Alex Brady Epton, known professionally as XXXChange (formerly known as XXXCBIOSCCC), is an American, New York-based record producer, mixer and film composer. In 2014, he joined
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group.
Although only releasing an average of six album ...
in New York, and as their in-house producer/engineer worked with
FKA Twigs
Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988), known professionally as FKA Twigs (stylized as FKA twigs), is an English singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born and raised in Cheltenham, she became a backup dancer for numerous famous musicians aft ...
,
Wiki
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,
Ratking
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, Amber Mark,
Jamie xx
James Thomas Smith (born 28 October 1988), known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the English indie pop band The xx.
He has been described ...
,
Willis Earl Beal
Willis Earl Beal (also known as Nobody) is an artist and musician.
Early years
Willis Earl Beal was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. In his early twenties Beal joined the U.S. Army, moving to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Beal was m ...
,
Vampire Weekend and
Skepta
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding ...
.ZXCVBNM
In addition to his work as a record producer, Epton has scored several television commercials and short films including ''GANG'' directed by Clayton Vomero, and ''Juvenile'' directed by
Jovan Todorovic Jovan Branislav Todorovic is a Serbian American born artist and filmmaker based in New York. He works in film, photography, and music. He has directed ''The Belgrade Phantom'', and short films ''Juvenile'' and ''You're Dead, America''.
Early life a ...
.
He produced the 2006 debut album ''
YoYoYoYoYo'' of the musical group
Spank Rock. He was also involved with the self-titled debut album of the group WIN WIN alongside Chris Devlin and Ghostdad, released in 2011 on
Vice Records.
Epton has also done production or remix work for
The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', ''No Wow'', ''Midni ...
,
Kele Okereke,
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
,
Charlotte Gainsbourg,
Thom Yorke
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,
TV on the Radio,
Lily Allen,
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool ...
, and
Kylie Minogue
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.
As a DJ, Epton performed at the
V Festival in the UK and
Parklife Festival in Australia 2008, Sonar Festival in Spain and the
Guggenheim in NYC 2009,
Electric Zoo Festival
Electric Zoo is an annual electronic music festival held over Labor Day weekend in New York City on Randall's Island. The festival represents all genres of electronic music, bringing top international DJs and live acts from multiple countries t ...
in NYC &
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others.
Inspired by a visit ...
XX in London 2010.
Discography
2006
*
Spank Rock – ''
YoYoYoYoYo''
**"Backyard Betty"
**"What It Look Like"
**"IMC"
**"Rick Rubin"
**"Touch Me"
**"Bump"
**"Sweet Talk"
**"Chilly Will"
**"Top Billin' from Far Left"
**"Coke & Wet"
**"Competition"
**"Outro (Screwville USA)"
2008
*
The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', ''No Wow'', ''Midni ...
– ''
Midnight Boom''
**"Cheap and Cheerful"
**"
Black Balloon"
**"M.E.X.I.C.O."
**"What New York Used to Be"
2009
*
Amanda Blank – ''
I Love You
I Love You, I Love U, or I Luv U may refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''I Love You'' (1918 film), a silent drama written by Catherine Carr
* ''I Love You'' (1925 film), a German silent drama film
* ''I Love You'' (1938 film) a German ...
''
**"Make It Take It"
**"Make-Up"
**"Shame on Me"
**"Might Like You Better"
*
Kid Sister – ''
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength from 10 nanometer, nm (with a corresponding frequency around 30 Hertz, PHz) to 400 nm (750 Hertz, THz), shorter than that of visible light, but longer than ...
''
**"Let Me Bang 2009"
**"54321"
**"Get Fresh"
**"Control"
2010
*
Kele – ''
The Boxer
"The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a standalone sing ...
''
**"Walk Tall"
**"On the Lam"
**"
Tenderoni
Tenderoni is an easy-to-make stovetop macaroni product trademarked and produced by the Van Camp's, Stokely Van Camp Food Company. Since its withdrawal from the US market, the name has evolved into an urban slang term for a younger love interest o ...
"
**"The Other Side"
**"Everything You Wanted"
**"The New Rules"
**"Unholy Thoughts"
**"Rise"
**"All the Things I Could Never Say"
**"Yesterday's Gone"
**"Meet in the Middle"
(digital bonus track)
2011
*
Kele – ''
The Hunter''
**"
What Did I Do?"
(featuring Lucy Taylor)
**"Devotion"
**"Love as a Weapon"
**"You Belong to Someone Else"
*WIN WIN – ''WIN WIN''
**"Victim"
(featuring Blaqstarr
Charles Smith (born September 30, 1985), better known as Blaqstarr or DJ Blaqstarr, is an American rapper, singer, producer and DJ. He is best known for his work with M.I.A.
Biography
Blaqstarr had local success in the early 2000s with the s ...
)
**"Future Again (Oakland)
(featuring Angela Sarakan)
**"Releaserpm"
(featuring Lizzi Bougatsos)
**"Interleave"
(featuring Alexis Taylor)
**"Cada Buen Dia"
**"Pop A Gumball"
(featuring Andrew W.K.
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, Matt Sweeney, and Naeem Hanks)
**"Distorted Reality 3"
**"Ghosts/Delirium"
**"The Nature of Transcendent Forces"
(featuring Douglas Armour)
**"Not Too Late"
**"Not Too Late (Pt. 2)"
(featuring Mika Yoneta)
*GANG GANG DANCE – ''Eye Contact''
*Michel Poicard – ''The Death Set''
2012
*WIN WIN – ''Double Vision''
*
Peaches – ''Burst!''
2013
*
Willis Earl Beal
Willis Earl Beal (also known as Nobody) is an artist and musician.
Early years
Willis Earl Beal was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. In his early twenties Beal joined the U.S. Army, moving to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Beal was m ...
– ''
Nobody Knows.''
2014
*
Ratking
A rat king is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This may be a result of an entangling material like hair, a sticky substance such as sap or gum, or the tails being tied together. Historically, this ...
– ''
So it Goes''
2015
*
Kali Uchis – ''
Por Vida''
**”Melting”
**”Lottery”
*Larry Gus – ''I Need New Eyes''
*
Neon Indian – ''
Vega Intl. Night School''
*WIN WIN – ''Primaries''
2016
*
Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych- dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson.
Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in a Texas dive bar in 201 ...
– ''
Xtreme Now''
2017
*
MIKE
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...
– ''May God Bless Your Hustle''
*
Wiki
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– ''
No Mountains in Manhattan''
2018
*
David Byrne
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...
– ''
American Utopia
''American Utopia'' is the tenth studio album by Scottish-American rock musician David Byrne, released on March 9, 2018 through Todo Mundo and Nonesuch Records. The release is his first true solo studio album since 2004's ''Grown Backwards'', a ...
''
*HAWA – ''Might Be''
2019
*
FKA Twigs
Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988), known professionally as FKA Twigs (stylized as FKA twigs), is an English singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born and raised in Cheltenham, she became a backup dancer for numerous famous musicians aft ...
– ''
Magdalene''
*
Wiki
A wiki ( ) is an online hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience, using a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope of the project, and could be either open to the pu ...
– ''
Oofie
''Oofie'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American rapper Wiki. It was released on November 8, 2019 by his own independent label Wikset.
It features guest appearances from Denzel Curry, Princess Nokia, Your Old Droog, Lil ...
''
*
Jack Penate
Jack may refer to:
Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
– ''Prayer''
*
Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! is an American synthpop duo from Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 2007, the duo consists of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.
History
Millhiser and Frankel both grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City and attended Trevor D ...
– ''
Work''
*
MIKE
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...
– ''Tears of Joy''
Official remixes
2006
*
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool ...
/
Dr. Octagon – "Trees (SpankRock remix)"
2008
*
Kenna
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- Out of Control (XXXChange Remix) (Exclusively featured in Facebreaker and MLB 08 The Show)
*
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
– "
Earth Intruders (xxxchange remix)"
*
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
– "
Nausea
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(XXXchange remix)"
*
Panda Bear
The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes use ...
– "Comfy in Nautica (XXXChange remix)"
*
Santogold – "
L.E.S. Artistes (XXXChange mix)"
*
Gang Gang Dance – "House Jam (XXXChange remix)"
2009
*
El Guincho – "Antillas (XXXChangxxe remix)"
2010
*
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– "
All the Lovers (XXXChangeRemix)"
*
Yeasayer – "
O.N.E. (XXXChange Remix)"
*
Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describe ...
– "The Eraser (XXXchange Remix)"
*
Charlotte Gainsbourg – "Time of the Assassins (XXXChange Remix)"
2011
*
TV on the Radio – "Will Do (XXXChange Remix)"
2013
*
Vampire Weekend - "Step (XXXChange Remix)"
References
External links
Official website*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xxxchange
Living people
Club DJs
Record producers from New York (state)
American electronic musicians
American DJs
Remixers
American hip hop record producers
Musicians from Baltimore
Musicians from New York (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Electronic dance music DJs