Dylan Marshall Brady (born November 27, 1993) is an American music producer, singer, and songwriter,[1] best known for being one half of experimental electronic music duo 100 gecs, alongside Laura Les.
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Brady at Rock am Ring, 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dylan Marshall Brady |
| Born | November 27, 1993 Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | |
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Early life
editDylan Marshall Brady[2] grew up in suburban St. Louis, Missouri and took piano lessons in high school, where he first became interested in composing music. While attending college for audio engineering, he began putting music out on SoundCloud, as an electronic hip hop producer.[3] He is currently based in Los Angeles, California, where he collaborates with musical partner Laura Les, who moved from Chicago to LA in 2022 to more easily work together following years of remote collaboration.
Career
editBrady began his career releasing several demo albums on SoundCloud in 2013 and 2014. He self-released his debut studio album All I Ever Wanted in May 2015.[4] In 2016 he released the EP Choker and released a self-titled EP as part of 100 gecs. In 2017 Brady released two EPs, Sinses and '. In October 2018, Brady released the EP Peace & Love, his first release on the Mad Decent label.[5] His collaborative studio album with singer and producer Josh Pan, This Car Needs Some Wheels, was released in March 2019.[6]
Brady is also the leader of the St. Louis-based band Cake Pop with Cali Cartier, Ravenna Golden, Lewis Grant, Pritty, Robel Ketema, Kevin Bedford, and Adam Newcomer. They released their debut self-titled EP on SoundCloud in 2015. On March 30, 2021, the band announced their debut studio album, Cake Pop 2, in addition to releasing its lead single, "Black Rum". The second single, "Satin Bedsheets", was released on April 20, 2021, followed by the release of Cake Pop 2 on April 30, 2021.
Discography
edit| Dylan Brady discography | |
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| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 8 |
| Demo album | 3 |
Studio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| All I Ever Wanted |
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| This Car Needs Some Wheels (with Josh Pan) |
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Demo albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Swahili |
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| Mango Juice |
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| Zero Halliburton |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Saxophone Joe |
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| Choker |
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| Sinses (with BLOOM) |
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| Dog Show |
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| Peace & Love |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Will You Look for Me When You Need Someone" | 2016 | Choker |
| "Go Away" | ||
| "Coming Down" | ||
| "7/11 Drone" (featuring Daisy) |
2018 | Peace & Love |
| "I'll Make You Miss Me All The Time" | ||
| "Of Course I Still Love You" | ||
| "Wheels" | 2019 | This Car Needs Some Wheels |
| "Supersonic (My Existence)"[7] (with Skrillex, Noisia and Josh Pan) |
2023 | Quest for Fire |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Loading Screen" (Lewis Grant featuring Dylan Brady) |
2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Give Me the Keys" (Night Lovell featuring Dylan Brady) |
2015 | |
| "Emoji" (Lewis Grant featuring Dylan Brady) |
2016 | |
| "I" (vōx featuring Dylan Brady) | ||
| "Georgia" (Pritty featuring Dylan Brady) | ||
| "Pull Up" (Tony Velour featuring Dylan Brady) |
2017 | |
| "Euro Plug" (Tony Velour featuring Dylan Brady) |
2018 | |
| "Toxic"[8] (Pussy Riot featuring Dorian Electra and Dylan Brady) |
2021 |
SoundCloud releases
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Chain Gang" | 2013 |
| "Feel the Fire" | |
| "Mugabe" (with Roh Bee) | |
| "Ice Grass" (with Roh Bee) |
2014 |
| "Quizzy" (with The Kid Devo and Roh Bee) | |
| "Wonder Years" | |
| "Loading" | |
| "Bam Margera Element Classic" | |
| "It's Been a While" (with Hnrk) |
2015 |
| "Take Care of My Dog When I'm Gone" | |
| "Love U BB" | 2016 |
| "Plz Don't Tell Me Why I Feel How I Feel Thx ☺" | |
| "When It's Cold" (featuring Dom McLennon, Lewis Grant, and Saputo) | |
| "OMG" | |
| "Smoked Jerky (Single Stack)" (featuring Babies Next Door) |
2017 |
| "Ice Mtn" | |
| "Blink 180" | |
| "Will U Go to the Dance with Me" | 2018 |
| "Date Night!" | |
| "U Can Find Me Here" | |
| "ILY All the Time" | |
| "The Greatest" | |
| "Hate Me Today" (featuring Ravenna Golden) |
Guest performances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sparkly" | 2015 | Ravenna Golden | Girl Gone Wild |
| "Just Tryna" | 2016 | Night Lovell | Red Teenage Melody |
| "Good Friends" | NOK from the Future | Bombs 1 | |
| "Weeknights" | Cali Cartier | The Cartier | |
| "D$M" | |||
| "Ballin" | |||
| "No Worries" | DAT ADAM | HYDRA 3D | |
| "Not 4Ever" | 2017 | Hellion | Gravekeeper |
| "Up in Flames" | 2018 | DAMSTERAM, JRND, narou | Analog |
| "Out of Love" | Alessia Cara | The Pains of Growing | |
| "Blue" | The Neighbourhood | Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing | |
| "F**k You" | Kailee Morgue | Non-album single | |
| "Black Sheep" | 2019 | ||
| "Click" | Charli XCX, Kim Petras, Tommy Cash or Slayyyter | Charli | |
| "New Hawaii" | Injury Reserve, DRAM, Tony Velour | Injury Reserve | |
| "Crazy" | The Hillside | Non-album single | |
| "Welcome Home" | 2020 | The Good Friend | |
| "Claws" | Charli XCX | How I'm Feeling Now | |
| "Anthems" | |||
| "Used to Know Me" | 2022 | Charli XCX | Crash |
Production and songwriting credits
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Written with | Produced with |
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| 2015 | Robel Ketema | "Don't HMU" | Non-album singles | Robel Ketema | Sole producer |
| "Concoco Freestyle" | |||||
| 2016 | "We Need Space" | ||||
| 2017 | Jesse | "Born to Be Blonde" | & | Jesse | Sole producer |
| "Pretty Illusion" | |||||
| "I Think We Should Stay In Love" | |||||
| "Bloom Later" | — | ||||
| "Drama" | Jesse | ||||
| "IDK" | |||||
| "Dime & Dogs" | |||||
| "Guinea Pig" | |||||
| 92Jack | "2 Goth Kids" | Non-album single | Famous Dex, Jack Bruno | — | |
| DAMSTERDAM, JRND | "Up in Flames" | Analog | J. Xidas, Jeroen Dekker, Joshua Jack Brust, Nikolas Heidinger, S. Cubit | ||
| 2018 | Lewis Grant | "Vacation" | Make Me Scared Again | — | Sole producer |
| "How Could I Know" | |||||
| "Daniel" | Lewis Grant, Y2K | ||||
| "Bad Batch" | Sole producer | ||||
| "Bad Batch, Pt. 2" | Judge, Y2K | ||||
| Goody Grace | "210 Lilac Sky" | Infinite | Goody Grace | — | |
| Kailee Morgue | "Fuck U" | Non-album single | Kailee Morgue | Sole producer | |
| Tony Velour | "First Time For Everything" | Tony Velour | — | ||
| L.I.F.T. | "Dressed in Black" | AUTOP$Y | Austin Arthur, Cameron Phillips, Holden Prine, Jay Smith, Reuben Pearl, Robert Carter | ||
| Goody Grace | "Judas" | 19/6 | Goody Goody | ||
| Pritty | "Georgia" | Non-album single | Devon Nunez | Sole producer | |
| Goody Grace, G-Eazy | "Girls in the Suburbs Singing Smiths Songs" | Gerald Gillu, Goody Goody | — | ||
| Ro Ransom | "Pop" | Possessed | Noah Gale | Sole producer | |
| Role Model | "Six Speed" | Non-album single | Blake Slatkin, Tucker Pillsbury | — | |
| The Neighbourhood | "Dust" | Hard To Image The Neighbourhood Ever Changing | — | Lars Stalfors | |
| "Blue" | Brandon Fried, Jeremiah Freedman, Jesse James Rutherford, Jesse St. John Gellar, Lars Stalfors, Michael Margott, Sarah Hudson, Zachary Abels | ||||
| "Heaven" | Brandon Fried, Danny Parra, Jeremiah Freedman, Jesse James Rutherford, Jesse St. John Gellar, Lars Stalfors, Michael Margott, Rock Mafia, Sarah Hudson, Zachary Abels | Lars Stalfors, Rock Mafia | |||
| Yung Skrrt | "Ibtdbw" | Triple Other | Yung Skrrt | Yung Skrrt | |
| Ravenna Golden | "Open My Eyes" | Non-album single | Dorian Electra, Ravenna Golden, Jaan Umru Rothenberg (as umru) | umru | |
| 2019 | Clay | "Feelings" | Hues | Clay | Sole producer |
| Deb Never | "Ugly" | House on Wheels | Deborah Jung | D33J | |
| "Same" | Deborah Jung, Djavan Santos, Naomie Abergel | ||||
| "Swimming" | Deborah Jung | Sole producer | |||
| Injury Reserve | "Jailbreak the Tesla" | Injury Reserve | Adam Daniel, Jordan Groggs, Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly, Nathaniel Ritchie, William Corey | Injury Reserve | |
| AOBeats | "Running" | Non-album single | Alexandra McDonald, Andrew Okamura, Mike Derenzo | Andrew Okamura, Mike Derenzo | |
| Liz | "Diamond in the Dark" | Planet Y2K | Elizabeth Abrams, Jarina De Marco | Sole producer | |
| "Cool With It" | Elizabeth Abrams, Sophia Black | ||||
| Pritty | "Girls & Girls" | Non-album single | Devon Nunez | — | |
| Kailee Morgue | "Black Sheep" | Non-album single | — | Sole producer | |
| Clay | "Project 5 (Demo)" | Clay | |||
| William Crooks | "Chicago" | Waterboy | — | Sole producer | |
| "Sameolsssshhh" | |||||
| "Popout" | |||||
| Dorian Electra | "Daddy Like" | Flamboyant | Bonnie McKee, Dorian Electra, Michael Zarowny, Peter John Shepard-Vanoudenaren | ABSRDST | |
| "Musical Genius" | Dorian Electra | Sole producer | |||
| "Live by the Sword" | |||||
| "Adam & Steve" | Dorian Electra, umru | umru, ABSRDST | |||
| "Guyliner, Pt. 2" | Dorian Electra, Michael Zarowny, Bonnie McKee | Sole producer | |||
| Charli XCX | "Click" | Charli | A. G. Cook, Charlotte Aitchison, umru, Theron Thomas, Tommy Cash | A. G. Cook, umru, ö | |
| Brevon Kim | "The Wedding!" | Cliff | — | Sole producer | |
| SwitchMIX | "Ice Boy" | Not For Me | |||
| Pritty | "Deceit" | Non-album single | Devon Nunez | — | |
| 03 Greedo, Kenny Beats | "Aye Twin" | Netflix & Deal | Jason Jackson, Kenneth Blume, Marquis Whiitaker | Kenny Beats | |
| Alice Longyu Gao | "Dumb Bitch Juice" | Non-album singles | Longyu Gao, Nat Puff | Sole producer | |
| "Rich Bitch Juice" | Longyu Gao | ||||
| Left at London | "6 Feet" | Nat Puff | |||
| Pritty | "Birds and Bees" | Devon Nunez, Kevin Bedford | — | ||
| Supachefm, ShiniGami | "Fuck That Bitch!" | Gianni Veloz, Michael Cesari, Ryan Jacob | |||
| Cali Cartier | "Rabbits" | Dakota | Calvin Lewis | ||
| "Save Us" | |||||
| "Peace & Love" | |||||
| "Win This War" | Songs | ||||
| "Gun" | |||||
| "Pianoman" | Cartier Evil | ||||
| "Cartier Evil" | |||||
| "Waaav" | |||||
| "Remedy" | Dovelace | ||||
| Pritty | "Imagine That" | Luster | Devon Nunez, Kevin Bedford | ||
| 2020 | Hoodie Trash | "Turtleneck and Shorts" | Non-album single | Jennifer May | |
| Kevin Bedford | "Cells Divide" | Heights | Kevin Bedford | Sole producer | |
| "Moment" | |||||
| "4u" | Devon Nunez, Kevin Bedford, Ravenna Kerr-Grant | ||||
| NYCL Kai | "Incredible" | NYCL Kai | — | Judge | |
| "What About You" | Sole producer | ||||
| Alice Longyu Gao | "Young Piece of Shit Shut Up" | Non-album single | Jack Laboz | ||
| The Garden | "Hit Eject" | Kiss My Super Bowl Ring | Sole producer | ||
| "The King of Cutting Corners" | |||||
| "Lurkin'" | |||||
| Brakence | "sauceintherough" | Punk2 | Randy Findell | Randy Findell | |
| VELVETEARS | "Philophobia" | Non-album single | — | Sole producer | |
| Lewis Grant | "Being Alive" | ||||
| Lil West, Brevin Kim | "Violin" | Metallic Body Language | Brendan Paulhus, Callin Paulhus, Semaj Grant | ||
| "Bleach" | |||||
| "Say No More" | Alex Theesfield, Brendan Paulhus, Callin Paulhus, Semaj Grant | — | |||
| Crvtch | "Just Trying to Get Down" | Non-album single | Sole writer | ||
| Cali Cartier | "Sick" | Pink | Calvin Lewis | ||
| Charli XCX | "Claws" | How I'm Feeling Now | BJ Burton, Charlotte Aitchison | Sole producer | |
| "C2.0" | Alexander Guy Cook, Charlotte Aitchison, umru, Theron Thomas, Tommy Cash | — | |||
| "Anthems" | Charlotte Aitchison, Danny L Harle | Danny L Harle | |||
| Va Lil Panda, Lil Bby | "Let Me Know" | TBA | — | Sole producer | |
| Nasty Cherry | "I Am King" | Season 2 | Chloe Chaidez, Deborah Knox-Hewson, Gabriella Bechtel, Georgia Somary | ||
| Hoodie Trash | "Smokin' Loud" | Non-album single | Jennifer May | — | |
| Round Table Clique | "Makeup" | RTC | Devon Nunez, Robel Ketema, Tin Menzel | ||
| "Possibilities" | |||||
| "Shell Toe Boots" | |||||
| "Jumanji" | |||||
| "Rihanna" | |||||
| "Knowing How to Spell" | |||||
| "Living For It" | Devon Nunez, Louis Miles, Robel Ketema, Tim Menzel | ||||
| Dorian Electra | "F The World" | My Agenda | Count Baldor, Dorian Electra, d0llywood1, Mood Killer, Quay Dash, The Garden | Count Baldor, Lars Stalfors, umru, d0llywood1 | |
| "Gentleman" | Count Baldor, Dorian Electra, Mood Killer | Count Baldor | |||
| "Sorry Bro (I Love You)" | — | ||||
| "Monk Mode (Interlude)" | Dorian Electra, Gaylord | Sole producer | |||
| Rico Nasty | "iPhone" | Nightmare Vacation | Maria Kelly | Sole producer | |
| "OHFR?" | Maria Kelly | Sole producer | |||
| "Pussy Poppin" | Laura Les, Maria Kelly, Malik Foxx Parker | 100 gecs | |||
| "Let It Out" | Laura Les, Maria Kelly, Malik Foxx Parker | 100 gecs | |||
| 2021 | Rebecca Black | "Friday (Remix)" | Non-album single | — | Sole producer |
| Ravenna Golden | "Expensive City" | Non-album single | — | Sole producer | |
| Robel Ketema | "Thunder" | Non-album single | Robel Ketema | Sole producer | |
| 2022 | Charli XCX | "Used to Know Me" | Crash | Charlotte Aitchison, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Allen George, Fred McFarlane | — |
| 2023 | underscores | "Count of three (You can eat $#@!)" | Non-album single | underscores, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat | underscores, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat |
| Teezo Touchdown | "The Original Was Better" | How Do You Sleep at Night? | Aaron Thomas, Ari Starace | Y2K | |
| 2024 | Lewis Grant | "Numbskull" | Non-album single | — | Sole producer |
| Charli XCX | "Guess" | Brat | Charlotte Aitchison, Harrison Patrick Smith | The Dare |
Remixes
edit| Title | Original artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Free" | Piers | 2014 |
| "Bulletproof" | Me Not You | 2016 |
| "Migos Raindrop Droptop" | Sybyr | 2017 |
| "Pile Up 💰 💸" | BLNTSMK | 2018 |
| "Blame It on Your Love" | Charli XCX featuring Lizzo | 2019 |
| "Earring" | Instupendo | |
| "Rich Bitch Juice" | Alice Longyu Gao | |
| "Invisible" | Hannah Diamond | 2020 |
| "Friday" | Rebecca Black | 2021 |
As part of 100 gecs
edit| Album | Year |
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| 100 gecs | 2016 |
| 1000 gecs | 2019 |
| 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues | 2020 |
| Snake Eyes | 2022 |
| 10,000 gecs | 2023 |
As part of Cake Pop
edit- Studio albums
- Cake Pop 2 (2021)[10]
- Extended plays
- CAKE POP (2015)[10]
- Singles
References
edit- ^ Jones, Colin (December 14, 2018). "This Dylan Brady Mix Is Colorful Music for Couch-Sitting". Vice. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Anne Adams Marshall/Mama gec on Instagram: "Me and my son, Dylan Marshall Brady, taken by Suzy Gorman, 15 sec photo shoot. Greatest pic in such a long, long time:) so grateful!!!!!…"". Instagram. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Kim, Michelle (January 16, 2020). "Meet 100 gecs, the Absurdist Pop Duo Inspired By Everything on the Internet". Them. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Price, Joe (May 1, 2015). "Album Premiere: Dylan Brady - 'All I Ever Wanted'". Complex. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Price, Joe (December 13, 2018). "Dylan Brady is Making Vital Pop Music That's Both Accessible and Delightfully Weird". Complex. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Colin (February 28, 2019). "Watch the Surreal Video for Josh Pan and Dylan Brady's Road Jam "Wheels"". Vice. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Doria, Matt (June 11, 2021). "Listen to Skrillex's star-studded new single, 'Supersonic (My Existence)'". NME. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "TOXIC (feat. Dorian Electra & Dylan Brady) - Single by Pussy Riot". Apple Music. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dylan Brady Credits". Tidal. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Yoo, Noah (March 30, 2021). "Cake Pop, Including 100 gecs' Dylan Brady, Share New Song "Black Rum": Watch the Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Satin Bedsheets (feat. Pritty) - Single by Cake Pop, Dylan Brady, Ravenna Golden, & Aaron Cartier)". Apple Music. Retrieved April 28, 2021.