RL Grime

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    RL Grime
    Birth name Henry Alfred Steinway[1]
    Also known as Clockwork
    Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991 (age 33)[2][not in citation given]
    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Genres Electronic,[3] hip hop,[4] grime, trap,[5] electro house, dutch house, bigroom house, festival trap, chill trap
    Occupation(s) Producer, DJ
    Years active 2011–present
    Labels Wedidit, Fool's Gold
    Associated acts D33J, Groundislava, Ryan Hemsworth, Shlohmo, Baauer, Just Blaze, Flosstradamus
    Website rlgri.me

    Henry Steinway (born February 8, 1991), better known by his stage name, RL Grime,[6] and also known as Clockwork[7] is an American producer of hip hop, trap, grime and bass music, and member of the Los Angeles electronic music collective WeDidIt.[8][9][10] His debut Grapes EP was released in April 2012 on WeDidIt.[11][12] His follow-up EP High Beams was released in July 2013 on Fool's Gold Records, which debuted at #8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and #1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart.[1][13][14] RL Grime has produced remixes for Benny Benassi,[8] Chief Keef,[15] Jamie Lidell,[16] and Shlohmo.[8]

    Early life

    Steinway grew up in Los Angeles, California.[17] There, he attended Windward School in Mar Vista. In 2009, he graduated from Windward and enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, with a focus in music business.[18] In 2010 after his freshman year, he transferred from Northeastern to New York University, majoring in music business.[18] In 2012, Steinway moved back to Los Angeles and currently resides there.

    Music career

    In 2011 RL Grime joined the WeDidIt collective with fellow Los Angeles-born producers Shlohmo, Groundislava, and D33J.[19] In April 2012 he released his debut release on the WeDidIt label, the Grapes EP, featuring four original tracks and remixes from Shlohmo, Salva, and LOL Boys.

    In June 2012, RL Grime teamed up with producer Salva for a remix of Kanye West's "Mercy", which has garnered over eight million plays on SoundCloud and was called by The Fader "just massive, as if hail and tsunami waves were both byproducts of bass."[20] In December 2012, RL Grime was tapped for an official remix of Benny Benassi's notorious song "Satisfaction", which gained over one million Soundcloud streams and charted in the top five on the Beatport electro house chart.[8]

    In July 2013, RL Grime released his High Beams EP on Fool's Gold Records, a five-track EP featuring producer Salva and Los Angeles, California rapper Problem.[21] The EP debuted at #1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart, and #8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[1]

    RL Grime collaborated with like-minded producer Baauer on the track "Infinite Daps" in November 2013. Both producers toured together throughout July and August 2013, along with Ryan Hemsworth and Jim-E Stack.[1]

    His debut studio album, Void, was released on November 14, 2014.[22] It features guest appearances from Big Sean and Boys Noize among others.

    Discography

    Albums

    • Void (2014, WeDidIt)

    EPs

    • AYOO / Think EP (2011, DirtyNitrus) (as Clockwork)
    • Clipz EP (2011)
    • Squad Up EP (2012, Dim Mak) (as Clockwork)
    • Grapes EP (2012, WeDidIt)
    • Titan EP (2012, Mad Decent) (as Clockwork)
    • High Beams (2013, Fools Gold Records)

    Singles

    • "Trap on Acid" (2012)
    • "Flood" [A.K.A "Flood the Block"] (2012)
    • "Because of U" (2013)
    • "Blitz" (2013) (as Clockwork)
    • "Infinite Daps" with Baauer (2013)
    • "Tell Me" with What So Not (2014)
    • "Champion" (2014) (as Clockwork)
    • "Infinite Mana" with Congorock (2014) (as Clockwork)
    • "Core" (2014)
    • "Reminder" with How To Dress Well (2014)
    • "Scylla" (2014)
    • "Kingpin" with Big Sean (2014)

    Productions

    Remixes

    References

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    22. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/rl-grime-void-album-trailer

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