![]() ![]() In 2008 Flying Lotus released Los Angeles, a 17-track album dedicated to his home city. Soon afterwards, he became one of the label's cornerstone artists and released his second studio album, Los Angeles on June 10, 2008. He released his debut EP, the six-track Reset on October 1, 2007. In 2007, he announced on CSU-Fullerton's Titan Radio that he signed with Warp Records. In 2006, Ellison participated in that year's annual Red Bull Music Academy, which took place in Melbourne, Australia. He released his debut studio album 1983 on October 3, 2006. Īround this time, he was interning at the pioneering hip hop label Stones Throw Records. He sent some in, under the name Flying Lotus (a moniker inspired by lucid dreaming) and was accepted. In 2006, while at his mother's house, Ellison saw an advertisement on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block asking for song submissions. Musical career 2006–2007: Adult Swim, 1983 and Warp Records Įllison attended Los Angeles Film School and Academy of Art University. ![]() A DNA test revealed that Ellison is a descendant of the Tikar people of Cameroon. His great aunt Alice has been called by one writer "the biggest influence on Ellison's music". Additionally, he is the grandson of singer-songwriter Marilyn McLeod, who is notable for having written Diana Ross's " Love Hangover" and Freda Payne's "I Get High (On Your Memory)" and is Alice Coltrane's sister. He is the grandnephew of the late jazz pianist Alice Coltrane, whose husband was saxophonist John Coltrane. Early life and education įlying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap mixtape: Duality (2012). In 2012, Flying Lotus began rapping under the persona Captain Murphy, based on the Sealab 2021 character of the same name. He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including Mia Doi Todd. He has produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.įlying Lotus has released seven studio albums- 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019) and Yasuke (2021)-to critical acclaim. Bingley-Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles.
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