OFFICIAL BIO
Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

SCHILLER’s musical language knows no bounds, which may explain why, as SCHILLER, he’s achieved such huge success over the last 15 years. His endless musical and visual curiosity has won him legions of fans around the world.
 
With anthems like DAS GLOCKENSPIEL – a UK top-5 hit – SCHILLER creates electronica with an emotional core. Since he started taking his live shows on the road, SCHILLER has made a worldwide name for himself. His sell-out tours have delighted hundreds of thousands of fans with their stunning and sophisticated use of surround-sound and breathtaking, state-of-the-art light shows.
 
Always seeking out new influences and ideas, SCHILLER has already looked to the classical world for inspiration. One of SCHILLER’S best-selling tracks, EIN SCHÖNER TAG – ONE FINE DAY – samples the famous aria of the same name from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, while a productive collaboration with star pianist Lang Lang led to the hit single TIME FOR DREAMS.
Since then, VON DEYLEN’s desire to take SCHILLER further down the classical road has kept on growing. In early 2013 he traveled to the mountains of California and immersed himself in their natural beauty, using the energy the landscape gave him to create his latest album, OPUS, a seamless blend of classical and electronic soundworlds.
 
An instant hit in his native Germany, OPUS not only went straight to No.1, it sold more units in its first week than any other debut classical album and received GOLD STATUS only a couple of weeks after its release.
 
A voyage of discovery into the world of classical music, OPUS reveals an exciting new side to this artist, yet there’s no mistaking the unique SCHILLER sound.
 
SCHILLER - The journey continues.

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