Philippe Aubin-Dionne (born 1989), better known by the stage name Jacques Greene, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Toronto.
He has released music on the
LuckyMe and
Night Slugs
Night Slugs is an English electronic music record label, established in 2010 by Alex Sushon (also known as Bok Bok) and James Connolly (also known as L-Vis 1990).
History
Night Slugs was originally started as a London-based club night by DJs/ ...
labels
and co-owns Vase Records.
Greene released his debut album, ''Feel Infinite,'' in 2017 on LuckyMe. He has produced for vocalists
Katy B
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,
Tinashe
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and
How to Dress Well, and has remixed
Radiohead
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,
Autre Ne Veut
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The name Autre Ne Veut is taken from an inscription in French on a 15th-century British dress orna ...
,
Ciara
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,
and
Shlohmo
Henry Laufer (born January 3, 1990), known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and producer from Los Angeles. He is best known for his experimental production style and for founding the record label Wedidit Records.
Career
Shlo ...
.
History
Greene began creating electronic music when a high school history teacher introduced him to
Aphex Twin
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, precipitating a realization that "music doesn't have to be angry white men over a guitar."
Greene and his friends would throw club parties called Turbo Crunk.
From 2008 to 2011, Turbo Crunk's key players were Hadji Baraka, Ango Seb Diamond,
Lunice
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Biography
Lunice is the son of a Filipino mother an ...
, and Greene.
In 2011, Greene released the single "Another Girl," which ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...
'' included in its list of "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)".
The magazine wrote that while this "decade has seen no shortage of dance songs that pluck vocals from R&B and warp them into unfamiliar shapes
'Another Girl' emerged just before reworked deep
Brandy
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cuts dominated
SoundCloud
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dashboards, and it still moves with a distinctly human gait."
He has collaborated with Canadian designer
Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani (born 1982) is a Canadian fashion designer and artist known for his neutral, genderless creations.
Career
He created his unisex brand ''Rad Hourani'' in 2007 along with a unisex gender-neutral ready-to-wear collection.
Two years ...
.
Vase Records
Greene is co-owner of Vase Records
alongside former manager, Joe Coghill. Vase was established in 2011 and has released music by Greene,
Koreless
Lewis Roberts, better known by the stage name Koreless, is a British electronic musician and recording artist. He released his debut album, ''Agor'', in 2021.
History
Roberts was born in Wales and spends the majority of his time in Glasgow.
...
, Ango,
Zodiac,
Arclight,
Samoyed and Gorgeous Children.
As well as musicians, Vase has signed two Montreal fashion designers.
In 2013 Greene / Vase Records curated a collaborative audio/visual event along with artists Trusst in The Tanks at
Tate Modern
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in London, at which Greene performed.
Discography
LPs
*2017: ''Feel Infinite'' (
LuckyMe)
*2019: ''
Dawn Chorus'' (LuckyMe)
Singles and EPs
*2010: "(Baby I don't Know) What You Want" by Greene / "Broken Embrace" by Optimum (LuckyMe) – split single, sampler for ''
Night Slugs
Night Slugs is an English electronic music record label, established in 2010 by Alex Sushon (also known as Bok Bok) and James Connolly (also known as L-Vis 1990).
History
Night Slugs was originally started as a London-based club night by DJs/ ...
Allstars Volume 1''
*2010: ''The Look EP'' (LuckyMe)
*2011: "Lay It Down" (UNO)
*2011: "Another Girl" (LuckyMe)
*2011: ''Greene 01 EP'' (No Label)
*2012: ''Concealer EP'' (Vase, 2012) – "Flatline" features vocals by Ango;
"Arrow" features
Koreless
Lewis Roberts, better known by the stage name Koreless, is a British electronic musician and recording artist. He released his debut album, ''Agor'', in 2021.
History
Roberts was born in Wales and spends the majority of his time in Glasgow.
...
*2012: ''Ready EP'' (3024)
*2013: ''Greene 02 EP'' (No Label)
*2013: ''On Your Side EP'' (LuckyMe, 2013)
– "On Your Side" features guest vocals from Tom Krell AKA
How To Dress Well
*2013: "Painted Faces" (Yours Truly, 2013) – with
Tinashe
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. The result of a project between Yours Truly and
Adidas Originals
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to foster collaboration on new music.
*2014: ''Phantom Vibrate EP'' (LuckyMe)
*2014: ''After Life After Party EP'' (LuckyMe, 2014) – includes remixes by
Suicideyear
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Musical career
Prudhomme rose to popularity at the age of 17 ...
and Scot Sei A.
*2018: ''Fever Focus EP'' (LuckyMe)
Remixes
*2011:
Cassie
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&
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: "Must Be Love" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2011:
Radiohead
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: "Lotus Flower" (Jacques Greene Remix) – released on the TKOL RMX1 12-inch vinyl single and on the ''
TKOL RMX 1234567
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The album compi ...
'' compilation album
*2012:
Jesse Boykins III
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Career
Boykins is a world soul artist originally from Jamaica, later relocating to Miami and finally Brooklyn. H ...
: "The Perfect Blues" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2013:
Autre Ne Veut
Arthur Ashin (born 20 April 1982), better known by his stage name Autre Ne Veut, is an American singer-songwriter and musician from New York City.
The name Autre Ne Veut is taken from an inscription in French on a 15th-century British dress orna ...
: "Play by Play" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2013:
Ciara
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: "Sorry" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2013: Ciara: "Body Party" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2015: Escape: "Just Escape" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2015:
Vaults: "Premonitions" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2015:
Shlohmo
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Career
Shlo ...
: "Ten Days of Falling" (Jacques Greene Remix)
*2017:
Flume
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ft.
MNDR
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: "Like Water" (Jacques Greene Remix)
Mixes
*2012: ''Jacques Greene for TSUGI'' (TSUGI)
References
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Canadian electronic musicians
Musicians from Montreal
Living people
1989 births