The Kemist
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Background information | |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, Hardstyle, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Moombahton |
Occupation(s) | Deejay, producer, recording artist, songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Tropic Electric, Black Lion Music |
Associated acts | Yellow Claw, LNY TNZ, Tropkillaz, Dirtcaps, Wiwek |
Website |
iamthekemist |
Errol Thompson, better known as The Kemist, is a Jamaican-American deejay, producer, recording artist and songwriter. His music is a mix of wide range of genres which incorporates elements from reggae, dancehall, trap, hip hop, dubstep, hardstyle and moombahton music.
Career
Producer / Songwriter
The Kemist began his music career as a member of the production duo Black Lion.[1] In February 2013 Black Lion produced Nyanda's 1st promotional single "Trouble",[2][3] which is a Dancehall remix of Taylor Swift's multi-platinum single "I Knew You Were Trouble" which fuses Reggae, Dancehall and Pop music.[4] Co-written by The Kemist, "Trouble" entered UK Music Week's Top 30 Urban Club Charts in Week 7 (2013)[5] and remained in the charts for 7 Weeks,[6][7] peaking at No. 15.[8]
Nyanda's 1st official single, "Slippery When Wet", was produced by Black Lion and co-written by The Kemist. "Slippery When Wet" entered UK Music Week's Top 30 Urban Club Charts in Week 27 (2013)[9] and remained in the Top 30 for 5 weeks,[10] peaking at No. 13.[11] "Slippery When Wet" Won the Award for Best Reggae Song at the 2014 Lipstick Radio's Indie Music Awards.[12]
The Kemist co-wrote the single "Adrenaline Rush" by DJ LBR featuring Mr. Vegas that was released by Space Party on 16 April 2015.[13][14] The French version of "Adrenaline Rush" which also features Papa London, was released on 17 July 2015.[15]
DJ / Artist
The Kemist's first release as a vocalist was Assets, a collaboration with Yellow Claw and Tropkillaz.[16] Released on Diplo's label, Mad Decent, Assets is "a track that twists its vocals in a way that winds through the most bass-hungry, whimsical quarter of your imagination."[17]
Mad Decent premiered The Kemist's first mixtape, Party Animals on 10 December 2014.[18] "The mix itself is truly indicative of The Kemist and Tropic Electric's unique sound; a fusion of the classic Caribbean genres of Reggae and Dancehall with Electronic music. It's high-energy, big drops, heavy bass lines and seamless transitions between tracks of varying tempos bare strong resemblance to his counterparts DJ Fresh and Major Lazer."[18]
2 February 2015 marked the official release of The Kemist's single Fired Up[19] alongside LNY TNZ and Ruthless. The song was first played at Tomorrowland 2014 by Dj Carnage[20] and went straight to No. 1 on Beatports Hard Dance chart during its 1st week of release.[21] The song contains "huge kicks and melodies topped off with super catchy vocals"[22] and "powerful lyrics"[21] by The Kemist.
Discography
Singles
Remixes
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
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2016 | "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)" | Alx Veliz feat. Nyanda | Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single)[23] | Universal Music Canada |
"Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)[Spanish Version]" | Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single)[Spanish Version[24] | |||
"No Apologies. [The Kemist Remix]" | JoJo feat. Wiz Khalifa & Nyanda | No Apologies. (Tropical Remix)[25] | Atlantic Records |
As Lead Artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
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2014 | "F**k Up The Club" | The Kemist & Black Lion | F**k Up The Club – Single[26] | Tropic Electric, Black Lion Music |
"Come For Free" | The Kemist | Xleration Riddim – Single[27] |
As Featured Artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
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2015 | "Drop Di Bomb" | Bad Royale feat The Kemist | Drop Di Bomb | Buygore |
"Pull It Up" | Wiwek feat The Kemist | Jungle Terror EP Vol.2[28] | Barong Family / Spinnin' Records | |
"Fired Up" | LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist | Fired Up – Single[29] | ||
2014 | "Boss It Up" | Dirtcaps feat The Kemist | Boss It Up – Single[30] | |
"Figure 8" | Tropkillaz feat The Kemist | WHAAA!!! E.P.[31] | Buuum Traxx / Skol Music | |
"Mash It Up" | Black Lion & The Wizard feat Kat Dahlia, Nyanda & The Kemist | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 | Tropic Electric / Black Lion Music | |
"Invasion" | Dirtcaps feat The Kemist | Invasion – Single[32] | Bad Manor | |
"Blazin" | ChildsPlay feat The Kemist & Nyanda | Blazin – Single[33] | ||
2013 | "Assets" | Yellow Claw (DJs) & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist | Amsterdam Twerk Music[16] | Mad Decent / Jeffrees |
Non-Singles
As Lead Artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "One More Time" | The Kemist & Nyanda | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
2014 | "Tun Up"[34] | The Kemist |
As Featured Artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "Punani" | Black Lion feat The Kemist, The Wizard & Dionne Renée | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
"Hip-Nosis" | Black Lion feat The Kemist & Esco | ||
"Quati Wut" | The Wizard feat The Kemist |
Composer / Writer
Singles
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "Adrenaline Rush (French Version)" | DJ LBR feat Mr. Vegas & Papa London | Adrenaline Rush (French Version) – Single[14][15] |
2014 | "You Got Me Good (Tu Es Ma Go)" | Muss feat. Nyanda | You Got Me Good – Single[35] |
"I Love Sax" | Nyanda | I Love Sax – EP[36] | |
2013 | "Slippery When Wet" | Slippery When Wet – EP | |
"Trouble"[2] | Promotional Single | ||
"Cool & Deadly" | F.eU DJ & Nyanda | Cool & Deadly – EP[37] | |
"Boom & Rave" | Black Lion feat. Mr. Vegas & Nyanda | Boom & Rave – EP[38] |
Non-Singles
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "Cinnamon Roll"[39] | Nyanda feat. Dionne Renee | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
"Footprints"[40] | Nyanda feat. Assassin | ||
2014 | "I Won't Take You Back" | Nyanda | Xleration Riddim – Single[41] |
"Superman" | Arash feat (feat. Nyanda) | Superman | |
"Ma Bala" | |||
2013 | "Club Saved My Life" | Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace & J Balvin | Follow Me![42] |
Mixtapes
- The Kemist Mixtape No.1 – Party Animals[18]
Remixes
- "What A Piece of Body (The Kemist & Jason Imanuel Remix)" – Buju Banton[43]
- "Bongo Nyah" (The Kemist Remix) – Stephen Marley feat Spragga Benz & Damian Marley[44]
- Mash Up by The Kemist (Movado x Mad Cobra x Kuddedieren x Dirrty Berry x Detective Chang)[45]
- Mash Up by The Kemist (Black Lion Vs. Capleton Vs. Busta Rhymes) – F**k Up The Club[46]
- "Burn" (Black Lion & The Kemist Remix) – Ellie Goulding[47]
- "Am I Wrong" (Black Lion & The Kemist Remix) – Nico & Vinz[48]
Music videos
Year | Video Title | Director |
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2015 | "Fired Up"[49] | Lny Tnz |
2014 | "Mash It Up"[50] | The Governor |
References
- ↑ "HiPipo.com Meets Nyanda; Formerly of Brick and Lace". Hipipo. 22 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Trouble by Nyanda". SoundCloud.
- ↑ Mulindwa, Colin (12 April 2013). "Nyanda Is Trouble". Our Musiq.
- ↑ "Perez Hilton – Trouble". PerezHilton.com. Perez Hilton. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Trouble (Week 7, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Trouble (Week 10, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Trouble (Week 13, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Trouble (Week 9, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Slippery When Wet (Week 28, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Slippery When Wet (Week 31, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Chart Pack – Slippery When Wet (Week 29, 2013)" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Indie Music Awards Winner – Nyanda". AmusedNow.com. Amused Now. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Adrenaline Rush by DJ LBR feat. Mr. Vegas". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Adrenaline Rush (French Version) Composers". BMI. BMI. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Adrenaline Rush (French Version by DJ LBR feat Mr. Vegas & Papa London". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Assets by Yellow Claw & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Yellow Claw – Amsterdam Twerk Music (JEFF065)". maddecent.com. Mad Decent. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 "The Kemist – Mixtape No.1 Party Animal [Premier]". maddecent.com. Mad Decent. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Fired Up on Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Carnage drops 'Fired Up' at Tomorrowland 2014". Retrieved 28 February 2015 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 "LNY TNZ & Ruthless Feat. The Kemist Release a No. 1 Track on Beatport 'Fired Up'". EDM Sauce. 4 February 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Tiffany (2 February 2015). "Get 'Fired Up' with LNY TNZ & Ruthless ft. The Kemist". EDM America TV.
- ↑ "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)[Spanish Version] – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "No Apologies. (Tropical Remix) – Single by JoJo". iTunes Store. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ↑ "F**k Up The Club by Black Lion & The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Come For Free by The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Pull It Up by Wiwek feat The Kemist". Beatport. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fired Up by LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Boss It Up by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Figure 8 by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Invasion by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Blazin by Childsplay feat The Kemist and Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tun Up". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "You Got Me Good by Muss feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "I Love Sax – EP by Nyanda & Black Lion". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cool & Deadly by F.eU Dj & Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Boom & Rave by Black Lion feat Mr. Vegas & Nyanda on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Cinnamon Roll by Nyanda feat Dionne Renée". SoundCloud.
- ↑ "Footprints by Nyanda feat Assassin". SoundCloud.
- ↑ "Xleration Riddim – Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Club Saved My Life by Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace and J Balvin". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Kemist Buju Banton Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Kemist Bongo Nyah Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Kemist Mash Up (Movado x Mad Cobrax Kuddedieren x Dirrty Berry x Detective Chang)". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Kemist Mash Up (Black Lion Vs. Capleton Vs. Busta Rhymes)". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Black Lion & The Kemist Burn Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Black Lion & The Kemist "Am I Wrong" Remix". Soundcloud. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fired Up Official Video". Retrieved 17 March 2015 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Mash It Up Official Video". Retrieved 20 November 2014 – via YouTube.