Graham Murawsky (born March 28, 1982), better known by his

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Factor Chandelier (formerly Factor), is a Canadian underground hip hop producer from

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. He is a founder of Off Beat Production and Side Road Records.

History

In 2009, Factor produced

Freestyle Fellowship Freestyle Fellowship is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It consists of Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. The group was a prominent part of the Good Life Cafe collective, and are part of the Project Blowed col ...

member

Myka 9 Michael Lafayette Troy (born January 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Myka 9, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku d'Etat and Magic Heart Genies. Known for years as Mikah Nine, he chang ...

's solo album '' 1969''. It features guest appearances from

Aceyalone Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is ...

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, Awol One and Gel Roc. In promotion of the album, Factor toured across the United States with Myka 9, Sole, and Ceschi Ramos. In 2010, Factor released the solo album ''

Lawson Graham ''Lawson Graham'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010. It features guest appearances from Gregory Pepper, Cars & Trains, Radical Face, Sole, Myka 9, Ceschi, and Moka Only. It is an od ...

'' and ''The Great Depression'', a collaborative album with Gregory Pepper as Common Grackle, both on Fake Four Inc.

Discography

Albums

:Solo :* ''Time Invested'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Con-Soul Confessions'' (Off Beat Production, 2003) :* ''Three'' (Side Road, 2003) :* ''Heights'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''Famous Nights and Empty Days'' (Side Road, 2006) :* ''Chandelier'' ( Fake Four Inc., 2008) :* ''

13 Stories (A Prelude) ''13 Stories (A Prelude)'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor Factor, a Latin word meaning "who/which acts", may refer to: Commerce * Factor (agent), a person who acts for, notably a mercantile and colonial agent * Factor ...

'' (Side Road, 2010) :* ''

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) :* ''

Woke Up Alone ''Woke Up Alone'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor Factor, a Latin word meaning "who/which acts", may refer to: Commerce * Factor (agent), a person who acts for, notably a mercantile and colonial agent * Factor (Scotland) ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2013) :* ''Factoria'' (Fake Four Inc., 2016) :* ''Wisdom Teeth'' (Side Road, 2018) :* ''First Storm'' (Side Road, 2020) :* ''Eastlake'' (Fake Four Inc., 2020) :* ''Time Invested II'' (Fake Four Inc., 2022) :with Kay the Aquanaut :* ''Deep Rooted'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Solitude Savannah'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Waist Deep in Concrete'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''Spinning Blue Planet'' (Side Road, 2007) :* ''Letters from Laika'' (Circle Into Square, 2013) :* ''7 Vessels'' (Fake Four Inc., 2017) :with Kirby Dominant (as

Paranoid Castle Paranoid Castle is an alternative hip hop duo, consisting of Canadian producer Factor and American rapper Kirby Dominant. The duo released the first album, ''One Way Ticket'', in 2004. The second album, '' Champagne Nightmares'', was released on ...

) :* ''One Way Ticket'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''

Champagne Nightmares ''Champagne Nightmares'' is the second studio album by Paranoid Castle, a hip hop duo consisting of Canadian producer Factor Factor, a Latin word meaning "who/which acts", may refer to: Commerce * Factor (agent), a person who acts for, notabl ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :* ''

Welcome to Success Paranoid Castle is an alternative hip hop duo, consisting of Canadian producer Factor and American rapper Kirby Dominant. The duo released the first album, ''One Way Ticket'', in 2004. The second album, '' Champagne Nightmares'', was released on ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2014) :with Nolto :* ''All Over the Right Here'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''Red All Over'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''Scott Free... Red Handed'' (Side Road, 2014) :with

Awol One Anthony Martin, better known by his stage name Awol One, is an alternative hip hop artist and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Albums Awol One * ''Souldoubt'' (2001) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2 ...

:* ''

Only Death Can Kill You ''Only Death Can Kill You'' is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Awol One and Canadian producer Factor. It was released on Cornerstone R.A.S. in 2007. Critical reception Stewart Mason of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out ...

'' (Cornerstone R.A.S., 2007) :* ''

Owl Hours ''Owl Hours'' is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper Awol One and Canadian producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2009. Critical reception Michaelangelo Matos of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the album a grade of C� ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2009) :* '' The Landmark'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :with

:* '' 1969'' (Fake Four Inc., 2009) :* ''

Sovereign Soul ''Sovereign Soul'' is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Myka 9 and Canadian producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2012. Music videos were created for "You Are Free" and "Mind Heights". Critical reception Thomas Quin ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2012) :* ''Famous Future Time Travel'' (

Urbnet URBNET Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. URBNET was formed by Darryl Rodway and Janusz Jarosinski in 1999 to provide distribution, marketing and promotional services to Hip Hop artists throughout Canada. U ...

, 2015) :with

Ceschi Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or simply as Ceschi (pronounced "chess-key"), is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. He won the Con ...

:* ''Broken Bone Ballads'' (Fake Four Inc., 2015) :* ''Sad, Fat Luck'' (Fake Four Inc., 2019) :* ''Bring Us the Head of Francisco False'' (Fake Four Inc., TBD) :with Ben.e Elim :* ''Salvation'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''With Pain Comes Pleasure'' (Side Road, 2006) (as Ben.e.Factor) :with

Def3 Daniel Fernandez (born December 22, 1981), better known by his stage name Def3, is a Canadian rapper from Regina, Saskatchewan, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the founder of Ship Records, and a member of the groups Side Road, Dead Ca ...

:* ''Drumbo'' (Side Road, 2009) :* ''Wildlif3'' (

, 2014) :with

Gregory Pepper Gregory Pepper is an indie pop artist based in Guelph, Ontario and signed to Fake Four Inc. Discography Albums * '' Gregory Pepper & His Problems'' (2007) * '' With Trumpets Flaring'' (2009) * ''The Great Depression'' (2010) (with Factor, as C ...

(as Common Grackle) :* ''

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'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) :* ''Old Dog New Tricks Who This'' (Fake Four Inc., 2021) :Other full-length collaborations :* ''Take a Look Inside'' (Clothes Horse, 2001) (with Chaps & Forgetful Jones, as CF Crew) :* ''For the Rest of My Life'' (Side Road, 2004) (with Cam the Wizzard) :* ''Livin la Vida Boo Hoo'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Candy's .22) :* ''Cafeteria Food'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Ira Lee) :* ''Dawn of a New Era'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Akuma) :* ''No Phukkin Clu'' (Medici State, 2006) (with NoBS Allowed) :* ''Metropolis Now'' (Side Road, 2006) (with

, Forgetful Jones & Kay the Aquanaut, as Metropolis Now) :* ''Live in 75'' (Side Road, 2007) (with Joe Dub) :* ''Deepcave and Factor'' (Deepcave, 2008) (with Deepcave) :* ''46 Middles'' (Side Road, 2008) (with Azrael, Chadio, Kaboom & The Gumshoe Strut, as 50 Fingers) :* ''Screwg McDovey'' (Side Road, 2010) (with D.Dove) :* ''

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'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) (with

Moka Only Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Moka Only, is a Canadian underground hip hop artist. He has won 3 JUNO Awards, 5 MuchMusic Video Awards, and has been nominated for 11 Western Canadian Music Awards. Origina ...

) :* ''Party Til Your Body Stops'' (Side Road, 2010) (with Cam the Wizzard & Giovanni Marks, as Cam, Gram & G.A.M.) :* ''All That's Left'' (Urbnet, 2015) (with Evil Ebenezer)

EPs

:Solo :* ''Club Soda Series 1'' (Side Road, 2011) :* ''Factor and the Chandeliers'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :* ''Club Soda Series 2'' (Side Road, 2012) :Collaborations :* ''A Homemade Effort'' (2002) (with Comma Concept & Nolto, as A Homemade Effort) :* ''3 Days Later...'' (2002) (with M.Phasis) :* ''Widows Creek'' (Side Road, 2011) (with Evil Ebenezer) :* ''Pangaean Drift'' (Circle Into Square, 2012) (with Kay the Aquanaut, as Laika) :* ''Crossroads EP'' (Fake Four Inc., 2015) (with

) :* ''Tinted Skyscraper'' (2017) (with Evil Ebenezer) :* ''Who the Crown Fits'' (2018) (with Matre) :* ''Kill Factory'' (2020) (with Dope KNife) :* ''Voyager'' (2020) (with LOGS) :* ''People Into Making Progress'' (2020) (with

)

Compilations, mixtapes and promos

:* ''Side Road and Friends: B-Sides and Unreleased Hits'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''After the Fact'' (Hue, 2006) :* ''The Trip Beyond'' (2007) (with The Gaff) :* ''The Chandelier EP''

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(Ooohh! That's Heavy, 2008) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 1'' (Side Road, 2009) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 2'' (Side Road, 2010) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 3'' (Side Road, 2012) :* ''Singles Series Jan-Apr'' P(Side Road, 2014) :* ''Singles Series'' (Side Road, 2015) :* ''Years (2009-2019)'' (Side Road, 2019) (with

)

Production credits

:* Kirby Dominant - "The Intermission Factor" from ''Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator'' (2006) :*

- "Speakers To The Sneakers" & "Happy Hour" from ''Afterbirth'' (2007) :* Def3 &

- "What Now!" from ''Dog River'' (2007) :* Epic - "The City (Factor Mix)" from ''Aging Is What Friends Do Together'' (2008) :*

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- "Duke Ellington" from ''U May Not Heard This'' (2008) :*

Noah23 Noah Raymond Brickley (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Noah23, is a Canadian-American hip hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. He is co-founder of the Plague Language collective and record label, and has been described as "one ...

- "True Romance" from ''

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'' (2008) :* Epic - "Out of the Loop" from ''Scarf Face'' (2009) :* Kay the Aquanaut - "Who Needs Enemies?", "Roll Call", "1869", "The Circus Is Coming", "Action", "Next Stop, Jupiter!", "Nickel and Dime", "Paris of the Prairies" & "First and Fifteen" from ''Nickelodeon Ethics'' (2009) :* Ira Lee - "I Love My Mom" from ''My Favorite Songs by Me'' (2010) :* Kay the Aquanaut - "Kill You" & "Glass Slipper" from ''Waterloo'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Bed Bugs" from '' Fry Cook on Venus'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Electric Furs of a Lynx" & "Sacrifice" from ''Pirate Utopias (77 Lost Scrolls)'' (2011) :* VA - "J-A-P-A-N" & "No Easy Way To Grow" from ''J-A-P-A-N: A Fake Four Inc. Japan Relief Benefit EP'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Bed Bugs" & "Sacrifice" from ''Noah23 for Dummies'' (2012) :*

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- "Maybe Tomorrow" from ''The BirthWrite LP'' (2012) :* Sole - "Young Sole" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012) :*

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

- "Black and Gold" from ''

Newstalgia ''Newstalgia'' is a 2013 studio album by American hip hop artist Time. It was released on October 29, 2013, and features contributions from Budo, Jake One, Factor, Xiu Xiu, and Ceschi Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), bett ...

'' (2013) :* Noah23 - "High" from ''Rare Gems'' (2014) :* Cquel - "Walk" from "Never Enough" (2016) :* Cquel - "Death Of Me" from "Never Enough" (2016)

References

External links

Official websiteFactor Chandelier
at Fake Four Inc.
Factor Chandelier
at Side Road Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandelier, Factor 1982 births Living people Canadian hip hop record producers People from Saskatoon