Tazer (musician)
Tazer | |
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| Birth name | Tomi Adenlé |
| Born | 9 October 1990 Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | tazerofficial |
Tomi Adenlé, better known as Tazer is a DJ, record producer and remixer from Oxford, England.[1]
Biography
[edit]Tazer is an Oxford-raised, London-based musician and DJ. He started out in 2014 with a string of releases on various house music labels including Recess Recordings and Black Butter Records.[2] In 2015, Tazer was eventually signed to Black Butter Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.
In 2015, Tazer released "Wet Dollars".[3] The song featured a sample from The Notorious B.I.G and the vocals of XXL's 2015 freshman class rapper and singer, Tink. It was released in August of that year.[4] The song was also accompanied with a music video set in New York City which debut on MTV a week later.[5] A Wet Dollars remix EP was also released featuring Remixes from Redlight, Melé, MSCLS and Zeds Dead.[6]
He has also remixed artists such as Crookers, Ellie Goulding and Maverick Sabre.[7]
In November 2015, Tazer released the video for his planned second single "Vibrate". The song made it to Number 1 on BBC Radio 1's official dance chart,[8] as well as being added to the playlist of BBC Radio 1Xtra. It was planned for a 2016 debut but was never released.
In 2017, Tazer's second single, "Rave Slave" was released via Beatport through Tough Love's label Get Twisted Records.[9]
In 2019, Tazer released the single "I'm On Fire". The song featured singer MAAD and rapper Keys the Prince.[10] A year later, he released another two singles, "Werk!" and "In The Fix".[11][12]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]| Year | EP |
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| 2015 | Wet Dollars (Remixes)
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| 2015 | "Wet Dollars" (featuring Tink) | 30 | Think Tink (US Only) | |||||
| 2016 | "Vibrate" | – | Non-album single | |||||
| 2017 | "Rave Slave" | – | Rave Slave EP | |||||
| "LowKey Groove" | – | Rave Slave EP | ||||||
| 2019 | "I'm On Fire" (featuring MAAD and Keys the Prince) | – | Non-album singles | |||||
| 2020 | "Werk!" | – | ||||||
| "In The Fix" | – | |||||||
| "—" denotes singles that were not released. | ||||||||
Remixes
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist |
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| 2014 | "Flashlight" | DJ Fresh (featuring Ellie Goulding) |
| "Leh Go" | Jus Now (featuring Blaxx) | |
| "Who Wants It?" | Louie Anderson | |
| 2015 | "My City" | George The Poet |
| "I Just Can't" | Crookers (featuring Jeremih) | |
| "Colours" | Tom Shortez (featuring Lucy Love) | |
| "Preach" | M.O | |
| "Alone No More" | Phillip George | |
| "Say Nada" | Shakka | |
| 2016 | "Pumping" | IV Rox (featuring Sneakbo) |
| "Faded" | Alan Walker | |
| 2017 | "Wonderland" | MAAD |
| Addison Lee | Not3s | |
| 2018 | "Just A Little Crush" | Malia Civetz |
| "Emotions" | Astrid S | |
| 2019 | “Bruised Not Broken” | Matoma, MNEK, Kiana Ledé |
| "Coming Off Strong (Vibez Is Private)" | Quincy |
References
[edit]- ^ Carter, Grace. "New Talent – Tazer". Petrieinventory.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Adenle, Tomi. "Black Butter Records release discography at Black Butter Records". Blackbutterrecords.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Tazer & Tink Bring Back The Shuffle With "Wet Dollars" Video". Complex UK. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Watch Tink and Tazer spending 'Wet Dollars'". Mixmag. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Wet Dollars [Explicit]". MTV. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Tazer x Tink – Wet Dollars (Zeds Dead Remix) : Melodic House / Future Bass". this song is sick. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Premiere: Tazer Adds Some Low-End Grit To SoulCircuit's "Rolling With Me"". Complex UK. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1's Official Dance Chart". BBC. 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Premiere: Club Destroyer Tazer Returns With New 'Rave Slave' EP". Complex Magazine.
- ^ I'm on Fire (feat. MAAD & Keys the Prince) - Single by Tazer, 22 November 2019, retrieved 31 August 2023
- ^ Werk! - Single by Tazer, 10 April 2020, retrieved 31 August 2023
- ^ In The Fix by Tazer, 24 April 2020, retrieved 31 August 2023
- ^ Wet Dollars (Remixes) - EP by Tazer & Tink, 7 August 2015, retrieved 31 August 2023
- ^ "United Kingdom Charts: UK Singles & Albums Top 100". The Official Charts. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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