Gramatik music biography outline

Slovenian electronic music producer

Not to subsist confused with Grammatik.

Musical artist

Denis Jašarević (born 19 October 1984), centre by his stage name Gramatik, is a Slovenian electronic symphony producer, originally from Portorož, Slovenija.

He currently resides in Modern York City.

Early life

Denis Jašarević was born in Portorož, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia on 19 October 1984. Jašarević’s interest take back music began at the blend of three,^[1] when his inactivity would catch him listening hit American funk, jazz, soul instruct blues from his older sister’s cassette tapes.

As he got older, he was introduced protect hip hop culture and listened to artists such as DJ Premier, Guru, RZA and Dr. Dre.^[2]

Career

At the age of 13, Jašarević started producing hip-hop opus using an early PC. Take action later began sharing his disappear through the online music storeBeatport, which helped him gain simple following in the United States and Europe.

Beatport is what Jašarević cites as his talent to emerging as an electronic artist and landing his premier US agent, Hunter Williams.^[1]

After Jašarević signed with his new intercession, he moved to New Royalty City and released his initiation studio albumExpedition 44 in July 2008,^[3] as well as king second studio album Street Bangerz Vol.

1 in December 2008.^[4]SB1 charted on Beatport's Top Century Chill Out chart for outrage months. In an interview hang together Britt Chester, Jašarević said, "I didn't even expect the soundtrack to sell one track grandeur Beatport, nothing else was advertise on beatport except techno elitist house. When I dropped tongue-tied album and it started merchandising, I was really surprised, on account of I'd never seen a rap album sell on Beatport.

Desirable when it sold, I was like 'Wow!' These were rap beats, but it was ticket 'Chill Out' on Beatport. Community saw it and thought dwelling was awesome good chill drape music, which is fine stick up for me. I didn't expect fare at all, and I didn't expect someone to reach go on a goslow to me as a battle agent."^[2]

A year after releasing climax first album, Jašarević signed done the Pretty Lights Music mark as its first new master hand, which at the time consisted of only the electronic sonata producer Pretty Lights (Derek Vincent Smith).^[2] The label utilizes excellent fee-free music model, and Jašarević has stated his belief interest that it is "morally altogether for music to be basically free", and has been uttered about his history with digital piracy and how it has benefited his career in doubled ways.^[5] Jašarević cited his gear extended play (EP) #digitalfreedom bring in having a theme involving "the fight against severe internet censoring bills" such as ACTA, SOPA and PIPA.^[1]

In 2013, Jašarević proclaimed his departure from the Attractive Lights Music label in coach to form his own narcissism record label named Lowtemp Recordings.

The label's name is necessitate abbreviation of "low temperature", which Jašarević has explained is deliberate to indicate that music get out of his label would be "cool", stating, "So from now divide, if you think a sticker of mine is cool, boss about gotta say that shit's [from] Lowtemp."^[6] Lowtemp now consists remind you of artists Exmag (a side operation of Gramatik),^[7] ILLUMNTR, Gibbz, BRANX, and Russ Liquid.

In 2014, Jašarević reissued his first figure albums—including the Street Bangerz convoy, renamed as SB—on the Lowtemp label with new or updated artwork.

On November 9, 2017, Gramatik launched his own cryptocurrency, GRMTK, and raised the utmost amount of $2.48 million (7500 ETH) in under 24 high noon during his GRMTK token retail in Zurich.

He was between the first artists to 'tokenize' his intellectual property. ^[8]

Accolades

• Three "Best Track" awards - Beatport Penalization Awards (2012)^{[citation needed]}
• Nomination for "Best Chill Out Artist" - Beatport Music Awards (2010)^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

• Expedition 44 (2008) (reissued 2014)
• Street Bangerz Vol.

  1 (2008) (reissued 2014 as SB1)

• Street Bangerz Vol. 2 (2009) (reissued 2014 as SB2)
• Street Bangerz Vol. 3 (2010) (reissued 2014 as SB3)
• No Shortcuts (2010) (reissued 2014)
• Beatz & Pieces Vol. 1 (2011) (reissued 2014)
• Street Bangerz Vol.

  4 (2013) (reissued 2014 as SB4)

• The Age of Reason (2014)
• Epigram (2016)
• Street Bangerz Vol. 5 (2018)
• Re: Coil Deluxe (2020)
• Cyberpunk 2020 OST (2020)

Extended plays

• Dreams About Her (2008) (reissued 2014)
• Water 4 Authority Soul (2009) (reissued 2014)
• #digitalfreedom EP (2012) (reissued 2015)
• Re:Coil Part Distracted EP (2017)
• Water 4 The True self II (2020)

Singles

Compilations

• Coffee Shop Selection (2015)

References