Suzi Analogue
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Suzi Analogue
| image = Suzi Analogue presenting Chromat Spring-Summer 2018.jpg
| caption = Analogue presenting the Chromat Spring-Summer 2018 Serenity Collection at New York Fashion Week
| birth_name = Maya Simone Shipman{{cite web|first=Jess|last=Sussman|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2013/08/knxwledge-readies-new-ep-and-lp-for-all-city/|title=Knxwledge Readies New EP and LP for All City|publisher=XLR8R|date=August 27, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/892080462 |title=A CLUE |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 3, 2025}}
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|16}}
| birth_place =
| origin = Baltimore, Maryland
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|experimental electronic music|neo soul}}
| occupation = Singer Songwriter
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{hlist|Never Normal|Fresh Selects|Dopeness Galore}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Knxwledge|mndsgn|Tokimonsta|Blu|Onra|Georgia Anne Muldrow|Dudley Perkins|DJ Earl|Teklife}}
| website = {{URL|https://suzianalogue.com}}
}}
Maya Simone Shipman (born August 16, 1987), known professionally as Suzi Analogue, is an American recording artist, musician, and songwriter based in New York City. She is a former member of Klipmode alongside Mndsgn, Devonwho, & Knxwledge; with many collaborations between them during the rise of the international beatmaking culture.
Suzi Analogue credits her name to the alter-ego of RZA, Bobby Digital, one of her favorite hip-hop producers.{{cite web|title=Soundwaves KPFK With Suzi Analogue| website=YouTube | date=January 26, 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqBzKsfEifo|accessdate=January 26, 2009}} Her style fuses soul, hip-hop lyrics, and vocal processes characterized by synthesizers and electronic bass instruments.
Career
In 2012, Suzi Analogue and Tokimonsta collaborated and released an EP as the project group Analogue Monsta. Their collaborative EP, titled "Boom", was released by Scion Audio/Visual.{{cite web|title=SCION A/V PRESENTS: ANALOGUE MONSTA — BOOM|url=http://www.scionav.com/2012/07/24/scion-av-presents-analogue-monsta-boom/|website=Scion A/V|publisher=Scion / Toyota|accessdate=July 24, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Suzi Analogue Biography 2011|url=http://www.dopenessgalore.com/files/press-feedback/SUZI_ANALOGUE_BIO_2011.pdf|website=Dopeassgalore|accessdate=March 26, 2011}} A year later, she launched her own record label, [http://nevernormalrecords.com Never Normal Records]. Her first project released on the Never Normal label, "CHILLS + THRILLS", was named "Best Cassette Of 2014" by UK's FACT Magazine.{{cite web|title=The 20 Best Cassettes Of 2014|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/03/the-20-best-cassettes-of-2014/3/|website=factmag.com|date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=December 3, 2014}}
Suzi Analogue has been featured on BET & MTV, among others, speaking about women in the male-dominated music industry.{{cite web|title=What's At Stake: Suzi Analogue: 'We Need More Women Who Are Owning Their Songwriting'|url=https://www.bet.com/video-clips/s0mdtu/suzi-analogue-we-need-more-women-who-are-owning-their-songwriting|website=BET|access-date=February 23, 2014}}
Suzi Analogue has been a featured musician in several projects from American synthesizer company Moog Music, including playing live at Moog's largest modern music installation.{{cite web|title=Moog's Synthesizer Residency At Rough Trade NYC|url=http://www.moogmusic.com/news/moogs-march-synthesizer-residency-rough-trade-nyc|website=www.moogmusic.com|accessdate=March 10, 2014}} She has also been a selected artist by Moog Music and Converse Music to record special Moog synthesizer sessions.{{cite web|title=Etherwave Theremin And Suzi Analogue|url=http://conversemusic.tumblr.com/post/112226819372/etherwave-theremin-and-suzi-analogue-bronx-based|website=conversemusic.tumblr.com}}
Suzi Analogue has served as a cultural diplomat for the USA in Uganda, Africa as a part of an international hip-hop music initiative "Next Level" founded by the U.S. Department of State and University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill Music Department. During her diplomacy, Suzi taught a production course to upcoming beat makers in Uganda's capital Kampala using Ableton Live. She also orchestrated music with a team of other US Hip-Hop artists and traditional Ugandan musicians and was on national Ugandan TV and radio.{{cite web|title=Uganda On The Beat: Suzi Analogue's Beatmaking Notes From Kampala|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/news/suzi-analogue-kampala-uganda-on-the-beat-part-1/|website=okayafrica.com|publisher=Okayafrica|accessdate=June 23, 2015}}
Suzi Analogue continues to make audio/visual projects and perform music live in cities worldwide. She performed a live set on Boiler Room for the Teklife release of DJ Earl's '"Open Your Eyes" album, which she also collaborated on. The release went on to be named in the "20 Best Electronic Albums Of 2016" by Pitchfork.{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/|title=The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016 {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=January 19, 2017}}
Discography
=Albums=
- World. Excerpts 1-9 - (Fresh Selects Records) (2009)
- NNXTAPE - (Klipmode) (2010)
- ZONEZ V.1: The Audio Visual Moodboard (Never Normal Records) (2016){{Cite web|url=http://citizensofculture.com/2016/03/02/new-music-suzi-analogue-zonez-v-1/|title=New . Music :: Suzi Analogue - ZONEZ V.1|date=March 2, 2016|website=Citizens Of Culture|access-date=January 19, 2017}}
- ZONEZ V.2: The Audio Visual Moodboard (Never Normal Records) (2016 ){{Cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/suzi-analogue-zonez-v-2-mp3.html|title=NY Producer Suzi Analogue Releases Her Latest Beat Tape 'Zonez V.2' - Okayplayer Okayplayer|last=Okayplayer|website=www.okayplayer.com|access-date=January 19, 2017}}
=EP's=
- 3P-(Klipmode) (2009)
- NNXT - (with Georgia Anne Muldrow, [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=dudley%20perkins Dudley Perkins]) (Dopeness Galore) (2011){{cite web|title=Suzi Analogue Is Up NNXT|url=http://www.dopenessgalore.com/merchandisestore/suzi_analogue_limited_nnxt_box_small|website=dopenessgalore.com|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}
- ACAPULCOS - (Self Released) (2011)
- (R)OSE (A)LWAYS (W)INS. - (Self Released) (2012)
- Chills + Thrills - (Never Normal Records) (2014)
=Collaborative albums=
- BOOM (with TOKiMONSTA) - (Scion Audio/Visual) (2012)
- Love Affairz V.1 (with Swarvy) - (Never Normal Records) (2014)
=Mixes=
- SMOOTHIE (For Vice Magazine) - (2012)
- Boiler Room Live Set Mix - (2016){{Citation|title=Suzi Analogue Boiler Room New York DJ Set|url=https://soundcloud.com/platform/suzi-analogue|language=en|accessdate=January 19, 2017}}
=Features=
- Analogue Monsta - Nxt Msg (Deletion Mix) from Brownswood Bubblers 5 (2010){{cite web|title=Browswood Bubblers Five|website=Discogs |date=March 2010 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Brownswood-Bubblers-Five/release/2164622|accessdate=March 1, 2010}}
- James Kelly - Money from LMNO (2010)
- Blu - Soupa from York (2013){{cite web|title=Suzi Analogue Discography|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/1395765-Suzi-Analogue?type=Releases|website=Discogs|accessdate=March 28, 2015}}
- Onra - Vibe With U from Fundamentals (2015){{cite web|title=FACT Magazine|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/04/04/onra-pens-ode-to-the-1990s-on-new-album-fundamentals/|website=Factmag.com|date=April 4, 2015 }}
- DJ Earl - All Inn from Open Your Eyes (2016){{Cite web|url=http://justjuke.com/post/149167383165/dj-earl-all-inn-feat-suzi-analogue-by-teklife|title=DJ EARL All INN feat. Suzi Analogue|website=Juke & Footwork Blog.|access-date=January 19, 2017}}
- Quelle Chris - Calm Before from Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (2017){{Cite web|url=http://2dopeboyz.com/2017/01/06/quelle-chris-calm-before-video/|title=Quelle Chris – "Calm Before" f. Cavalier & Suzi Analog (Video)|last=Glynn|first=Patrick|website=2DOPEBOYZ|access-date=January 19, 2017}}
References
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Category:American electronic musicians
Category:African-American women singer-songwriters
Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:American women in electronic music
Category:Temple University alumni
Category:American experimental musicians
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century African-American women singers
Category:21st-century African-American singers