Felix Bloxsom is an Australian musician and songwriter, known professionally as Plastic Plates. Bloxsom is best known for his drumming and for playing percussion, additionally working as a DJ and

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. Since completing Jazz studies at the

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, Bloxsom has performed live and in the recording studio with a diverse group of artists across many styles and genres. These artists include MIKA, Sia,

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, Empire of the Sun,

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. Felix lives in

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. Felix was awarded 'Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year' on 25 August at the 2004

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and 1st place in the National Jazz Awards at the 2004

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Festival of Jazz.

Connection to Sam Sparro

Bloxsom went to the same

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in Sydney as Sam Sparro. Sparro has stated that the two were close friends. While the two were growing up, Felix's father and Sam's grandfather played in local

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s together. Bloxsom is credited as having played drums for every song that features the instrument on Sparro's second album '' Return to Paradise'', as well as

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the song "Shades of Grey" for the album's re-release. On February 14, 2014 the two collaborated again on Plastic Plates' single " Stay in Love".

Discography

Singles

* Things I Didn't Know I Loved * More Than Love * Toys * Come On Strong * Stay In Love

Remixes

* Midnight Juggernauts - Lara Vs The Savage Pack * Empire of The Sun - Girl * Sia - Cloud * I Blame Coco - Turn Your Back On Love * Body Language - Social Studies * Gypsy and the Cat - Jona Vark * Adele - Set Fire To The Rain *

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- Loveweights ft Shaqdi * The Human League - Sky * Mark Ronson - Record Collection 2012 * Para One - Every Little Thing * Strange Talk - Cast Away * Katy Perry - The One That Got Away * The Magician - I Don't Know What To Do * Sam Sparro - Shades of Grey * Van She - Jamaica * All The Nights - Chasing Colours * Sneaky Sound System - Friends * The Presets - Promises * The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease * The Aston Shuffle - Can't Stop Now * Nile Delta - Aztec * Miami Horror - Real Slow * Munk - Intimate Stranger * Yolanda Be Cool - All That She Wants * Sia - Chandelier * Sia - Alive

References

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