Flight Facilities

Flight Facilities
Also known as Hugo & Jimmy
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Disco, house, indie pop, electronic
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Labels Future Classic, Glassnote Records
Website flightfacilities.com
Members Hugo Gruzman, James Lyell

Flight Facilities is an Australian electronic producer duo that also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009, they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting their own original material. The duo consists of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. Their debut album, Down to Earth was released in October 2014 and features prominent names in the industry such as Kylie Minogue, Emma Louise, Reggie Watts, Bishop Nehru, Owl Eyes, and Stee Downes.

History

Flight Facilities are a duo, Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell, which first began mixing various songs by other artists in 2009 in Sydney.[1] They have reworked Bag Raiders, Toecutter and Sneaky Sound System.[1][2] Their first original song, "Crave You" written by and featuring Giselle Rosselli, received considerable airtime (broadcasting) in Australia on the alternative music radio station Triple J in 2010.[1][3] It was co-written by Gruzman, Lyell and Rosselli after the duo contacted the musician/producer to provide an original track for a compilation album by their label Bang Gang.[1][4] In July 2010 Flight Facilities commenced their first tour, Maiden Voyage.[1] They played at various Australian nightclubs: Elsewhere in the Gold Coast, Empire in Brisbane, Limbo in Adelaide, and Adult Disco in Sydney before going to Japan to play at Onzieme in Osaka, and Le Baron in Tokyo.[5] "Crave You" was listed at No. 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010 and was featured as the soundtrack to Myer's 2010 Spring Racing Carnival television commercial campaign.[6]

In 2011, "Foreign Language" won a J-Award for music video,[7] and appeared as number 72 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011.[8] In February that year while performing as Hugo & Jimmy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the duo claimed to be from Trinidad and Tobago.[2][9][10] They have jokingly told journalists the same thing and that they are Calvin Harris.[11]

In 2012, "Clair de Lune" (Ft. Christine Hoberg) appeared as number 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.[12] In April they were broadcast on Triple J with four 1 hour long mixes featuring a decade spanning from 1972 to 2012 [13].

In 2013, KCRW invited Flight Facilities to SXSW and headlined their home countries Falls Festival and Southbound Festivals (alongside The Roots, !!!, MGMT, Bonobo and Grizzly Bear). In 2014 they were asked to play one of the worlds biggest festivals, Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Palm Springs where they played to 8000 plus people each day.

The C90s track "Shine A Light" (Flight Facilities remix), gained mainstream attention in 2013 when featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V, created by Rockstar Games.

In 2014 "Two Bodies" (featuring Emma Louise) appeared as number 39 and "Sunshine" (Ft. Reggie Watts) as number 52 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014.[14] On 24 October 2014 they issued their debut album, Down to Earth, which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[15] It received a gold certification from ARIA by the end of the following year.[16]

In 2015 Flight Facilities released a live album following their performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The live album consisted of tracks from the duo's debut album as well as previous releases.

In 2015 "Down to Earth" was made into a music video starring Sam Rockwell. At the ARIA Music Awards that year, Flight Facilities were nominated in three categories: Album of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Cover Art (by Timothy Lovett) for Down to Earth.[17]

In 2017, Flight Facilities released the song "Arty Boy" featuring Emma Louise on vocals,[18] followed by the single, "Stranded", featuring Broods, Reggie Watts and Saro.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[15]
Down to Earth 3

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[15]
Live with the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra
  • Released: 18 December 2015
  • Label: Future Classic
  • Format: Digital Download
 —[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[15]
"Crave You"
(featuring Giselle Rosselli)		 2010 — Down to Earth
"Foreign Language"
(featuring Jess Higgs)		 2011 87 N/A
"With You"
(featuring Grovesnor)		 2012 —
"Feelin" —
"Clair De Lune"
(featuring Christine Hoberg)		 38 Down to Earth
"I Didn't Believe"
(featuring Elizabeth Rose)		 2013 — N/A
"Stand Still"
(featuring Micky Green)		 61 Down to Earth
"Two Bodies"
(featuring Emma Louise)		 2014 67
"Sunshine"
(featuring Reggie Watts)		 85
"Need You"
(featuring Nïka)		 2018 96
"All Your Love"
(featuring Dustin Tebbutt)		 2018 (p) 2018 Future Classic All Your Love (featuring Dustin Tebbutt) - Single

Remixes

  • "Two Bodies Feat. Emma Louise 2014 (Down to Earth)
  • "Stand Still Feat. Micky Green 2013 (Single / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "Stand Still Feat. Micky Green 2013 (Com Truise remix) (Single / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "Stand Still Feat. Micky Green 2013 (Mario Basanov remix) (Single / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "Stand Still Feat. Micky Green 2013 (Wave Racer Remix) (Single / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "Clair De Lune Feat. Christine Hoberg 2013 (Instrumental) (Single / Flight Facilities / Glassnote)
  • "Clair De Lune Feat. Christine Hoberg 2013 (Prins Thomas Discomiks) (Single / Flight Facilities / Glassnote)
  • "Clair De Lune Feat. Christine Hoberg 2013 (Crazy P Remix) (Single / Flight Facilities / Glassnote)
  • "Clair De Lune Feat. Christine Hoberg 2013 (Them Jeans Edit) (Single / Flight Facilities / Glassnote)
  • "I Didn’t Believe Feat. Elizabeth Rose 2013 (Single / Flight Facilities / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "I Didn’t Believe Feat. Elizabeth Rose 2013 (Tiger & Woods Remix) 2013 (Single / Flight Facilities / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "I Didn’t Believe Feat. Elizabeth Rose 2013 (Lou Teti Remix) 2013 (Single / Flight Facilities / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "I Didn’t Believe Feat. Elizabeth Rose 2013 (Light Year Remix) 2013 (Single / Flight Facilities / Future Classic / Glassnote)
  • "Clair De Lune Feat. Christine Hoberg 2012 (Single / Flight Facilities / Glassnote)
  • "With You Feat. Grovesnor 2012 (Single / Future Classic)
  • "With You Feat. Grovesnor 2012 (extended) (Single / Future Classic)
  • "With You Feat. Grovesnor 2012 (David August Remix) (Single / Future Classic)
  • "With You Feat. Grovesnor 2012 (Danny Daze 5am Remix) (Single / Future Classic)
  • "With You Feat. Grovesnor 2012 (MAM Remix) (Single / Future Classic)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (extended) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (Dropout Orchestra Remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (Will Saul remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (Beni Remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (Rocco Raimundo Remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Foreign Language Feat. Jess (Elizabeth Rose Remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Feeling (original) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Feeling (Jonny Pow! Remix) 2011 (EP Future Classic / Inertia / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle 2010 (EP - Flight Facilities Self Release / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (Version 2) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (James Curd Remix) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (Ted & Francis Dub) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (An2 Remix) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (The C90s Remix) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)
  • "Crave you Feat. Giselle (Graz Remix) 2010 (EP - FF / Worldwide)

Remixes

  • "Bag Raiders - Turbo Love (Flight Facilities first class remix feature Louie Austen) 2009 (EP - Bang Gang 12" / Worldwide)
  • "Lowbrows - Dream in the Desert (Flight Facilities Remix) 2009 (EP - Bang Gang 12" / Worldwide)
  • "Sneaky Sound System - 16 (Flight Facilities Remix) 2009 (EP - Whack / Worldwide)
  • "James Curd - Got to Have (Flight Facilities Remix) 2009 (EP - DFA / Worldwide)
  • "The C90s - Shine A Light (Flight Facilities Remix) 2010 (EP - Relish / Worldwide)
  • "Cut Copy - Take Me Over (Flight Facilities Remix) 2011 (Album - Modular / Worldwide)
  • "Holy Ghost - Wait & See (Flight Facilities Remix) 2011 (Album - DFA/Universal / Worldwide)
  • "Foals - Miami (Tim Fuchs remix feat Flight Facilities) 2010 (Album - Warner Records/Transgressive/ UK/EU)

Notes

  1. ↑ Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Digital Albums chart.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Daverh (8 July 2010). "Flight Facilities: Take Off". In the Mix. Sound Alliance. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Triple J Home and Hosed". Dom Alessio. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Current Triple J Hitlist". Triple J. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "'Crave You' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Maiden Voyage Tour". flightfacilities.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Hottest 100 - 2010 | #19 Flight Facilities - 'Crave You' | triple j
  7. ↑ Flight Facilities - Foreign Language | J Awards Video Nomination| triple j
  8. ↑ Countdown | Hottest 100 - 2011 | triple j
  9. ↑ Flight Facilities Xmas Party @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (10/12/2011)
  10. ↑ Something good at ‘love garage’ | The Jakarta Post
  11. ↑ Johnson-Ingra, David (5 April 2012). "Flight Facilities Interview with Hugo". SF Critic. David Johnson-Igra. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  12. ↑ #17: Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune {Ft. Christine Hoberg} | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j
  13. ↑ http://thedecademixes.com/
  14. ↑ | Hottest 100 - 2014 | triple j
  15. 1 2 3 4 Peak positions for releases in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Flight Facilities discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
    • "Foreign Language", "Stand Still", "Two Bodies" and "Sunshine": "The ARIA Report - Issue #1289" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
    • "Need You": "ARIA Chart Watch #463". auspOp. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ↑ ARIA Music Awards for Flight Facilities:
    • Search Results 'Flight Facilities': "Search Results for 'Flight Facilities'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
    • 2013 winners and nominees: "Winners by Year 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
    • 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Williams, Tom (21 June 2017). "Flight Facilities Return With First New Song In Three Years, 'Arty Boy' – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ktB4wQe-M
  20. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (8 August 2015). "ARIA Albums: Meghan Trainor 'Title' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "The ARIA Report – Issue #1348" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 December 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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