Riton (musician)
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Riton | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Henry Smithson |
Also known as | Lil' Papi Riton, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, KUU, Carte Blanche, Gucci Sound System |
Born | Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England | 13 September 1978
Origin | Newcastle upon Tyne, England Manchester, England |
Genres | Electronic, house |
Occupation(s) | DJ, Music Producer |
Years active | 2001-present |
Labels | Riton Time Ed Banger Records Ministry of Sound Grand Central Records Love & Other Switch Recordings |
Associated acts | Gucci Sound System KUU Die Verboten Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Riton & Primary 1 Kah-Lo |
Website | ritontime |
Henry Smithson (born 13 September 1978), best known by his stage name Riton (/ˈriːtɒn/ REE-ton), is an English electronic music DJ and producer from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Early life and education[]
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Smithson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. The name Riton is French slang for "Henry".
He graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Career[]
After finishing university, Smithson started the Switch Recordings label, upon which he released his first two 12" singles. He began DJing at Newcastle's "Shindig" nightclub. There, he was discovered by Mark Rae and signed to Grand Central Records independent record label. Like Rae, he then worked in Manchester's Fat City Records label/distribution/retail outlet.
His first release on Grand Central, the song "Communicated", featured on the compilation album Central Heating 2 (2000) and was followed by his mostly instrumental debut album, Beats du Jour (2001).
Riton's second album, Homies And Homos (2004) was a much more vocal affair, and featured amongst others, Lee Jones of Howdi and Luca Santucci. It includes a cover version of The Cure's song "Killing an Arab".
In 2005, Riton and Ben Rymer formed the Gucci Sound System. The pair have a monthly residency at the 333 Club in London and have their own nightclub named Druzzi's Baltimore Rave Club at Nightmoves[clarification needed] on Shoreditch High Street in East London. Guests have included Headman, Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJs, The Rapture, Richard X, Mylo and FC Kahuna.
Since the demise of Grand Central Records in 2006, Riton has released 12" singles on several European labels, including Linxfarren in the UK.
In late 2006, it was announced in the Belgian magazine HUMO that David and Stephen Dewaele from Soulwax had formed a krautrock band with Riton called Die Verboten. An album was expected late 2007, but to date there has been no further information on the project. Instead, Riton released an album under the pseudonym Eine Kleine Nacht Musik on the label Modular Records in July 2008. In 2010, he launched a project called " " with DJ Mehdi.
Riton was to release new music in November 2011 ('Dark Place' and 'A.C.P) and was also working on music for his album, collaborating with artists and producers such as Surkin and AlunaGeorge – due for release in summer 2012.[needs update]
At the start of 2016, Riton hit chart success with the track "Rinse & Repeat"; the track featured vocals from Kah-Lo. The track was released via Riton's own Riton Time record label.
He then released a collaborative album, Foreign Ororo with Kah-Lo, in October 2018 producing fan-favourite hits including GRAMMY nominated ‘Rinse & Repeat’, ‘Fake ID’, ‘Up & Down’ and ‘Ginger’ - anthems that received a wealth of radio support from tastemakers around the world including the likes of Annie Mac at BBC Radio 1. He also co-produced on the Dua Lipa and Silk City single ‘Electricity’, a smash that went on to win the GRAMMY for ‘Best Dance Recording’ proving his ability to countlessly reinvent himself in an ever-growing crowded market.
2020 seen Riton team up with Alex Metric and Shungudzo to create their project 'KUU'. The meaning of KUU is rooted in the spiritual heart of Ibiza, KUU is the euphoric / happy moments from the dance floor. KUU is the snapshot you take in the warm sunrise after a night you'll never forget. KUU is for the moments of connection and friendship all started in the clubbing community. They're debut EP "How To Change Your Mind" was released in 2021, featuring tracks "Dancing in The Dark", "Gimme Your love", "Lucky", "Voices" and latest release; "Nothing Like You" which has seen support from the likes of Diplo and Bonobo.
In 2021, the MK remix of Nightcrawlers' "Push the Feeling On" was sampled by Riton, to record a track called "Friday". Credited to Riton X Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa and Hypeman, the record featured a couple of social media stars and was issued by Sony's Ministry of Sound Recordings. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 60 on 22 January 2021 and eventually reached the top 5 on the Official Chart Company's chart of 5 to 11 March 2021.[1]
Discography[]
Albums[]
Title | Album details |
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Beats Du Jour |
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Homies and Homos |
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Eine Kleine Nacht Musik (as Eine Kleine Nacht Musik)[3] |
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Foreign Ororo (as Riton + Kah-Lo) |
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Extended plays[]
Title | EP details |
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One to Ten |
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Lost My Mind |
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Bad Guy RiRi |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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UK [8] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
ITA [14] |
POL [15] |
POR [16] |
SWI [17] | ||||
"Control P." (as Lil' Papi Riton)[18] |
2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Take Control"[19] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beats Du Jour | |
"Habib"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hungry Ghosts"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Let Me Be Mind"[22] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Closer" / "Walk On Water" (vs Howdi & featuring The Uber Audio Bros)[23] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Cast of Thousands" / "I Found My Love"[24] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Killing an Arab"[25] | 2004 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Homies and Homos | |
"Candy"[26] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Squauqe Eyes" / "Angerman"[27] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Vejer" (vs Heidi)[28] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Monsteer" (with Lindström)[29] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Hammer of Thor"[30] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"La Serenissima" / "Phantasie" (as Eine Kleine Nacht Musik)[31] |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eine Kleine Nacht Musik | |
"Who's There" (with Primary 1)[32] |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Radiates" (with Primary 1)[33] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Ritontime" (aka "Dark Place" / "A.C.P.")[34] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Lost My Mind" (featuring Jay Norton & Scrufizzer)[35] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lost My Mind | |
"Aloha Surfers!"[36] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Guy RiRi | |
"Inside My Head" (featuring Meleka)[37] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"I Am the Whisperer" (featuring Molly Beanland)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Need Your Love" (featuring Jagga)[39] |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Rinse & Repeat" (featuring Kah-Lo)[40] |
2016 | 13 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | Foreign Ororo | |
"Betta Riddim" (with Kah-Lo)[42] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Money" (featuring Kah-Lo, Mr Eazi & Davido)[43] |
2017 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Deeper" (with MNEK featuring House Gospel Choir)[44] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Fake ID" (with Kah-Lo)[45] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Foreign Ororo | ||
"Ginger" (with Kah-Lo)[46] |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Up & Down" (with Kah-Lo)[47] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Catching Feelings" (with Kah-Lo featuring Mr Eazi)[48] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Dangerous" (with Kid Enigma)[49] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Turn Me On" (with Oliver Heldens featuring Vula) |
2019 | 12 | 38 | 58 | 12 | 84 | 18 | — | — | — | 38 | non-album single | |
"Mr Todd Terry" (with Gucci Soundsytem)[57] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"How Could I Ever" (with KUU & Alex Metric)[58] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Too High" (featuring Boy Matthews) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Friday" (with Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman) |
2021 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | TBA | |
"Come with Me" (with Bad Boy Chiller Crew) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Don't Want You" (with Raye)[64] |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist[]
Title | Year | Album |
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"By My Side" (Clashcorner presents Riton featuring Watine)[65] |
2004 | non-album single |
"Don't Talk to Me" (N.F.I. featuring Riton & Faangs)[66] |
2019 | non-album single |
Production credits[]
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Produced with |
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"Daffodils" (featuring Kevin Parker)[67] |
2015 | Mark Ronson | Uptown Special | Additional producer | Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, James Ford |
"Fasta" | 2017 | Kah-Lo | Foreign Ororo | Producer | - |
"Only Can Get Better" (featuring Daniel Merriweather)[68] |
2018 | Silk City | TBA | Co-producer | Mark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Alex Metric, Lil Silva |
"Feel About You" (featuring Mapei) |
Producer | Mark Ronson, Diplo, Magnus Lidehäll, Alex Metric, Jr Blender | |||
"Close to You" | 2019 | Alice Ivy | Remixer | - | |
"Freak Like Me" | 2020 | Adina Howard | Remixer | - |
References[]
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company".
- ^ "Beats Du Jour". Amazon. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Eine Kleine Nacht Musik". PitchFork. February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Foreign Ororo". Apple Music. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Riton One to Ten". HTFR. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Lost My Mind (EP)". Apple Music. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Bad Guy RiRi (EP)". Apple Music. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Peaks in the UK:
- All except noted: "Riton | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Killing an Arab": "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army – RZA". zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Rinse & Repeat": "Riton ft Kah-Lo | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- "Turn Me On": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 March 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1617. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 March 2021. p. 4.
- "Friday": "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Discographie Riton". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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- ^ "Take Control (single)". Juno. March 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Habib (single)". Apple Music. April 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Hungry Ghosts (single)". Apple Music. October 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Let Me Be Mind (single)". Apple Music. May 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Closer/Walk on Water (single)". Apple Music. 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Cast of thousands / I Found Love Double A". HHV. 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Killing An Arab (single)". Juno. July 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Candy (single)". Apple Music. July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Riton & Erol Alkan - Squauqe Eyes / Angerman". Wheel Cap. May 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Vejer (single)". Apple Music. August 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Monsteer (single)". Apple Music. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Hammer of Thor (single)". Apple Music. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "La Serenissima / Phantasie (LP)". Akelon. June 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Who's There (single)". Apple Music. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Radiates (single)". Spotify. November 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Ritontime (single)". Spotify. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Lost My Mind". beatport. January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Stream Riton "Aloha Surfers"". harderbloggerfaster. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Inside My Head (single)". Apple Music. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "I Am the Whisperer (single)". Apple Music. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Need Your Love (single)". Apple Music. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Rinse & Repeat (single)". Apple Music. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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- ^ "Betta Riddim (single)". Apple Music. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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- ^ "Fake ID (single)". Apple Music. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Fake ID (single)". Apple Music. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Up & Down (single)". Apple Music. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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- ^ "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Riton in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Turn Me On swiss certified".
- ^ "Turn Me On french certification".
- ^ "Polish single certifications – Ilira – Fading". bestsellery.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Mr Todd Terry (single)". Apple Music. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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- ^ "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Riton in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Friday austrian certification".
- ^ "Friday swiss certified".
- ^ "Polish single certifications – Riton - Friday". bestsellery.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (3 September 2021). "Raye teams up with Riton on first single as an independent artist 'I Don't Want You'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "By My Side (single)". Juno. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Don't Talk to Me (single)". Apple Music. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Daffodils - Mark Ronson". Qobuz.com.
- ^ "Only Can Get Better - Silk City". Qobuz.com.
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