Jarami
Jarami | |
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | RCA |
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| Website | jaramimusic |
Jarami are a Swedish artist/production duo consisting of Rami Dawod and Jacob Olofsson. Based in Stockholm, they achieved prominence initially as remixers, then for producing Frank Ocean's singles "Lens," "Biking," and "Chanel"[1] and co-producing Camila Cabello's #1 pop radio hit [2] "Never Be The Same."
Their music blends electronic elements with live instrumentation, with influences from classic soul, House music, and psychedelic rock.
Musical career
Dawod and Olofsson first met in 2010, bonding over a mutual love of R&B. As they worked together on a variety of remixes, their efforts began to attract notice. Their remix of Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" helped launch their career, and their official remix of Aaliyah and Marc E. Bassy's "Rock the Boat" notched over a million plays on Soundcloud. Their early successes also include a remix of Wafia's "Heartburn," which since its release in May 2016 has received over seven million streams on Spotify. In July of that year TrueToo hailed Jarami as "Sweden's best musical act since Ace of Base."[3] Other tracks with over a million spins include their remix of HONNE's "Good Together."
2017 was a breakout year for Jarami, this time as major producers. Their collaborations with Frank Ocean on the three singles "Lens," "Biking," and "Chanel"[4] and with Camila Cabello on the Billboard #1 hit "Never Be The Same" helped cement their reputation as A-list producers. Barack Obama named "Chanel" one of his favorite tracks of 2017.[5]
In May 2017 they released their debut EP, Sketches, a four-song instrumental collection, on Stick Figure Records, emerging further into the spotlight as artists on their own. The first single, "Aurora," premiered on The Fader on 4 May 2017,[6] followed by second single "Pretty Big House" on 15 May.
During the summer of 2017 they brought their live show to major festivals and venues including Way Out West in their native Sweden and DC10 in Ibiza, where they shared a bill with Disclosure.[7]
They released their follow-up EP, Sketches II, in October 2017. It included the single "Hear This," which, with over a million streams on Spotify, had the unusual feature of children's vocals and was featured on Apple Music's Beats 1 list for three weeks in the BREAKING: New Discoveries section.
At the start of 2018 they were #1 on NME's list of "Essential new music for 2018."[8] At the same time they remained in high demand as producers. In 2018 they were tapped to collaborate with artists including Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, and Diplo.
Jarami's 2018 concert schedule included Corona Capital in Guadalajara, Mexico ,[9] Sónar in Barcelona, Spain,[10] and the Corona Sunsets Festival in Okinawa, Japan.[11]
Discography
EPs
- Sketches (May 2017)
- Sketches II (October 2017)
Singles
As artist
- "Wings" ft. Jesse Boykins III & Pell[12] (2015)
- "Know No Better" ft. Gizzle (2017)
- "Hear This" (2017)
- "Aurora" (2017)
- "Fredonia Drive" (2017)
As producer
- Marc E. Bassy – "You & Me" ft. G-Eazy (2016) – RIAA Platinum[13]
- Marc E. Bassy – "Til I Get Found" (2017)
- Frank Ocean – "Lens" (2017)
- Frank Ocean – "Biking" (2017)
- Frank Ocean – "Chanel" (2017)
- Camila Cabello "Never Be The Same" (2017) – Billboard No. 1[14]
Remixes
- Rihanna – "Bitch Better Have My Money" (2015)
- Aaliyah – "Rock The Boat" ft. Marc E. Bassy (2015)
- HONNE – "Good Together" (2016)
- Wafia – "Heartburn" (2016)
- CHINAH – "We Go Back" ft. Skizzy Mars (2016)
- KILL J – "You're Good But I'm Better" ft. Marc E. Bassy[15] (2016)
References
- ^ Stephanie Smith-Strickland, "This Is the Production Duo Behind Frank Ocean’s “Chanel”," HighSnobiety, 14 March 2017 (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ Gary Trust, "Camila Cabello Is the First Artist to Top Pop & Adult Pop Songs Charts With First Two Singles From Debut LP," Billboard, 26 June 2018 (retrieved 9 Aug 2018)
- ^ Yousef Fatehpour, "Jarami: A prospect in smooth, Swedish Electronic R&B," TrueToo, 5 July 2016 (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ Stephanie Smith-Strickland, "This Is the Production Duo Behind Frank Ocean's "Chanel"," HighSnobiety, 14 March 2017 (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ Daniel Kreps, "Barack Obama Names Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, U2 to 2017 Favorite Songs List," Rolling Stone, 31 Dec 2017 (retrieved 10 Aug 2018)
- ^ David Renshaw, "Frank Ocean Collaborators Jarami Share New Song "Aurora"," The Fader, 4 May 2017 (retrieved 9 Aug 2018)
- ^ David Renshaw, "Scandinavian revelry," Sonar (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ Thomas Smith, "The NME 100: Essential new music for 2018," NME, 19 January 2018 (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ "[1]", Consequence of Sound (retrieved 10 Aug 2018)
- ^ "[2]" (retrieved 10 Aug 2018)
- ^ "[3]" (retrieved 13 Aug 2018)
- ^ ZO, "Swedish Duo JARAMI Recruit Jesse Boykins III & Pell For Super-Smooth New Single "Wings"," OkayPlayer (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)
- ^ "[4]" (retrieved 13 Aug 2018)
- ^ Gary Trust, "Camila Cabello Is the First Artist to Top Pop & Adult Pop Songs Charts With First Two Singles From Debut LP," Billboard, 26 June 2018 (retrieved 9 Aug 2018)
- ^ HP Cheung, "Jarami & Marc E. Bassy's Flip of Kill J's "You're Good But I'm Better" Is the Perfect Summer R&B Song," HypeBeast, 6 July 2016 (retrieved 28 Sept 2018)