Aaron Mader (born July 21, 1982), better known by his stage name Lazerbeak, is an American record producer, singer, and guitarist from

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

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. He has been a member of

Doomtree Doomtree is an American hip hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collective has seven members: Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak. The collective is known for incorporatin ...

The Plastic Constellations The Plastic Constellations was an indie rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band consisted of guitarists/vocalists Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen, bassist Jordan Roske, and drummer Matt Scharenbroich. Aaron Mader is also an underground hip ...

Mixed Blood Majority Mixed Blood Majority is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their members include Record producer, producer Lazerbeak of Doomtree, Rapping, rapper Crescent Moon of Kill the Vultures and Rapping, rapper Joe Horton of No Bird Si ...

, Shredders, and Night Stone.

Early life

Lazerbeak was born Aaron Mader on July 21, 1982. He graduated from

Hopkins High School Hopkins High School is a public high school located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. Minnetonka is a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. It offers classes for grades 10, 11, and 12, making it one of the only schools in the state still wi ...

Career

Lazerbeak released a collaborative album with

Mike Mictlan Michael Marquez (born July 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Mike Mictlan (), is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, who is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree and ...

, titled '' Hand Over Fist'', in 2008. His first solo album, '' Legend Recognize Legend'', was released in 2010. He produced

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' second solo album, '' Bad Time Zoo'', as well as his ''Wildlife'' EP, both of which were released in 2011. In 2012, he released a solo album, ''Lava Bangers''. Another solo album, ''Luther'', was released in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Hand Over Fist'' (2008) * ''Death of a Handsome Bride'' (2009) * '' Legend Recognize Legend'' (2010) * '' Lava Bangers'' (2012) * ''Kill Switch'' (2012) * ''Parades'' (2018) * ''Luther'' (2019) *''Penelope'' (2020) *''Cameron'' (2021)

EPs

* ''Pool Boys'' (2017)

Singles

* "Winging It" (2019) * "Retreat" (2019) * "Ready" (2019)

Productions

– "Euthanasia", "Marq'd 4 Death", "Soul Survivor", and "...The End" from ''False Hopes Eight: Deity for Hire'' (2005) *

Dessa Margret Wander (born May 23, 1981), better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American rapper, singer, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree. Early life Dessa was born to Robert Wander ...

– "Mineshaft" and "Press On" from '' False Hopes'' (2005) *

– "15 Blocks", "So It Goes", "May 1st", and "Osmosis" from '' Lights Out Paris'' (2005) *

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– "Calm Down Baby" from '' 11:11'' (2007) * Playaz Lounge Crew – "The Struggle" and "That Guy (Plays On)" from ''Hype Hop'' (2007) * Sims – "Pay No Mind", "TC AG", and "Birds and Earthworms" from ''False Hopes XIV'' (2009) * P.O.S – "Let It Rattle", "Purexed", "Graves (We Wrote the Book)", "Goodbye", and "Been Afraid" from ''

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'' (2009) * Dessa – "The Crow" and "Dutch" from ''

A Badly Broken Code ''A Badly Broken Code'' is the debut studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records in 2010. The album title comes from a line in the poem "Nostalgia" by American poet Billy ...

'' (2010) * Sims – '' Bad Time Zoo'' (2011) * Sims – ''Wildlife'' (2011) *

Astronautalis Charles Andrew Bothwell (born December 13, 1981), better known by his stage name Astronautalis, is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. History After gaining some recognition in local circles in Jacksonvi ...

– "Thomas Jefferson" from '' This Is Our Science'' (2011) * P.O.S – "Fuck Your Stuff", "They Can't Come", "Lock-picks, Knives, Bricks and Bats", and "Fire in the Hole/Arrow to the Action" from '' We Don't Even Live Here'' (2012) *

Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas with her family when she was 10 years old. After college she ...

– ''

Lizzobangers ''Lizzobangers'' is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records. Production ''Lizzobangers'' is produced by Laz ...

'' (2013) * Dessa – "Skeleton Key" and "Fighting Fish" from ''

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'' (2013) * Johnny Questionmark – "Whiskey" from ''Falling in Like'' (2014) * F. Stokes – "Caps" and "Gots to Save You" from ''Liquor Sto' Diaries'' (2014) * Sims – "OneHundred", "Oakland Ave Catalpas", "Badlands", "Buckets", and "Skating in My Sheets" from '' More Than Ever'' (2016) * P.O.S – "Wearing a Bear" and "Roddy Piper" from ''

Chill, Dummy ''Chill, Dummy'' (often stylized as ''Chill, dummy'') is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records on January 27, 2017. Guest appearances include Busdriver, Astronautalis, Open Mike Eagle, and Justi ...

'' (2017)

References

External links

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* {{Authority control 1982 births Living people Musicians from Minneapolis Businesspeople from Minneapolis Record producers from Minnesota American hip hop record producers Doomtree members Hopkins High School alumni