Lunice Fermin Pierre II (born May 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Lunice, is a Canadian record producer and DJ from

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. He is one half of the duo TNGHT along with Hudson Mohawke.

Biography

Lunice is the son of a Filipino mother and a Haitian father. Lunice started as a

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, dancing competitively for the 701 Squad. In the early 2000s, he was inspired to make his own music after hearing how producer

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better known as 9th Wonder, is a Fruity Loops. In 2007, Lunice played his first gig at Hovatron's monthly Bass Culture in Montréal, where he met

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, and was invited to perform at the Megasoid parties. He has been a part of the Turbo Crunk crew ever since. In 2008, Lunice released a video for Lazersword's "Gucci Sweatshirt". In 2010, he participated in the London installment of the

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. Also in the same year, Lunice performed at the Sonar Music Festival. Lunice signed to LuckyMe for the release of two EPs, ''Stacker Upper'' (2010) and ''One Hunned'' (2011), and soon connected with producer

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and his

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label for a remix of

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's "Helicopter", which led to further collaborations on remixes, mixes for the likes of

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, and performances with the Mad Decent Block Party. In 2011, Lunice collaborated with

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and was featured in her video for the song "212". Since then, he has done work with such labels as

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, Warner Bros. Records, Palms Out Sounds, Young Turks,

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, and Top Billin'. Throughout 2010 and 2011, Lunice toured internationally. Lunice and Hudson Mohawke formed the group TNGHT, for the 2012 release of an EP on

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and LuckyMe, following a successful headlining Warp's SXSW showcase earlier in the year. The duo met in 2008, when Lunice booked Hudson Mohawke to perform at one of his Turbo Crunk parties. In 2017, Lunice released his debut solo studio album, '' CCCLX''. In that year, he also released a collaborative EP with

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, titled ''Moving Parts''.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' CCCLX'' (2017)

EPs

* ''Stacker Upper'' (2010) * ''One Hunned'' (2011) * ''180'' (2015) * ''Moving Parts'' (2017)

Singles

* "Out of Touch" (2009) * "Bus Stop Jazz" (2011) * "Can't Wait To" (2014) * "Partout" (2018) * "Run Around" (2021)

Productions

* ST 2 Lettaz and DaVinci – "Get Her High" (2011) *

– "Runnin'" from '' Fantasea'' (2012) *

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and

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– "All I Know" from '' Kill or Be Killed'' (2012) * Rockie Fresh – "Superman OG" from '' Electric Highway'' (2013) * Rockie Fresh – "Panera Bread" from ''The Birthday Tape'' (2013) * Rockie Fresh and

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– "Fresh Veggies" from ''Fresh Veggies'' (2013) * Rockie Fresh – "Headquarters Freestyle" (2013) * Deniro Farrar – "Burning Bills" from ''Rebirth'' (2014) * Le1f – "Umami/Water" from '' Riot Boi'' (2015) * Azealia Banks – "

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" from '' Slay-Z'' (2017)

Remixes

* Matt B – "Cars Go Boom (Lunice Remix)" (2009) * Xrabit & DMG$ – "Damaged Goods (Lunice Remix)" (2009) *

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– "L.B.G. (Lunice Remix)" (2009) *

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– "Basic Space (Lunice Remix)" (2009) * Hovatron – "Gold Star Radiation (Lunice Remix)" (2009) * Diamond K – "Handz in the Air (Lunice Remix)" (2009) * Mexicans with Guns – "Sell Your Soul (Lunice Remix)" (2010) *

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– "Addiction (Lunice Remix)" (2010) *

– "Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice Remix)" (2010) * Invent & OSTR – "Hey You (Lunice Remix)" (2010) * Radio Radio – "EJ Savais Pas Mieux (Lunice Remix)" (2010) * Elephant Man – "Shake It (Lunice Remix)" (2010) * The Touch – "All I Find (Lunice Remix)" (2011) * XV – "Swervin' (Lunice Remix)" (2011) *

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– "W.E.T. (Lunice Remix)" (2011) *

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– "Pumped Up Kicks (Lunice Remix)" (2011) *

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– "From the Back (Lunice Remix)" (2012) * G Jones & Bleep Bloop – "Mind (Lunice Remix)" (2015) *

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& The Soulsonic Force – " Planet Rock (Lunice Remix)" (2016) * Joji – "Demons (Lunice Remix)" (2018) *

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– "Surface to Air (Lunice Remix)" (2018) *

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– "Jupiter (Lunice Remix)" (2019) * underscores — "Tongue in cheek (Lunice Version)" (2022) * umru & Petal Supply ft. Rebecca Black – "heart2 (Lunice Remix)" (2022)

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1988 births Living people Canadian electronic musicians Canadian hip hop record producers Musicians from Montreal Black Canadian musicians Electronic dance music DJs