Jimpster
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Jamie Odell
| origin = Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom
| genre = Deep house, house, jungle, acid jazz, electronica
| years_active = 1997–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/jimpster}}
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Jimpster (a.k.a. Audiomontage, a.k.a. Franc Spangler, real name Jamie Odell) is a British deep house producer and DJ. Together with Tom Roberts, he founded the labels Freerange Records and Delusions of Grandeur.{{cite web |url=http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster |title=Jimpster Biography |website=Beatport |access-date=31 March 2015}} While producing his own tracks and playing live shows, Jimpster has also worked on remixes, including a remix of the song 400 years by Bob Marley.{{cite web|last=Rico |first=Zack |url=http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/bob-marley-400-years-jimpster-remix/ |title=Bob Marley ‘400 Years’ (Jimpster Remix) |publisher=Beatportal |date=2007-09-10 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}
Biography
Born into a musical family, Jimpster was influenced and encouraged by his father Roger Odell who is the drummer in the jazz-funk band Shakatak. It was there that he was first exposed to electronic synthesizers and recording equipment at around age 10. He also has two children named Stan & Spike (Aged 16 & 13) He started Freerange records in 1996, a label that has since found a niche in deep house with artists like Shur-I-Kan and Milton Jackson.{{cite web |author=Interview: Jimpster by Juno Plus on 18.12.2009 at 12:49pm |url=http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/ |title=Interview: Jimpster | Juno Plus |publisher=Junodownload.com |date=2010-08-27 |accessdate=2010-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140140/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/ |archive-date=2010-09-20 |url-status=dead }} Jimpster played in a live electronica band, The Bays, from 2002 until 2007, but eventually decided to focus on djing and his record label.{{cite web|last=Rico |first=Zack |url=http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/when-jimpster-met-ralph-lawson/ |title=When Jimpster met Ralph Lawson |publisher=Beatportal |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}
In 2007 his label Freerange was voted Best British Label by Dj Mag, in 2010 he won the Beatport titles: Best Deep House Producer and Best Deep House Remix of the year.
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Martian Arts (1997), Instinct Ambient
- Messages From the Hub (1999), Kudos
- Live At Soundofspeed (2000), Soundofspeed
- Domestic Science (2002), Kudos
- Amour (2006), Freerange Records
- Porchlight and Rocking Chairs (2013), Freerange Records
- Silent Stars (2017), Freerange Records
=Singles and EPs=
- Initial EP (1996), Freerange Records
- Interconnect EP (1997), Kudos
- Deepdown EP (2001), Kudos
- Martian Arts (1996), Freerange Records
- Perennial Pleasures (1997), Kudos
- Seeing Is Believing (2000), Kudos
- State of Mind (2002), Kudos
- Armour LP Sampler (2006), Freerange
- Square Up (2006), Buzzin' Fly Records
- Dangly Panther (2008), Freerange Records
- Sleeper (2009), Freerange Records
- Forever And A Day EP (2010), Delusions of Grandeur
- Painted Lady EP (2014), Delusions of Grandeur
- The Sun Comes Up (2017), Freerange
- Crave (2017), Freerange
- Burning Up / Becoming Cyclonic (2018), Burn
- Curve EP (2018), Freerange
=Compilations=
- Special Double Artist Ten Inch Set (1997), Instinct Ambient
- Scrambled (2000), Shadow Records
References
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External links
- {{SoundCloud|jimpster|Jimpster}}
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Category:English deep house musicians
Category:English electronic musicians