Odesza

ODESZA
ODESZA performing at the Arlington Theater in April 2015
Background information
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Website www.odesza.com
Members Harrison Mills
(aka Catacombkid)
Clayton Knight
(aka BeachesBeaches)[6]

ODESZA[7] (/oʊˈdɛsə/) are an American electronic music band, originating from Bellingham, Washington. It consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, known individually as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches. They formed in 2012, shortly before Mills and Knight graduated from Western Washington University. Additionally, ODESZA is composed of a complete brass section, drum line, and vocal singers including Naomi Wild and WYNNE, among others. [8]

Their debut album, Summer's Gone, was released later in 2012 to acclaim in the underground electronic music community.[9][10] After their debut extended play (EP), My Friends Never Die, in 2013, they released their sophomore album, In Return, on September 9, 2014. It was the duo's debut release on Ninja Tune and its imprint, Counter Records. In 2016, "Say My Name" (RAC mix) gained the duo their first Grammy nomination (Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical) at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[11] A Moment Apart, their third studio album, was released on September 8, 2017.[12] It reached #3 on the Billboard 200, while topping the Top Electronic/Dance Albums Chart.[13][14] It was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album, with "Line of Sight" also nominated for Best Dance Recording, at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.

The duo was also nominated in 2017 for Producer of the Year at the Electronic Music Awards.

The duo have founded and operated their own record label, Foreign Family Collective, which distributes songs as well as visual art from artists. Furthermore, Billboard named ODESZA as #10 on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians, the Billboard Dance 100.[15][16]

History

Early career

Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight met during their freshman year at Western Washington University. The two did not share the same educational interests. Knight studied physics and mathematics while Mills studied graphic design.[6] They did not begin collaborating musically until their senior year in 2012.[17] As a child, Knight was classically trained in piano and later learned guitar.[17]

Name

The band's name is taken from the name of Mills' uncle's sunken vessel. Only his uncle and one other crew mate survived.[18] Since the spelling "Odessa" was already being used by a Scottish synth band, they instead chose to use a form of the Hungarian spelling, replacing the "ss" with "sz".[19] The correct spelling in Hungarian is: Odessza.

Individually Mills is known as Catacombkid, and Knight is known as BeachesBeaches. In reference to how Mills got his nickname, he says, "I got into Aesop Rock and he has a song called 'Catacomb Kids.' I thought it sounded cool."[6] On the other hand, the story behind Knight's nickname, he says, "Honestly I was high in my bedroom making music one day…"[6]

2012–2014: Summer's Gone, My Friends Never Die EP and In Return

The duo quickly released their debut LP, Summer's Gone, on September 5, 2012. On November 9, 2012, ODESZA performed their first show, opening for Teen Daze and Beat Connection in Bellingham, WA.[20] They soon hit 1 million Soundcloud plays before their debut EP, My Friends Never Die, was released a year later.[21] ODESZA was booked to open for Pretty Lights on his Analog Future Tour in the fall of 2013.[22] Their first headline tour kicked off on March 12, 2014.[23] ODESZA hit 30 million Soundcloud plays on October 1, 2014.[23] On October 17, 2014, ODESZA's In Return North American tour sold out 28 shows.[24] Thirty-one ODESZA tracks have hit #1 on Hype Machine, including "How Did I Get Here", "Memories That You Call", "Lights", "All We Need" (Autograf Remix), among others.[25] Their first festival performance at Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington was followed by slots at over 20 festivals, including Coachella, SXSW, Hangout Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Governor's Ball Music Festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival, Free Press Summer Fest, and Lollapalooza.[26]

2015–2016: Foreign Family Collective and touring

In March 2015, ODESZA launched Foreign Family Collective, an outlet for musicians and visual artists alike.[27] Their goal is to help upcoming artists gain more exposure by releasing one-off singles. As of December 2017, there have been 29 released singles.[28]

On November 11, 2015, ODESZA launched their official mobile app on iOS and Android.[29]

Following their sold out In Return Fall Tour, ODESZA released the video for "It's Only" (featuring Zyra) on January 18, 2016.[30]

2017: A Moment Apart and 2017 A Moment Apart Tour

On April 25, 2017, ODESZA released two digital singles, "Late Night" and "Line of Sight" featuring WYNNE and Mansionair.[31] On June 12, 2017, the duo released two additional digital singles ("Meridian" and "Corners Of The Earth" featuring RY X), and announced a September 8 release date for their third studio album, A Moment Apart. An additional single ("Higher Ground" featuring Naomi Wild) was released after having been leaked online.[32] Following the release of the album, a world tour was announced with dates across Australia, Europe, and North America.[12] The 2017 A Moment Apart Tour was met with great response, selling out large venues such as Staples Center and Barclays Center.[33][34]

Tracks from A Moment Apart have been synced on multiple television shows and commercials as well: "Across The Room (feat. Leon Bridges)" on Grey's Anatomy S14E05, "Danger Zone"; "A Moment Apart" in GoPro Hero6's commercial;[35] and "Late Night" for Acura.[36]

On October 26, 2017, ODESZA made their debut television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing "Line of Sight" featuring WYNNE and "Higher Ground" featuring Naomi Wild.[37] On November 28, 2017, A Moment Apart was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards; their single "Line of Sight" featuring WYNNE[38] & Mansionair was nominated for Best Dance Recording.[39]

2018: 2018 A Moment Apart Tour

On December 4, 2017 ODESZA announced the continuation of their A Moment Apart Tour, kicking off February 2, 2018 at Laneway Festival.[40] On January 2, 2018, ODESZA announced they would be joining the Coachella 2018 lineup, playing on Sunday night before Eminem.[41] On January 9, "Corners of the Earth" was chosen to be used as the Winter Olympics Anthem.[42]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
Release Label Format US
[43]		 US
Dance
[44]		 AUS
[45]
Summer's Gone September 2, 2012
  • Self-released
 Download — — —
In Return September 9, 2014
42 1 —
A Moment Apart September 8, 2017
3 1 13

Extended plays

Year Title Extended play (EP) details
2013 My Friends Never Die
  • Released: September 17, 2013

Remix Albums/Singles

Year Title Remix album/singles details
Release date
2013 My Friends Never Die Remixes November 12, 2013
2014 Say My Name Remixes October 10, 2014
2015 All We Need Remixes February 16, 2015
2016 It's Only Remixes February 16, 2016
2017 Higher Ground Remixes March 30, 2017
2018 Across The Room Remixes June 21, 2018
2018 [(Falls (feat. Sasha Sloan) (Kaskade Remix)]] October 3, 2018

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[46]		 US
Dance
[47]
2014 "Sun Models" (featuring Madelyn Grant) — 40 In Return
2015 "Say My Name" (featuring Zyra) — 16
"All We Need" (featuring Shy Girls) — 29
"Light" (featuring Little Dragon) — — In Return (Deluxe Edition)
2016 "It's Only" (featuring Zyra) — — In Return
2017 "Line of Sight" (featuring Wynne and Mansionair) 23 37 A Moment Apart
"Late Night" — 31
"Meridian" — 31
"Corners of the Earth" (featuring RY X) — —
"Higher Ground" (featuring Naomi Wild) — 25
2018 "Loyal"[5] — 19 Non-album single
"—" denotes an recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[48]		 US
Dance
[47]
2015 "Bloom" — 39 In Return
2017 "Falls" (featuring Sasha Sloan) — 29 A Moment Apart
"A Moment Apart" — 32
"Boy" — 38
"Across the Room" (featuring Leon Bridges) 6 30
"—" denotes an recording that did not chart or was not released.

ODESZA Remixes

Year Release details Song
2012 The Palace Garden "Saola" (ODESZA Remix)
2013 Don't Talk To (EP)
  • Rac
  • Released: September 30, 2013
 RAC - "We Belong" featuring Katie Herzig (ODESZA Remix)
2013 A Color Map of the Sun – Remixes "One Day They'll Know" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Lost and Found" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 KITTY HAWK (Deluxe Edition)
  • K. Theory
  • Released: April 8, 2014
 "Open Wound" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 Faded – The Remixes
  • Zhu
  • Released: June 29, 2014
 "Faded" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 "Waited 4 U"
  • Slow Magic
  • Released: November 12, 2014
 "Waited 4 U" (ODESZA Remix)
2014 "Big Girls Cry"
  • Sia
  • Released: December 5, 2014
 "Big Girls Cry" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Eve II" Emancipator - "Eve II" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Something About You" Hayden James - "Something About You" (ODESZA Remix)
2015 "Divinity" Porter Robinson - "Divinity" featuring Amy Millan (ODESZA Remix)

References

  1. ↑ Jeffries, David. "ODESZA". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "In Return - ODESZA". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Fleischer, Norman (7 September 2014). "Review: ODESZA - 'In Return'". Nothing but Hope and Passion. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  4. ↑ Garber, David (19 November 2015). "What Is Future Bass, Anyways?". Thump. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. 1 2 Narozniak, Rachel (12 September 2018). "Worth the wait: ODESZA releases studio version of long buried trap piece, 'Loyal'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "ODESZA Makes Electronic Music so Damn Well, I'm Upset | NOISEY". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  7. ↑ "home | ODESZA". ODESZA. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. ↑ "Odesza: About". odesza.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Album Review: Odesza - Summer's Gone". stereofox.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Summer's Gone - ODESZA". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list
  12. 1 2 https://twitter.com/odesza/status/874300852198154242
  13. ↑ "ODESZA A Moment Apart Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  14. ↑ "Odesza Debuts at No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  16. ↑ "The Chainsmokers named top DJs in the world by Billboard". WJBD Radio. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  17. 1 2 "Odesza - Interview". LostInSound.org. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Interview: ODESZA". lacanvas.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Odesza - Interview". TheMusicNinja.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Beat Connection, Teen Daze, Odesza, Nov. 9 at the Wild Buffalo - What's Up! Magazine". whatsup-magazine.com.
  21. ↑ "ODESZA - 1 Million SoundCloud Plays". Facebook.
  22. ↑ Hudson, Cole (November 18, 2013). "A Q/A with Seattle's ODESZA in Advance of Opening for Pretty Lights in Portland". Oregon Music News. Portland. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  23. 1 2 "ODESZA - 30 Million SoundCloud Plays". Facebook.
  24. ↑ "ODESZA - Sold Out In Return North American Tour". Facebook.
  25. ↑ "About". ODESZA.
  26. ↑ "Show Archive". ODESZA.
  27. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin. "ODESZA Launch Foreign Family Collective and Release Troy Samuela & Monsoonsiren's "Fiend"". Complex. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  28. ↑ "SNOW IN GOTHENBURG". Foreign Family Collective. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  29. ↑ http://odesza.com/news/?jumpto=official-odesza-app-available-now
  30. ↑ vimeo.com/odesza/its-only
  31. ↑ "ODESZA". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  32. ↑ https://www.gigsoupmusic.com/news/new-music-news/gs-odesza-release-leaked-single-higher-ground-featuring-naomi-wild/
  33. ↑ "ODESZA Sells Out the Staples Center in One of Their Biggest Shows Yet [Full Set-List]". RIVER BEATS. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  34. ↑ "ODESZA". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  35. ↑ "ODESZA Powers HERO6 Launch Video". gopro.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  36. ↑ "Just Isn't Music – 27/06/17 ODESZA 'LATE NIGHT' USED IN ACURA ADVERT". www.justisntmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  37. ↑ "ODESZA Perform 'Line of Sight' and 'Higher Ground' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  38. ↑ "WYNNE". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  39. ↑ "See The Full List Of 60th GRAMMY Nominees". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  40. ↑ "2018 A Moment Apart Tour Dates Announced | ODESZA". ODESZA. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  41. ↑ "ODESZA". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  42. ↑ "The 2018 Winter Olympics Peg One of EDM's Best Duos for Official Anthem". Your EDM. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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  44. ↑ "ODESZA - Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  45. ↑ "australian-charts.com – Discography ODESZA". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  46. ↑ "ODESZA Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  47. 1 2 "ODESZA Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  48. ↑ "ODESZA – Chart History: Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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