Knower (duo)
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Knower | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Indietronica, acid jazz, jazz-funk[1][2][3] |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Associated acts | Pollyn, Snarky Puppy, Clown Core, Norrbotten Big Band, Pomplamoose |
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Knower, also stylized as KNOWER, is an American independent electronic music duo who have gained success releasing music online. The group consists of Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi.[4] Their full band is a jazz-funk act that includes saxophone, bass and keyboard players.[1]
Background[]
Louis Cole studied music in Los Angeles, California, graduating from the Jazz Studies program at USC Thornton in 2009.[5] He became good friends with fellow musician Jack Conte in 2006. Both composed and recorded some songs which are present on Conte's YouTube channel. Conte suggested Cole start releasing his music online.
Genevieve Artadi also studied music in Los Angeles. She received her Bachelors in Jazz Studies at California State University (CSU) Northridge and did post-graduate studies at CSU Long Beach.
Louis Cole met Genevieve Artadi through the LA-based saxophonist Robby Marshall. In 2009 Louis and Genevieve joined forces.[6][failed verification] They released their first album in 2010. In addition, they maintain their own respective channels, often collaborating on each other's solo releases.
Career[]
In early 2010, the group began to upload their music to YouTube.[7] Their first video, a cover of Britney Spears's song "3" got a lot of hits quickly thanks to Jack Conte promoting it on YouTube. Another early video release, "Window Shop" (originally recorded on Louis Cole's first album) also got a lot of hits thanks to a front page YouTube feature. In this same year, they released their debut album, Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi.
In 2011, their second album Think Thoughts was released. Songs such as "Around" and "I Remember" presented some heavy funk grooves.[8] Soon after the release of this album, the group collaborated with Pomplamoose to release a single, "It Goes On." Sporting the group's distinctive electro-funk sound, the single brought increased visibility to the duo.[9]
Let Go, Knower's third album, was released in 2013. They followed the release of Let Go with a performance at Bonnaroo Festival with Soul Khan, Jenny Suk, and Black Violin.[10] Knower also went on a tour of the east coast United States with duo WeYou, consisting of Nate Wood and Jesske Hume.
In 2014, Knower released the non-album single "I Must Be Dreaming", and toured the East Coast and the South. They were also presented by Quincy Jones in a new artist concert series in Los Angeles.[11] Their song "Fuck the Makeup, Skip the Shower" was featured on FlyLo FM on the next-gen version of Grand Theft Auto V.
In 2015, Knower recorded with Snarky Puppy on their Family Dinner – Volume 2.[12]
In 2016 they formed a 5-piece live band as an alternative lineup. Apart from the core members, the band at various points included Tim Lefebvre, Dennis Hamm, Sam Wilkes, Sam Gendel, Nate Wood and Jonah Nilsson. Their European tour of 2016, as well as parts of the US tour, featured the live band.[13]
In July 2017, Knower opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in four major European cities. In 2018, Knower toured Europe, China, Japan, and the US, continuing the live band formation and also unveiling a renovated duo set with Artadi and Cole. In 2019, Knower expanded their touring to South Africa and South America, including Rapa Nui.
Since 2017, Knower has performed in multiple European cities with the Swedish big band Norrbotten Big Band.[14]
Cole and Gendel are rumored to be behind the surrealist grindcore-influenced formation Clown Core.[15][16]
Members[]
Permanent members
- Genevieve Artadi — vocals, composer/songwriter, keyboards, bass guitar (2009–present)
- Louis Cole — multi instrumentalist, percussion, keyboards, vocals, strings, choral conducting (2009–present)
Members of full band, guests or former members
- Tim Lefebvre — bass
- Sam Wilkes — bass
- Petter Olofsson — bass
- Sam Gendel — saxophone
- David Binney — saxophone
- John Escreet — piano
- Vikram Devasthali — raps
- Aya Toyoshima — trombone
- Jack Conte — keyboard, drums
- Nataly Dawn — bass, vocals
- Adam Ratner — guitar
- Rai Thistlethwayte — keyboard
- Dennis Hamm — keyboard
- Jacob Mann — keyboard
- Thom Gill — guitar, vocals
- Jonah Nilsson — keyboard
- Nicholas Semrad — keyboard
Discography[]
| Knower discography | |
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| Studio albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 37 |
| Singles | 5 |
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details |
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| Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi |
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| Think Thoughts |
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| Let Go |
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| Life |
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Singles[]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "It Goes On" (featuring Pomplamoose) |
2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Burn" | 2013 | |
| "I Must Be Dreaming" | 2014 | |
| "One Hope" (featuring David Binney) |
2018 | |
| "Different Lives" | 2020 |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Album |
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| "3" | 2010 | N/A |
| "Baby" | ||
| "Window Shop" | Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi | |
| "Cloudwalker" | N/A | |
| "Like a Storm" | Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi | |
| "The Mystery of a Burning Fire" (featuring Sam Gendel) |
N/A | |
| "All I Want" | ||
| "Trust the Light" | ||
| "It Goes On" (featuring Pomplamoose) |
2011 | |
| "Say What You Say" | ||
| "E.T." | ||
| "Before" | ||
| "Blow" | ||
| "Gotta be Another Way" | Think Thoughts | |
| "Around" | ||
| "I Remember" | ||
| "Promises" | N/A | |
| "Paying the Price" (featuring Tim Lefebvre) |
2012 | |
| "Things About you" | ||
| "That's Where you Are" | ||
| "Till the World Ends" | ||
| "Dreaming on Forever" | ||
| "What's in your Heart" | 2013 | Let Go |
| "Stay" | N/A | |
| "P.Y.T." | ||
| "Time Traveler" | ||
| "Get Lucky" | ||
| "Burn" | ||
| "Lady Gaga" | 2014 | |
| "I Must be Dreaming" | ||
| "Fuck the Makeup, Skip the Shower" | ||
| "Hanging On" | 2015 | |
| "The Government Knows" | 2016 | Life |
| "Butts Tits Money" | ||
| "More Than Just Another Try" | ||
| "Overtime" | 2017 | |
| "Time Traveler" | N/A |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ribakoff, Sam. "L.A. Duo Knower Stretches the Boundaries Between Jazz, Funk and Sanity". LA Weekly.
- ^ Cronin, Cassandra. "Knower: What to know if you're not in the know (and their virtuosic set at the Hi Hat)". Buzzbands.la.
- ^ "Knower – Funk - Jazz Fusion". Northseajazz.com.
- ^ "Jazz news: Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi Release "Think Thoughts"". All About Jazz News.
- ^ "Louis Cole and Knower". Music.usc.edu.
- ^ "KXSC Fest Presents: Knower (Louis Cole & Genevieve Artadi)". Kxsc.org.
- ^ "KNOWER MUSIC". YouTube.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ KNOWER MUSIC (February 21, 2011). "It Goes On - KNOWER ft. Pomplamoose". YouTube.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Home - The Broad Stage". Thebroadstage.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Snarky Puppy Announces Guests For Family Dinner 2". Jambase.com. December 1, 2014.
- ^ "KNOWER LIVE IN VIENNA". YouTube. November 24, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ "UPPLEVELSE FÖR FLERA SINNEN NÄR VI SAMARBETAR MED LOS ANGELES-DUON KNOWER". norrbottensmusiken.se/. September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Who's Really Behind the Internet's Favorite New Duo, CLOWN CORE? - Midnight Pulp". Midnightpulp.com. March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Clown Core's van is artful absurdity - The Daily Californian". Dailycal.org. October 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Musical groups established in 2009
- Musical groups from Los Angeles
- Musical groups from California
- American musical duos
- Jazz fusion ensembles
- Electronic music duos