Samuel Lassner (born November 25, 1992), better known by his stage name Prince Fox or his alias SMWN is an American musician, DJ, songwriter and producer from

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. He gained notability after remixing songs for

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and SNBRN. He later caught the attention of

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, a label owned by

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and operated under

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. He was then signed to Casablanca in 2015.

Early life

Lassner began his career by playing guitar, inspired by John Mayer. He started producing electronic music when he first visited

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, an electronic music festival. He began using the stage name "Prince Fox" from the book "

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" based on two characters -– a prince and a fox. However, prior to becoming known by his stage name, his close friends referred to him as Franklin, in reference to his resemblance to the cartoon turtle. He attends his classes at New York University's Steinhardt Music Technology program.

Musical style

His music was described as "future pop". His biggest inspirations are John Mayer, Skrillex, and Chris Martin describing them as a "three-way tie".

Career

His Musings EP was released in October 2015. “I Don’t Wanna Love You” was released as a single through Casablanca Records. He released "Fragile", a collaboration with

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as a single. He lost his grandfather before the song was created. Lassner spoke of the collaboration, describing it as 'superstitious' fate. His late-grandfather and Steinfeld share the same birthday date (December 11). "Fragile" was first presented to Lassner by his songwriter-friend Lil Aaron. He then re-arranged it and produced with a style he calls "future pop". When he sent the song to Steinfeld before reworking the lyrics to fit her voice. He later collaborated with Michelle Buzz to release "Oxygen", a single inspired by the death of his god-grandmother Shirley who died due to lung cancer. Lassner described the song as 'one of the most personal, near and dear songs he's worked on'.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Remixes

2014

featuring Bright Lights – ''How You Love Me'' (Prince Fox Remix) *

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– ''Stay With Me'' (Prince Fox Remix) * Florence & The Machine – ''You've Got The Love'' (Prince Fox Remix) *

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– ''Blind Heart'' (Prince Fox Remix)

2015

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– ''All Of The Lights'' (Prince Fox x Hotel Garuda Cover) * Beyonce – ''Crazy In Love'' (Prince Fox Remix) *

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– ''Settle Down'' (Prince Fox Remix) * SNBRN featuring Kerli – ''Raindrops'' (Prince Fox Remix) * Prince Fox – ''Wait Until Tomorrow'' (Prince Fox VIP) *

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featuring Moonzz – ''All I Do Is Win'' (Prince Fox Cover) *

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featuring

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– ''Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)'' (Prince Fox Remix) * Atlas Bound – ''Tell Me'' (Prince Fox Remix)

2017

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– ''Guys My Age'' (Prince Fox Remix) * Prince Fox - Just Call (Prince Fox VIP)

2019

* Nikki Vianna and

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- ''When You Leave'' (Prince Fox Remix)

2020

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- ''Anxiety'' (Prince Fox Remix) *

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- ''Happiest Year'' (Prince Fox Remix)

References

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