James Murphy (DJ)
James Murphy (born February 4, 1970 in Princeton Junction, New Jersey ) is an American music producer , singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and DJ . He became famous above all for his studio project LCD Soundsystem .
Life
Murphy grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey . After his studies he was offered a position as a writer for the sitcom Seinfeld , but he turned it down because he saw the show as unsuccessful. After being a member of various bands in the mid-1990s and working as a sound engineer in New York , he met the English DJ and producer Tim Goldsworthy ( UNKLE ) in 1999 , with whom he founded the independent label DFA Records shortly afterwards . In 2002 it became known to a wider audience as the LCD sound system with the single Losing My Edge . After the release of LCD Soundsystem in 2005 and Sound Of Silver in 2007, Murphy announced the dissolution of LCD Soundsystem with the release of the third studio album This Is Happening in 2010 . On April 2, 2011, LCD Soundsystem performed for the last time in Madison Square Garden in New York.
In the following years he worked with the Gorillaz , André 3000 , Jarvis Cocker , David Bowie and Arcade Fire , among others .
In late 2015, Murphy reactivated LCD sound system and began work on a fourth studio album called American Dream, due for release on September 1, 2017.
Murphy also runs The Four Horsemen , New York's wine bar , which he opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2015 .
Murphy is married to Christina Topsøe from Denmark , with whom he has one child.
Studio albums
LCD sound system
- 2005: LCD sound system
- 2007: Sound of Silver
- 2010: This is Happening
- 2017: American Dream
Falling Man
- 1988: A Christening
Remix albums
- 2007: FabricLive. 36 (with Patrick Mahoney)
- 2014: Remixes Made with Tennis Data
Soundtracks
- 2010: Greenberg
- 2014: Feels in mid-twenties ( While We're Young )
Contribute
- 2004: Kick Out the Chairs (single with Munk )
- 2012: DoYaThing (single with Gorillaz and André 3000 )
- 2013: The Next Day by David Bowie (Remix Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix) )
- 2013: Reflektor from Arcade Fire (producer, mixing )
- 2013: Mosquito by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (producer, sound engineer)
- 2013: After You (single with Pulp )
- 2016: Blackstar by David Bowie ( percussion )
Individual evidence
- ^ I speak as a lifetime failure . at guardian.co.uk; Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ LCD Soundsystem - Biography . Rollingstone.com; Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ James Murphy says 2010 LCD Soundsystem album will be band's last nme.com, accessed September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Gorillaz - “DoYaThing” video at visions.de, accessed on September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Yes, Arcade Fire Are Working With James Murphy at pitchfork.com, accessed September 4, 2013.
- ↑ LCD Soundsystem announce their new album "American Dream" on musikexpress.de; accessed on July 15, 2017
- ↑ This Rock Star's Natural Wine Bar Is Bringing Apocalyptic Change To Brooklyn's Wine Scene on munchies.vice.com; accessed on July 15, 2017
- ↑ James Murphy And His Wife Are About To Open A Wine Bar, Have A Baby on stereogum.com; accessed on July 15, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murphy, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American music producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Jersey |