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The Range
The Range performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2014.
Background information
Birth nameJames Hinton
Born (1988-09-12) September 12, 1988 (age 36)
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
OriginStroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • DJ
Years active2002–present
Labels
  • Domino, Donky Pitch, Astro Nautico
Websitewww.therange.us

James Hinton (born September 12, 1988),[1][2] known professionally as The Range, is an American disc jockey, electronic musician and record producer.

Biography

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Hinton was raised by his mother, a music teacher, on a farm in Pennsylvania.[2] He began playing drums at about seven years old, eventually developing interests in electronic dance music and Baltimore club music as he entered his college years at Brown University.[3] His studies at Brown included electronic music but focused most heavily on math and physics, elements of which Hinton has since incorporated into his music.[4] Upon graduating with a degree in physics, Hinton briefly worked in a lab and as a music teacher at Brown before turning his attention full-time to his music career with the release of his 2013 album Nonfiction.[5]

After spending much of his post-graduate music career in Providence, Rhode Island, Hinton now lives in New York City.[2][4] To create his album Potential (released March 25, 2016), he spent over 200 hours scanning obscure YouTube clips for audio samples.[6] The diversity and character of the yet unknown vocalists involved combined with the necessity in reaching out to them for permission to use their work further compelled Hinton to their stories. This led to a collaboration with director Daniel Kaufman on the documentary film Superimpose, which chronicles these stories and the aspiring artists' connection to Hinton and his music.[7]

Discography

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Albums

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  • The Big Dip (2011)[8]
  • Nonfiction (2013)
  • Potential (2016)
  • Mercury (2022)

EPs

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  • disk (2012)
  • Seneca (2013)
  • Panasonic (2014)
  • Breaking (2015) (with Niia)
  • Strings EP (2016) (bonus 4 track vinyl included with the Potential Deluxe LP) [9]
  • Superimpose (Music From the Documentary) EP (2016)
  • Providence (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Rachael Wright [@RachaelWight_] (September 12, 2015). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY @therangejames" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c Dombal, Ryan (February 1, 2016). "The Range Journeys to the End of Youtube". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (October 15, 2013). "The Range". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Lindsay, Benjamin (December 5, 2013). "Discovery: The Range". Interview. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Dorn, Anna (March 25, 2016). "The Range on Crafting His Deep YouTube-Sampled New Album 'Potential'". The Hundreds. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Jones, Lucy (March 25, 2016). "Nobodies do it better: how an electronic artist unearthed YouTube's secret singing stars". The Guardian. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Cox, Jamieson (March 16, 2016). "YouTube confidential: a conversation with The Range". The Verge. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Range – The Big Dip LP (ASTR009)". Astro Nautico. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Potential". Domino USA. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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