Jasper Patterson, better known by his stage name Groundislava, is an electronic musician and music producer based in
Los Angeles, California
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. He is one of the founding members of the LA-based music collective Wedidit.
Career
Patterson, whose father
Michael Patterson Michael Patterson may refer to:
*Michael Patterson (animator), American director and animator, creator of MC Skat Kat
*Michael Patterson (English footballer) (1905 – after 1931)
*Michael Patterson (Australian footballer) (1941–2002), AFL player
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, directed the 1980s
A-Ha
A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...
video, ''Take On Me'', grew up in
Palms, Los Angeles
Palms (originally "The Palms") is a community in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, founded in 1886 and the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community. ...
. He attended
Hamilton High School there and briefly studied animation before turning to music. His first major release, ''Groundislava'', was released in 2011 on the Friends of Friends record label. His sophomore album, ''Feel Me'' was released on the Friends of Friends label in 2012. He released ''Frozen Throne'', his third major album on the Friends of Friends label in 2014. In 2014, he released an interactive video, directed by The Great Nordic Sword Fights, for the single "Girl Behind The Glass" from ''Frozen Throne'' as a playable computer application.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Groundislava'' (2011)
* ''Feel Me'' (2012)
* ''Frozen Throne'' (2014)
* ''Endless Voyage'' (2017)
* ''Groundislava 2'' (2018)
* ''Worldware'' (2023)
Compilation albums
* ''Kutmah Presents Worldwide Family, Vol. 2'' (2012)
* ''Groundislava Treasure Chest'' (2013)
* ''5oFoF: Five Years of Friends of Friends'' (2014)
EPs
* ''Book of Tech EP'' (2011)
* ''TV Dream EP'' (2012)
* ''GIL’s SAGA I: Hidden Wellspring'' (2020)
* ''GIL’s SAGA II: Candlelight Igloo'' (2021)
Singles
* "TV Dream" (2012)
* "Feel The Heat" (2014)
* "Girl Behind The Glass" feat. Rare Times (2014)
* "Flatline" feat. Erik Hassle (2015)
Official remixes
* Slugabed - "Sex - Groundislava Remix" (2012)
*
Chvrches
Chvrches (stylised CHVRCHΞS and pronounced "Churches") are a Scottish pop band from Glasgow, formed in September 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and, unofficially since 2018, Jonny Scott. Mostly deriving f ...
- "Gun (Groundislava Remix)" (2013)
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RÜFÜS DU SOL - "Desert Night (Groundislava Remix)" (2014)
*
Kitty - "Last Minute (Groundislava Remix)" (2015)
References
External links
Official WebsiteGroundislavadiscography at
Discogs
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American electronic musicians
American hip hop record producers
Musicians from Los Angeles
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Record producers from California