Jimpster (a.k.a. Audiomontage, a.k.a. Franc Spangler, real name Jamie Odell) is a

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producer and DJ. Together with Tom Roberts, he founded the

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Freerange Records and Delusions of Grandeur. While producing his own tracks and playing live shows, Jimpster has also worked on remixes, including a remix of the song 400 years by

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History

Born into a musical family, Jimpster was influenced and encouraged by his father Roger Odell who is the drummer in the

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. It was there that he was first exposed to electronic synthesizers and recording equipment at around age 10. He also has two children named Stan & Spike (Aged 16 & 13) He started Freerange records in 1996, a label that has since found a niche in deep house with artists like Shur-I-Kan and

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. Jimpster played in a live electronica band, The Bays, from 2002 until 2007, but eventually decided to focus on djing and his record label. In 2007 his label Freerange was voted Best British Label by

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, in 2010 he won the

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titles: Best Deep House Producer and Best Deep House Remix of the year.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Martian Arts'' (1997), Instinct Ambient *''Messages From the Hub'' (1999), Kudos *''Live At Soundofspeed'' (2000), Soundofspeed *''Domestic Science'' (2002), Kudos *''Amour'' (2006), Freerange Records *''Porchlight and Rocking Chairs'' (2013), Freerange Records *''Silent Stars'' (2017), Freerange Records

Singles and EPs

*''Initial EP'' (1996), Freerange Records *''Interconnect EP'' (1997), Kudos *''Deepdown EP'' (2001), Kudos *''Martian Arts'' (1996), Freerange Records *''Perennial Pleasures'' (1997), Kudos *''Seeing Is Believing'' (2000), Kudos *''State of Mind'' (2002), Kudos *''Armour LP Sampler'' (2006), Freerange *''Square Up'' (2006), Buzzin' Fly Records *''Dangly Panther'' (2008), Freerange Records *''Sleeper'' (2009), Freerange Records *''Forever And A Day EP'' (2010), Delusions of Grandeur *''Painted Lady EP'' (2014), Delusions of Grandeur *''The Sun Comes Up'' (2017), Freerange *''Crave'' (2017), Freerange *''Burning Up / Becoming Cyclonic'' (2018), Burn *''Curve EP'' (2018), Freerange

Compilations

*''Special Double Artist Ten Inch Set'' (1997), Instinct Ambient *''Scrambled'' (2000),

Shadow Records Shadow Records was launched in 1995 as a sub-label of Instinct Records, with a focus on the more organic side of the underground electronic music scene. The label's first release in 1995, ''Abstrackt Workshop'', featured performances by DJ Krush, ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Deep house musicians Acid jazz musicians British electronic musicians English house musicians British electronic dance music DJs