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Santogold performing in Guadalajara, Mexico
Santogold performing in Guadalajara, Mexico
Background information
Birth name Santi White
Born 1976
Origin Philadelphia
Genre(s) Indie rock, dub, electronic, New Wave, punk rock, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Marrakesh (2007)
Atlantic, Downtown
Associated acts Stiffed

Santogold (born Santi White) is an American songwriter, producer, and singer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing

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Biography

Santi White attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then went to college at Wesleyan University, where she double-majored in Music and African-American studies. Germantown Friends School (GFS is a co-educational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA under the supervision Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern This article concerns Wesleyan The artist got her pseudonym in the 1980s from a friend's nickname for her. [1] She worked for Epic Records as an A&R representative, but left the position to write and produce How I Do, the debut album from the singer Res. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development Shareese Renée Ballard, better known as Res (ˈriːs reese) is a female Rock / R&B singer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania [2] In 2004, her father, a lawyer involved in a Philadelphia municipal government corruption case, died. [3]

Santogold was lead singer of the Philadelphia-based punk rock/ska band Stiffed,[4] whose 2003 album, Sex Sells, and 2005 album, Burned Again, were produced by Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D Darryl Jenifer (born October 22, 1960 in Washington DC is the bassist for Hardcore punk band Bad Brains. [5] While in this group, she was offered a solo contract by Martin Heath of Lizard King Records. Marrakesh Records is a small UK indie label which first signed The Killers. [6] Her initial singles succeeded based on heavy attention from Internet media. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks [7] White also appeared on Mark Ronson's 2007 album Version, performing on a cover of The Jam's "Pretty Green". Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975 is an English Brit Award and three-times Grammy award -winning Music producer, artist and co-founder of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Version is the second album by New York -based English DJ, Mark Ronson. The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s

Santogold performing on January 16, 2008
Santogold performing on January 16, 2008

Santogold

Working with fellow Stiffed member John Hill as co-producer, she recorded her debut album, Santogold, which was originally slated for release on Downtown Records in January 2008,[6] but was pushed back to April 2008. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Santogold is the Eponymous debut album by alternative American artist Santogold. Downtown Records is a Record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. [8][9] The album (including its B-sides and remixes) features appearances or production work from Chuck Treece, Cliffored "Moonie" Pusey of Steel Pulse, Diplo, Freq Nasty, M.I.A, Naeem Juwan of Spank Rock, Radioclit, Sinden, Switch, Trouble Andrew, and XXXchange. Chuck Treece (born June 30, 1964) is a session musician and professional skateboarder from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Steel Pulse is a well-known Roots reggae musical band They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School in Diplo may refer to Ramón Rivero, Puerto Rican actor comedian and composer Diplo (DJ, Wesley Pentz (also variably known as Diplodocus Freq Nasty (also spelled as FreQ Nasty) is a United Kingdom Breakbeat, dub, and Electronica Disc Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17 1977 better known by her Stage name M Spank Rock is an American rap group Their style is generally described as a mix of underground Alternative rap, and electro. Switch (aka Dave Taylor, A Brucker, Solid Groove) is a UK-based DJ, sound engineer and Record producer. [10] The album's first singles, "Creator" and "L.E.S. Artistes", were both well received. "Creator" is the debut single by American artist Santogold, and along with " L "LES Artistes" is the debut single by American artist Santogold, and along with " Creator " the first to be taken from her self-titled Rolling Stone, Spin, and BBC all named Santogold an artist to watch in 2008. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr [2][9][11] "Creator", along with "Lights Out",[12] has appeared in commercials for Bud Light Lime in the United States,[13][14] and VO5 hair products in the United Kingdom. Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Alberto-Culver is an international Corporation whose principal business is manufacturing hair and skin beauty care products under such brands as Alberto VO5 St Similarly, "You'll Find A Way" was featured in the EA Sports video game, FIFA 08, with "L. EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on Sports Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports FIFA 08 is the next to latest installment of Electronic Arts ' series of football Video games Developed by EA Canada E. S. Artistes" featured in some versions of its sister game NHL 08. The National Hockey League ( NHL) series is a professional Ice hockey Video game developed by EA Canada and published yearly by Electronic Her song "Say Aha" was featured in a Zune-Arts video. Santi has also toured with M. I. A. , Björk, and Architecture in Helsinki. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian Musical collective based in the suburb of Northcote in Melbourne. [15] In addition to her own material, White has worked with Lily Allen[14] and Ashlee Simpson. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. [16]

Santogold has recorded a song with The Strokes' Julian Casablancas for Converse. Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is the Vocalist and Songwriter of the Alternative rock band The Strokes [17] Santi told Gigwise.com that they recorded the song separately and did "their own separate thing", "so it ends up being just this weird long song with sort of everybody with lots of their own personalities separate. Gigwisecom is an online music magazine "Starting life as a humble listings guide for Merseyside United Kingdom in 2001 Gigwise has since developed into a comprehensive music "[18]

Artistry

White's style has been compared often to that of M.I.A.. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17 1977 better known by her Stage name M [5][19] Santogold said of the comparison: "We’ve worked with some of the same people and . . . have similar influences. But the way we go around implementing those influences are very different, and I am in no way influenced by what the press are saying. "[10] Additionally, some of Santogold's material has been compared to that of the Pixies,[19] which Santogold agrees with. Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 [10] Santogold has also said that she is inspired by 1980s pop music. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure "I felt that a lot of pop music from the '80s had a depth to it, and I hope to bring back some more good pop songs. "[10] White also stated her liking for New Wave[10] and critics named Siouxsie to describe "My Superman". New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Susan Janet Ballion [20] The singer also cites Fela Kuti, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and reggae music as influences. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15 1938 – August 2 1997) or simply Fela, was James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s [21] Santogold has made a point of not performing R&B or rap like other "brown girls",[10] saying she is "not like Ciara. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25 1985 professionally known as Ciara, is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter Record producer "[8] White caused controversy when pointing out that people were labeling her music as hip hop and R&B because she is black, and that was racist. [22][23]

Discography

Main article: Santogold discography

Albums

Singles


References

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