Mura Masa
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| Birth name | Alexander Crossan |
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| Born | April 5, 1996 Castel, Guernsey, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | www |
Alex Crossan (born April 5, 1996), better known by the stage name Mura Masa is an electronic music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. He is signed to his own label Anchor Point Records and distributed by Polydor Records in the UK and Interscope Records in North America. Mura Masa started his career by posting a mixtape called Soundtrack to a Death on SoundCloud in 2014. The mixtape was subsequently distributed globally by German label Jakarta Records. His debut EP Someday Somewhere was released on April 10, 2015 via Anchor Point and featured UK vocalists Nao, Denai Moore and Jay Prince.[1] The track "Lovesick" from the EP reached number 1 on the Spotify viral charts in the UK and USA.[2] On April 27, 2015 he broadcast a 60 minute mix on the BBC Radio 1 and 1XTRA show Diplo and Friends [3]
Alex was longlisted for the 'BBC Sound of 2016' in December 2015.
Life and career
Alex Crossan was born and raised on the small island of Guernsey between England and France. After playing guitar, bass and drums in local bands and function bands as a child he discovered Ableton Live at the age of 15 and began making Trap Music. At the age of 17 he uploaded his first tracks, remixes and bootlegs to Soundcloud. The track "Lotus Eater" was the first song picked up by BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart all playing the song on their shows. After leaving Guernsey to study English Literature at University of Sussex in Brighton, Crossan began playing his music live, with sold out shows at the Green Door Store in Brighton [4] and Electrowerkz [5] in London. In April 2015 he released his debut EP Someday Somewhere, with lead track "Firefly" being chosen for the In New Music We Trust playlist at BBC Radio 1.[6]
Anchor Point Records
Anchor Point Records is Crossan's own label in partnership with Polydor Records and Interscope Records. As well as Mura Masa records, the label has released music by Dublin artist Bonzai.[7]
Discography
- Soundtrack To A Death (Mixtape) (2014)
- Someday Somewhere (EP) (2015)
- Love For That feat. Shura (Single) (2015)
References
- ^ "Someday Somewhere Review". Pigeons and Planes.
- ^ "Spotify Twitter". Spotify.
- ^ "Diplo and Friends". BBC.
- ^ "Green Door Store Gig Listing". Songkick.
- ^ "Electrowerkz Gig Listing". Songkick.
- ^ "Huw Stephens In New Music We Trust". BBC.
- ^ "Bonzai KBG Review". Blushing Panda.