Flying Lotus: Difference between revisions
== Early life and education==
== Early life and education==
Flying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. He is the grandnephew of the late [[jazz pianist]] [[Alice Coltrane]], whose husband was [[saxophonist]] [[John Coltrane]].{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Family Connection|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/flying-lotus-family-connection|website=Clash Magazine|date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Bio, Music, News & Shows|url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/flying-lotus/|website=DJZ.com|access-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330144512/http://djz.com/featured_djs/flying-lotus/|archive-date=March 30, 2013}} Additionally, he is the grandson of singer-songwriter [[Marilyn McLeod]], who is notable for having written [[Diana Ross]]’s “[[Love Hangover]]” and [[Freda Payne]]’s “I Get High (On Your Memory)” and is [[Alice Coltrane]]’s sister.{{cite web|title=Nardwuar vs Flying Lotus |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKVSVfj6Vc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163641/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKVSVfj6Vc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead|publisher=[[YouTube]]}} His grandaunt Alice has been called by one writer “the biggest influence on Ellison’s music”.{{cite web|last1=Beta|first1=Andy|title=Flying Lotus Confronts Death|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/01/flying-lotus-youre-dead-interview-cover-story|website=The Fader|access-date=April 5, 2015|quote=But the biggest influence on Ellison’s music can be seen just above his grand piano. There hangs a five-foot-tall painting in black and gold of his great aunt Alice Coltrane, the jazz pianist and harpist…}} A DNA test revealed that Ellison is a descendant of the [[Tikar people]] of [[Cameroon]].{{cite web|title=Video: Flying Lotus Learns About His African Roots|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/video-flying-lotus-learns-about-his-african-roots|website=Complex|access-date=January 27, 2018|date=February 5, 2013}}
Flying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. He is the grandnephew of the late [[jazz pianist]] [[Alice Coltrane]], whose husband was [[saxophonist]] [[John Coltrane]].{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Family Connection|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/flying-lotus-family-connection|website=Clash Magazine|date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=May 14, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Bio, Music, News & Shows|url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/flying-lotus/|website=DJZ.com|access-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330144512/http://djz.com/featured_djs/flying-lotus/|archive-date=March 30, 2013}} Additionally, he is the grandson of singer-songwriter [[Marilyn McLeod]], who is notable for having written [[Diana Ross]]’s “[[Love Hangover]]” and [[Freda Payne]]’s “I Get High (On Your Memory)” and is [[Alice Coltrane]]’s sister.{{cite web|title=Nardwuar vs Flying Lotus |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKVSVfj6Vc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163641/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKVSVfj6Vc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead|publisher=[[YouTube]]}} His Alice has been called by one writer “the biggest influence on Ellison’s music”.{{cite web|last1=Beta|first1=Andy|title=Flying Lotus Confronts Death|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/01/flying-lotus-youre-dead-interview-cover-story|website=The Fader|access-date=April 5, 2015|quote=But the biggest influence on Ellison’s music can be seen just above his grand piano. There hangs a five-foot-tall painting in black and gold of his great aunt Alice Coltrane, the jazz pianist and harpist…}} A DNA test revealed that Ellison is a descendant of the [[Tikar people]] of [[Cameroon]].{{cite web|title=Video: Flying Lotus Learns About His African Roots|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/video-flying-lotus-learns-about-his-african-roots|website=Complex|access-date=January 27, 2018|date=February 5, 2013}}
Ellison attended [[Los Angeles Film School]] and [[Academy of Art University]].{{cite web|url=http://www.emusician.com/artists/1333/flying-lotus/45106|title=Flying Lotus|website=Emusician.com|access-date=July 30, 2018}}
Ellison attended [[Los Angeles Film School]] and [[Academy of Art University]].{{cite web|url=http://www.emusician.com/artists/1333/flying-lotus/45106|title=Flying Lotus|website=Emusician.com|access-date=July 30, 2018}}
American record producer from California
Musical artist
Steven D. Bingley-Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.
Flying Lotus has released seven studio albums—1983…
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