Maya Shipman (born August 16, 1987), better known by her stage name Suzi Analogue, is an American recording artist, musician, and songwriter based in New York City. She is a former member of Klipmode alongside Mndsgn, Devonwho, & Knxwledge; with many collaborations between them during the rise of the international beatmaking culture. Suzi credits her name to the alter-ego of RZA, Bobby Digital, one of her favorite hip-hop producers. Her style fuses soul, hip-hop lyrics, and vocal processes characterized by

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s and electronic bass instruments.

Career

In 2012, Suzi Analogue and

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collaborated and released an EP under the Moniker "Analogue Monsta ". The Collaborative EP entitled "Boom" was released by

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. In 2013, she launched her own record label, '
Never Normal Records
''. Her first project released on the Never Normal label "CHILLS + THRILLS" was named ''Best Cassette Of 2014'' by UK's

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. She has been featured on BET & MTV, among others, speaking about women in the male-dominated music industry. Suzi has been a featured musician in several projects from American synthesizer company

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, including playing live at Moog's largest modern music installation. Suzi has also been a selected artist by Moog Music and Converse Music to record special Moog synthesizer sessions. Suzi Analogue has served as a cultural diplomat for the USA in Uganda, Africa as a part of an international hip-hop music initiative Next Level founded by the

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and

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Music Department. During her diplomacy, Suzi taught a production course to upcoming beat makers in Uganda's capital

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using Ableton Live. She also orchestrated music with a team of other US Hip-Hop artists and traditional Ugandan musicians and was on national Ugandan TV and radio. Suzi Analogue continues to make audio/visual projects and perform music live in cities worldwide. She performed a live set on Boiler Room for the Teklife release of DJ Earl's "Open Your Eyes" album, which she also collaborated on which went on to be named in the ''20 Best Electronic Albums Of 2016'' by Pitchfork.

Discography

Albums

*''World. Excerpts 1-9'' - ''(Fresh Selects Records)'' (2009) *''NNXTAPE'' - ''(Klipmode)'' (2010) *''ZONEZ V.1'': The Audio Visual Moodboard ''(Never Normal Records)'' (2016) *''ZONEZ V.2:'' The Audio Visual Moodboard ''(Never Normal Records)'' (2016 )

EP's

*''3P''-''(Klipmode)'' (2009) *''NNXT'' - (with Georgia Anne Muldrow
Dudley Perkins
(Dopeness Galore) (2011) *''ACAPULCOS'' - ''(Self Released)'' (2011) *''(R)OSE (A)LWAYS (W)INS.'' - ''(Self Released)'' (2012) *''Chills + Thrills'' - ''(Never Normal Records)'' (2014)

Collaborative albums

*''BOOM'' (with TOKiMONSTA) - ''(Scion Audio/Visual'') (2012) *''Love Affairz V.1'' (with Swarvy) - ''(Never Normal Records)'' (2014)

Mixes

*''SMOOTHIE'' (For Vice Magazine) - (2012) *''Boiler Room Live Set Mix'' - (2016)

Features

*Analogue Monsta - Nxt Msg (Deletion Mix) from ''Brownswood Bubblers 5'' (2010) *James Kelly - Money from ''LMNO'' (2010) * Blu - Soupa from ''York'' (2013) *Onra - Vibe With U from ''Fundamentals'' (2015) *DJ Earl - All Inn from ''Open Your Eyes'' (2016) *

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- Calm Before from '' Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Analogue, Suzi Living people American electronic musicians African-American women singer-songwriters American women in electronic music Temple University alumni 1987 births Ableton Live users American experimental musicians 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers 21st-century African-American women singers 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women