Uffie

Uffie

Uffie (born Anna-Catherine Hartley in December 1987) is an American-born, Paris-based indie electronica musician, sponsored by the French music label Ed Banger Records.

Early life

Anna-Catherine Hartley was born in Miami, but moved to Hong Kong when she was four due to her father's work. The family once intended to spend a year sailing, but a typhoon struck and the family had to abandon ship in the Philippines. She later lived in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, but at age 15 relocated to Paris with her father; greatly preferring the lifestyle, she has lived there ever since.

Career

Uffie had booked DJ Feadz for a party she was organising, and the two hit it off; after nearly two years as a couple they decided to make music together as well. In late 2005, Uffie's MySpace page began releasing her music to the public.

Her first single, "Pop the Glock", after getting a limited promo release on Arcade Mode in January 2006, was released on French label Ed Banger Records. Both the single (produced by Feadz) and its B-side "Ready to Uff" (produced by labelmate Mr. Oizo) contained elements of electro and rap. Her music has been described as being "often performed in a wannabe English accent" which "have a deliberately staid anti-flow delivery that walks a fine line between electro and nu-skool rap." The release also featured a remix by SebastiAn.

Two more new tracks from Uffie, "Hot Chick" and "In Charge" were first proliferated through audioblogs in July 2006 before appearing on her MySpace page. They were later officially released on Ed Banger Records. Label head Pedro "Busy P" Winter has announced that Uffie's debut album will be released in mid-to-late 2007. In the meantime, a few other songs have been released: in February 2007, a new Uffie track titled "Dismissed" was included on Ed Rec Vol. 2, an Ed Banger Records label compilation, and on June 19, the single "First Love" (produced by Mr. Oizo) was released on Uffie's MySpace, with the B-side "Brand New Car" attached to the end. Uffie also collaborated with labelmates Justice for their 2007 debut, †, on a song entitled "The Party".

Discography

Singles

• "Pop the Glock"
• "Hot Chick"
• "Ready to Uff"
• "In Charge"
• "First Love"
• "Brand New Car"
• "Dismissed"

Guest appearances

• "HalfAnEdit" by Mr. Oizo, on Nazis (May 2006)
• "The Party" by Justice, on † (June 2007)

Compilations

• "Pop the Glock", on Ed Rec Vol. 1 (March 2007)
• "Dismissed", on Ed Rec Vol. 2 (April 2007)

Albums

Untitled Released: Late 2007 (United States) (UK) Label: Ed Banger Records Chart Positions: - N/A Singles: Pop The Glock, Hot Chick, Ready To Uff, In Charge, First Love

External links

• Uffie's MySpace
• Uffie's discography at Discogs
• Uffie remixes at Blogspot
• Interview (06/2006)
• YouTube Interview (08/2006)