Graham Murawsky (born March 28, 1982), better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Factor Chandelier (formerly Factor), is a Canadian underground hip hop

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from

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

. He is a founder of Off Beat Production and Side Road Records.

History

In 2009, Factor produced Freestyle Fellowship member

Myka 9 Michael Lafayette Troy (born January 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Myka 9, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku d'Etat and Magic Heart Genies. Known for years as Mikah Nine, he cha ...

's solo album ''

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''. It features guest appearances from Aceyalone,

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and R ...

, Awol One and Gel Roc. In promotion of the album, Factor toured across the United States with Myka 9, Sole, and Ceschi Ramos. In 2010, Factor released the solo album '' Lawson Graham'' and ''The Great Depression'', a collaborative album with Gregory Pepper as Common Grackle, both on

Fake Four Inc. Fake Four is an independent record label based in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos in 2008. According to an interview with Ceschi on Ugsmag.com, the Ramos brothers started Fake Four with help from Grimm ...

Discography

Albums

:Solo :* ''Time Invested'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Con-Soul Confessions'' (Off Beat Production, 2003) :* ''Three'' (Side Road, 2003) :* ''Heights'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''Famous Nights and Empty Days'' (Side Road, 2006) :* ''Chandelier'' (

, 2008) :* '' 13 Stories (A Prelude)'' (Side Road, 2010) :* '' Lawson Graham'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) :* '' Woke Up Alone'' (Fake Four Inc., 2013) :* ''Factoria'' (Fake Four Inc., 2016) :* ''Wisdom Teeth'' (Side Road, 2018) :* ''First Storm'' (Side Road, 2020) :* ''Eastlake'' (Fake Four Inc., 2020) :* ''Time Invested II'' (Fake Four Inc., 2022) :with Kay the Aquanaut :* ''Deep Rooted'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Solitude Savannah'' (Off Beat Production, 2002) :* ''Waist Deep in Concrete'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''Spinning Blue Planet'' (Side Road, 2007) :* ''Letters from Laika'' (Circle Into Square, 2013) :* ''7 Vessels'' (Fake Four Inc., 2017) :with

Kirby Dominant Kirby Dominick, better known by his stage name Kirby Dominant, is an American rapper from Oakland, California. Allmusic described him as "an upcoming force in the San Francisco Bay Area's brightening hip-hop scene". He is one half of the duo Para ...

(as Paranoid Castle) :* ''One Way Ticket'' (Side Road, 2004) :* '' Champagne Nightmares'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :* '' Welcome to Success'' (Fake Four Inc., 2014) :with Nolto :* ''All Over the Right Here'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''Red All Over'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''Scott Free... Red Handed'' (Side Road, 2014) :with

Awol One Anthony Martin, better known by his stage name Awol One, is an alternative hip hop artist and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Albums Awol One * ''Souldoubt'' (2001) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2 ...

:* '' Only Death Can Kill You'' (Cornerstone R.A.S., 2007) :* ''

Owl Hours ''Owl Hours'' is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper Awol One and Canadian producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2009. Critical reception Michaelangelo Matos of '' The A.V. Club'' gave the album a grade of C� ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2009) :* '' The Landmark'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :with

:* ''

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2009) :* '' Sovereign Soul'' (Fake Four Inc., 2012) :* ''Famous Future Time Travel'' ( Urbnet, 2015) :with Ceschi :* ''Broken Bone Ballads'' (Fake Four Inc., 2015) :* ''Sad, Fat Luck'' (Fake Four Inc., 2019) :* ''Bring Us the Head of Francisco False'' (Fake Four Inc., TBD) :with Ben.e Elim :* ''Salvation'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''With Pain Comes Pleasure'' (Side Road, 2006) (as Ben.e.Factor) :with Def3 :* ''Drumbo'' (Side Road, 2009) :* ''Wildlif3'' ( Urbnet, 2014) :with Gregory Pepper (as Common Grackle) :* ''

The Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagion ...

'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) :* ''Old Dog New Tricks Who This'' (Fake Four Inc., 2021) :Other full-length collaborations :* ''Take a Look Inside'' (Clothes Horse, 2001) (with Chaps & Forgetful Jones, as CF Crew) :* ''For the Rest of My Life'' (Side Road, 2004) (with Cam the Wizzard) :* ''Livin la Vida Boo Hoo'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Candy's .22) :* ''Cafeteria Food'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Ira Lee) :* ''Dawn of a New Era'' (Side Road, 2005) (with Akuma) :* ''No Phukkin Clu'' (Medici State, 2006) (with NoBS Allowed) :* ''Metropolis Now'' (Side Road, 2006) (with Def3, Forgetful Jones & Kay the Aquanaut, as Metropolis Now) :* ''Live in 75'' (Side Road, 2007) (with Joe Dub) :* ''Deepcave and Factor'' (Deepcave, 2008) (with Deepcave) :* ''46 Middles'' (Side Road, 2008) (with Azrael, Chadio, Kaboom & The Gumshoe Strut, as 50 Fingers) :* ''Screwg McDovey'' (Side Road, 2010) (with D.Dove) :* ''

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'' (Fake Four Inc., 2010) (with Moka Only) :* ''Party Til Your Body Stops'' (Side Road, 2010) (with Cam the Wizzard &

Giovanni Marks Giovanni Marks (born October 2, 1978), better known by his stage name Subtitle, is a rapper and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is one half of the duo Lab Waste alongside Thavius Beck. He has also collaborated with other artists suc ...

, as Cam, Gram & G.A.M.) :* ''All That's Left'' (Urbnet, 2015) (with Evil Ebenezer)

EPs

:Solo :* ''Club Soda Series 1'' (Side Road, 2011) :* ''Factor and the Chandeliers'' (Fake Four Inc., 2011) :* ''Club Soda Series 2'' (Side Road, 2012) :Collaborations :* ''A Homemade Effort'' (2002) (with Comma Concept & Nolto, as A Homemade Effort) :* ''3 Days Later...'' (2002) (with M.Phasis) :* ''Widows Creek'' (Side Road, 2011) (with Evil Ebenezer) :* ''Pangaean Drift'' (Circle Into Square, 2012) (with Kay the Aquanaut, as Laika) :* ''Crossroads EP'' (Fake Four Inc., 2015) (with

) :* ''Tinted Skyscraper'' (2017) (with Evil Ebenezer) :* ''Who the Crown Fits'' (2018) (with Matre) :* ''Kill Factory'' (2020) (with Dope KNife) :* ''Voyager'' (2020) (with LOGS) :* ''People Into Making Progress'' (2020) (with

)

Compilations, mixtapes and promos

:* ''Side Road and Friends: B-Sides and Unreleased Hits'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''After the Fact'' (Hue, 2006) :* ''The Trip Beyond'' (2007) (with

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) :* ''The Chandelier EP''

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(Ooohh! That's Heavy, 2008) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 1'' (Side Road, 2009) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 2'' (Side Road, 2010) :* ''Old Souls Vol. 3'' (Side Road, 2012) :* ''Singles Series Jan-Apr'' P(Side Road, 2014) :* ''Singles Series'' (Side Road, 2015) :* ''Years (2009-2019)'' (Side Road, 2019) (with

)

Production credits

- "The Intermission Factor" from ''Starr: The Contemplations of a Dominator'' (2006) :*

- "Speakers To The Sneakers" & "Happy Hour" from ''Afterbirth'' (2007) :* Def3 & Moka Only - "What Now!" from ''Dog River'' (2007) :* Epic - "The City (Factor Mix)" from ''Aging Is What Friends Do Together'' (2008) :*

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- "Duke Ellington" from ''U May Not Heard This'' (2008) :* Noah23 - "True Romance" from ''

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'' (2008) :* Epic - "Out of the Loop" from ''Scarf Face'' (2009) :* Kay the Aquanaut - "Who Needs Enemies?", "Roll Call", "1869", "The Circus Is Coming", "Action", "Next Stop, Jupiter!", "Nickel and Dime", "Paris of the Prairies" & "First and Fifteen" from ''Nickelodeon Ethics'' (2009) :* Ira Lee - "I Love My Mom" from ''My Favorite Songs by Me'' (2010) :* Kay the Aquanaut - "Kill You" & "Glass Slipper" from ''Waterloo'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Bed Bugs" from '' Fry Cook on Venus'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Electric Furs of a Lynx" & "Sacrifice" from ''Pirate Utopias (77 Lost Scrolls)'' (2011) :* VA - "J-A-P-A-N" & "No Easy Way To Grow" from ''J-A-P-A-N: A Fake Four Inc. Japan Relief Benefit EP'' (2011) :* Noah23 - "Bed Bugs" & "Sacrifice" from ''Noah23 for Dummies'' (2012) :*

RationaL Rationality is the quality of being guided by or based on reasons. In this regard, a person acts rationally if they have a good reason for what they do or a belief is rational if it is based on strong evidence. This quality can apply to an abil ...

- "Maybe Tomorrow" from ''The BirthWrite LP'' (2012) :* Sole - "Young Sole" from ''

A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing ''A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on November 13, 2012. The title derives from a letter written by Karl Marx. A music video was created for "Assad Is Dead". Cri ...

'' (2012) :*

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, t ...

- "Black and Gold" from '' Newstalgia'' (2013) :* Noah23 - "High" from ''Rare Gems'' (2014) :* Cquel - "Walk" from "Never Enough" (2016) :* Cquel - "Death Of Me" from "Never Enough" (2016)

References

External links

Official websiteFactor Chandelier
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Factor Chandelier
at Side Road Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandelier, Factor 1982 births Living people Canadian hip hop record producers People from Saskatoon