Ghost is a
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
record producer based in
London,
who primarily produces
British hip hop. His stage name is a reference to his tendency to spend a lot of time working in his studio, rather than being seen in public. He has been described by some journalists as one of the UK's top hip hop producers.
Ghost also presented the ''Midweek Session'' on London radio station
Itch FM.
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Biography
Born in Glasgow, Ghost learnt how to produce music using his father's W30 sampling keyboard and Cubase.
Ghost made his debut in 2003 with the ''Ghost Stories'' EP. He was runner up in the Glastonbury Unsigned Talent contest in 2007 and had a track featured on the Glastonbury compilation CD for that year. Since 2007 he has been touring and DJing across the UK and Europe, including performances at Glastonbury, Hip Hop Kemp, The Big Chill
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, Bestival and the Jazz Cafe
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. He has also work on a number of side projects, including Lingua Franca and Invisible Inc, a synth/electronic hip hop project with Kashmere and Verb T
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Biography
Verb T has released 10 albums and six EPs as well as numerous singles.
His first release was the 12-track EP ''Ba ...
.
His debut album ''Seldom Seen Often Heard'' was described by Rapnews as "a great release which certainly provides value of money and a lot of playback moments".
/ref> Alternate versions of Ghost's first two albums have been released in Japan. His tracks have been included on several mix CDs and compilations, including DJ Yoda
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Early life and career
Aft ...
's Fabric Live mix.
Ghost has also remixed tracks for other artists. He released a remix project online entitled ''Remixes from the Edge'', and a collaborative project, Invisible Inc – The Exit Strategy, with Verb T and Kashmere, via his own label, Musicforheads.
Ghost is currently program director at RDU-FM
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in Christchurch, New Zealand and hosts the Friday Drive Radio Show on RDU every week, focused on hip hop, dubstep, and electronic music.
Discography
Albums
*''Seldom Seen Often Heard'' (2006, Breakin Bread)
*''Seldom Seen Often Heard'' (2006, CCR Records, Japan)
*''My Soul Looks Like This'' Mix CD (2008, Breakin Bread)
*''Freedom of Thought'' (2009, Breakin Bread)
*''Freedom of Thought'' (2009, Guinness Records, Japan)
*''Postcards from the Edge'' (2010, Musicforheads)
EPs and singles
*''Ghost Stories'' EP (2003, Breakin Bread)
*''Let Em Know'' EP (2005, Breakin Bread)
*''The Payoff'' EP (2005, Breakin Bread)
*''Basic Instinct'' EP (2006, Breakin Bread)
*''It's All Love'' 7" single (2006, Breakin Bread)
*''Freedom of Thought'' EP (2009, Breakin Bread)
References
External links
Ghost website
Ghost at discogs.com
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Living people
Scottish male rappers
Scottish record producers
Scottish DJs
Remixers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Glasgow