Smokeasac

{{short description|American record producer and singer-songwriter}}

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| birth_name = Dylan James Mullen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|02|10}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|emo rap|hip hop}}

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| years_active = 2012–present

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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Lil Peep|Juice WRLD|iLoveMakonnen|Ski Mask the Slump God|Teddy|Wavvvydan}}

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Dylan James Mullen (born February 10, 1994), better known as Smokeasac, is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. He gained notoriety for being a frequent collaborator and producer for emo rap artist Lil Peep throughout his career.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/arts/music/lil-peep-archives-come-over-when-youre-sober.html |title=Lil Peep Died Before Becoming Pop Royalty. His New Music May Change That |newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 October 2018 |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon }}{{cite web |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/smokeasac-never-mind-video/ |title=SMOKEASAC SHOWS US HIS BLOODY HEART IN "NEVER MIND" VIDEO |website=www.altpress.com|date=24 May 2019 }}

Career

In 2018, Smokeasac began his solo career with single, "Leave You Behind," which was featured on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001gwz |title=BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter |website=www.bbc.co.uk}} His debut EP, Wasteland999, was released on March 8, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/smokeasac-two-new-songs-recap/ |title=SMOKEASAC DROPS TWO NEW SONGS AND OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED TODAY |website=www.altpress.com|date=11 March 2019 }} During his shows, Smokeasac sometimes plays music from Lil Peep's Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 2.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8484114/lil-peep-smokeasac-come-over-when-youre-sober-part-2 |title=Lil Peep's Friend and Producer Smokeasac Talks 'Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 2,' Coping With Depression & More |website=www.billboard.com}}

Smokeasac co-produced Lil Peep's Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 and Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 albums with George Astasio / The Invisible Men (Iggy Azalea, Sugababes).{{cite web |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42159/1/listen-to-lil-peep-s-posthumous-album-come-over-when-you-re-sober-pt-2 |title=Listen to Lil Peep's posthumous album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 |website=www.dazeddigital.com|date=9 November 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.elevatormag.com/smokeasac-links-with-93feetofsmoke-for-new-single/ |title=Smokeasac links with 93feetofsmoke for new single |website=www.elevatormag.com/|date=26 September 2006 }} Rob Cavallo (My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park) was also a contributor.

Throughout the project, Smokeasac worked as the intermediary between Astasio and Lil Peep, and became an integral part of Part 2’s overall feel and essence.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-peep-producer-smokeasac-on-rappers-posthumous-album-come-over-when-youre-sober-pt-ii-posthumous-album-2397724 |title=Lil Peep's legacy: producer Smokeasac on the emotional challenge of completing his friend's posthumous album |website=www.nme.com|date=8 November 2018 }}

Songs produced

=Lil Peep=

  • "Nineteen"
  • "Cobain"
  • "The Song They Played [When I Crashed Into The Wall]"
  • "Driveway"
  • "Hellboy"
  • "Benz Truck"
  • "Save That Shit"
  • "Awful Things"
  • "U Said"
  • "Better Off (Dying)"
  • "The Brightside"
  • "Problems"
  • "Avoid"
  • "Spotlight"
  • "Hate Me"
  • "Leanin"
  • "Broken Smile"
  • "Runaway"
  • "Sex With My Ex"
  • "Cry Alone"
  • "16 Lines"
  • "Life Is Beautiful"
  • "IDGAF"
  • "White Girl"
  • "Fingers"
  • "Benz Truck Pt. 2"
  • "Backseat"
  • "Sex Last Nite"
  • "Kiss"

=Teddy=

  • "Castle WIth No Light"
  • "Guap"
  • "Impossible"
  • "Foreign Banz"
  • "Dead Presidents"
  • "Cupid! (Shot Me In The Dark)"

=Smokeasac=

  • "Leave You Behind"
  • "BLACKOUT!"
  • "Losing My Mind"
  • "After I’m Gone"
  • "Insomnia" ft. Travis Barker
  • "One Bad Day"
  • "Overdose"

References