Tazer (musician)
Tomi Adenlé, better known as Tazer is a DJ, record producer, re-mixer and composer from Oxford, England.[1]
Tazer | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tomi Adenlé |
| Born | 29 October 1993 Nigeria |
| Genres | house, garage, UK funky, deep house, Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Radio DJ, DJ |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Black Butter |
| Associated acts | Tink |
| Website | tazerofficial |
Biography
Tazer is an Oxford-raised, London-based artist 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 also 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]
Discography
Extended plays
| Year | EP |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Wet Dollars, The Remixes
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | ||||||||
| 2015 | "Wet Dollars" (featuring Tink) | 30 | Think Tink (US Only) | |||||
| 2016 | "Vibrate" | – | ||||||
| 2017 | "Rave Slave" | N/A | Rave Slave EP | |||||
| 2017 | "LowKey Groove" | N/A | Rave Slave EP | |||||
| "—" denotes singles that were not released. | ||||||||
Remixes
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- 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 UK". MTV. 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.
- "United Kingdom Charts: UK Singles & Albums Top 100". The Official Charts. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
