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About
DJ, singer, composer, and music producer famous for creating the dance music project known as Hercules and Love Affair. The project is known for being comprised of an alternating cast of performers and musicians within the genres of house music, disco, techno and nu-disco. Their discography includes a self-titled album as well as the albums Blue Songs, The Feast of the Broken Heart, Omnion, and In Amber.
Before Fame
He performed his first DJ set when he was 15 years old in a leather bar that was raided by the police during his set. He later moved to New York City in order to attend Sarah Lawrence College. It was there that he met musician Anohni, with whom he would work heavily in the following years.
Trivia
His single "Blind" won Best Dance Anthem at the 2008 Rober Awards Music Prize. In 2022, his album In Amber won Album of the Year from The Arts Desk.
Family Life
He has openly expressed that he was raised in a violent household without any role models. He began DJing in order to escape his negative home life.
Associated With
He has performed with Hercules and Love Affair just like Kele Okereke and John Grant.
