Vikter Duplaix (born October 14, 1969), is an American singer-songwriter, producer,
multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. Duplaix has traditional soul singer's beginnings – being raised in both Philadelphia and
Augusta, Georgia singing in
church choirs, and later took work programming drum tracks while working at a Philadelphia
studio
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.
Career
He has released several solo records as well as appearing on the releases of
Erykah Badu,
Jazzanova,
King Britt's Sylk 130,
Jamiroquai,
Me'Shell Ndegeocello,
Incognito,
Esthero
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,
Clara Hill
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, Cherokee,
Jaguar Wright,
Eric Benet
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and
Dynamite MC, often with fellow studio rat
James Poyser. Associations with
DJ Jazzy Jeff and
Kenny Gamble proved to be instrumental to his growth and stature. His relationship with
King Britt led to immersion in dance music. He contributed vocals to Britt's Scuba project 'Swell,' and before long, Duplaix was producing his own material.
Remixes and collaborations with the likes of
Jazzanova and an installment in !K7's
DJ Kicks series all led up to ''International Affairs,'' Duplaix's full-length debut as a solo artist. The album was released in Europe in late 2002; it came out in the United States early the following year on Hollywood Records.
His second album release, ''Bold and Beautiful,'' followed in 2006 on BBE records. "Make A Baby," a single from "Bold and Beautiful," was nominated for a
2008 Grammy Awards
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in the
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
On August 31, 2009 Vikter released a new single, "Electric Love." The single is available as a free download from his website.
In 2012, Duplaix curated the singer
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's career-spanning mixtape, ''The Retrospection'', featuring songs from his unreleased album ''
Love for Sale''.
Selected discography
Albums
*''International Affairs'' (
Hollywood Records
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, 2002)
*''Bold and Beautiful'' (
BBE, 2006)
Compilation albums
*''Singles (Prelude to the Future)'' (
Studio !K7, 2004)
Mix albums
*''
DJ-Kicks'' (Studio !K7, 2002)
References
External links
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1983 births
20th-century African-American male singers
20th-century American male singers
20th-century American singers
American DJs
American male singer-songwriters
American rhythm and blues musicians
American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
Living people
Singers from Philadelphia
American neo soul singers
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
Nu jazz musicians
American contemporary R&B singers
American ballad musicians
21st-century American singer-songwriters
21st-century American male singers
American male jazz musicians
African-American songwriters
21st-century African-American male singers
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