Birth name Joseph Murphy Associated acts Dionte BOOM Role Music Producer Name Joseph Murphy | Years active 2013–present Also known as Cele | |
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Born October 4, 1996 (age 27) ( 1996-10-04 ) Origin Riverside, California, United States Genres Hip hop, instrumental hip hop, plunderphonics Occupation(s) Record producer, musician Albums Menu (01-30), Trust (31-60), Glorifying Profiles | ||
Karen plays the Celestaphone
Joseph Murphy (born October 4, 1996), professionally known as Celestaphone, is an American music producer from Southern California.
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Early life
Celestaphone was born in Riverside, California. The name originates from the zither instrument, the Celestaphone.
Music career
Celestaphone began hip hop production as part of Druggos, a music collective which additionally consisted of musicians Ben Foster and Underd0g.
His first collaborative effort was producing Dionté BOOM's single Fish Market. The song was included in a 2015 edition of the Arkansas Times's Rock Candy journal.
Celestaphone released his first solo EP, Glorifying, in 2014. Menu (01-30) and Trust (31–60) followed in 2015, both 30-track releases debuting an instrumental/remix hip hop series titled Zahnreihe. He published a second EP in 2016 entitled Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade. In 2017, Murphy released three full-length albums: Robosoul, To Cite Psych, and To Cite Fright.
Celestaphone is also known as the composer for the Roblox game MeepCity, which launched in early 2016.