Freaky Flow#Name Origin
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Freaky Flow is the stage name of Stephen Grey, an American drum and bass hip hop DJ.
Biography
=Life=
Freaky Flow was born in 1977 as Stephen Grey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1979 with his parents, he relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While attending high school, he began to DJ as a hobby. Eventually it developed into a career while earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Toronto. In 2009, he moved to Los Angeles, California. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Canada.
= Career =
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In 1993, Freaky Flow first began DJing mainly at house parties and small events. He started his career in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1995, Freaky Flow was "introduced" at the very first Liquid Adrenaline event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://cydonian.com/sigmaforum/uploads/post-10-1075986806.jpg |title=Introducing flier |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2011-09-29}}
In 1995, Freaky Flow released his first DJ mix tape, entitled Music To Make You Freak – Volume 1. In the years that followed, Freaky Flow released seven additional mixes, in audio cassette form, prior to releasing his first CD in 1999.
In 1997, Freaky Flow launched Placebo Recordings (a subsidiary of Stickman Records) with MC Flipside, and The Stickmen. The label produced three vinyl records.{{cite web|url=http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/placebo_recordings |title=Placebo Recordings discography @ rolldabeats - dance music discography resource |publisher=Rolldabeats.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 1999, Freaky Flow released his first DJ mix CD, entitled Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow (often referred to as "Tits", due to the album artwork, which bears this word on the front of it), which has sold over 20,000 units in Canada (and was not widely released outside of Canada).
In 2001, Freaky Flow was signed to Moonshine Music. That same year, he released his first mix CD outside of Canada, entitled World Domination.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/World-Domination-Freaky-Flow/dp/B00005CC2H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1290214963&sr=8-1 |title=World Domination: Freaky Flow: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 2002, Freaky Flow released another album on Moonshine Music, entitled Keep It Live, his first ever commercially released live recording. The album is hosted by MC Flipside, and was recorded at an event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Freaky-Flow-Keep-Live-Various/dp/B000063DIX/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_1 |title=Freaky Flow: Keep It Live: Various: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 2003, Freaky Flow released the album The Envy, on New York label, Topaz Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Envy-Freaky-Flow/dp/B0000AN4J8/ref=pd_sim_m_1 |title=Envy: Freaky Flow: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 2004, Freaky Flow independently released another mix CD, entitled Flashback, featuring only songs that he had written, co-written, or remixed since the start of his career.{{cite web|url=http://indiepool.com/estorelayout1.asp?n=46762 |title=Indie Pool – Independent Music Services |publisher=Indiepool.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 2006, Freaky Flow launched a new record label, Freaky Flow Recordings. That same year, the label released the debut album of the Canadian electronic music group, The Heavy Petters (often billed as Freaky Flow Presents: The Heavy Petters). The album was entitled Smell The Glove. Freaky Flow served as Executive Producer.
In 2009, Freaky Flow released the mix album The Furious Factor on New York's Moist Music, as a joint-venture with Furious Records. This album was a retrospective mix compilation made up entirely of notable releases on Toronto-based drum and bass label, Furious Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Furious-Factor-Freaky-Flow/dp/B002LWJ57Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290215835&sr=8-1 |title=The Furious Factor: Freaky Flow: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
In 2011, Freaky Flow continued his Volume mix series (the last of which was Volume 008, several years earlier), with two new mixes, Volume 009 and Volume 010, both given away free online.{{cite web|url=http://soundcloud.com/freakyflow/ |title=Soundcloud: Freaky Flow |publisher=SoundCloud.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-21}}
Grey has also been known to include music from other genres in his DJ sets, ranging from Fleetwood Mac to Don Henley. He is the owner of Freaky Flow Recordings (a division of Freaky Flow Entertainment Group), the record label that released the Canadian electronic music group, The Heavy Petters (often billed as "Freaky Flow Presents: The Heavy Petters").
Having released six mix CDs in total, Freaky Flow has sold more drum and bass mix albums than any other Canadian DJ.[http://en-us.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_us/login.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630104402/http://en-us.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_us/login.html |date=June 30, 2010 }} In Canada, Freaky Flow has sold more drum and bass mix albums than any other DJ from anywhere in the world,[http://en-ca.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_ca/login.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806193517/http://en-ca.nielsen.com/content/nielsen/en_ca/login.html |date=August 6, 2010 }} including the best-selling drum and bass mix album ever released in Canada, Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow (often referred to as "Tits", due to the album artwork, which bares this word on the front of it{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Obscene-Underground-1-Various/dp/B00000JWI4/ref=sr_1_2?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285819962&sr=8-2 |title=Obscene Underground 1: Various: Amazon.ca: Gateway |publisher=Amazon.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}}), which has sold over 20,000 units in Canada (and was not widely released outside of Canada).
Freaky Flow has performed in over ten countries, including Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.clubvibes.com/events/view.aspx?id=131592 |title=Freaky Flow live @ the Cellar, August 25, 2009 at Cellar Nightclub, The Vancouver |publisher=Clubvibes |date=2009-08-25 |accessdate=2011-08-14}} the United States,{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasdancemusic.com/events/296083-afterlife-presents-freaky-flow-dj-swamp-friday-7-24-09-b-y-o-b.html |title=Afterlife Presents: Freaky Flow & DJ Swamp // Friday 7.24.09 (B.Y.O.B) |publisher=Dallasdancemusic.com |date=2009-07-24 |accessdate=2011-09-29}} Japan,{{cite web|url=http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyoclubsbars/343/tokyoclubsbarsinc.htm |title=Metropolis - Tokyo clubs and bars: Freaky Flow & MC Flipside |publisher=Archive.metropolis.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}} Slovenia,{{cite web|url=http://www.dnb-sets.de/?set=112226 |title=Freaky Flow MC Flipside @ Klub K4 - Drum & Bass mix search engine - crawling for D&B mixes and sets |publisher=Dnb-sets.de |date= |accessdate=2011-08-14}} and others. He is also currently sponsored by gsus sindustries, a clothing company, and represented by the Cyber Groove agency, a DJ booking agency.{{cite web|url=http://www.cybergrooveam.com/ |title=Cyber Groove Agency | Drum and Bass, Electro, Dubstep |publisher=Cybergrooveam.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-24}}
Discography
= Albums =
- Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow – Stickman Records (1999)
- World Domination – Moonshine Music (2001)
- Keep It Live – Moonshine Music (2002)
- The Envy – Topaz Records (2003)
- Flashback – Freaky Flow Productions (2004)
- The Furious Factor – Moist Music (2009)
= Singles =
- On The Down Low / Mist – Placebo Recordings (1997)
- The Swinger / Here We Go – Wikkid Records (2005)
= Remixes =
- What It Takes (Remix) / Just A Second (Remix) – Placebo Recordings (1997)
- Compare / Compare (Remix) – Second Generation (2001)
- Doubt Love / Doubt Love (Remix) – Sound Gizmo Audio (2003)
References
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| url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/freaky-flow-presents-the-heavy-petters/217969209
| title = Freaky Flow Presents: The Heavy Petters
| date = 17 October 2006
| work = iTunes
| publisher = Apple Inc. iTunes.com Store
| access-date = 7 January 2012
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External links
- [http://www.freakyflow.com/ Freaky Flow website]
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