AmpLive

Amp Live is an American alternative hip hop producer and disc jockey.^[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]

Amp Live
Amp Live (left) with Baba Zumbi (right), as Zion I, 2008
Background information
Born	Texas, US
Origin	California, US
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer, DJ
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Plug Research, Gravitas Recordings, LRG, Child's Play, OM Records
Website	amplivesworld.com

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

See also: Zion I 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

• Goapele – "Closer" from Even Closer (2002)
• The Grouch & Eligh – "Boom" from Say G&E! (2009)
• Latyrx – "It's Time" from The Second Album (2013)

Remixes

• Tokyo Police Club – "The Baskervilles" (2008)
• Jamie Lidell – "Out of My System" (2008)

References

1. Huff, Quentin B. (June 14, 2010). "Amp Live: Murder at the Discotech". PopMatters.
2. Yates, Steve (January 20, 2008). "Amplive, Rainydayz". The Guardian.
3. Martin, Andrew (March 20, 2008). "Amplive: Rainydayz Remixes". PopMatters.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Loza, Laryssa (January 6, 2014). "DJ Spotlight: Zion I's Amp Live Talks Solo Album". Vibe.
7. Lindsay, Cam (February 13, 2008). "Download Amplive's Radiohead Remixes For Free". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021.
8. Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008). "Frequencies: Amplive". Electronic Musician. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
9. Jurgens, Jason (June 1, 2008). "Daring Radiohead, Zion-I and electronic makeovers advance Amplive's game". Remix.^{[dead link]}
10. Watecutter, Anglea (February 14, 2008). "Best Free Download of the Week: Amplive's Rainydayz Remixes of In Rainbows". Wired.
11. Martin, Andrew (March 3, 2010). "Album Review: Amplive – Murder At The Discotech". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010.
12. Uddenberg, Brett (April 27, 2010). "Amp Live – Murder At The Discotech". URB. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.
13. Quinlan, Thomas (November 15, 2011). "Eligh & AmpLive – Therapy at 3". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.
14. Quinland, Thomas (August 5, 2014). "Amp Live – Headphone Concerto". Exclaim!.

External links

• Official website
• AmpLive discography at Discogs