Jonti
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| birth_name = Jonti Danilewitz
| alias = Jonti Danimals
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |22|2009|12|15}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
| origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|alternative hip hop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|record producer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Synthesizer|ukulele|sampler}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = Stones Throw
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| past_member_of = Danimals, Sherlock's Daughter
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Jonti Danilewitz (born {{birth based on age as of date |22|2009|12|15|noage=1}}), known mononymously as Jonti, is a South African-Australian electronic and alternative hip hop record producer, composer and songwriter.{{cite web |last=Rachael |first=Angres |date=August 23, 2012 |title=Interview: Jonti |url=http://www.heavemedia.com/2012/08/23/interview-jonti/ |accessdate=9 August 2013 |website=Heave Media}}{{Cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |date=2011-08-25 |title=New band of the day – No 1,092: Jonti |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/25/new-band-jonti |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Guardian}} He is signed to Stones Throw Records and Future Classic.{{cite web|last=Banuelos|first=Jon|title=Jonti|url=http://www.stonesthrow.com/jonti|publisher=Stones Throw Records|accessdate=9 August 2013|year=2012}} He was also a touring member of the Avalanches.
Biography
Danilewitz was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonti-mn0002778698/biography | title=Jonti Biography, Songs, & Albums | first=Paul | last=Simpson | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=November 30, 2022 }} His family relocated to Sydney, where he attended Masada College, Sydney in 1999.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261870377 |title=Masada Students Excel |newspaper=The Australian Jewish News |volume=105 |issue=11 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=26 November 1999 |access-date=30 November 2022 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia }} By 2009, he fronted the Sydney-based group Danimals, which were working at Mark Ronson's The Lab to write and record material.{{cite news |last=Landsman |first=Lexi |date=15 December 2009 |title=Big Break for Young Aussie Muso |newspaper=The Australian Jewish News |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100466/20100314-0024/jewishnews.net.au/2009/12/15/big-break-for-young-aussie-muso/10335.html |access-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100316221629/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100466/20100314-0024/jewishnews.net.au/2009/12/15/big-break-for-young-aussie-muso/10335.html |archive-date=16 March 2010 |via=National Library of Australia |url-status=live }} Danilewitz' older brother Leron was their talent manager. One of the tracks, "Fox", was used for a national advertising campaign.{{cite web | url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1018952/danimals-take-fast-track-to-fame | title=Danimals Take Fast Track to Fame | first=Alyssa | last=Braithwaite | website=news.ninemsn.com.au | date=2 March 2010 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100305063407/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1018952/danimals-take-fast-track-to-fame | archive-date=5 March 2010 | access-date=20 November 2022 | agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP) | url-status=dead }} Danimals line-up in mid-2010 included James Domeyko, Moses MacRae and Julian Sudek on drums and Jaie Gonzalez on bass guitar.{{cite web | url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/danamals-rainy-days/ | title=Danimals – Rainy Days | first=Michael | last=Carr | website=Music Feeds | date=2010 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101126090927/http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/danamals-rainy-days/ | archive-date=26 November 2010 | access-date=30 November 2022 | url-status=live }} Due to the United States yoghurt of the same name they changed to Djanimals.{{cite web |date=22 November 2012 |title=Universal Signs Jonti Danilewitz to Global Publishing Deal |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20130218-0713/themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/11/22/universal-signs-jonti-danilewitz-to-global-publishing-deal/index.html |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130219105707/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20130218-0713/themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/11/22/universal-signs-jonti-danilewitz-to-global-publishing-deal/index.html |archive-date=19 February 2013 |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=The Music |via=National Library of Australia |url-status=live }}
As Jonti Danimal, on keyboards, he was also a member of Sherlock's Daughter, an indie, electronic six-piece alongside Liam Flanagan on bass guitar, Tanya Horo on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Timothy Maybury on guitar, Graeme Pillemer and William Russell on drums.{{cite web | url=http://www.digi.gaga.com.au/sherlock-s-daughter/ | title=Sherlock's Daughter | website=Gaga Digi | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170218070035/http://www.digi.gaga.com.au/sherlock-s-daughter/ | archive-date=18 February 2017 | access-date=30 November 2022 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/sherlocks-daughter.html | title=Sherlock's Daughter | publisher=Triple J Unearthed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190617231805/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/156007/20190618-0049/www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/sherlocks-daughter.html | year=2009 | archive-date=17 June 2019 | access-date=30 November 2022 | url-status=dead }} That group formed in 2007 by Horo, Maybury and Pillemer with Jonti joining later. They recorded their debut album, Hunter, during 2010 with sessions at Watermusic Studios, Hoboken. It was issued in 2012 via Gaga Digi.
Danilewitz was performing as Jonti by November 2012. His debut album, Twirligig, had appeared a year earlier in October 2011.{{cite web |last=Jeffries |first=David |date=2012 |title=Twirligig Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/twirligig-mw0002216410 |access-date=30 November 2022 |publisher=AllMusic}} AllMusic's David Jeffries rated it four-out-of-five stars, who explained "this genre-borrowing hangs together effortlessly with Jonti's unique voice as its anchor, so let your laptop-hovering friends worry about the complex constructions while you enjoy Twirligig{{'}}s simple pleasures".
In 2014, Jonti performed a cover of the Avalanches debut album, Since I Left You, at Vivid LIVE and the Melbourne International Arts Festival.{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Denham |date=2014-10-12 |title=Jonti & His 17 Piece Band Paid Tribute To The Avalanches & We Were There |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/jonti-17-piece-band-paid-tribute-avalanches/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Tone Deaf}}{{Cite web |last=Palathingal |first=George |date=2014-05-25 |title=Since the Avalanches left us, Jonti and the Astral Kids step up |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/since-the-avalanches-left-us-jonti-and-the-astral-kids-step-up-20140526-zrni1.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Alex |date=2014-05-25 |title=Since I Left You review – a joyful, live recreation of a classic record |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/may/25/since-i-left-you-review-a-joyful-live-recreation-of-a-classic-record |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Guardian}} In 2016, he appeared on their album Wildflowers later becoming their touring guitarist.
His second album, Tokorats, was released in 2017.{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |date=2017 |title=Tokorats Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tokorats-mw0003115103 |access-date=30 November 2022 |publisher=AllMusic}}{{Cite web |date=6 November 2017 |title=Jonti: Tokorats |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jonti-tokorats/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Paul |date=2017-12-08 |title=Jonti: Tokorats |url=https://www.popmatters.com/jonti-tokorats-2515841017.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=PopMatters}} Jeffries' colleague David Simpson gave it three-and-a-half because "not all of his juxtapositions or segues seem to make sense, and the album seems a bit overstuffed, but Jonti's ambition and creativity are undeniably admirable, and the entire album is a delightfully strange trip".
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| Twirligig
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| scope="row"| Tokorats
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=Demos=
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| scope="row"| Sine & Moon
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=Singles=
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| scope="row"| "Firework Spraying Moon"
|2011 | Twirlgig |
| scope="row"| "Saturday Night"{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Duncan|title=Video: Jonti, "Saturday Night"|url=http://www.thefader.com/2012/11/07/video-jonti-saturday-night/|publisher=Fader|accessdate=9 August 2013|date=November 7, 2012}}
|2012 | Sine & Moon |
| scope="row"| "Scrood"
|rowspan=4| 2017 |rowspan=2 {{n/a|non album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Rain" |
| scope="row"| "Sleeping and Falling"
|rowspan=2| Tokorats |
| scope="row"| "Staring Window" |
Awards
=AIR Awards=
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
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| 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/news/story/nominations-2012-jagermeister-independent-music-awards|title=NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|date=17 September 2012|accessdate=20 August 2020|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417032418/https://www.air.org.au/news/story/nominations-2012-jagermeister-independent-music-awards|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|accessdate=18 August 2020|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310102536/https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|url-status=dead}}
|Twirlgig
| Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album
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References
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External links
- {{SoundCloud|name=Jonti|id=jontidanimals}}
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Category:Australian electronic musicians