James Pants
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Birth name | James Singleton |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Stones Throw |
Associated acts | Peanut Butter Wolf |
Website | www |
James Singleton, known professionally as James Pants, is an American multi-instrumental recording artist. Although his music defies simple categorization, he is promoted as a purveyor of the "fresh beat," an early-1980s sound with influences from 1980s soul, electro boogie, early rap, new wave, and post-punk disco.[1][2][3][4]
Early life[]
His father is a Presbyterian minister and he has lived in Texas, Boston, and Spokane.[5]
He used to be in a rap group called Ballistix in Austin, Texas .[5]
He was discovered by DJ and Stones Throw Records head Peanut Butter Wolf, whom he approached while still in high school. When Peanut Butter Wolf did a gig in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Pants left his prom, with his date in tow, to meet him at the show.
Career[]
From there, he interned at Stones Throw offices.[2] After releasing several singles and compilations with Stones Throw, he released his debut album, Welcome, in 2008. At some point between 2008-2009, he was part of the Bastard recording sessions and produced "Let's Dance," an unmixed Tyler, The Creator track from his Dinosaur EP revolving around drugging a woman he meets at a club and assaulting her without being caught. His second LP, Seven Seals, was released in July 2009,[6] his third, self-titled LP was released on May 3, 2011, and his fourth LP, Savage, was released on April 14, 2015.
He currently resides in New York City and works as a software engineer for Bloomberg L.P.[7] He is affiliated with the Red Bull Music Academy.[5]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Welcome, CD, 2008 Stones Throw Records
- Seven Seals, CD, 2009 Stones Throw Records
- James Pants, CD, 2011 Stones Throw Records
- Savage, CD, 2015 Stones Throw Records
EPs[]
- James Pants Meets Egyptian Lover, 2009 Stones Throw Records (split 12 with Egyptian Lover)
- New Tropical, 2010 Stones Throw Records
References[]
- ^ [1] Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview with James Pants". Basic Soul. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "James Pants | Stones Throw Records". Stonesthrow.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "James Pants Goofs Off". XLR8R. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Red Bull Music Academy". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ "Electronic Beats – Your Digital Daily". Electronicbeats.net. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Singleton, James. "James Singleton - Software Engineer at Bloomberg LP". Linkedin. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
External links[]
- American electronic musicians
- American multi-instrumentalists
- American boogie musicians
- Stones Throw Records artists
- Living people
- American electro musicians