Budo (musician)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Budo

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| birth_name = Joshua Karp

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| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.rhymesayers.com/budo|title=Budo|work=Rhymesayers Entertainment|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211110017/http://www.rhymesayers.com/budo|archive-date=December 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}

| origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|record producer}}

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| years_active = 2004–present

| label = Rhymesayers Entertainment

| associated_acts = {{hlist|A.R.M.|Roger Lion|M.anifest|Krukid|Joe Pernice|Grieves|Macklemore|Doja Cat}}

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Joshua Karp, better known by his stage name Budo, is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/947133-129/budo-audience-songs-album-debut-material|title=Last Night at the Croc: Budo Premieres His Most Revealing Work to Date|work=Seattle Weekly|first=Todd|last=Hamm|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026204056/http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/947133-129/budo-audience-songs-album-debut-material|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}} He is a member of A.R.M. along with M.anifest and Krukid.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/60672967.html|title=Music video: M.anifest, A.R.M. featuring Brother Ali|work=Star Tribune|first=Tom|last=Horgen|date=September 23, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2014}} He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with Joe Pernice.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/joe_pernice_teams_up_with_hip-hip_producer_budo_for_lp_as_roger_lion|title=Joe Pernice Teams Up with Hip-Hop Producer Budo as Roger Lion|work=Exclaim!|first=Alex|last=Hudson|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=January 12, 2016}}

Life and career

In 2005, Budo produced tracks for Macklemore's The Language of My World.{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/378705/entertainment/albuquerque-singersongwriter-19.html|title=City inspiration: Budo's travels play into his music|work=Albuquerque Journal|first=Adrian|last=Gomez|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014}} In 2008, he released a collaborative album with Grieves, titled 88 Keys & Counting.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-10-13/calendar/grieves-budo/|title=Grives & Budo|work=Seattle Weekly|first=Nick|last=Feldman|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2014}} In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, Together/Apart.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15666-togetherapart/|title=Grieves: Together/Apart|work=Pitchfork|first=Eric|last=Harvey|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=October 20, 2014}}

In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records.{{cite web|url=http://blog.kexp.org/2013/04/22/song-of-the-day-grynch-budo-treadin/|title=Song of the Day: Grynch & Budo - Treadin'|work=KEXP-FM|first=Jacob|last=Webb|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2014}} In that year, he released the solo album, The Finger & the Moon.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/949403-129/seacats-album-budo-song-wishbeard-com|title=Budo Journey's Through a World of Emotion on New LP|work=Seattle Weekly|first=Azaria C.|last=Podplesky|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026203932/http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/949403-129/seacats-album-budo-song-wishbeard-com|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

  • Civilized (2005) {{small|(with Ricky Pharoe)}}
  • 88 Keys & Counting (2008) {{small|(with Grieves)}}
  • One Bird on a Wire (2009)
  • The Finger & the Moon (2013)
  • Roger Lion (2015) {{small|(with Joe Pernice, as Roger Lion)}}

=EPs=

  • Daylight (2009)
  • Two Africans and a Jew EP Vol. 1 (2010) {{small|(with M.anifest and Krukid, as A.R.M.)}}

=Singles=

  • "Treadin'" (2013) {{small|(with Grynch)}}

=Productions=

  • Macklemore - "White Privilege", "Claiming the City", "Inhale Deep", "I Say Hey", "The Magic", "Love Song", "Remember High School", "Contradiction", and "My Language" from The Language of My World (2005)
  • M.anifest - "Born Free", "How I Used to Be", "Hubris", "Just Like a Lion", and "Ghana, 52" from The Birds & the Beats (2009)
  • Prometheus Brown & Bambu - "Rashida Jones" from Walk into a Bar (2011)
  • Onry Ozzborn - "The Getaway Car" and "Limbo Thus Purgatory" from Hold On for Dear Life (2011)
  • Grieves - "Light Speed", "Bloody Poetry", "Falling from You", "Tragic", "Boogie Man", "No Matter What", "Vice Grip", "Speak Easy", "Prize Fighter", and "Against the Bottom" from Together/Apart (2011)
  • Luckyiam - "Epiphany" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
  • Sol - "The Rundown" and "Budo's Interlude" from Yours Truly (2012)
  • Time - "Auto Bio" from Newstalgia (2013)
  • The MC Type - "The Ex Laws" from Bad Tattoos Volume 2 (2013)
  • Griff J - "Better Late", "To Each Their Own", "Chase What You Want", "Burning Out", and "Home" from After the Starting Gun (2013)
  • Dessa - "Warsaw (Budo Remix)" from Parts of Speech, Re-Edited (2014)
  • Macklemore - "Glorious", "Marmalade", "Willy Wonka", "Intentions", "Good Old Days", "Levitate", "Firebreather", "Ten Million", "Church", and "Excavate" from Gemini (2017)
  • Doja Cat - "Candy" from Amala (2018)

References

{{Reflist|30em}}