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==Biography==
==Biography==
Garret Falls Lockhart was born on May 17, 1990, in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and attended [[St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas)|St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas]]. After graduating high school he attended [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/garrett-lockhart/2503 |title=Garrett Lockhart - Men Tennis |publisher=George Washington University Athletics |accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref> While in college he began learning to DJ and had his first gig sophomore year.<ref name="gwhatchet">{{cite web|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/11/29/dropping-beats-from-the-darkness-of-his-dorm-room/ |title=Dropping beats from the darkness of his dorm room The GW Hatchet |publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc |date=2012-11-29 |accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref> During college he built up a following performing under the name 'Glock'<ref name="gwhatchet" /> (a portmanteau of his name) at local clubs like Lima and the Sweet Spot.<ref name="gwhatchet-small">{{cite web|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/04/21/building-a-brand-as-a-student-dj/ |title=Building a brand as a student DJ The GW Hatchet |publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc |date=2013-04-23 |accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref>
Garret Falls Lockhart was born on May 17, 1990, in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and attended [[St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas)|St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas]]. After graduating high school he attended [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/garrett-lockhart/2503 |title=Garrett Lockhart - Men Tennis |publisher=George Washington University Athletics |accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref> While in college he began learning to DJ and had his first gig sophomore year.<ref name="gwhatchet">{{cite web|last=Alderman|first=Julie|date=November 29, 2012|title=Dropping beats from the darkness of his dorm room The GW Hatchet|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/11/29/dropping-beats-from-the-darkness-of-his-dorm-room/|url-status=live|website=The GW Hatchet|publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}</ref> During college he built up a following performing under the name 'Glock'<ref name="gwhatchet" /> (a portmanteau of his name) at local clubs like Lima and the Sweet Spot.<ref name="gwhatchet-small">{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Karolina|date=April 21, 2014|title=Building a brand as a student DJ The GW Hatchet|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/04/21/building-a-brand-as-a-student-dj/|url-status=live|website=[[The GW Hatchet]]|publisher=Hatchet Publications, Inc|accessdate=July 23, 2021}}</ref>


In 2013 he moved to [[Los Angeles]] to attend the Icon Collective music production school in Burbank, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://daily-beat.com/fawks-interview/ |title=It Was Never About The Bass House – An Interview With Fawks |publisher=Daily-Beat.com |date=2020-08-12|accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iconcollective.edu/icon-alumni/ |title=Icon Collective Alumni |publisher=iconcollective.edu |accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> In this post Icon Collective time he was using the alias 'Fawks'.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Fawks Artists|url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/fawks/|accessdate=2020-11-20|publisher=insomniac.com}}</ref>
In 2013 he moved to [[Los Angeles]] to attend the Icon Collective music production school in Burbank, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://daily-beat.com/fawks-interview/ |title=It Was Never About The Bass House – An Interview With Fawks |publisher=Daily-Beat.com |date=2020-08-12|accessdate=2020-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iconcollective.edu/icon-alumni/ |title=Icon Collective Alumni |publisher=iconcollective.edu |accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> In this post Icon Collective time he was using the alias 'Fawks'.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Fawks Artists|url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/fawks/|accessdate=2020-11-20|publisher=insomniac.com}}</ref>


Over time he gained some notoriety and gigs through compromising online accounts for various artists, labels, and venues. Given the nature of these events its difficult to fully discern between true unauthorized penetration and ad campaign for these claims. Either way it was an ongoing story for him over several years while working with several labels. This is referenced on his [[Armada Music]] profile page bio which states, "Making a name for himself by taking control of various social media accounts of record labels, media outlets, artists, and venues...".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armadamusic.com/artists/i-o |title=Armada Music I_O |publisher=armadamusic.com |date=2020-11-06 |accessdate=2020-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022070207/https://www.armadamusic.com/artists/i-o |archive-date=2020-10-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Over time he gained some notoriety and gigs through compromising online accounts for various artists, labels, and venues. Given the nature of these events its difficult to fully discern between true unauthorized penetration and ad campaign for these claims. Either way it was an ongoing story for him over several years while working with several labels. This is referenced on his [[Armada Music]] profile page bio which states, "Making a name for himself by taking control of various social media accounts of record labels, media outlets, artists, and venues...".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armadamusic.com/artists/i-o |title=Armada Music I_O |publisher=armadamusic.com |date=2020-11-06 |accessdate=2020-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022070207/https://www.armadamusic.com/artists/i-o |archive-date=2020-10-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


A more specific reference to this was given in an earlier interview with EDMIdentity. When asked, "Montreal’s New City Gas was the latest victim of your exploits as you hacked their page effortlessly after they challenged you with a booking on the line. What made them such an easy target?" He responded:
A more specific reference to this was given in an earlier interview with EDMIdentity. When asked, "Montreal’s New City Gas was the latest victim of your exploits as you hacked their page effortlessly after they challenged you with a booking on the line. What made them such an easy target?" He responded:
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==Career==
==Career==


=== Glock ===
Music was released under a number of aliases over time, including Glock, Roniks, Fawks, and i_o. The i_o alias was started in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Every Artist at Ubbi Dubbi 2020|url=https://fourthree.me/blog/every-artist-at-ubbi-dubbi-2020|access-date=2020-11-28|website=P43|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lockhart spent his time at George Washington University promoting himself under the alias Glock (stylized as GLock) by spreading flyers around the university campus, ordering hundreds of stickers featuring his logo, and giving shirts to students, promoters, and club bouncers.<ref name="gwhatchet-small" /> While studying from 2009 throughout 2012, Lockhart produced and released several [[dubstep]] songs under the Glock moniker. In an interview with ''[[The GW Hatchet]]'', he remarked his first warehouse rave as "the best experience of my life" and wanted to make a career out of teaching others how to make music.<ref name="gwhatchet" /> After graduating in 2013, Lockhart Deejayed at several clubs under the Glock alias, saying that the clubs would ask him to play a show because his position as a college student would attract other George Washington University students to show up.<ref name="gwhatchet-small" />


=== Fawks ===
His major break came in 2017 as part of a compilation 'We-Are-Friends-Vol-7'<ref>{{cite web|title=Mysterious Producer i_o Makes His Debut with "Warning" on mau5trap|work=NEST HQ|url=https://nesthq.com/i-o-warning|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164028/https://nesthq.com/i-o-warning|archive-date=2 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> on [[Deadmau5]]’s label [[Mau5trap]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mau5trap.com/release-year/2018/ |title=mau5trap |publisher=mau5trap.com |access-date=2020-11-27 |date=2020-11-27}}</ref> leading to many EPs on the label over the next few years. This was the first release using the i_o moniker<ref name="discogs-app">{{cite web|date=2020-11-24|title=I_o (2)|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6174834-I_o-2?filter_anv=0&type=Appearances|accessdate=2020-11-27|publisher=Discogs.com}}</ref> that would be his most commercially successful. In December of that year he was named one of Billboard Dance's 'Ones to Watch'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8491150/dance-artists-to-watch-december-2018|title=Billboard Dance's Ones to Watch: December 2018 | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date=2018-12-26|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref>
Lockhart later started releasing under the alias Fawks, becoming known for his "Fawks Flips", a series of unofficial remixes. He had produced "Fawks Flips" of [[RL Grime]]'s "Core",<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Will|date=July 22, 2015|title=RL Grime - Core (Fawks Flip)|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2015/07/rl-grime-core-fawks-flip/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=[[Dancing Astronaut]]|language=en-US}}</ref> "[[Shelter (Porter Robinson and Madeon song)|Shelter]]" by [[Porter Robinson]] and [[Madeon]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nick|first=Grindrod|date=November 7, 2016|title=Porter Robinson & Madeon - Shelter (Fawks Flip)|url=https://bythewavs.com/porter-robinson-madeon-shelter-fawks-flip/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=By The Wavs|language=en-US}}</ref> "[[Imaginary Friends (deadmau5 song)|Imaginary Friends]]" by [[Deadmau5]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=December 10, 2015|title=This DJ Won Over Deadmau5 In The Best Way After Remixing His New Hit|url=https://www.youredm.com/2015/12/07/fawks-puts-a-flip-on-deadmau5-does-it-for-the-right-reasons/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}</ref> [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] and [[Skrillex]]'s "[[El Chapo (song)|El Chapo]]",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Austin|first=Grant|date=October 27, 2015|title=The Game & Skrillex - El Chapo (FAWKS FLIP)|url=https://bythewavs.com/the-game-skrillex-el-chapo-fawks-flip/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=By The Wavs|language=en-US}}</ref> and "[[No Type]]" by [[Rae Sremmurd]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=June 13, 2015|title=Rae Sremmurd - No Type (FAWKS FLIP)|url=https://www.youredm.com/2015/06/13/rae-sremmurd-no-type-fawks-flip-clip-free-download/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}</ref> By 2015, he had been released through various record labels such as [[Ministry of Sound]] and [[Ultra Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Medved|first=Matt|date=September 7, 2015|title=Fawks Premieres Forceful Remix of Brewski's 'Niykee Heaton': Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6685977/fawks-remix-brewski-niykee-heaton-buygore-exclusive|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en}}</ref>


On February 20, 2020, Lockhart released his debut [[extended play]] ''Analog//DDoS'' on Mau5trap. The two-track EP contained the songs "Analog" and "//DDoS" and was well-received by critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Grant|date=February 20, 2018|title=i_o Releases Two-Track 'ANALOG//DDoS' EP on mau5trap!|url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/02/20/i_o-analog-ddos/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mahal|first=Erik|date=February 20, 2018|title=Mau5trap Artist i_o Hacks Twitter Account, Leaks Announcements And Songs|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/02/20/mau5trap-artist-i_o-hacks-twitter-account-leaks-announcements-songs/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US}}</ref> Following the EPs release, Lockhart took over Mau5trap's [[Twitter]] account, answering fan questions and "leaking" information, including another EP to be released in May, [[Certain Kind of Magic|an album release]] by [[Rezz]] in late-2018, and several other future Mau5trap releases. This was lauded as a PR campaign by ''EDM Sauce''<nowiki/>'s Erik Mahal, who said it would "go down in history."<ref name=":0" />
Lockhart released various singles as Fawks, including a [[G-House]] song titled "Riddim";<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Will|date=April 7, 2016|title=Fawks - Riddim (Original Mix) [Free Download]|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2016/04/fawks-riddim-original-mix-free-download/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US}}</ref> the [[electro house]] song "Say You Like It", featuring Medicienne as vocals;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Austin|first=Grant|date=October 2, 2016|title=Fawks - Say You Like It (feat. Medicienne)|url=https://bythewavs.com/fawks-say-like-feat-medicienne/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=By The Wavs|language=en-US}}</ref> and the song"AFK" in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhanawat|first=Akshay|date=July 25, 2017|title=Fawks - AFK|url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/fawks-afk/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=T.H.E - Music Essentials|language=en-GB}}</ref> Lockhart was a featured artist on YDG's "Hold Up", providing vocals for the single.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chung|first=Max|date=January 22, 2016|title=YDG - Hold Up (feat. Fawks)|url=https://runthetrap.com/2016/01/22/ydg-hold-up-feat-fawks/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Run The Trap|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== I_o ===
Lockhart debuted the i_o moniker in 2017 as part of [[Mau5trap]]'s ''We Are Friends, Vol. 7''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Mysterious Producer i_o Makes His Debut with "Warning" on mau5trap|url=https://nesthq.com/i-o-warning|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164028/https://nesthq.com/i-o-warning|archive-date=2 March 2018|access-date=2 March 2018|work=NEST HQ}}</ref> He included the electro house song "Warning" as part of the compilation album and was marked as a "powerful" debut as described by a [[Dancing Astronaut|''Dancing Astronaut'']] writer.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Michael|date=December 8, 2017|title=Premiere: i_o - Warning|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/12/premiere-i_o-warning/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US}}</ref> Online magazine columnists noted that Mau5trap was known to debut emerging artists, including [[Rezz]], [[Rinzen (producer)|Rinzen]], [[No Mana]], and [[Attlas]], and so marked Lockhart as an artist to watch;<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> ''EDM Identity'' would include him in their 2018 "artists to watch" article.<ref name=":3" />

On February 20, 2018, Lockhart released his debut [[extended play]] ''Analog//DDoS'' on Mau5trap. The two-track EP contained the songs "Analog" and "//DDoS" and was well-received by critics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Grant|date=February 20, 2018|title=i_o Releases Two-Track 'ANALOG//DDoS' EP on mau5trap!|url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/02/20/i_o-analog-ddos/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mahal|first=Erik|date=February 20, 2018|title=Mau5trap Artist i_o Hacks Twitter Account, Leaks Announcements And Songs|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/02/20/mau5trap-artist-i_o-hacks-twitter-account-leaks-announcements-songs/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US}}</ref> Following the EPs release, Lockhart took over Mau5trap's [[Twitter]] account, answering fan questions and "leaking" information, including another EP release in May, [[Certain Kind of Magic|an album release]] by Rezz in late-2018, and several other future Mau5trap releases. The stunt lauded as a PR campaign by ''EDM Sauce''<nowiki/>'s Erik Mahal, who said it would "go down in history."<ref name=":0" />

Lockhart released his second extended play, ''Rootkit'', on May 25, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dexter|first=Robyn|date=May 31, 2018|title=i_o thrills with two-track 'Rootkit' EP|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/05/i_o-thrills-two-track-rootkit-ep/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US}}</ref> The 2-track extended play contained the progressive house song "Audio Dust" and the techno song "PassiveX" and was well-received by critics. Karlie Powell of ''Your EDM'' described the two songs as a ying to the other's yang, saying that Lockhart presents an "astonishingly diverse style in a 2-track sweep."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Karlie|date=May 25, 2018|title=i_o Unleashes Riveting 'Rootkit EP' Out Now Via Mau5trap|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/05/25/i_o-rookit-ep-mau5trap-listen/|url-status=live|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview with ''Billboard'', Lockhart explained that he wanted to explore different components of the i_o project, with "Audio Dust" leading as a "more melodic components of the project" while "PassiveX" acts as "an example of where my heart of the i_o project lies: dark warehouses and banging techno."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bein|first=Kat|date=May 22, 2018|title=IO's 'ROOTKIT' EP Is Mau5trap's Latest Dark Electronic Wonder: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8457460/io-rootkit-ep-mau5trap/|url-status=live|archive-url=|access-date=July 23, 2021|website=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>


Later came a major collaboration with composing and performing the song [[Violence (song)|Violence]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/906116235|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.ascap.com}}</ref> along with [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]]. Although it was a side project for her she liked it so much that she included it in her album and made it the first single released from it. By this time she was apparently already aware of his music as she called i_o to do work on the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=Grimes says she's ready to "just sit around and sing" on her upcoming new music|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-reveals-ready-sit-around-sing-new-music-2545621|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref> This helped establish his widespread notability and increased promotional exposure through credit in industry publications like ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' where Jem Aswad wrote of the "synth-driven, soft-focus collaboration with DJ i_o".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/grimes-drops-new-single-and-video-violence-1203324574/|title=Grimes Drops New Single and Video, 'Violence'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=September 5, 2019|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> Positive reviews of the album, the song, and video for it mentioning his credit helped spread his name. Examples of important mainstream media mentions coming from being named a New York Times popular-music 'Critic Pick' by critic [[Jon Pareles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/arts/music/grimes-miss-anthropocene-review.html|title=Beauty Confronts Doom on Grimes's 'Miss Anthropocene' - The New York Times| website=[[The New York Times]]| date=2020-02-19|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> and the write up mentioning his collaboration in [[Rolling Stone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grimes-violence-i-o-video-880155/|title=Watch Grimes Learn the Art of War in 'Violence' Music Video| website=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=2019-09-05|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref>
Later came a major collaboration with composing and performing the song [[Violence (song)|Violence]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/906116235|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.ascap.com}}</ref> along with [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]]. Although it was a side project for her she liked it so much that she included it in her album and made it the first single released from it. By this time she was apparently already aware of his music as she called i_o to do work on the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=Grimes says she's ready to "just sit around and sing" on her upcoming new music|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-reveals-ready-sit-around-sing-new-music-2545621|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref> This helped establish his widespread notability and increased promotional exposure through credit in industry publications like ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' where Jem Aswad wrote of the "synth-driven, soft-focus collaboration with DJ i_o".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/grimes-drops-new-single-and-video-violence-1203324574/|title=Grimes Drops New Single and Video, 'Violence'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=September 5, 2019|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> Positive reviews of the album, the song, and video for it mentioning his credit helped spread his name. Examples of important mainstream media mentions coming from being named a New York Times popular-music 'Critic Pick' by critic [[Jon Pareles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/arts/music/grimes-miss-anthropocene-review.html|title=Beauty Confronts Doom on Grimes's 'Miss Anthropocene' - The New York Times| website=[[The New York Times]]| date=2020-02-19|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> and the write up mentioning his collaboration in [[Rolling Stone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grimes-violence-i-o-video-880155/|title=Watch Grimes Learn the Art of War in 'Violence' Music Video| website=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=2019-09-05|accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref>
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Finally late in 2020 he was signed to the prestigious Armada Music label<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armadamusic.com/artists |title=Armada Music Artists |publisher=armadamusic.com |date=2020-11-06 |accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> while starting his own imprint named 'Label 444'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yopko|first=Nick|title=i_o Introduces New Label 444 Imprint and Signs with Armada Music|url=https://edm.com/news/i-o-signs-with-armada-starts-new-imprint-label-444|access-date=2020-11-29|website=EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists|language=en}}</ref> Label 444 and Armada Music were going to be used for different style releases. "He’s joined the Armada family for 2021, with promises of releasing dance smashes on the label. He will also start off the year with his own imprint, Label 444, where his hard underground sound will reside," as quoted from his Armada Music profile page in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/news/i-o-signs-with-armada-starts-new-imprint-label-444 |title=I_O INTRODUCES NEW LABEL 444 IMPRINT AND SIGNS WITH ARMADA MUSIC|publisher=edm.com |date=2020-08-31 |accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref>
Finally late in 2020 he was signed to the prestigious Armada Music label<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armadamusic.com/artists |title=Armada Music Artists |publisher=armadamusic.com |date=2020-11-06 |accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref> while starting his own imprint named 'Label 444'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yopko|first=Nick|title=i_o Introduces New Label 444 Imprint and Signs with Armada Music|url=https://edm.com/news/i-o-signs-with-armada-starts-new-imprint-label-444|access-date=2020-11-29|website=EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists|language=en}}</ref> Label 444 and Armada Music were going to be used for different style releases. "He’s joined the Armada family for 2021, with promises of releasing dance smashes on the label. He will also start off the year with his own imprint, Label 444, where his hard underground sound will reside," as quoted from his Armada Music profile page in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/news/i-o-signs-with-armada-starts-new-imprint-label-444 |title=I_O INTRODUCES NEW LABEL 444 IMPRINT AND SIGNS WITH ARMADA MUSIC|publisher=edm.com |date=2020-08-31 |accessdate=2020-11-27}}</ref>


=== Artistry ===
== Artistry ==
Lockhart has been praised by several [[Online magazine|online music magazines]] has been included in several "artists to watch" articles. Erin Cropper of ''EDM Identity'' included Lockhart in his list of [[House music|house]] and [[techno]] music artists at the beginning of 2018, saying that although he was the newest debut artist on the list, he became "one of the artists that we fell in love with in all the right ways" with Lockhart's style of sounds within the genres of house and techno.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cropper|first=Erin|date=January 5, 2018|title=10 House & Techno Artists to Watch in 2018|url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/01/05/house-techno-artists-to-watch-in-2018-2/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Your EDM''<nowiki/>'s Matthew Meadow included Lockhart in his top artists list for 2019, alongside other artists such as [[1788-L]], [[Peekaboo (musician)|Peekaboo]], [[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]], [[Svdden Death]], [[Nitti Gritti]], [[Kompany (musician)|Kompany]], and [[Moore Kismet]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=December 12, 2018|title=Your EDM's Top 40 Artists To Watch In 2019|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/12/12/your-edms-top-40-artists-to-watch-in-2019/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}</ref> ''We Rave You'' put Lockhart in their [[electronic dance music]] artists for 2020, saying that EDM fans praise him for his use of "compelling beats and fascinating use of bass", and highlighted his song "Not Techno" as a [[Satire|satirical]] piece that drew attention to the [[elitism]] within the techno scene.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dov|first=Yotam|date=March 19, 2020|title=Upcoming electronic dance music artists to watch In 2020|url=https://weraveyou.com/2020/03/gclub/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=We Rave You|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lockhart has been praised by several [[Online magazine|online music magazines]] and has been included in several "artists to watch" articles. Erin Cropper of ''EDM Identity'' included Lockhart in his list of [[House music|house]] and [[techno]] music artists at the beginning of 2018, saying that although he was the newest debut artist on the list, he became "one of the artists that we fell in love within all the right ways".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Cropper|first=Erin|date=January 5, 2018|title=10 House & Techno Artists to Watch in 2018|url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/01/05/house-techno-artists-to-watch-in-2018-2/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Your EDM''<nowiki/>'s Matthew Meadow included Lockhart in his top artists list for 2019, alongside other artists such as [[1788-L]], [[Peekaboo (musician)|Peekaboo]], [[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]], [[Svdden Death]], [[Nitti Gritti]], [[Kompany (musician)|Kompany]], and [[Moore Kismet]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=December 12, 2018|title=Your EDM's Top 40 Artists To Watch In 2019|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/12/12/your-edms-top-40-artists-to-watch-in-2019/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}</ref> ''We Rave You'' put Lockhart in their [[electronic dance music]] artist's for 2020, saying that EDM fans praise him for his use of "compelling beats and fascinating use of bass". He highlighted his song "Not Techno" as a [[Satire|satirical]] piece that drew attention to the [[elitism]] within the techno scene.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dov|first=Yotam|date=March 19, 2020|title=Upcoming electronic dance music artists to watch In 2020|url=https://weraveyou.com/2020/03/gclub/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=We Rave You|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==

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i_o
Birth nameGarrett Falls Lockhart
Also known asFawks, Glock, RONIKS
Born(1990-05-17)17 May 1990
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 30)
GenresTechno
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, remixer
Years active2012-2020
LabelsMalware Records, 4AD, Anjunabeats, Armada Music, Bite This!,inHarmony Music, mau5trap, Spinnin' Deep

Garrett Falls Lockhart (May 17, 1990 - November 23, 2020), known professionally by his stage name i_o, was an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer.

Biography

Garret Falls Lockhart was born on May 17, 1990, in Richmond, Virginia, and attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. After graduating high school he attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C.[1] While in college he began learning to DJ and had his first gig sophomore year.[2] During college he built up a following performing under the name 'Glock'[2] (a portmanteau of his name) at local clubs like Lima and the Sweet Spot.[3]

In 2013 he moved to Los Angeles to attend the Icon Collective music production school in Burbank, California.[4][5] In this post Icon Collective time he was using the alias 'Fawks'.[6]

Over time he gained some notoriety and gigs through compromising online accounts for various artists, labels, and venues. Given the nature of these events its difficult to fully discern between true unauthorized penetration and ad campaign for these claims. Either way it was an ongoing story for him over several years while working with several labels. This is referenced on his Armada Music profile page bio which states, "Making a name for himself by taking control of various social media accounts of record labels, media outlets, artists, and venues...".[7]

A more specific reference to this was given in an earlier interview with EDMIdentity. When asked, "Montreal’s New City Gas was the latest victim of your exploits as you hacked their page effortlessly after they challenged you with a booking on the line. What made them such an easy target?" He responded:

What can I say, I really wanted to play Montreal. Don’t store your admin on an open facing network.[8]

Career

Glock

Lockhart spent his time at George Washington University promoting himself under the alias Glock (stylized as GLock) by spreading flyers around the university campus, ordering hundreds of stickers featuring his logo, and giving shirts to students, promoters, and club bouncers.[3] While studying from 2009 throughout 2012, Lockhart produced and released several dubstep songs under the Glock moniker. In an interview with The GW Hatchet, he remarked his first warehouse rave as "the best experience of my life" and wanted to make a career out of teaching others how to make music.[2] After graduating in 2013, Lockhart Deejayed at several clubs under the Glock alias, saying that the clubs would ask him to play a show because his position as a college student would attract other George Washington University students to show up.[3]

Fawks

Lockhart later started releasing under the alias Fawks, becoming known for his "Fawks Flips", a series of unofficial remixes. He had produced "Fawks Flips" of RL Grime's "Core",[9] "Shelter" by Porter Robinson and Madeon,[10] "Imaginary Friends" by Deadmau5,[11] The Game and Skrillex's "El Chapo",[12] and "No Type" by Rae Sremmurd.[13] By 2015, he had been released through various record labels such as Ministry of Sound and Ultra Music.[14]

Lockhart released various singles as Fawks, including a G-House song titled "Riddim";[15] the electro house song "Say You Like It", featuring Medicienne as vocals;[16] and the song"AFK" in July 2017.[17] Lockhart was a featured artist on YDG's "Hold Up", providing vocals for the single.[18]

I_o

Lockhart debuted the i_o moniker in 2017 as part of Mau5trap's We Are Friends, Vol. 7.[19] He included the electro house song "Warning" as part of the compilation album and was marked as a "powerful" debut as described by a Dancing Astronaut writer.[20] Online magazine columnists noted that Mau5trap was known to debut emerging artists, including Rezz, Rinzen, No Mana, and Attlas, and so marked Lockhart as an artist to watch;[19][20] EDM Identity would include him in their 2018 "artists to watch" article.[21]

On February 20, 2018, Lockhart released his debut extended play Analog//DDoS on Mau5trap. The two-track EP contained the songs "Analog" and "//DDoS" and was well-received by critics.[22][23] Following the EPs release, Lockhart took over Mau5trap's Twitter account, answering fan questions and "leaking" information, including another EP release in May, an album release by Rezz in late-2018, and several other future Mau5trap releases. The stunt lauded as a PR campaign by EDM Sauce's Erik Mahal, who said it would "go down in history."[23]

Lockhart released his second extended play, Rootkit, on May 25, 2018.[24] The 2-track extended play contained the progressive house song "Audio Dust" and the techno song "PassiveX" and was well-received by critics. Karlie Powell of Your EDM described the two songs as a ying to the other's yang, saying that Lockhart presents an "astonishingly diverse style in a 2-track sweep."[25] In an interview with Billboard, Lockhart explained that he wanted to explore different components of the i_o project, with "Audio Dust" leading as a "more melodic components of the project" while "PassiveX" acts as "an example of where my heart of the i_o project lies: dark warehouses and banging techno."[26]

Later came a major collaboration with composing and performing the song Violence[27] along with Grimes. Although it was a side project for her she liked it so much that she included it in her album and made it the first single released from it. By this time she was apparently already aware of his music as she called i_o to do work on the song.[28] This helped establish his widespread notability and increased promotional exposure through credit in industry publications like Variety where Jem Aswad wrote of the "synth-driven, soft-focus collaboration with DJ i_o".[29] Positive reviews of the album, the song, and video for it mentioning his credit helped spread his name. Examples of important mainstream media mentions coming from being named a New York Times popular-music 'Critic Pick' by critic Jon Pareles[30] and the write up mentioning his collaboration in Rolling Stone.[31]

By the time of his death 'Violence' was his most successful in terms of chart performance. It spent 10 weeks on the Billboard 'Electronic Dance Music' chart, where it peaked at 19th on March 7, 2020.[32] In other national charts it peaked at 48 on Mexico Ingles Airplay[33] and 31 on New Zealand Hot Singles.[34]

Finally late in 2020 he was signed to the prestigious Armada Music label[35] while starting his own imprint named 'Label 444'.[36] Label 444 and Armada Music were going to be used for different style releases. "He’s joined the Armada family for 2021, with promises of releasing dance smashes on the label. He will also start off the year with his own imprint, Label 444, where his hard underground sound will reside," as quoted from his Armada Music profile page in August 2020.[37]

Artistry

Lockhart has been praised by several online music magazines and has been included in several "artists to watch" articles. Erin Cropper of EDM Identity included Lockhart in his list of house and techno music artists at the beginning of 2018, saying that although he was the newest debut artist on the list, he became "one of the artists that we fell in love within all the right ways".[21] Your EDM's Matthew Meadow included Lockhart in his top artists list for 2019, alongside other artists such as 1788-L, Peekaboo, Fisher, Svdden Death, Nitti Gritti, Kompany, and Moore Kismet.[38] We Rave You put Lockhart in their electronic dance music artist's for 2020, saying that EDM fans praise him for his use of "compelling beats and fascinating use of bass". He highlighted his song "Not Techno" as a satirical piece that drew attention to the elitism within the techno scene.[39]

Death

His death on November 23, 2020, was announced November 25, 2020 via social media (Instagram[40] and Twitter[41]) and music industry news sites like Billboard.com[42] and NME.[43] A tweet published by his family on May 18, 2021, concluded that he died from a "sudden and fatal arrhythmia" brought along by late stage Hashimoto's thyroiditis.[44]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Title Details
Analog//DDoS
Rootkit
ScriptKiddi
Fatal Error
Low
Death by Techno
House of God
ACID 444
NRG 444
AM 444
Révolution
Title Details
We Are Friends, Vol. 7

by Mau5trap

First Bites! Vol. 1

by Bite This!

Melted Candy

by No Mana

We Are Friends, Vol. 8

by Mau5trap

Jauz Presents: This Is Off The Deep End

by Bite This!

Anjunabeats The Yearbook 2019

by Anjunabeats

Miss Anthropocene

by Grimes

Balance (Remixes)

by Armin van Buuren

Electricity

by Sian

Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition)

by Grimes

Singles

Title Year Album Label
Oxygen (with Tommy Trash, featuring Daisy Guttridge) 2017 Non-album singles Spinnin' Deep
Body Rock 2018 First Bites! Vol. 1 Bite This!
Lazers Non-album singles inHarmony Music
Not Techno
Feel You Now (with Mike Schmid)
Bad Things (with No Mana, featuring Fay) Melted Candy Mau5trap
Let Me Go (with Tommy Trash, featuring Daisy Guttridge) 2019 Non-album singles
Truth (with Jauz) Bite This!
Violence (with Grimes) Miss Anthropocene 4AD and Mau5trap
Annihilation (with Lights) 2020 AM 444 Mau5trap
Annihilation (Afterhours Mix) (with Lights) Non-album singles
In My Head Armada Music
Castles in the Sky

Remixes

Title Year Artist Label
Imaginary Friends 2019 Deadmau5 Mau5trap
Alchemy Above & Beyond Anjunabeats
Mr. Navigator 2020 Armin van Buuren and Tempo Giusto Armada Music
Access DJ Misjah, DJ Tim

Chart history

Chart History i_o "Violence" (with Grimes) "Castles in the Sky"
Billboard Next Best Sound (2020)[45] 1 - -
Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs (2020)[46] - 19 -
Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (2019/2020)[47] - 5 22
Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay (2019)[48] - 48 -
Billboard Canada Emerging Artists[49] - 27 -
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[50] - 31 -

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