Paul White (record producer)
English multi-instrumentalist, singer and record producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul White is an English multi-instrumentalist,[3] singer,[3] and record producer[3] from Lewisham.[4] He is one half of the duo Golden Rules along with Eric Biddines.[5]
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| Origin | Lewisham, London, England |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | theworldofpaulwhite |
Early life
Paul White attended the BRIT School to study music technology, as well as art and design.[2]
Career
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Perspective
In 2009, Paul White released his debut studio album, The Strange Dreams of Paul White.[6] Cay McDermott of The Quietus called it "one of the best and most creative albums of 2009."[7] His 2011 studio album, Rapping with Paul White, featured vocal contributions from Guilty Simpson, Marv Won, Danny Brown, Moe Pope, Tranqill, Homeboy Sandman, Jehst, and Nancy Elizabeth.[8] Jorge Cuellar of Urb called it "a genre-bending mixture of geographically diverse sounds."[9] His 2014 studio album, Shaker Notes, was released on R&S Records.[10] It included more live instrumentation and his own vocals.[11]
In 2014, White announced he had formed a new group called Golden Rules with Eric Biddines.[12] The duo's debut studio album, Golden Ticket, was released on Lex Records in 2015.[13] It featured a guest appearance from Yasiin Bey.[14] In 2016, White released a collaborative studio album with Open Mike Eagle, titled Hella Personal Film Festival, on Mello Music Group.[15] Rolling Stone placed it at number 26 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list.[16]
White has collaborated with Danny Brown multiple times,[17] producing tracks on Brown's albums XXX,[18] Old,[18] Atrocity Exhibition,[18] and U Know What I'm Sayin?.[19] He produced the entirety of Homeboy Sandman's 2014 EP, White Sands.[20] He has also produced tracks for Jamie Woon,[21] Jehst,[22] and Obongjayar.[23]
In 2018, he released a studio album, Rejuvenate, which featured vocal contributions from Denai Moore, Shungudzo, and Sarah Williams White.[24]
Style and influences
In his youth, Paul White listened to Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, the Smashing Pumpkins, Wu-Tang Clan, and the Pharcyde.[2] While attending the BRIT School, he discovered Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85–92.[2] Before then, he had made music on guitar and piano.[2] The album led him to making electronic music.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
- The Strange Dreams of Paul White (2009)
- Sounds from the Skylight (2009)
- Paul White & the Purple Brain (2010)
- Rapping with Paul White (2011)
- Shaker Notes (2014)
- Golden Ticket (2015) (with Eric Biddines, as Golden Rules)
- Hella Personal Film Festival (2016) (with Open Mike Eagle)
- Rejuvenate (2018)
EPs
- The Punch Drummer (2009)
- One Eye Open (2009)
- Rapping with Paul White: The Remix EP (2011)
- Watch the Ants (2013)
- Running on a Rainy Day (2014)
- Visits the Seagull Mansion (2015)
- Everything You've Forgotten (2017)
Singles
- "The Dragon Fly" b/w "A Silent Cry" (2007)
- "For You and for Me" b/w "We Want It All" (2008)
- "Versus the BBC" b/w "So Far Away" (2009)
- "And Nico" b/w "Goes to Hollywood" (2010)
- "My Guitar Whales" (2010)
- "Trust" (2011)
- "Street Lights" (2013)
- "Where You Gonna Go?" (2014)
- "Accelerator" (2017)
- "Spare Gold" (2018)
- "Ice Cream Man" (2018)
- "Returning (Rival Consoles Remix)" (2018)[25]
Productions
- Ahu – "To: Love." from To: Love. (2010)
- Danny Brown – "Adderall Admiral", "Fields", and "Scrap or Die" from XXX (2011)
- Homeboy Sandman – "Look Out" and "They Can't Hang (Word to the Mother)" from Chimera (2012)
- Charli XCX – "So Far Away" from True Romance (2013)
- Danny Brown – "Side A (Old)", "The Return", "Wonderbread", "Lonely", and "Clean Up" from Old (2013)
- Homeboy Sandman – White Sands (2014)
- Homeboy Sandman – "Purist/Purest" from Tour Tape (2015)
- Jamie Woon – "Thunder" from Making Time (2015)
- Danny Brown – "Downward Spiral", "Tell Me What I Don't Know", '"Ain't It Funny", '"Golddust", '"Dance in the Water", "From the Ground", "When It Rain", "Today", "Get Hi", and "Hell for It" from Atrocity Exhibition (2016)
- Jehst – "So Far to Go", "Kennedy", "City Streets", and "Eulogy" from Billy Green Is Dead (2017)
- Obongjayar – "Adjacent Heart" (2018)
- Danny Brown – "Change Up", "Belly of the Beast", '"uknowhatimsayin¿", and "Shine" from uknowhatimsayin¿ (2019)
- Danny Brown – "Down wit It" and "Bass Jam" from Quaranta (2023)
References
External links
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