Classixx
Classixx performing in 2013
Classixx performing in 2013
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active2008–present
LabelsKitsuné, Innovative Leisure, Future Classic
MembersMichael David
Tyler Blake
Websiteclassixx.la

Classixx is an American electronic music record production and DJ duo, based in Los Angeles, composed of Michael David and Tyler Blake.[1][2]

History

Tyler Blake and Michael David, childhood friends, started a DJ duo in the suburbs of Los Angeles.[3] The name Classixx came from their liking of classic compilations of different music.[4] The DJ duo is influenced by a plethora of music, ranging from old school R&B to Paul Simon to Kraftwerk.[5]

The duo currently reside in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Michael David married Katie Gravette in 2011.[6] David and Blake are childhood friends and attended the same middle school and high school together.[7]

Career

David spent the first half of the 2000s releasing his own music and touring in a band as a guitar player while Blake attended the Berklee School of Music.[8] In 2005, David left his previous band and Blake dropped out of music school. Soon after, Classixx was formed. In their early twenties, Classixx were part of the new wave of the Los Angeles electronic music.[9] A change from the banger-driven electro that had been dominating dance floors, their sound was a smooth blend of disco, new wave, funk, house, and indie rock.[10] Recent remixes for groundbreaking and diverse artists include Phoenix,[11] Mayer Hawthorne, Holy Ghost, Ladyhawke, Fischerspooner, Groove Armada, Yacht,[12] Beni, Drop the Lime[13] and Major Lazer.[14] According to Chicagoist, Classixx "became staples in DJ sets all over the world".[15]

Pitchfork Media wrote that the duo gave Phoenix's "Lisztomania" "a gorgeously pillowy synth-disco framework".[16] The Los Angeles Times called it "pure disco cotton candy".[17]

Classixx's debut single, "I'll Get You" featuring Jeppe (Junior Senior),[14] was released in the summer of 2009 on Paris based Kitsune Records.

Classixx's first album, Hanging Gardens, was released on May 14, 2013 via Innovative Leisure.[18]

Classixx announced their second album Faraway Reach via Instagram on February 17, 2016. The album features guest appearances by Passion Pit, T-Pain, De Lux, Alex Frankel, How to Dress Well, Nonku, Harriet Brown, Isles and Panama and was released on June 3, 2016.[19]

In 2017, they worked with Panama on his EP 'Hope for Something'.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Original production

Remixes

References

  1. ^ Hood, John (March 18, 2010). "Classixx is L.A.'s new dynamite duo", Miami New Times. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Costello, Jesse (March 16, 2010). "Classixx interview: SXSW 2010", Spinner. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Killahbeez Interviews December 26, 2009". Killahbeez.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ Foos, Zachary (2 December 2008). "Interview With Tyler From Classixx". Fancysounds.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ Foos, Zachary (2008-12-02). "Fancy Sounds: Interview With Tyler From Classixx". Fancysounds.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  6. ^ "WMC 2010 – Classixx KarmaloopTV Interview | Funky House Music | FHMDC". Funky House Music. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. ^ "Oh Yeah Classixx!!". THE NUMBER 20. 2009-07-30. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  8. ^ Giambalvo, Carole (August 7, 2009). "SoundCheck: Hippiefest II, Tides of Man, Classixx, Emery, Candy Bars", St. Petersburg Times, p. 39.
  9. ^ "Killabeez Interviews". Killahbeez.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Killabeez Interviews". Killahbeez.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Classixx Remix Phoenix". Stereogum.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  12. ^ Benson, Denise (March 10, 2010). "Denise Benson's best bets[permanent dead link]", Eye Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Mudhar, Raju (February 11, 2010). "Concert sampler", Toronto Star, p. E2.
  14. ^ a b "Ohh! Crapp...: CLASSIXX". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  15. ^ Guidry, Jake (January 8, 2010). "CLASSIXX To Get Sensual At Smart Bar This Saturday Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine", Chicagoist. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  16. ^ Hogan, Marc (June 12, 2009). "Album review: Various Artists: Kitsuné Maison 7: The Lucky One", Pitchfork.com. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  17. ^ (May 24, 2009). "Underrated / Overrated", Los Angeles Times, p. D3.
  18. ^ Saver, Cooper (February 11, 2013). "Classixx Announce Debut Album "Hanging Gardens"", MagneticMag.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  19. ^ "Classixx - Faraway Reach". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  20. ^ Geslanion, Michelle (21 June 2017). "Panama shares new EP, Hope for Something: Stream". consequence.net. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Kitsune and The Cobrasnake present Classixx feat. Jeppe – I'll Get You". Hypebeast. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

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