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.

PERFORMANCES:

12/25/12 - Blasted @ Los Globos
1/4/13 - Blasted @ Los Globos
1/20/13 - Mystery Masquerade Mayhem @ Joseph's
1/1/13 - 818 Twerk Fest @ Cobalt Cafe
2/15/13 - King of the Club @ Pig n' Whistle
2/16/13 - Love Trap @ Mbar
2/22/13 - TRAPSIDE
2/23/13 - Galaxy @ Florentine Gardens
2/25/13 - LACX Takeover @ Showcase Mondays
3/14/13 - SW!TCH TVRNT UP @ Barfly - Minnesota
3/15/13 - Sip N' Slide @ The Aquarium - North Dakota
3/28/13 - Carnage @ Ten Nightclub
4/4/13 - TRAPSIDE pt. 2
4/18/13 - Euphoria @ Bananas Liquid Lounge
4/19/13 - The Weeknd @ QC 20/20
4/21/13 - Ratchet City @ Paloma Room
6/8/13 - Dimension @ 333 Live
6/13/13 - Avalon Hollywood
6/15/13 - Sharkeez - Hermosa
6/18/13 - House of Blues - Anaheim
7/13/13 - Sound Paint @ The Airliner
9/14/13 - Sound Paint @ The Airliner
10/4/13 - Tunnel @ Dim Mak w/ Kicks N Licks
10/22/13 - House of Blues - Anaheim
10/29/13 - Tue.Step @ The Trap - Lancaster
12/26/13 - DJ DLiiNK @ X Nightclub - Newport
9/16/14 - House of Blues - Anaheim
11/22/14 - Headstrong 7.oH @ Friar Tuck's
1/13/15 - House of Blues - Anaheim
1/17/15 - The CoCo Laurent - Los Angeles
2/6/15 - The CoCo Laurent - Los Angeles

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