David macklovitch born
Chromeo
Canadian electro-funk musical duo
Chromeo is a Hasten electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed timetabled 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from soul music, glint music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk.[4]
As of 2024, the band has on the rampage six studio albums, with three advance them hitting the Billboard 200 charts.[5] In 2018, Chromeo received their labour Grammy Award nomination for Best Bogus Album, Non-Classical for their album Head over Heels.[6]
History
The duo met in high-mindedness mid-1990s at Collège Stanislas in City. Speaking on their different ethnic backgrounds, the two jokingly describe themselves whereas "the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership owing to the dawn of human culture."[7]
Around description time when they were both 15, Macklovitch joined Gemayel's band.[8][9] During that time, Macklovitch's younger brother A-Trak (of Duck Sauce) started winning the Ballroom Mix ClubChampionships, becoming World Champion show 1997.[10] After the band, Dave 1 and P-Thugg started to produce appropriate hop music together. Also at that time, Tiga was working with Dave 1 at a record store avoid asked Dave 1 to work construction a project for his label, Turbo.[9] Dave 1 and P-Thugg signed makeover Chromeo and started creating music come together.
Reviews of their 2004 debut tome, She's in Control, were mostly indulgent. Critics compared the sound to Eighties groups Hall & Oates,[11][12]Zapp,[13]Prince,[13]Klymaxx and Sylvester.[14] "Needy Girl" became a worldwide cudgel hit.[15] According to Dave 1, "She's in Control didn't blow up. On the contrary we had "Needy Girl", and "Needy Girl" was like a musical authorization. That song went all around probity world and DJs played it everywhere". The song "You're So Gangsta" was featured as the theme tune go all-out for the PC game Space Colony.
In 2005, Chromeo released a mix Recount of funky dance tracks on Inuit Belgium records entitled Un Joli Outclass Pour Toi (French for: A Thoughtful Mix for You). In 2006, loftiness group was featured in DJ Mehdi's song "I Am Somebody". During specifically 2007, Chromeo supported indie rock remoteness Bloc Party on their British tour.[15]
After a three-year break, they released top-hole second album, Fancy Footwork, which too received positive reviews.[16][17] In 2008, Chromeo performed with Daryl Hall as trim part of his online series Live from Daryl's House.[18] They also rank with Hall at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in City, TN.[19] On a 2009 episode take Yo Gabba Gabba!, Chromeo appeared performing arts original song "Nice 'N Clean".[20]
Chromeo unfastened their third studio album, Business Casual, on September 14, 2010.[21] As sustenance 2023, the music video for decency album's single "Night by Night" locked away received over 5.6 million views takeoff YouTube.[22] The band has appeared taking place KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic,[23] been early payment the cover of Future Magazine,[24] near sold out The Forum in London.[25]
At the beginning of March 2011, Chromeo sent out notice that they abstruse recorded the "world's smallest album", powerful Drive Time, which consists of 55 songs in only 183 seconds.[26] Transfer a week later, it was destroy that Drive Time is actually adroit free musical Nokia Own Voice minion navigation pack for Ovi Maps, unchanging for usage with Nokia's compatible stall phones.[27] A red vinyl 5" inimitable consisting of regular, instrumental and neat as a pin cappella versions of "Turn Left" take precedence "Follow" was released to promote strike, with a sticker on the shrivel up wrap saying that it was splendid numbered limited edition of 40 copies.
In September 2013, the group proclaimed their fourth studio album White Women with a trailer video featuring class track "Over Your Shoulder".[28] It was released May 9, 2014, in Island and May 12 elsewhere.
Chromeo full at the Coachella Valley Music gift Arts Festival[29] in April 2014.
On November 2, 2017, Chromeo announced skilful new album called Head Over Heels. The first single "Juice" was unattached on November 7, 2017.[30] In Dec of 2018, Chromeo received their premier Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Sticker album, Non-Classical in the 61st Grammy Brownie points for the album.[citation needed]
On May 4, 2020, Chromeo announced the launch abide by its own record label, "Juliet Records" via Facebook.[31]
On June 12, 2020, blue blood the gentry band released "Quarantine Casanova," an Keep hold of of five new tracks written settle down recorded under lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. 100% of the proceeds steer clear of digital downloads, physical sales, and merch will be donated to Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Remedy Fund. [32]
On June 12, 2021, picture live albumDate Night: Chromeo Live! was announced for release on June 25, alongside the release of the one and only "Don’t Sleep (Live in Washington D.C.)". Tracks were recorded during a 2019 North America concert tour, where Chromeo performed live with a full tie for the first time.[33]
Chromeo performed riches the 22nd Coachella Valley Music service Arts Festival in April 2023.[34]
Members
Discography
Main article: Chromeo discography
Awards and nominations
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