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Ghost Loft

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ghost Loft

| image = Ghost-Loft-Photo-1.jpg

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| birth_name = Danny Choi

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| origin = Los Angeles

| genre = Electronic, Alternative

| instrument = Vocals, keyboard, synthesizer, sampler, drum machine, sequencer

| occupation = Musician, record producer

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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Wiz Khalifa|Stargate}}

| website = [http://www.ghostloft.com/ Official Website]

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Danny Choi, better known by his stage name Ghost Loft, is an American recording artist, record producer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.{{cite web|author=Jim Carroll|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2013/04/11/new-music-ghost-loft-sza-bubbles/ |title=New Music – Ghost Loft, Sza, Bubbles | On The Record |website=Irishtimes.com |date=April 11, 2013 |access-date=2014-08-02}}

His genres include electronic music{{Cite web |url=http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/09/interview-with-ghost-loft/ |title=Interview with Danny Choi from Ghost Loft » Lost at e Minor: For creative people |access-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055751/http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/09/interview-with-ghost-loft/ |url-status=dead }} and R&B.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2013/04/11/new-music-ghost-loft-sza-bubbles/|title = New Music – Ghost Loft, Sza, Bubbles | on the Record|website=Irishtimes.com}} He has remixed tracks from artists such as Two Door Cinema Club and The Neighbourhood.

Career

Ghost Loft's debut single "Seconds" received widespread blog coverage throughout 2012–2013, and has been played on UK national radio by DJs including Annie Mac.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rq8p5|title = BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac|date=7 April 2013|website=Bbc.co.uk}} "Seconds" was also added to Triple J rotation, after being selected as "Catch of the Day" by radio host Zan Rowe.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/zan/blog/s3698539.htm |title=Triple j : Mornings with Zan |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225157/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/zan/blog/s3698539.htm |url-status=dead }}

In 2013, Ghost Loft's "So High" was released on the compilation Kitsuné AMERICA 2 by French record label Kitsuné.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2013/04/music/kitsune-america-2-ghost-loft-so-high/ |title=Kitsuné AMERICA 2 : Ghost Loft "So High" « Kitsune Journal |access-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429005454/http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2013/04/music/kitsune-america-2-ghost-loft-so-high/ |url-status=dead }} Ghost Loft is featured on a Wiz Khalifa version of "So High" on the rapper's 2014 album, Blacc Hollywood. He received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Rap Album for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. Prior to the album's release, Wiz Khalifa unveiled the mixtape "28 Grams" on May 25, 2014, featuring the track "The Last," which samples Ghost Loft's "Seconds".https://www.whosampled.com/sample/278029/Wiz-Khalifa-The-Last-Ghost-Loft-Seconds/

In 2016, Ghost Loft produced the opening music for Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.soundcloud.com/2016/04/05/creators-talking-shop-daily-demos-ghost-loft/|title=SoundCloud » Creators talking shop: Daily Demos with Ghost Loft|website=Blog.soundcloud.com|access-date=December 12, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/ghost-loft-barely-breathing|title = Purpose tour producer Ghost Loft explores anxiety and depression on "Barely Breathing"|website=Thelineofbestfit.com}}

Released on 23 May 2018, Chicago rapper Juice Wrld's debut album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, includes the track "Scared of Love (with instrumental by Ghost Loft)," featuring Ghost Loft and containing a sample of "So High".https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/juice-wrld-scared-of-love/{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/574282/Juice-WRLD-Scared-of-Love-Ghost-Loft-So-High/|title = Juice WRLD's 'Scared of Love' - Discover the Sample Source|website=Whosampled.com}}

In 2021, Ghost Loft collaborated with the prestigious fashion house Louis Vuitton, producing the entire soundtrack for their video game titled "Louis: The Game."https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/ghost-loft-magic-in-his-eyes

Awards and nominations

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scope="row" rowspan="5"| Grammy Award

| 2014

|Blacc Hollywood

| Best Rap Album

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| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web |last1=Thomaz |first1=Cameron |title=Cameron Thomaz |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/cameron-thomaz/10512 |website=GRAMMY.com |access-date=13 December 2021 |language=en |date=23 November 2020}}

Discography

=Singles=

  • "Seconds" (2013)
  • "So High" (2013)
  • "Be Easy" (2014)
  • "Talk to Me" (2014)
  • "Overflow" (2015)
  • "The Otherside" (2015)
  • "Barely Breathing" (2016)
  • "Holding On" (2017)
  • "Burn Slow" (2017)
  • "End of the Light" (2018)
  • "Bless Up" (2018)

=Featured In=

=Productions=

  • "So High" (Wiz Khalifa featuring Ghost Loft) (2014)
  • Gilbere Forte – "Fall For Nothing (feat. Nylo)" from PRAY (2013)

=Remixes=

  • jj – "Beautiful Life" (2012)
  • Icky Blossoms – "Heat Lightning" (2012)
  • Louis Brennan – "The Towpath" (2012)
  • The Neighbourhood – "Let It Go" (2013)
  • Little Daylight – "Overdose" (2013)
  • The High Wire – "Lnoe" (2013)
  • Two Door Cinema Club – "Handshake" (2013)
  • Joel Compass – "Astronaut" (2013)
  • RÁJ – "Ghost" (2013)
  • Ryn Weaver – "Octahate" (2014)
  • Janine – "Hold Me" (2015)
  • MICHL – "When You Loved Me Least" (2016)
  • R3hab – "Icarus" (2016)

=Appearances=

  • Kitsuné America 2 – "So High" (CD, 2013 Kitsuné Music)
  • Blacc Hollywood – "Wiz Khalifa - So High" (CD, 2014 Atlantic Records)

References

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Category:Living people

Category:American electronic musicians

Category:Musicians from Los Angeles

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)