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

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Factor Chandelier (formerly Factor), is a Canadian

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producer from

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

History

In 2009, Factor produced

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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 chang ...

's solo album ''

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''. It features guest appearances from

Aceyalone Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is ...

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, 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 ''Lawson Graham'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010. It features guest appearances from Gregory Pepper, Cars & Trains, Radical Face, Sole, Myka 9, Ceschi, and Moka On ...

'' and ''The Great Depression'', a collaborative album with Gregory Pepper as

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, both on Fake Four Inc.

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'' ( Fake Four, 2008) :* '' 13 Stories (A Prelude)'' (Side Road, 2010) :* ''

'' (Fake Four, 2010) :* ''

Woke Up Alone ''Woke Up Alone'' is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2013. Critical reception Thomas Quinlan of ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher ba ...

'' (Fake Four, 2013) :* ''Singles Series'' (Side Road, 2015) :* ''Factoria'' (Fake Four, 2016) :* ''Wisdom Teeth'' (Side Road, 2018) :* ''First Storm'' (Side Road, 2020) :* ''Eastlake'' (Fake Four, 2020) :* ''Time Invested II'' (Fake Four, 2022) :* ''Moving Like a Planet'' (Fake Four, 2023) :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, 2017) :* ''New Physics'' (Side Road, 2024) :with Nolto :* ''All Over the Right Here'' (Side Road, 2004) :* ''Red All Over'' (Side Road, 2005) :* ''Scott Free... Red Handed'' (Side Road, 2014) :with Kirby Dominant (as Paranoid Castle) :* ''One Way Ticket'' (Side Road, 2004) :* '' Champagne Nightmares'' (Fake Four, 2011) :* '' Welcome to Success'' (Fake Four, 2014) :with

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:* '' Only Death Can Kill You'' (Cornerstone R.A.S., 2007) :* '' Owl Hours'' (Fake Four, 2009) :* '' The Landmark'' (Fake Four, 2011) :with

:* ''

'' (Fake Four, 2009) :* '' Sovereign Soul'' (Fake Four, 2012) :* ''Famous Future Time Travel'' ( Urbnet, 2015) :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

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(as Common Grackle) :* ''

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'' (Fake Four, 2010) :* ''Old Dog New Tricks Who This'' (Fake Four, 2021) :with

Ceschi Julio Francisco Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or simply as Ceschi ( ), is an American rapper from New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 20 ...

:* ''Broken Bone Ballads'' (Fake Four, 2015) :* ''Sad, Fat Luck'' (Fake Four, 2019) :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, 2010) (with Ron Contour) :* ''Party Til Your Body Stops'' (Side Road, 2010) (with Cam the Wizzard & Giovanni Marks, 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 The Gaff) :* ''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

:* Kirby Dominant - "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 Noah Raymond Brickley (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Noah23, is a Canadian-American hip hop artist from Guelph, Ontario. He is co-founder of the Plague Language collective and record label, and has been described as "one ...

- "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 ''Fry Cook on Venus'' is a 2011 studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Noah23, released on Fake Four Inc. Music videos were produced for "Bright Green Laces" and "Intangible Heart Crescendo". Critical reception Vish Khanna of ''Exclaim!'' gave ...

'' (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) :*

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- "Maybe Tomorrow" from ''The BirthWrite LP'' (2012) :* Sole - "Young Sole" from '' A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing'' (2012) :*

Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

- "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
at Fake Four Inc.
Factor Chandelier
at Side Road Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandelier, Factor 1982 births Living people Canadian hip-hop record producers People from Saskatoon