Demo Taped
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{infobox musical artist
| name = Demo Taped
| image = Demo Taped.jpg
| caption = Demo Taped 2017
| birth_name = Adam Alexander
| birth_date = 1998
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
| genre = electronic pop
| occupation = {{hlist|singer|songwriter}}
| instrument =
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = 300
| associated_acts = NAO, Wet, Karma Kid
}}
Adam Alexander,{{cite web|title=Demo Taped Shares Electrosoul Single 'Not Enough' and 'Heart' EP|url=http://www.cohlkids.com/demo-taped-shares-electrosoul-single-not-enough-and-heart-ep/|website=COHL KIDS|accessdate=November 28, 2016|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201023350/http://www.cohlkids.com/demo-taped-shares-electrosoul-single-not-enough-and-heart-ep/|url-status=dead}} professionally known as Demo Taped, is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia, known for his single "Game On."
Background
=Early life and influences=
A native of Atlanta, Demo Taped started taking piano lessons at age 4 and began writing his own songs at age 7.{{cite web|title=Do206 Interview With Demo Taped|url=http://do206.com/p/do206-interview-with-demo-taped|website=Do206|accessdate=November 28, 2016}} His father, a bass player, introduced him to many genres and musicians at a young age, and credits his parents as being his main influence in his music career.{{cite web|last1=Ball|first1=Maddy|title=Interview: Demo Taped – Sound of Boston – Boston Music Blog|url=http://soundofboston.com/interview-demo-taped/|website=Sound of Boston – Boston Music Blog|accessdate=November 28, 2016|date=October 20, 2016}} He started using GarageBand to create music tracks with his written lyrics.
Other musical influences include Herbie Hancock Spazzkid, Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, Baths, and Tokimonsta. Demo Taped has also been compared to Jai Paul, one of his major influences. In an interview with Sound of Boston, Taped described his music as "pop, it's electronic riffs, I guess I’d say it's electronic with many other elements built in. I never want to stop expanding and experimenting and do everything I can to continue to bend genres in the future."
=Career=
Demo Taped released his debut three-song EP "Heart" in early 2015. In June 2015, he released another single titled "Not Enough."{{cite web|title=Demo Taped – "Not Enough"|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2015/06/demo-taped-not-enough|website=PigeonsandPlanes|accessdate=November 28, 2016}} In March 2016, he released the single "Open Arms" with RKCB.{{cite web|title=Demo Taped & RKCB – Open Arms {{!}} Stream [New Song]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/demo-taped-and-rkcb-open-arms-new-song.1968875.html|website=Hot New Hip Hop|accessdate=November 28, 2016}} In April 2016, he released a single titled "Game On", his first under 300 Entertainment.{{cite web|last1=Golden|first1=Zara|title=Demo Taped Is Ready For Anything in The 'Game On' Video|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/18/demo-taped-game-on-premiere|website=The FADER|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Demo Taped – Game On – OnSMASH|url=http://onsmash.com/music/demo-taped-game-on-music-video/|website=OnSMASH|accessdate=November 28, 2016}} He is featured in Karma Kid's single "Shapes, released in July 2016. The song, created by Karma Kid and sent to Demo Taped, allowed him to use "harmonies to fill in spaces."{{cite web|title=Karma Kid, Demo Taped, and Ten Ven Release Psychedelic Video For "Shapes" – Noisey|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/karma-kid-and-demo-taped-release-psychedelic-video-for-shapes|website=Noisey|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
Demo Taped was featured on the Pigeons and Planes No Ceiling showcase at SXSW, marking his first live performance.{{cite web|title=Announcing No Ceilings New York: Autre Ne Veut, Demo Taped, kaya, Mazed|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/events/2015/11/no-ceilings-autre-ne-veut-demo-taped-kaya-mazed|website=PigeonsandPlanes|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
Throughout 2016, he toured with NAO in the United Kingdom and Wet in the United States.{{cite web|title=Demo Taped to Tour this Fall with Wet This November|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Demo-Taped-to-Tour-this-Fall-with-Wet-This-November-20160930#|website=Broadway World|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: Atlanta's own Demo Taped dishes on cathartic music-making process and touring across the pound|url=http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/interview-atlanta-s-own-demo-taped-dishes-on-cathartic-music?xg_source=activity|website=afropunk.com|accessdate=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020206/http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/interview-atlanta-s-own-demo-taped-dishes-on-cathartic-music?xg_source=activity|archive-date=December 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Cummings|first1=Makena|title=Wet, Demo Taped Performed a Sold Out Show at Webster Hall [Photos]|url=http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/wet-demo-taped-performed-a-sold-out-show-at-webster-hall-photos/|website=The Wild Honey Pie|accessdate=November 28, 2016}} Demo Taped also remixed "Atlantis" by Bridgit Mendler, released in September 2016.{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Jacob|title=Demo Taped Remixes Bridgit Mendler and Kaiydo's "Atlantis"|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/demo-taped-remixes-bridgit-mendler-155558216.html|website=Yahoo|accessdate=December 23, 2016}}
In December 2016, he released the single "Stay (featuring Amber Mark)" under 300 Entertainment.{{cite web|last1=Schwartz|first1=Danny|title=Demo Taped – Stay Feat. Amber Mark – Stream [New Song]|website=HNHH |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/demo-taped-stay-feat-amber-mark-new-song.1972143.html|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Collin|title=Demo Taped – "Stay" (Feat. Amber Mark)|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1914521/demo-taped-stay-feat-amber-mark/music/|website=Stereogum|accessdate=December 6, 2016|date=December 5, 2016}} The song "Insecure" was released in September 2017.{{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Robin|title=Atlanta's Demo Taped Shares 'Insecure'|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/atlantas-demo-taped-shares-insecure|website=Clash Magazine|accessdate=September 26, 2017}} The single "Pack of Gum" was released in November 2017.{{cite magazine|last1=Armstrong|first1=Megan|title=Demo Taped Debuts Track 'Pack of Gum' & Exposes His Insecurities for the Greater Good: Interview|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8013833/demo-taped-debuts-pack-of-gum-talks-insecurities-interview|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 21, 2017}} In September 2018, he released the single "Everyone Else" which features Jaira Burns.{{cite web |last1=Chapman |first1=Brynjar |title=Demo Taped & Jaira Burns Resign Themselves To Jealousy On "Everyone Else" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/demo-taped-and-jaira-burns-resign-themselves-to-jealousy-on-everyone-else-new-song.1980335.html |website=HotNewHipHop |accessdate=September 17, 2018}}
Discography
- Heart EP (2015)
- "Not Enough" (single) 2015
- "Game On" (single) 2016
- "Open Arms" feat. RKCB (single) 2016
- "Stay (feat. Amber Mark)" (single) 2016
- "Insecure" (single) 2017
- "Pack of Gum" (single) 2017
- "Everyone Else" featuring Jaira Burns (single) 2018
=As featured artist=
- "Shapes" by Karma Kid feat. Demo Taped (single) 2016
=Remixes=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Atlantis" | Bridgit Mendler |
| 2017 | "Radio" | Sylvan Esso{{cite web|last1=Pearis|first1=Bill|title=Sylvan Esso got remixed by Demo Taped, expand tour, playing Prospect Park|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/sylvan-esso-got-remixed-by-demo-taped-expand-tour-playing-prospect-park/|website=BrooklynVegan|accessdate=April 5, 2017}} |
| 2017 | "Kick Jump Twist" | Sylvan Esso |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtwakIvOs8onn0DOKmoWCWg YouTube]
- [http://demotaped.com/ Official website]
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Category:African-American male singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters