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Members

Griesemer was born in

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and grew up in

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. He made his production debut in September 2010 with ''Taking It All'', an EP for New York-based record label '' Palms Out Sounds''.

History

In 2011, the pair founded the record label Body High, releasing their first EP ''Stadium Status'' on the label in October 2011. In July 2014, they released their debut album ''Friend of Mine'' on the label. The album received praise from Pitchfork Magazine, earning an 8.0 score. Other artists on the Body High roster include DJ Funeral, DJ Sliink,

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, Myrryrs, and Floyd Campbell. In 2015, they signed to

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and released their second album, ''Stand Up And Speak'', in January the following year, also on Body High. They followed up the album with a remixed version of the lead single "You Don't Have To Be Alone", featuring new vocals from Charlie Wilson, former lead singer of

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. During this period, Griesemer also released three solo EPs through Body High as Samo Sound Boy – the ''5 Dollar Paradise'' EP in September 2012, the ''Your Love'' EP in October 2013, and "Open / Divine" in March 2014. The EPs received positive coverage from ''Pitchfork'' and ''The FADER''. DJDS provided production to

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's 2016 album ''

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'', working on the songs "

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", "Fade", "Father Stretch Pt. 1", "Freestyle 4", and "Low Lights". They received a "Best Rap Song" Grammy nomination for "Ultralight Beam". They produced the song "Rih-Flex" on

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's 2016 EP ''Love You To Death''. In February 2017, DJDS soundtracked Kanye West's "Yeezy Season 5" fashion show, producing a 17-minute extended version of the song "Bed" featuring The-Dream. DJDS produced the song "Another Sad Love Song" on recording artist

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's debut album, '' American Teen'', released March 2017. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart. In July 2017, DJDS released the song "Trees on Fire" featuring Amber Mark and Marco McKinnis. It was named "Best New Track" by ''Pitchfork''. In August 2017, DJDS released their single "Why Don't You Come On" featuring

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and

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. In March 2018, they released the single "No Pain" featuring Khalid, Charlie Wilson, and Charlotte Day Wilson. In May 2018, DJDS released their third studio album, ''Big Wave More Fire''. They released a surprise four-song EP with

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, on 21 March 2019, called '' Steel & Copper''. Their remix of

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's "The Rover" was featured on

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's official soundtrack.

Discography

Albums

* ''Friend of Mine'' – (2014/Body High) – as DJ Dodger Stadium * ''Begging Please'' – (2015/Body High) * ''Stand Up And Speak'' – (2016/Loma Vista) – as DJDS * ''Big Wave More Fire'' – (2018) – as DJDS

EPs

* ''Taking It All'' (2010/Palms Out Sounds) – Samo Sound Boy * ''Shuffle Code'' (2011/Trouble & Bass) – Samo Sound Boy * ''Stadium Status'' (2011/Body High) – as DJ Dodger Stadium * ''5 Dollar Paradise'' (2012/Body High) – Samo Sound Boy * ''Your Love'' (2013/Body High) – Samo Sound Boy * "Open / Divine" (2014/Body High) – Samo Sound Boy * '' Steel & Copper'' (with

) (2019)

Charted singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control Record production teams American DJs American electronic musicians American dance musicians American techno musicians Electronic dance music DJs American record producers Living people 21st-century American musicians Year of birth missing (living people)