
EPs
Rainydayz Remixes (2007)
Hot Right Now (2010)
You Are Not Human: The Love EP (2011)
One Dark Eskimo Remixes (2011)
Kaleidoscope Theory: The Color EP (2013)
Atmosphere (2017)
Singles
"Gary Is a Robot" (2009)
"Turn It Up" (2010)
"Mister Sarode" (2013)
"Brass Knuckles" (2013)
"D.H.E.A." (2013)
"Closer to the Sun (Colorado Dreamin')" (2014)
"Penny Nickel Dime" (2014)
"Power of People" (2020)
Productions
Remixes
References
^ Huff, Quentin B. (June 14, 2010).
"Amp Live: Murder at the Discotech" .
PopMatters .
^ Yates, Steve (January 20, 2008).
"Amplive, Rainydayz" .
The Guardian .
^ Martin, Andrew (March 20, 2008).
"Amplive: Rainydayz Remixes" .
PopMatters .
^ Rutledge, Bryant (July 31, 2008).
"Tokyo Police Club "The Baskervilles (AmpLive Remix feat. Aesop Rock and Yak Ballz)" " .
XLR8R . Archived from
the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014 .
^ Marston, Jennifer (October 16, 2008).
"Jamie Lidell "Out of My System (AmpLive Remix)" " .
XLR8R . Archived from
the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014 .
^ Loza, Laryssa (January 6, 2014).
"DJ Spotlight: Zion I's Amp Live Talks Solo Album" .
Vibe .
^ Lindsay, Cam (February 13, 2008).
"Download Amplive's Radiohead Remixes For Free" .
Exclaim! .
^ Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008).
"Frequencies: Amplive" .
Electronic Musician .
^ Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008).
"Daring Radiohead, Zion-I and electronic makeovers advance Amplive's game" .
Remix . Archived from
the original on July 12, 2012.
^ Watecutter, Anglea (February 14, 2008).
"Best Free Download of the Week: Amplive's Rainydayz Remixes of In Rainbows" .
Wired .
^ Martin, Andrew (March 3, 2010).
"Album Review: Amplive – Murder At The Discotech" . Prefix.
^ Uddenberg, Brett (April 27, 2010).
"Amp Live – Murder At The Discotech" .
URB . Archived from
the original on May 16, 2010.
^ Quinlan, Thomas (November 15, 2011).
"Eligh & AmpLive – Therapy at 3" .
Exclaim! .
^ Quinland, Thomas (August 5, 2014).
"Amp Live – Headphone Concerto" .
Exclaim! .
External links
Studio albums Collaborative albums Mixtapes/Compilations EPs