Ill-esha
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ill-esha is a Canadian electronic music
artist, producer, singer and DJ known for her pioneering work in the glitch hop genre and Dubstep
production as well as her unique style of singing and DJing simultaneously. She is also co-founder of Glitch Hop Forum.
DJ in the late 1990s . She was the first female D&B performer, to mix records, sing and MC simultaneously and developed a diverse style by doing so, whilst blending electronic music genres such as broken beats, hip hop, breaks with D&B during her sets.
In 2001 her first 12" Single "Social Skillz" made with producer Datcyde was released on New York Label Breakbeat Science. By 2007, she had played across North America, Asia and Europe, featured on CBC Television
, CTV
and MTV Canada
, built her own production studio, and performed vocals on numerous releases with D&B producers.
The year 2007 marked the advance into the professional world of electronic music
production, as she completed her debut album "Perfect Circuit". After having successful D&B releases, the full length album was independently released under her own label Elysha Zaide Music. A deviation from the aging genre of D&B it encompassed an eclectic mix of electronica and pop inspired by her "myriad of music tastes, and love for technology and nature". Performed with a 5 piece live band The Perfect Circuit Band a collective of live musicians ill-esha fronted with vocal and musical performance using a laptop and synths. In the summer of 2007 the band debuted at the New Music West, Soundwave and Victoria Electronic Music Festivals. The album "Perfect Circuit" was well received by the electronic music community and her single "Broken Windows" was among the top 3 electronic category finalists for the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Competition.
Increasingly inspired by dubstep
and glitch hop in 2008 ill-esha began producing music more synonymous with the glitch
genre, and founded Glitch Hop Forum with collaborator Dewey db. Together they produced the track "H.A.A.R.P" which was released in 2009 on Muti Music record label. It hit #3 on Beatport electronica downloads and stayed in the top 10 for several months. Exploring her love of 2-step and future garage she diversified further.
In 2010 she was signed with Daly City Records and Haunted Audio record labels. She has several single releases on Haunted Audio and her second album "Circadian Rhythms" was released on Daly City Records the same year. The album held a spot in the top 10 monthly downloads on Addictech for December 2010. Sampling Daft Punk
's soundtrack for the movie Tron: Legacy, she released a free bootleg "Purple Legacy" in 2010 which went to #1 on SoundCloud and garnered almost 15,000 plays in four days before being removed due to a copyright conflict with Disney
Currently part of a collaborative project with Bay Area Dubstep
pioneer Antiserum
, their mix of Purple and hard Dubstep
has reached the international market, with two vinyl releases "Zephyr" and "Gold Rush" scheduled for 2011 release on European labels Dub Police and Subway.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artist, producer, singer and DJ known for her pioneering work in the glitch hop genre and Dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
production as well as her unique style of singing and DJing simultaneously. She is also co-founder of Glitch Hop Forum.
Biography
From an early age ill-esha had a musical background and she began her career as a vocalist, MC and Drum and BassDrum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
DJ in the late 1990s . She was the first female D&B performer, to mix records, sing and MC simultaneously and developed a diverse style by doing so, whilst blending electronic music genres such as broken beats, hip hop, breaks with D&B during her sets.
In 2001 her first 12" Single "Social Skillz" made with producer Datcyde was released on New York Label Breakbeat Science. By 2007, she had played across North America, Asia and Europe, featured on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
, CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
and MTV Canada
MTV Canada
MTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel devoted to talk, lifestyle and documentary programming.MTV is owned by Bell Media, with its name licensed from the American channel of the same name, which is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom.The channel launched as talktv...
, built her own production studio, and performed vocals on numerous releases with D&B producers.
The year 2007 marked the advance into the professional world of electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
production, as she completed her debut album "Perfect Circuit". After having successful D&B releases, the full length album was independently released under her own label Elysha Zaide Music. A deviation from the aging genre of D&B it encompassed an eclectic mix of electronica and pop inspired by her "myriad of music tastes, and love for technology and nature". Performed with a 5 piece live band The Perfect Circuit Band a collective of live musicians ill-esha fronted with vocal and musical performance using a laptop and synths. In the summer of 2007 the band debuted at the New Music West, Soundwave and Victoria Electronic Music Festivals. The album "Perfect Circuit" was well received by the electronic music community and her single "Broken Windows" was among the top 3 electronic category finalists for the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Competition.
Increasingly inspired by dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
and glitch hop in 2008 ill-esha began producing music more synonymous with the glitch
Glitch
A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system. It is often used to describe a transient fault that corrects itself, and is therefore difficult to troubleshoot...
genre, and founded Glitch Hop Forum with collaborator Dewey db. Together they produced the track "H.A.A.R.P" which was released in 2009 on Muti Music record label. It hit #3 on Beatport electronica downloads and stayed in the top 10 for several months. Exploring her love of 2-step and future garage she diversified further.
In 2010 she was signed with Daly City Records and Haunted Audio record labels. She has several single releases on Haunted Audio and her second album "Circadian Rhythms" was released on Daly City Records the same year. The album held a spot in the top 10 monthly downloads on Addictech for December 2010. Sampling Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
's soundtrack for the movie Tron: Legacy, she released a free bootleg "Purple Legacy" in 2010 which went to #1 on SoundCloud and garnered almost 15,000 plays in four days before being removed due to a copyright conflict with Disney
Currently part of a collaborative project with Bay Area Dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
pioneer Antiserum
Antiserum
Antiserum is blood serum containing polyclonal antibodies. Antiserum is used to pass on passive immunity to many diseases. Passive antibody transfusion from a previous human survivor is the only known effective treatment for Ebola infection .The most common use of antiserum in humans is as...
, their mix of Purple and hard Dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
has reached the international market, with two vinyl releases "Zephyr" and "Gold Rush" scheduled for 2011 release on European labels Dub Police and Subway.
Albums
- 2007: Perfect Circuit
- 2010: Circadian Rhythms
- 2011: Elusive History
Remixes
- 2011: Mochipet: "Whomp-a-saurus Sex" (ill-esha remix) (Daly City)
- 2011: Who Cares: "These Three Words" (ill-esha remix) (Simplify)
- 2011: +verb: "Cough" (ill-esha remix) (Muti Music)
- 2010: Freddy Todd: "Blowin' Good" (ill-esha remix) (Car Crash Set)
- 2010: Subvert: "Speaker Humpin'" (ill-esha remix ft. MC ThinkTank) (Muti Music)
Singles
- 2001: "Social Skillz" with Datcyde (Breakbeat Science)
- 2002: "Social Skillz" Garon Remix (Taciturn)
- 2004: "The Modern Divide" with Revolution Void (as Elysha Zaide)
- 2007: "Gemini Soul" with Jay Tripwire (Nordic Trax)
- 2007: "Stealth" with Aperture (Outsider UK)
- 2007: "Universe" with TheEgo and DJ Roots (BluSaphir)
- 2008: "Coward" on Knowledge Magazine Cover CD, Acoustixx Journeyz
- 2008: "Point of No Return" with Contour (Intrinsic)
- 2009: "Not the Way" with Castor (Force Recordings)
- 2009: "Save Me" with Madmen & Poets, Soulgrifter (Fokuz)
- 2009: "Sin City" featuring Ozzius Atreides (Woofer Cookers)
- 2009: "Kitchen Sync" (Woofer Cookers)
- 2009: "H.A.A.R.P." with Dewey dB on Acid Crunk Vol. 2 (Muti Music)
- 2010: "Snow-country Child / Daydreamer" (Haunted Audio)
- 2010: "Risky Rutabaga" (Woofer Cookers)
- 2010: "The Grande Slam Dunk" (Emergency Broadcast System)
- 2011: "Kitsch Meets Glitch" (Mata Hari/Shiki Miki) featuring Kitsch Palace (Street Ritual)
- 2011: "Meeting Up With Producer Friends on Mountainsides" with Freddy Todd, Elfkowitz & Joe Mousepad, featured on Freddy Todd's "Neon Spectacle Operator" LP (Simplify)
- 2011: "Black Ice EP: Part 1 North American Excursion" (Haunted Audio)
- 2011: "Black Ice EP: Part 2 European Excursion" (Haunted Audio)
- 2011: "Cherry Blossoms EP" ft. remixes by TrillBass, Mindelixir, Dan Wall & Ron Gee, Splatinum (True Score Theory)
- 2011: "Zephyr" with Antiserum (Dub Police)