Birth name Brendan Angelides Genres Electronic Origin California, United States Occupation(s) Producer Associated acts Amon Tobin | Name Brendan Angelides Years active 1999-present Also known as Welder Website www.eskmo.com | |
Role Music Producer · eskmo.com Albums Eskmo, SOL, Vines and Stream, Machines On Task Record labels Ninja Tune, Warp, Planet Mu Similar Amon Tobin, Eprom, Antiserum, DJ Quest, Nikola Tesla Profiles | ||
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Brendan Angelides, better known by his stage names Eskmo and Welder, is an American electronic music producer and composer. He has released music on record labels such as Interscope, Ninja Tune, Planet Mu, and Warp Records. In a 2010 review, rock music critic Robert Christgau credited Eskmo with "Just the kind of weird background music that's guaranteed to engross whenever you lend it both ears."
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- Albums
- Film TV
- Social Outreach
- The Echo Society
- Personal life
- EPs
- Singles
- Productions
- References
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Albums
Angelides' self-titled album, Eskmo, was released on Ninja Tune in 2010. BBC Music said of the album "..Sufficient mind-melting invention here – prior reference points or otherwise – to render Eskmo a hotter property than that chilly moniker might immediately imply." He released the Language and "Terra" EPs on Ancestor in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
In 2015, his follow up album SOL, a concept album about the sun, was released on Apollo / R&S records. It featured the artwork of UK feather sculpture artist Kate MccGwire
In April 2017, Interscope released the original score album written by Angelides for the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why." Alongside the score, it featured a cover song of Yazoo's "Only You" produced by Angelides for Selena Gomez. Earlier in 2017, Milan Records released the original score for the Showtime series "Billions."
Film / TV
Eskmo is the composer for the 2017 Netflix Original series 13 Reasons Why and the Showtime TV series "Billions" .
Social Outreach
In Sept 2015, Angelides announced a new project entitled FeelHarmonic. Its role being: "FeelHarmonic connects creatives, from a variety of fields, to collaborate on bringing the deaf community new ways to experience sound. It is the first community-based outreach program being launched under The Echo Society umbrella."
The Echo Society
In December 2013, Angelides helped create a Los Angeles based collective called The Echo Society. Made up of composers, visual designers and engineers, the group has put on multiple events in various locations throughout Los Angeles featuring large orchestral ensembles mixed with electronic music. Other notable composers involved are Joseph Trapanese, Rob Simonsen, Jeremy Zuckerman, Benjamin Wynn, Nathan Johnson, and Judson Crane.
Personal life
Angelides was raised in a small town in Connecticut, which is located on the East Coast of the United States.