American electronic musician and producer (born 1990)
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| Birth name | Henry Laufer |
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| Born | (1990-01-03) January 3, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California |
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| Genres | Electronic, IDM, hip hop, witch house, ambient, industrial |
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| Occupation | Producer |
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| Years active | 2009-present |
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| Labels | Friends of Friends, WeDidIt, Error Broadcast, True Panther Sounds |
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Musical artist
Henry Laufer (born January 3, 1990), known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and producer from Los Angeles. He is best known for his experimental electronic production style, which blends left-field electronic production and hip hop, and for co-founding the record label Wedidit Records.[1][2]
He is recognized as an important figure in the Los Angeles beat music scene of the mid-2000s, alongside beat-makers such as Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing, Knxwledge, Tokimonsta, and Teebs.[3]
Laufer released three studio albums, Bad Vibes (2011), Dark Red (2015), and The End (2019), as well as several EPs and collaborative mixtapes.
Early life
Laufer attended Crossroads, a private high school in Santa Monica, where he met Nick Meledandri, co-founder of the music collective WEDIDIT. During their time in high school, they DJed at Los Angeles house parties, produced beats for local rappers, and shared their music on platforms like Myspace and their personal blog. After graduating, Laufer briefly enrolled at the California College of the Arts to study drawing and painting. However, he dropped out following the release of his 2010 Shlomoshun EP, which led to an album deal with the Los Angeles-based independent label Friends of Friends. [4]
Career
Shlohmo first began creating music in 2009 with his EP Shlo-Fi. It went nearly unnoticed, gaining less than one thousand views on YouTube. He would eventually receive attention in 2011 for his first full-length LP, Bad Vibes, which was featured on Pitchfork and Resident Advisor.[5][6]
Following Bad Vibes, Shlohmo continued releasing EPs, including Vacation (2012) and Laid Out (2013), remixing tracks such as Drake and The Weeknd's “Crew Love” as well as producing singles such as Banks's "Brain".
In 2014, Shlohmo released No More, a joint EP with singer Jeremih.[7]
In 2015, Shlohmo released his second LP, Dark Red.
In 2016, Shlohmo produced music for Post Malone, Tory Lanez, Lil Yachty, Corbin (Spooky Black), and Yung Lean.[8]
In 2017, Shlohmo executive produced Corbin's debut LP, Mourn. The LP was written and recorded exclusively at Wedidit's studio in Los Angeles and produced entirely by Shlohmo & D33J. Corbin and Shlohmo co-headlined a North American tour following the album's release.[9]
Shlohmo started a free mix series and visual collaboration titled For Tha Summer, showcasing his experimental sample-based rap remixes, combined with spliced visuals.[10]
In 2018, Shlohmo produced two tracks on Joji's debut album, while preparing his own next solo album.
Shlohmo released his third LP The End in March 2019 through the Friends of Friends label.[11]
In 2020, Shlohmo released an EP titled Heaven Inc. through the Friends of Friends label.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
- Shlomoshun Deluxe (2010)
- Shlo-Fi (Deluxe) (2011)
- Fine, Thanks (2011)
- Bad Vibes - 5th Anniversary Addition (2016)
- Bad Vibes: Rarities + Extras (2016)
EPs
- Shlo-Fi (2009)
- Beat CD 09 (2010)
- Shlomoshun (2010)
- Camping (2010)
- Places (2011)
- Vacation (2012)
- Laid Out (2013)
- No More (2014) (with Jeremih)
- Rock Music (2019)
- Heaven Inc. (2020)[13]
Singles
- "Sippy Cup" b/w "Post Atmosphere (Baths Remix)" (2010)
- "Places" b/w "Seriously" (2011)
- "Later" (2011)
- "Bo Peep (Do U Right)" (2013) (with Jeremih)
- "No More" (2013) (with Jeremih)
- "Emerge From Smoke" (2014)
- "Buried" (2015)
- "Wen 222" (2018)
- "The End" (2019)
- "Looking at Plants" (2020)
Productions
Remixes
- Robot Koch - "Gorom Sen (Shlohmo Remix)" from Death Star Droid Remix EP (2010)
- Gonjasufi - "Change (Shlohmo Remix)" from The Caliph's Tea Party (2010)
- Comfort Fit - "Sky Raper (Shlohmo Remix)" (2010)
- Burial - "Shell of Light (Shlohmo Remix)" (2011)
- Drake - "Marvin's Room (Shlohmo's thru tha floor remix)" (2011)
- Drake - "I'm On One (Shlohmo Remix)" (2011)
- Drake ft. The Weeknd - "Crew Love (Shlohmo Remix)" (2012)
- Salva - "Yellobone (Shlohmo + 2KWTVR Remix)" from Yellobone (2011)
- Tomas Barfod - "Broken Glass (Shlohmo Remix)" (2011)
- Aaliyah feat. Drake - "Enough Said (Shlohmo Remix)" (2012)
- Lianne La Havas - "Forget (Shlohmo Remix)" (2012)
- Little Dragon - "Sunshine (Shlohmo Remix)" (2012)
- LOL Boys - "Changes (Shlohmo Remix)" from Changes (2012)
- Flume - "Sleepless (Shlohmo Remix)" (2012)
- Ryan Hemsworth - "Colour & Movement (Shlohmo Remix)" from Last Words (2012)
- Haerts - "Wings (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Samo Sound Boy - "Your Love (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Young Scooter - "Colombia (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Just Friends - "Avalanche (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Electric Guest - "The Bait (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Laura Mvula - "She (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Purple - "The Club (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Jeremih - "Fuck You All The Time (Shlohmo Remix)" (2013)
- Perera Elsewhere - "Light Bulb (Shlohmo Remix)" (2014)
- Tory Lanez - "Say It (Shlohmo Remix)" (2016)
- Gucci Mane - "Hot (Shlohmo Remix)" (2016)
- PnB Rock - "Selfish (Shlohmo Remix)" (2017)
- Juice Jackal - "Looney Toon (Shlohmo Remix)" (2018)
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