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L'Orange (record producer)

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L'Orange
Birth nameAustin Hart
Born (1991-12-07) December 7, 1991 (age 32)
North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
OccupationRecord producer
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitelorange.bandcamp.com

Austin Hart[1] (born December 7,[2] 1991),[3] better known by his stage name L'Orange, is an American hip hop record producer from North Carolina.[4] He is formerly signed to Mello Music Group.[5] In 2023, he founded label Old Soul Music.[6]

A documentary film about his severe hearing loss due to cholesteatoma, premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 20, 2023.[7][8][9][10]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Old Soul (2011) (Re-released in 2023)
  • The Mad Writer (2012)
  • The City Under the City (2013) (with Stik Figa)
  • The Orchid Days (2014)
  • The Night Took Us In like Family (2015) (with Jeremiah Jae)
  • Time? Astonishing! (2015) (with Kool Keith)
  • The Life & Death of Scenery (2016) (with Mr. Lif)
  • The Ordinary Man (2017)
  • Marlowe (2018) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
  • Complicate Your Life with Violence (2019) (with Jeremiah Jae)
  • Marlowe 2 (2020) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
  • Imaginary Everything (2021) (with Namir Blade)
  • The World is Still Chaos, But I feel Better (2021)
  • Marlowe 3 (2022) (with Solemn Brigham, as Marlowe)
  • Signature (2023) (with Joell Ortiz)

EPs

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  • The Manipulation EP (2011)
  • Still Spinning (2012)
  • After the Flowers (2014)
  • Koala (2016)

Singles

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  • "Whin" (2012)
  • "Until the Break" (2012)
  • "Alone" (2013)
  • "Super Hero" (2016)
  • "Blame the Author" (2017)
  • "Lost Arts" (2018)
  • "Demonstration" (2018)
  • "The Basement" (2018)
  • "The Talkative Mailman Can't Read" (2018)
  • "Dead Battery" (2019)
  • "Future Power Sources" (2020)
  • "O.G. Funk Rock" (2020)
  • "Lamilton Taeshawn" (2020)
  • "Otherworld" (2020)
  • "Corner Store Scandal" (2021)
  • "Point to Point" (2021)
  • "Past Life" (2022)
  • "Royal" (2022)

Musical style

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For his music he samples mainly old jazz, swing and soul songs, which he combines with old radio broadcasts and film noir audios. To produce his songs he uses a MPC and old vinyl records amongst other equipment.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "L'Orange: The Cabbages Interview". May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ @LOrangeMusic (December 8, 2020). "Thank you to everyone for the birthday love. I'm getting older, but not as old as Wikipedia says i am" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @LOrangeMusic (April 20, 2018). "Happy 4/20 to the 26 year old stoner who realized today that he smokes all the time anyway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul. "L'Orange | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "L'Orange". Mello Music Group. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Empowering Musicians Worldwide | Old Soul Music - an Independent Music Label". www.oldsoulmusic.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Mad Writer | Official Site". The Mad Writer. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Editor Zach Kashkett Makes Directorial Debut with Music Doc 'The Mad Writer' at Slamdance". SHOOTonline. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Ermer, Brandon (January 27, 2023). "Slamdance Film Review: The Mad Writer - SLUG Magazine". Slug Mag. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Wong, Peter (January 23, 2023). "Reviews From Slamdance 2023". Beyond Chron. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "L'Orange". Mellomusicgroup.com.
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