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{{short description|American record producer from California (born 1983)}}
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| birth_name = Steven D. Bingley-Ellison<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/881806370 |title=A CAB TO HEATHROW |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
|caption = Flying Lotus in May 2008.
| alias = {{hlist|FlyLo|Captain Murphy|Steve}}
|birth_name = Steven Ellison
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|7}}
|alias = FlyLo, Captain Murphy, Steve
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/12/07/flying_lotus_miles_davis_would_literally_be_mad_at_whats_happened_to_jazz/|title=Flying Lotus: Miles Davis would "literally be mad" at what's happened to jazz|first=Sarah|last=Gray|website=Salon.com|date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>
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* [[Alternative hip hop|avant hip-hop]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Tom |title=Flying Lotus swears his experimental 'Kuso' movie is "not the grossest film of all time" |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/182160/flying-lotus-swears-his-experimental-kuso-movie-is-not-the-grossest-film-of-all-time/amp |website=Mic |date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/12/07/flying_lotus_miles_davis_would_literally_be_mad_at_whats_happened_to_jazz/|title=Flying Lotus: Miles Davis would “literally be mad” at what’s happened to jazz|first=Sarah|last=Gray|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[nu jazz]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kalouti |first1=Noor |title=7 Genre-Bending Artists Fusing Jazz With Electronic Music |url=https://flypaper.soundfly.com/discovery/nu-jazz-7-artists-fuse-jazz-electronic-music/ |website=SoundFly |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[Experimental music|experimental]]
*[[wonky (genre)|wonky]]<ref name="Retro">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|title=Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past|date=2011|publisher=Farrah, Straus & Giroux|pages=76|isbn=9781429968584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FI3dVT9t34C&q=flying+lotus+wonky&pg=PA76}}</ref>
* [[Psychedelic music|psychedelic]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="Brown">{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Marisa |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/flying-lotus-mn0000717419/biography |title=Flying Lotus - Biography |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=March 15, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6F98VmmJj?url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/flying-lotus-mn0000717419 |archivedate=March 15, 2013 |quote=Experimental electronic music producer Flying Lotus... mixes electronic-flavored hip-hop with jazz influences. |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
* [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiss |first=Jeff |date=October 4, 2012 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2012-10-04/music/flying-lotus-until-the-quiet-comes/ |title=Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions |newspaper=[[LA Weekly]] |access-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119054319/http://www.laweekly.com/2012-10-04/music/flying-lotus-until-the-quiet-comes/ |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiss |first=Jeff |date=October 4, 2012 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2012-10-04/music/flying-lotus-until-the-quiet-comes/ |title=Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions |newspaper=[[LA Weekly]] |accessdate=March 15, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6F98FqxE0?url=http://www.laweekly.com/2012-10-04/music/flying-lotus-until-the-quiet-comes/ |archivedate=March 15, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
*[[progressive rap]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Trammell|first=Matthew|date=May 27, 2016|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/06/thundercat-the-unsung-vocalist|title=Rock Bottom|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>}}
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* [[jazz]]
* Record producer
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* Musician
* record producer
* filmmaker
* rapper
* DJ
* DJ
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| years_active = 2005–present<ref name="Brown">{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Marisa |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/flying-lotus-mn0000717419/biography |title=Flying Lotus – Biography |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327152346/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/flying-lotus-mn0000717419 |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |quote=Experimental electronic music producer Flying Lotus... mixes electronic-flavored hip-hop with jazz influences. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* [[Warp Records|Warp]]
* [[Warp Records|Warp]]
* [[Brainfeeder]]
* [[Brainfeeder]]
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* [[Burial (musician)|Burial]]
* [[Woke (band)|WOKE]]
* [[Earl Sweatshirt]]
* [[Gonjasufi]]
* [[Hodgy]]
* [[Kendrick Lamar]]
* [[Laura Darlington]]
* [[Mac Miller]]
* [[MF Doom]]
* [[Samiyam]]
* [[Samiyam]]
* [[Thom Yorke]]
* [[Thom Yorke]]
* [[MF Doom|DOOM]]
* [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]]
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* [[Laura Darlington]]
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'''Steven Ellison''' (born October 7, 1983), known by his [[stage name]] '''Flying Lotus''' or sometimes '''FlyLo''', is an [[Experimental music|experimental]] multi-genre music producer, electronic musician, [[Disc jockey|DJ]], [[filmmaker]], and [[rapping|rapper]] from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].


'''Steven D. Bingley-Ellison''' (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name '''Flying Lotus''' or sometimes '''FlyLo''', is an American record producer, [[Disc jockey|DJ]], [[filmmaker]] and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label [[Brainfeeder]].
Flying Lotus has released five studio albums{{nsmdns}}''[[1983 (album)|1983]]'' (2006), ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'' (2008), ''[[Cosmogramma]]'' (2010), ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' (2012) and ''[[You're Dead!]]'' (2014){{nsmdns}}to increasing critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/flying-lotus?filter-options=music|title=Flying Lotus Profile|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ware|first=Tony|date=September 28, 2012|url=http://www.emusician.com/artists/0767/flying-lotus/149551|title=Moving Forward by Dialing Back on Until the Quiet Comes|journal=[[Electronic Musician]]|location=New York|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref> He has produced much of the [[bumper music]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] programming block.<ref>{{cite web |title=3D World Online - Flying Lotus - In Full Bloom |accessdate=12 November 2012 |archivedate=28 July 2008 |url=http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/6106/58/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728133334/http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/6106/58/}}</ref> He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including [[Mia Doi Todd]].


Flying Lotus has released seven studio albums{{nsmdns}}''[[1983 (Flying Lotus album)|1983]]'' (2006), ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'' (2008), ''[[Cosmogramma]]'' (2010), ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' (2012), ''[[You're Dead!]]'' (2014), ''[[Flamagra]]'' (2019) and ''[[Yasuke (Flying Lotus album)|Yasuke]]'' (2021){{nsmdns}}to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/flying-lotus?filter-options=music|title=Flying Lotus Profile|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=September 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ware|first=Tony|date=September 28, 2012|url=http://www.emusician.com/artists/0767/flying-lotus/149551|title=Moving Forward by Dialing Back on Until the Quiet Comes|journal=[[Electronic Musician]]|location=New York|access-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014000540/http://www.emusician.com/artists/0767/flying-lotus/149551|archive-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref> He has produced much of the [[Bumper (broadcasting)|bumper]] music on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] programming block.<ref>{{cite web |title=3D World Online – Flying Lotus – In Full Bloom |access-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-date=July 28, 2008 |url=http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/6106/58/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728133334/http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/6106/58/}}</ref> He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including [[Mia Doi Todd]].
In 2012, Ellison began rapping under the persona '''Captain Murphy''', based on the ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' character of the same name. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap [[mixtape]], ''[[Duality (mixtape)|Duality]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=Martins |first=Chris |url=http://www.spin.com/articles/flying-lotus-is-captain-murphy-elijah-wood-tiny-tortures-video |title=Flying Lotus Is Captain Murphy, Drops 'Tiny Tortures' Video Starring Elijah Wood &#124; SPIN &#124; Newswire |publisher=SPIN |date=2012-11-29 |accessdate=2013-07-04}}</ref>


In 2012, Flying Lotus began rapping under the persona '''Captain Murphy''', based on the ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' character of the same name. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap mixtape, ''[[Duality (mixtape)|Duality]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|last=Martins |first=Chris |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/11/flying-lotus-is-captain-murphy-elijah-wood-tiny-tortures-video/ |title=Flying Lotus Is Captain Murphy, Drops 'Tiny Tortures' Video Starring Elijah Wood &#124; SPIN &#124; Newswire |publisher=SPIN |date=November 29, 2012 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>
== Early life ==


== Early life and education==
Flying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref name="Brown"/> He is the grand-nephew of the late [[jazz pianist]] [[Alice Coltrane]], and her husband [[saxophonist]] [[John Coltrane]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Bio, Music, News & Shows|url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/flying-lotus/|publisher=DJZ.com|accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nardwuar vs Flying Lotus |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKVSVfj6Vc |publisher=YouTube/iamOther channel}}</ref> McLeod has been called by one writer "the biggest influence on Ellison's music".<ref>{{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|accessdate=5 April 2015}}</ref>
Flying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="Brown"/> He is the grandnephew of the late [[jazz pianist]] [[Alice Coltrane]], wife of [[saxophonist]] [[John Coltrane]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> His great aunt Alice has been called by one writer "the biggest influence on Ellison's music".<ref>{{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...}}</ref> A DNA test revealed that Ellison is a descendant of the [[Tikar people]] of [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Ellison attended [[Los Angeles Film School]] and [[Academy of Art University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emusician.com/artists/1333/flying-lotus/45106|title=Flying Lotus|website=Emusician.com|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref>


== Musical career ==
== Musical career ==
===2006–2007: Adult Swim, ''1983'' and Warp Records===
In 2006, while at his mother's house, Ellison saw an advertisement on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] programming block asking for song submissions. He sent some in, under the name Flying Lotus (a moniker inspired by [[lucid dreaming]]) and was accepted.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rnamk6/evolution-of-flying-lotus|title=The Evolution of Flying Lotus|last=Zadeh|first=Joe|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=July 30, 2019|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref>


Around this time, he was [[intern]]ing at the pioneering hip hop label [[Stones Throw Records]]. He released his debut studio album [[1983 (Flying Lotus album)|''1983'']] on October 3, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9740-1983/|title=Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Flying Lotus: 1983 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=January 10, 2007|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>
===2006–07: Adult Swim, ''1983'' and Warp Records===
Ellison attended [[Los Angeles Film School]].{{fact|date=January 2017}} He listened to hip-hop ([[The Chronic]], [[Doggystyle]]), played [[Nintendo]], read [[Marvel Comics]] and watched [[Cartoon Network]].{{fact|date=January 2017}} He made a track called "Toilet Paper Nostrils".{{fact|date=January 2017}} While lying on the couch at his mother's house, he saw an advertisement on [[Adult Swim]]/[[Cartoon Network]] asking for song submissions. He sent some in, was accepted, under the name Flying Lotus (a moniker inspired by [[lucid dreaming]]).{{fact|date=January 2017}}


In 2006, Ellison participated in that year's annual [[Red Bull Music Academy]], which took place in [[Melbourne, Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |title=Alumni: Melbourne 2006 |access-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418205543/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |archive-date=April 18, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007, he announced on CSU-Fullerton's Titan Radio that he signed with [[Warp Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plugonemag.com/2007/02/24/flying-lotus-signs-with-warp |title=Flying Lotus signs with Warp &#124; Plug One |website=Plugonemag.com |date=February 24, 2007 |access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> He released his debut [[Extended play|EP]], the six-track ''[[Reset (Flying Lotus album)|Reset]]'' on October 1, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/2qdp|title=Flying Lotus - Reset EP - Review|work=[[BBC]]|first=Sarah|last=Nyman|date=2007|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> Soon afterwards, he became one of the label's cornerstone artists and released his second studio album, ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'' on June 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/los-angeles-mw0000788516|title=Los Angeles – Flying Lotus|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 30, 2019|last=Lymangrover|first=Jason}}</ref>
Around this time, he was [[intern]]ing at the pioneering hip hop label [[Stones Throw Records]]. Days were spent in their offices, and nights were spent at his grandmothers, working on the music that would become his debut album: 1983. The record (released on LA indie label Plug Research) was an early touchstone for Ellison's eclectic creative mission, forging compressed, spacey and Eastern sounding hip-hop beats, that summoned [[Madlib]] as much as [[Dntel]], while sampling as far back as [[1970s in music|70s]] [[Japanese popular music|Japanese]] proto-[[synthpop]] and [[1960s in jazz|60s]] [[jazz harp]]. It would also feature [[Laura Darlington]], who went on to become a vocal fixture of future albums.


===2008–2009: ''Los Angeles'' and Brainfeeder===
In 2006, Ellison participated in that year's annual [[Red Bull Music Academy]], which took place in [[Melbourne, Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |title=Alumni: Melbourne 2006 |accessdate=April 22, 2016 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6gxWwo8m6?url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/about/alumni |archivedate=April 22, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In 2007, he announced on CSU-Fullerton’s Titan Radio that he signed with [[Warp Records]] (home to [[Prefuse 73]], [[Autechre]], [[Squarepusher]] and [[Aphex Twin]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plugonemag.com/2007/02/24/flying-lotus-signs-with-warp |title=Flying Lotus signs with Warp &#124; Plug One |publisher=Plugonemag.com |date=2007-02-24 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> Following his Warp debut, the six-track ''[[Reset (Flying Lotus album)|Reset EP]]'', he quickly became one of the label's cornerstone artists and released his second studio album, titled ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'', on June 10, 2008.
In 2008 Flying Lotus released ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'', a 17-track album dedicated to his home city. Telling Quietus on the subject of [[J Dilla]]'s influence on his music: "I love Dilla and who knows where this beat thing would be without him."


2008 saw Ellison enter a stage of hyper-productivity, as he followed up the Los Angeles record with collaborative tracks with [[Samiyam]] and [[Gonjasufi]], a limited white label run of remixes ("[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Camel]]", "[[Donuts (album)|Lightworks]]", [[R2-D2]] sound effects, "[[Madvillainy|Shadows of Tomorrow]]" and "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]") called Shhh!, and a series of LA inspired EPs. Each of the La EPs features remixes and unreleased tracks from his Los Angeles Album. The third in that series (titled L.A. EP 3 X 3), marked a new atmospheric style in his sound. The same year, Flying Lotus also remixed "Reckoner" from ''[[In Rainbows]],'' an album by [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|title=Flying Lotus Preps Second LA EP|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_preps_second_la_ep|publisher=[[Exclaim! Magazine]]|access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
His first release on Warp, ''Reset EP'', gave his new audience a taste of the steady grooves and darker breaks that had earned him the move. As Ellison's profile rose, he decided to commandeer the limelight by launching his own label, [[Brainfeeder]], to house his friends ([[Samiyam]], [[Ras G]], etc.) and unite a large section of the LA beat scene under one tidy tag. Months later, he dropped the first huge statement of a very loud career; the aptly titled ''Los Angeles'', his second studio album and first for Warp.


===2008–09: ''Los Angeles'' and Brainfeeder===
===2010–2011: ''Cosmogramma'' and collaborations===
His third studio album, ''[[Cosmogramma]]'', was released in the UK on May 3, 2010, and in the US on May 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cosmogramma |url=https://www.amazon.com/Cosmogramma-Flying-Lotus/dp/B003ATUFSK/ |title=Cosmogramma: Flying Lotus: Music |website=Amazon.com |access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> In January 2011, ''Cosmogramma'' won in the Dance/Electronica Album category in the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th/Album/Dance-Electronica |title=Nominees : Album : Dance/Electronica |publisher=The Independent Music Awards |access-date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012102342/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th/album/dance-electronica |archive-date=October 12, 2012 }}</ref> The multi-award-winning [[Cosmogramma]] was a hard-hitting [[Afrofuturism|afrofuturistic]] shrine to soul, hip-hop, jazz and IDM but, with more emphasis on a lyrical message than ever before. The album was accompanied by live instrumentation ([[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]] on bass, [[Miguel Atwood-Ferguson]] on strings, Rebekah Raff on harp) and live vocalists ([[Thom Yorke]], [[Laura Darlington]]) – all picked to help communicate the spiritual musical lineage of Ellison's family ([[Ravi Coltrane]], himself, played tenor sax). Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, who is featured extensively on Cosmogramma, would later become a large part of future albums by Flying Lotus.


In 2010, Flying Lotus collaborated with the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]] in the performance of a live scoring of the 1962 [[avant-garde]] film ''[[Heaven and Earth Magic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aafilmfest.bside.com/2010/films/flyinglotusplaysheavenearthmagic_aafilmfest2010_aafilmfest2010 |title=Ann Arbor Film Festival 2010 : Flying Lotus plays Heaven & Earth Magic |website=Aafilmfest.bside.com |access-date=February 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708101624/http://aafilmfest.bside.com/2010/films/flyinglotusplaysheavenearthmagic_aafilmfest2010_aafilmfest2010 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref> In a post-viewing interview with the audience, Flying Lotus said that he was unsure whether or not a recording of the performance (or a recreation of it) would be publicly released, but he would be enthusiastic towards similar projects in the future. He was chosen by [[Battles (band)|Battles]] to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|ATP Nightmare Before Christmas]] festival that it co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php |title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas|website=Atpfestival.com|access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
In 2008 Flying Lotus released ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'', a 17-track album dedicated to his home city. The album captured the abundant styles of his city in seventeen bullet sized tracks, that harked back to golden era hip hop while innovating in its endeavours to introduce recalibrated shards of bass, techno and soul, plus samples of his own Aunt's harp playing. Telling Quietus on the subject of [[J Dilla]]s influence on his music: "I love Dilla and who knows where this beat thing would be without him. His work ethic inspired so many producers around the world, but when he moved out to LA, it seemed that his presence here inspired everyone to kick things into overdrive. If I had to describe his music, I'd say it were 'imaginative soul music'. I think it's his imagination that appeals to me, personally. Dilla could flip a boring record and make you feel like you were flying."


In September 2010, Flying Lotus released "[[Pattern+Grid World]]", an 8 track EP featuring Thundercat on bass & art by Theo Ellsworth. The Track ''Camera Day'' was used in the [[Killer Mike]] song ''Swimming'', which was released as part of the [[Adult Swim]] Singles Series.
2008 saw Ellison enter a stage of hyper-productivity, as he followed up the Los Angeles record with collaborative tracks with [[Samiyam]] and [[Gonjasufi]], a limited white label run of remixes ("[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Camel]]", "[[Donuts (album)|Lightworks]]", [[R2-D2]] sound effects, "[[Madvillainy|Shadows of Tommorow]]" and "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]") called Shhh!, and a series of LA inspired EPs. Each of the La EPs features remixes and unreleased tracks from his Los Angeles Album. The third in that series (titled L.A. EP 3 X 3), marked a new atmospheric style in his sound.


In January 2011, Flying Lotus won the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for his video "MmmHmm" in the Short-Form Video category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/flying-lotus |title=Flying Lotus |website=Independentmusicawards.com |access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
The same year, Flying Lotus also remixed "Reckoner" from Radiohead's album ''[[In Rainbows]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|title=Flying Lotus Preps Second LA EP|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_preps_second_la_ep|publisher=[[Exclaim! Magazine]]|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>


It was reported in 2011 that Flying Lotus would be collaborating with R&B singer [[Erykah Badu]] on new material for her next album,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Josiah |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_working_with_erykah_badu |title=Flying Lotus Collaborating with Erykah Badu • News |website=Exclaim.ca |date=April 12, 2011 |access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> and planned to remix one of Radiohead's songs from ''[[The King of Limbs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|title=Flying Lotus Planning Remix of Radiohead's 'King of Limbs'|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_planning_remix_of_radioheads_king_of_limbs|publisher=[[Exclaim! Magazine]]|access-date=October 3, 2011}}</ref>
===2010–11: ''Cosmogramma'' and collaborations===

His third studio album, ''[[Cosmogramma]]'', was released in the UK on May 3, 2010, and in the US on May 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cosmogramma |url=http://www.amazon.com/Cosmogramma-Flying-Lotus/dp/B003ATUFSK/ |title=Cosmogramma: Flying Lotus: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> In January 2011, ''Cosmogramma'' won in the Dance/Electronica Album category in the 10th Annual [[Independent Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th/Album/Dance-Electronica |title=Nominees : Album : Dance/Electronica |publisher=The Independent Music Awards |date= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> The multi-award-winning [[Cosmogramma]] was a hard-hitting afrofuturistic shrine to soul, hip-hop, jazz and IDM but, with more emphasis on a lyrical message than ever before, it was also a cathartic grieving experience. The album was accompanied by live instrumentation (Thundercat on bass, Miguel Atwood Ferguson on strings, Rebekah Raff on harp) and live vocalists ([[Thom Yorke]], [[Laura Darlington]]) - all picked to help communicate the spiritual musical lineage of Ellison’s family ([[Ravi Coltrane]], himself, played tenor sax). Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, who is featured extensively on Cosmogramma, would later become a large part of future albums by Flying Lotus.

In 2010, Flying Lotus collaborated with the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]] in the performance of a live scoring of the 1962 [[avant-garde]] film ''[[Heaven and Earth Magic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aafilmfest.bside.com/2010/films/flyinglotusplaysheavenearthmagic_aafilmfest2010_aafilmfest2010 |title=Ann Arbor Film Festival 2010 : Flying Lotus plays Heaven & Earth Magic |publisher=Aafilmfest.bside.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref> In a post-viewing interview with the audience, Flying Lotus said that he was unsure whether or not a recording of the performance (or a recreation of it) would be publicly released, but he would be enthusiastic toward similar projects in the future. He was chosen by [[Battles (band)|Battles]] to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|ATP Nightmare Before Christmas]] festival that it co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php |title=ATP Nightmare Before Christmas|publisher=Atpfestival|accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref>

In September 2010, Flying Lotus released "[[Pattern+Grid World]]", a 8 track EP featuring Thundercat on bass & art by Theo Ellsworth. The Track ''Camera Day'' was used in the [[Killer Mike]] song ''Swimming'', which was released as part of the [[Adult Swim]] Singles Series.

In January 2011, Flying Lotus won the 10th Annual [[Independent Music Awards]] for his video "MmmHmm" in the Short-Form Video category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/flying-lotus |title=Flying Lotus |publisher=Independentmusicawards.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref>

It was reported in 2011 that Flying Lotus would be collaborating with R&B singer [[Erykah Badu]] on new material for her next album,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Josiah |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_working_with_erykah_badu |title=Flying Lotus Collaborating with Erykah Badu • News |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date=2011-04-12 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> and planned to remix one of Radiohead's songs from ''[[The King of Limbs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|title=Flying Lotus Planning Remix of Radiohead's 'King of Limbs'|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/flying_lotus_planning_remix_of_radioheads_king_of_limbs|publisher=[[Exclaim! Magazine]]|accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref>

===2012–13: ''Until the Quiet Comes'' and Captain Murphy===


===2012–2013: ''Until the Quiet Comes'' and Captain Murphy===
[[File:Flying Lotus, Bonnaroo 2012 (7373612680).jpg|thumb|Flying Lotus performing at the [[2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival]]]]
[[File:Flying Lotus, Bonnaroo 2012 (7373612680).jpg|thumb|Flying Lotus performing at the [[2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival]]]]


With a lifelong fascination for hip hop, but no firm position within it, the likes of Odd Future (also aficionados of Adult Swim), A$AP Mob, Spaceghostpurrp and Shabazz Palaces inspired him to get a bit more direct, and soon he was knocking out production for Odd Future’s [[Hodgy Beats]]’ [[Untitled EP]]. While with Hodgy, he had a moment of rap enlightenment: "I can recall the moment specifically. I haven’t told anybody this and I am so glad to talk to you about it. I feel like it was such a big deal for me personally. [Odd Future] started playing me some of The OF Tape Vol. 2. I asked them, 'Yo, Hodgy, how long did it take you to record this shit? How long did it take you to write this song?' 'Aw, my nigga, it took me like 15 minutes.’ 15 minutes? Are you fucking serious? I was like, 'Nah, nigga. I am gonna do this shit.'" Throughout the summer of 2012, Captain Murphy would make golden-caped appearances, dressed in Luchadore Ensemble, with his true identity masked to the public.
With an appreciation for hip hop, but no established work, artists like [[Odd Future]] (also aficionados of Adult Swim), [[ASAP Mob|A$AP Mob]], [[SpaceGhostPurrp|Spaceghostpurrp]] and [[Shabazz Palaces]] inspired him to directly participate, and he began production work for Odd Future's [[Hodgy Beats]]' [[Untitled Hodgy Beats EP|Untitled EP]]. This led to the moment in which he decided to produce more in the genre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49132-flying-lotus-gives-first-interview-about-captain-murphy-working-on-new-material/|title = Flying Lotus Gives First Interview About Captain Murphy, Working on New Material|website = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date = January 12, 2013}}</ref> Throughout the summer of 2012, Captain Murphy began to make more appearances, dressed in Luchadore Ensemble.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}


In August 2012, Flying Lotus announced a multimedia project with filmmaker Miwa Matreyek, which is to be titled ''The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Andrew|title=Flying Lotus Working On Multimedia Project, 'The Mapping Of Countries Yet To Come'|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/flying-lotus-working-on-multimedia-project-the-map/55545/|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
In August 2012, Flying Lotus announced a multimedia project with filmmaker [[Miwa Matreyek]], which is to be titled ''The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Andrew|title=Flying Lotus Working On Multimedia Project, 'The Mapping Of Countries Yet To Come'|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/flying-lotus-working-on-multimedia-project-the-map/55545/|access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>


Flying Lotus produced rapper [[Mac Miller]]'s song "SDS’" for his album ''[[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAC MILLER – "S.D.S." P. FLYING LOTUS|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/mac-miller-s-d-s-p-flying-lotus/|publisher=Potholesinmyblog.com|accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref> He also created a song for the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Adventure Time]]'' entitled "About that time//A glitch is a glitch".<ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to Flying Lotus’ new song recorded for Adventure Time|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/listen-to-flying-lotus-new-song-recorded-for-adventure-time/|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}</ref>
Flying Lotus produced rapper [[Mac Miller]]'s song "SDS'" for his album ''[[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAC MILLER – "S.D.S." P. FLYING LOTUS|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/mac-miller-s-d-s-p-flying-lotus/|website=Potholesinmyblog.com|access-date=October 7, 2014|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010105620/http://potholesinmyblog.com/mac-miller-s-d-s-p-flying-lotus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also created a song for the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Adventure Time]]'' entitled "About that time//A glitch is a glitch".<ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to Flying Lotus' new song recorded for Adventure Time|url=https://consequence.net/2013/04/listen-to-flying-lotus-new-song-recorded-for-adventure-time/|website=Consequenceofsound.com|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref>


Behind closed doors though, the work for his fourth album ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' was pretty much done. A year prior, Ellison had worked with Ann Arbor Festival to live score a surreal and avant-garde 50s animation Heaven and Earth Magic (pictured below), and a fascination with dreamlike states had continued into this record. Until The Quiet Comes continued his creative relationship with Radiohead's [[Thom Yorke]], as well as [[Jonny Greenwood]], Niki Randa, [[Erykah Badu]], [[Laura Darlington]] and, of course, Thundercat, and was cinematically captured in a short film by Kahlil Joseph.
Behind closed doors, though, the work for his fourth album ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' was pretty much done. A year prior, Ellison had worked with Ann Arbor Festival to live score a surreal and [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] 50s animation Heaven and Earth Magic, and a fascination with dreamlike states had continued into this record. Until The Quiet Comes continued his creative relationship with Radiohead's [[Thom Yorke]], as well as [[Jonny Greenwood]], Niki Randa, [[Erykah Badu]], [[Laura Darlington]] and, of course, Thundercat, and was cinematically captured in a short film by filmmaker [[Kahlil Joseph (filmmaker)|Kahlil Joseph]].


In late 2012, less than two months after the release of his last record, a website started circulating online: www.captainmurphy.xxx. Press speculated who the rapper was, with guessing being centered around the Odd Future Crew. The site hosted ''Duality'', a 34-minute short film mixtape, that comprised both new material and tracks that had been leaking all summer.
In late 2012, less than two months after the release of his last record, a website started circulating online: www.captainmurphy.xxx. Press speculated who the rapper was, with guessing being centered around the Odd Future Crew. The site hosted ''Duality'', a 34-minute short film mixtape, that comprised both new material and tracks that had been leaking all summer.


In April 2013, Flying Lotus announced that he has his own radio station in the [[video game]] ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', saying there would be "a ton of new songs and information, including rapping a new Captain Murphy song produced by [[Hudson Mohawke]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=GTA 5: Flying Lotus to Get His Own Radio Station|url=http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/14237/article/gta-5-flying-lotus-to-get-his-own-radio-station/}}</ref>
In April 2013, Flying Lotus announced that he has his own radio station called FlyLo FM in the [[video game]] ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', saying there would be "a ton of new songs and information, including rapping a new Captain Murphy song produced by [[Hudson Mohawke]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=GTA 5: Flying Lotus to Get His Own Radio Station|url=http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/14237/article/gta-5-flying-lotus-to-get-his-own-radio-station/|website=Gameranx.com|date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> The radio station includes songs from [[Clams Casino (musician)|Clams Casino]], [[Aphex Twin]], [[Hudson Mohawke]], [[Tyler, the Creator]], [[Dabrye]], Thundercat, [[Machinedrum]], [[Outkast]], [[DJ Rashad]] and [[Simon Neale|Shadow Child]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Has A Grand Theft Auto Radio Station|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/flying-lotus-grand-theft-auto-radio-station|website=[[Red Bull]]|last=Sharp|first=Elliott|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> In November 2014, Flying Lotus collaborated with [[MF DOOM]] on the track "Masquatch" for the reissued copy of the video game.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.stereogum.com/1720440/flying-lotus-masquatch-feat-doom/mp3s/|title = Flying Lotus – "Masquatch" (Feat. Doom) – Stereogum|date = November 20, 2014|access-date = November 24, 2014|website = Stereogum|last = Helman|first = Peter}}</ref> The two collaborated again on the track "Lunch Break" for an updated version of ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.stereogum.com/2111052/mf-doom-lunch-break-prod-flying-lotus/music/|title = MF DOOM – "Lunch Break" (Prod. Flying Lotus)|date = December 16, 2020|access-date = December 20, 2020|website = Stereogum|last = Breiham|first = Tom}}</ref>


On July 17, 2013, Flying Lotus announced on [[Twitter]] that he had been nominated for a [[Video Music Awards|VMA]] for the song "Tiny Tortures".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/357486433348489217|title=FLYLO on Twitter: "Nominated for a VMA wow"|publisher=Twitter.com|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref>
On July 17, 2013, Flying Lotus announced on [[Twitter]] that he had been nominated for a [[Video Music Awards|VMA]] for the song "Tiny Tortures".<ref>{{cite tweet|user=flyinglotus|author=KUSO|number=357486433348489217|date=July 17, 2013|title=Nominated for a VMA wow|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>


===2014–2015: ''You're Dead!''===
===2014–2015: ''You're Dead!''===
On July 15, 2014, Flying Lotus posted on [[Instagram]] a photo of vinyl test pressings labeled "LP #5".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/qfbyhZPEEz/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/qfbyhZPEEz |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram|access-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On July 22, he announced that his fifth studio album, ''[[You're Dead!]]'', would be released in the UK on October 6, 2014, and in the US on October 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flying-lotus.com/youre-dead/|title=YOU'RE DEAD|work=You're Dead! – Flying Lotus|access-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105133/http://flying-lotus.com/youre-dead/|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> The album features guest appearances by [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Herbie Hancock]].


On August 15, 2014, Flying Lotus released a new song called "Cosplay" with his alias Captain Murphy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus' Rapping Alter Ego Captain Murphy Releases New Track "Cosplay"|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=August 15, 2014|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56328-flying-lotus-rapping-alter-ego-captain-murphy-releases-new-track-cosplay/|access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
On July 15, 2014, Flying Lotus posted on [[Instagram]] a photo of vinyl test pressings labeled "LP #5".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/qfbyhZPEEz/|title=Instagram|work=Instagram|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> On July 22, he announced that his fifth studio album, ''[[You're Dead!]]'', would be released in the UK on October 6, 2014, and in the US on October 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flying-lotus.com/youre-dead/|title=YOU'RE DEAD|work=You're Dead! - Flying Lotus|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> The album features guest appearances by [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Herbie Hancock]].


On August 15, 2014, Flying Lotus released a new song called "Cosplay" with his alias Captain Murphy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus' Rapping Alter Ego Captain Murphy Releases New Track "Cosplay"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56328-flying-lotus-rapping-alter-ego-captain-murphy-releases-new-track-cosplay/|accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
On September 30, 2014, Flying Lotus scored the short film ''A Portrait of Noomi Rapace'', starring actress [[Noomi Rapace]] and directed by [[Aitor Throup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Scores A Short Film Starring Swedish Actress Noomi Rapace|date=September 30, 2014|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/flying-lotus-scores-short-film-video.html|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>


During the summer of 2015, Flying Lotus appeared at many summer music festivals including the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]], the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], the [[Governors Ball Music Festival]] and the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. His performances received critical acclaim.
On September 30, 2014, Flying Lotus scored the short film ''A Portrait of Noomi Rapace'', starring actress [[Noomi Rapace]] and directed by [[Aitor Throup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Scores A Short Film Starring Swedish Actress Noomi Rapace|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/flying-lotus-scores-short-film-video.html|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>


He appeared alongside Thundercat on Lamar's album ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]].''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zadeh|first1=Joe|title=The Evolution of Flying Lotus|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/evolution-of-flying-lotus|website=Noisey.vice.com|access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> In July 2015, Flying Lotus, made his national television debut on ''[[Why? with Hannibal Buress]]'', as the show's in-studio [[disc jockey]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/hannibalburess/status/621418714018123776]{{dead link|date=December 2017|fix-attempted=yes|bot=TweetCiteBot}}</ref>
During the summer of 2015, Flying Lotus appeared at many summer music festivals including the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]], the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], the [[Governors Ball Music Festival]] and the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. His performances received critical acclaim, with many guest appearances from artists such as [[Thundercat]], [[Kendrick Lamar]] and [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]].


Lotus received two [[Grammy Award]] nominations at the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|58th ceremony]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for his song "[[Never Catch Me]]" and [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for his credits as producer on Lamar's ''To Pimp a Butterfly.''<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammys-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html|title= 2016 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees |date=December 7, 2015|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
He appeared alongside Thundercat on [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s album ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zadeh|first1=Joe|title=The Evolution of Flying Lotus|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/evolution-of-flying-lotus|website=Noisey|publisher=Vice.com|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2015, Flying Lotus, made his national television debut on ''[[Why? with Hannibal Buress]]'', as the show's in-studio disc jockey.<ref>https://twitter.com/hannibalburess/status/621418714018123776</ref>


=== 2016–2018: ''Kuso'' ===
Lotus received two [[Grammy Award]] nominations at the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|58th ceremony]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for his song "[[Never Catch Me]]" and [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for his credits as producer on [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammys-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html|title= 2016 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees |date=December 7, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
On July 5, 2016, Ellison announced the start of Brainfeeder film division.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/flying-lotus-launches-brainfeeder-film-division-news.22713.html|title=Flying Lotus Launches Brainfeeder Film Division|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> Shortly after, at the Sundance NEXT festival, he premiered a short film titled ''Royal''. It was later revealed to be part of his feature film directorial debut, ''Kuso''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=flyinglotus|author=KUSO|number=782264534769643520|date=October 1, 2016|title=Royal is part of Kuso. I'm trying to finish it all up for Sundance.}}</ref> ''[[Kuso (film)|Kuso]]'' would star [[Hannibal Buress]], [[Tim Heidecker]] and [[David Firth (animator)|David Firth]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/68492-flying-lotus-casts-hannibal-buress-tim-heidecker-in-new-movie-kuso/|title=Flying Lotus Casts Hannibal Buress, Tim Heidecker in New Movie ''Kuso'' |first1=Matthew |last1=Strauss |website=Pitchfork|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> ''Kuso'' featured new music from Ellison himself under both the Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy names, [[Aphex Twin]], [[Busdriver]], and [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]], among others.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=flyinglotus|author=KUSO|number=819631672677122048|date=January 12, 2017|title=There's like a 2 albums of music and sound design in Kuso. @KamasiW @Thundercat @cockspit @Busdriverr @nikalotta Aphex twin @xCaptainMurphyx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125160605/https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/819631672677122048 |archive-date= Jan 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67568-flying-lotus-working-on-feature-film/ |first1=Matthew |last1=Strauss |title=Flying Lotus Says New Feature Film Will Include New Aphex Twin Music |website=Pitchfork|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> ''Kuso'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. On June 6, 2017, Ellison announced that ''Kuso'' would be released via the horror video streaming service [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]], on July 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/flying-lotus-sundance-thriller-kuso-shudder-july-release-1202454985/|title=Flying Lotus' Sundance Thriller 'Kuso' Lands at Shudder for July Release|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=June 6, 2017|website=Variety |access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> ''Kuso'' was also confirmed a theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles. Addressing the responsibility of the wide release of ''Kuso'', on [[Twitter]], Ellison praised Shudder, explaining he found it to be a suitable home for the film's release.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=flyinglotus|author=KUSO|number=872109181523939329|date=June 6, 2017|title=I love shudder. Best curation of horror films and weirdo shit. Kuso will sit next to Tetsuo the iron man??? And visitor q?That's a good home |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607213308/https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/872109181523939329 |archive-date= Jun 7, 2017 }}</ref>


On November 2, 2017, Ellison released a music video for a new song of his, "Post Requisite", and is "currently finishing his next studio album on Warp".<ref>{{cite web|title=Flying Lotus Shares Video for New Song "Post Requisite": Watch|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/flying-lotus-shares-video-for-new-song-post-requisite-watch/|last=Yoo |first=Noah|work=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|date=November 2, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2017}}</ref> He also wrote the soundtrack for the 2017 short film ''[[Blade Runner Black Out 2022]]'' and has contributed music to the 2019 [[anime]] series ''[[Carole & Tuesday]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otaquest.com/flying-lotus-thundercat-taku-takahashi-carole-tuesday/|first1=Lachlan|last1=Johnston|title=Flying Lotus, Thundercat, ☆Taku Takahashi, & More Join 'Carole & Tuesday' Composer Lineup|date=April 3, 2019|website=Otaquest|access-date=April 7, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404180505/https://www.otaquest.com/flying-lotus-thundercat-taku-takahashi-carole-tuesday/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== 2016-present: ''Kuso'' ===
On July 5, 2016, Ellison announced the start of Brainfeeder film division.<ref>http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/flying-lotus-launches-brainfeeder-film-division-news.22713.html</ref> Shortly after, at the Sundance NEXT festival, he premiered a short film titled ''Royal''. It was later revealed to be part of his upcoming feature film directorial debut, ''Kuso''.<ref>https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/782264534769643520</ref> ''[[Kuso (film)|Kuso]]'' would star [[Hannibal Burress]], [[Tim Heidecker]] and [[David Firth]] among others.<ref>http://pitchfork.com/news/68492-flying-lotus-casts-hannibal-buress-tim-heidecker-in-new-movie-kuso/</ref> ''Kuso'' will feature new music from Ellison himself under both the Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy names, [[Aphex Twin]]. [[Busdriver]], and [[Thundercat]], among others.<ref>https://twitter.com/flyinglotus/status/819631672677122048</ref><ref>http://pitchfork.com/news/67568-flying-lotus-working-on-feature-film/</ref> ''Kuso'' will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.


=== 2019: ''Flamagra'' ===
==Influences and style==
On April 17, 2019, Ellison announced his sixth album, ''[[Flamagra]]'', released via Warp on May 24, 2019. The first single off the album, "Fire Is Coming" featuring [[David Lynch]], was released on the same day.<ref name="flmgr">{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Flying Lotus Announces New Album ''Flamagra'', Shares New Video With David Lynch: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/flying-lotus-announces-new-album-flamagra-shares-new-video-with-david-lynch-watch/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=April 17, 2019 |date=April 17, 2019}}</ref> On May 12, 2019, a second single, "More", was released alongside a music video directed by [[Shinichirō Watanabe]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Watch Flying Lotus and Anderson .Paak's New Video for "More" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-flying-lotus-and-anderson-paaks-new-video-for-more/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=May 13, 2019 |date=May 12, 2019}}</ref> ''Flamagra (Instrumentals)'',<ref>{{cite AV media |people= Flying Lotus|date= 2020|title= Flamagra (Instrumentals)|trans-title= |type= |language= |url= https://worldcat.org/en/title/1193105569|access-date= 28 February 2023|archive-url= |archive-date= |format= CD|time= |location= London|publisher= Warp Records}} </ref> an instrumental version of the original LP, was released in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Review: Flamagra (Instrumentals) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/flying-lotus-flamagra-instrumentals/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>


=== 2021: ''Yasuke'' ===
Flying Lotus has stated that he is influenced by [[Madlib]], [[MF DOOM]], his aunt [[Alice Coltrane]] and [[J Dilla]]. He is known for his [[experimental hip hop]], [[alternative hip hop]] and [[electronic music]].
In 2021, Flying Lotus released ''Yasuke'',<ref>{{cite AV media |people= Flying Lotus|date= 2021|title= Yasuke|trans-title= |type= soundtrack|language= |url= https://worldcat.org/en/title/1261776680|access-date= 28 February 2023|archive-url= |archive-date= |format= CD|time= |location= London|publisher= Warp Records}}</ref> his score for the Netflix series ''[[Yasuke (TV series)|Yasuke]]'' and his "full-length anime scoring debut" after a long history of contributing to other animation and film projects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Nadine |title=Yasuke (Review) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/flying-lotus-yasuke/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>

On June 16, 2022, Ellison released two singles, "You Don't Know" and "The Room", both featuring Devin Tracy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coney |first1=Brian |title=Flying Lotus shares new double single with vocalist Devin Tracy|url=https://djmag.com/news/flying-lotus-shares-new-double-single-vocalist-devin-tracy-listen|website=[[DJ Mag]] |access-date=June 16, 2022 |date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Directing==
=== Ash ===
He directed the science fiction film ''[[Ash (upcoming film)|Ash]]'' in 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Aaron Paul and Eiza Gonzalez tease their mystery sci-fi movie Ash: 'Our dynamic is super intense'|url=https://ew.com/movies/aaron-paul-eiza-gonzalez-ash-photos-flying-lotus/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Main|Flying Lotus discography}}
{{Main|Flying Lotus discography|Flying Lotus production discography}}
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=== Studio albums ===
=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[1983 (album)|1983]]'' (2006)
* ''[[1983 (Flying Lotus album)|1983]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Los Angeles (Flying Lotus album)|Los Angeles]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Cosmogramma]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Cosmogramma]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Until the Quiet Comes]]'' (2012)
* ''[[You're Dead!]]'' (2014)
* ''[[You're Dead!]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Flamagra]]'' (2019)<ref name="flmgr" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
'''Film and TV scores'''
* ''Until the Quiet Comes'' – original score (2012)
* ''Until the Quiet Comes'' – original score (2012)
* ''The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come'' – original score (2012)
* ''The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come'' – original score (2012)
* ''A Portrait of Noomi Rapace'' – original score (2014)
* ''A Portrait of Noomi Rapace'' – original score (2014)
* ''FUCKKKYOUUU'' (by Eddie Alcazar) – original score (2016)
* ''FUCKKKYOUUU'' (by Eddie Alcazar) – original score (2016)
* ''Lovetrue'' – original music (2016)
* ''Royal'' - Director (2016) <ref>http://www.stereogum.com/1886457/flying-lotus-makes-directorial-debut-with-royal-short-film/news/</ref>
* ''[[Kuso (film)|Kuso]]'' - Director, writer, original score (2017)
* ''[[Blade Runner Black Out 2022]]'' – original score (2017)
* ''[[Perfect (2018 film)|Perfect]]'' (by Eddie Alcazar) – original score (2018)
* ''[[Carole & Tuesday]]'' – additional music (2019)
* ''[[Yasuke (TV series)|Yasuke]]'' – original score, executive producer (2021)


'''Director'''
==References==
* ''Royal'' – short film (2016) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1886457/flying-lotus-makes-directorial-debut-with-royal-short-film/news/|title=Flying Lotus Makes Directorial Debut With Royal Short Film|date=July 6, 2016|website=Stereogum |access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Kuso (film)|Kuso]]'' – also writer and original score (2017)
* ''[[V/H/S/99]]'' ("Ozzy's Dungeon" segment) – also writer (2022)
* ''[[Ash (2025 film)|Ash]]'' – also writer (2025)


'''Actor'''
{{Reflist|30em}}
* ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' – himself (2016)
* ''[[YOLO: Crystal Fantasy]]'' – himself (2020)


==Awards and nominations==
==Further reading==
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[2013_UK_Music_Video_Awards|2013]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[UK Music Video Awards]]''
| [[2013_UK_Music_Video_Awards#Video_of_the_Year|Video of the Year]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Until the Quiet Comes]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/news/2013/10/29/uk-music-video-awards-2013-all-last-nights-winners/22529|title=UK Music Video Awards 2013 - all of last night's winners!|website=Promonews|date=29 October 2013|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013_UK_Music_Video_Awards#Video_Genre_Categories|Best Alternative Video – International]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/flying-lotus/19021|title=GRAMMY Award Results for Flying Lotus|website=[[The Recording Academy|GRAMMY.com]]|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]]
| [[Never Catch Me]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|2021]]
| [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year, Non-Classical]]
| Himself
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album|Best Progressive R&B Album]]
| ''[[It Is What It Is (Thundercat album)|It Is What It Is]]''
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[AIM Independent Music Awards|2020]]
| ''[[AIM Independent Music Awards]]''
| Best Independent Track
| More
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/flying-lotus-fka-twigs-vince-clarke-aim-awards-9432763/|title=Flying Lotus, FKA Twigs, Vince Clarke & More Win at 2020 AIM Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}


==References==
* {{cite journal|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|authorlink=Sasha Frere-Jones|date=December 1, 2008|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/12/01/081201crmu_music_frerejones|title=Heavy Water|journal=[[The New Yorker]]}}
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite magazine|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones|date=December 1, 2008|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/12/01/081201crmu_music_frerejones|title=Heavy Water|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}


==External links==
==External links==

* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}


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Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus in 2008
Background information
Birth nameSteven D. Bingley-Ellison[1]
Also known as
  • FlyLo
  • Captain Murphy
  • Steve
Born (1983-10-07) October 7, 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • filmmaker
Years active2005–present[8]
Labels
WebsiteFlying-Lotus.com

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 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019) and Yasuke (2021)‍—‌to critical acclaim.[9][10] He has produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block.[11] He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including Mia Doi Todd.

In 2012, Flying Lotus began rapping under the persona Captain Murphy, based on the Sealab 2021 character of the same name. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap mixtape, Duality (2012).[12]

Early life and education

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Flying Lotus was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.[8] He is the grandnephew of the late jazz pianist Alice Coltrane, wife of saxophonist John Coltrane.[13][14] 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.[15] His great aunt Alice has been called by one writer "the biggest influence on Ellison's music".[16] A DNA test revealed that Ellison is a descendant of the Tikar people of Cameroon.[17]

Ellison attended Los Angeles Film School and Academy of Art University.[18]

Musical career

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2006–2007: Adult Swim, 1983 and Warp Records

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In 2006, while at his mother's house, Ellison saw an advertisement on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block asking for song submissions. He sent some in, under the name Flying Lotus (a moniker inspired by lucid dreaming) and was accepted.[19]

Around this time, he was interning at the pioneering hip hop label Stones Throw Records. He released his debut studio album 1983 on October 3, 2006.[20]

In 2006, Ellison participated in that year's annual Red Bull Music Academy, which took place in Melbourne, Australia.[21] In 2007, he announced on CSU-Fullerton's Titan Radio that he signed with Warp Records.[22] He released his debut EP, the six-track Reset on October 1, 2007.[23] Soon afterwards, he became one of the label's cornerstone artists and released his second studio album, Los Angeles on June 10, 2008.[24]

2008–2009: Los Angeles and Brainfeeder

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In 2008 Flying Lotus released Los Angeles, a 17-track album dedicated to his home city. Telling Quietus on the subject of J Dilla's influence on his music: "I love Dilla and who knows where this beat thing would be without him."

2008 saw Ellison enter a stage of hyper-productivity, as he followed up the Los Angeles record with collaborative tracks with Samiyam and Gonjasufi, a limited white label run of remixes ("Camel", "Lightworks", R2-D2 sound effects, "Shadows of Tomorrow" and "Promiscuous") called Shhh!, and a series of LA inspired EPs. Each of the La EPs features remixes and unreleased tracks from his Los Angeles Album. The third in that series (titled L.A. EP 3 X 3), marked a new atmospheric style in his sound. The same year, Flying Lotus also remixed "Reckoner" from In Rainbows, an album by Radiohead.[25]

2010–2011: Cosmogramma and collaborations

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His third studio album, Cosmogramma, was released in the UK on May 3, 2010, and in the US on May 4, 2010.[26] In January 2011, Cosmogramma won in the Dance/Electronica Album category in the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.[27] The multi-award-winning Cosmogramma was a hard-hitting afrofuturistic shrine to soul, hip-hop, jazz and IDM but, with more emphasis on a lyrical message than ever before. The album was accompanied by live instrumentation (Thundercat on bass, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on strings, Rebekah Raff on harp) and live vocalists (Thom Yorke, Laura Darlington) – all picked to help communicate the spiritual musical lineage of Ellison's family (Ravi Coltrane, himself, played tenor sax). Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, who is featured extensively on Cosmogramma, would later become a large part of future albums by Flying Lotus.

In 2010, Flying Lotus collaborated with the Ann Arbor Film Festival in the performance of a live scoring of the 1962 avant-garde film Heaven and Earth Magic.[28] In a post-viewing interview with the audience, Flying Lotus said that he was unsure whether or not a recording of the performance (or a recreation of it) would be publicly released, but he would be enthusiastic towards similar projects in the future. He was chosen by Battles to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that it co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England, UK.[29]

In September 2010, Flying Lotus released "Pattern+Grid World", an 8 track EP featuring Thundercat on bass & art by Theo Ellsworth. The Track Camera Day was used in the Killer Mike song Swimming, which was released as part of the Adult Swim Singles Series.

In January 2011, Flying Lotus won the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for his video "MmmHmm" in the Short-Form Video category.[30]

It was reported in 2011 that Flying Lotus would be collaborating with R&B singer Erykah Badu on new material for her next album,[31] and planned to remix one of Radiohead's songs from The King of Limbs.[32]

2012–2013: Until the Quiet Comes and Captain Murphy

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Flying Lotus performing at the 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival

With an appreciation for hip hop, but no established work, artists like Odd Future (also aficionados of Adult Swim), A$AP Mob, Spaceghostpurrp and Shabazz Palaces inspired him to directly participate, and he began production work for Odd Future's Hodgy Beats' Untitled EP. This led to the moment in which he decided to produce more in the genre.[33] Throughout the summer of 2012, Captain Murphy began to make more appearances, dressed in Luchadore Ensemble.[citation needed]

In August 2012, Flying Lotus announced a multimedia project with filmmaker Miwa Matreyek, which is to be titled The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come.[34]

Flying Lotus produced rapper Mac Miller's song "SDS'" for his album Watching Movies with the Sound Off.[35] He also created a song for the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time entitled "About that time//A glitch is a glitch".[36]

Behind closed doors, though, the work for his fourth album Until the Quiet Comes was pretty much done. A year prior, Ellison had worked with Ann Arbor Festival to live score a surreal and avant-garde 50s animation Heaven and Earth Magic, and a fascination with dreamlike states had continued into this record. Until The Quiet Comes continued his creative relationship with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, as well as Jonny Greenwood, Niki Randa, Erykah Badu, Laura Darlington and, of course, Thundercat, and was cinematically captured in a short film by filmmaker Kahlil Joseph.

In late 2012, less than two months after the release of his last record, a website started circulating online: www.captainmurphy.xxx. Press speculated who the rapper was, with guessing being centered around the Odd Future Crew. The site hosted Duality, a 34-minute short film mixtape, that comprised both new material and tracks that had been leaking all summer.

In April 2013, Flying Lotus announced that he has his own radio station called FlyLo FM in the video game Grand Theft Auto V, saying there would be "a ton of new songs and information, including rapping a new Captain Murphy song produced by Hudson Mohawke".[37] The radio station includes songs from Clams Casino, Aphex Twin, Hudson Mohawke, Tyler, the Creator, Dabrye, Thundercat, Machinedrum, Outkast, DJ Rashad and Shadow Child.[38] In November 2014, Flying Lotus collaborated with MF DOOM on the track "Masquatch" for the reissued copy of the video game.[39] The two collaborated again on the track "Lunch Break" for an updated version of Grand Theft Auto Online in 2020.[40]

On July 17, 2013, Flying Lotus announced on Twitter that he had been nominated for a VMA for the song "Tiny Tortures".[41]

2014–2015: You're Dead!

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On July 15, 2014, Flying Lotus posted on Instagram a photo of vinyl test pressings labeled "LP #5".[42] On July 22, he announced that his fifth studio album, You're Dead!, would be released in the UK on October 6, 2014, and in the US on October 7, 2014.[43] The album features guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Herbie Hancock.

On August 15, 2014, Flying Lotus released a new song called "Cosplay" with his alias Captain Murphy.[44]

On September 30, 2014, Flying Lotus scored the short film A Portrait of Noomi Rapace, starring actress Noomi Rapace and directed by Aitor Throup.[45]

During the summer of 2015, Flying Lotus appeared at many summer music festivals including the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Governors Ball Music Festival and the Glastonbury Festival. His performances received critical acclaim.

He appeared alongside Thundercat on Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly.[46] In July 2015, Flying Lotus, made his national television debut on Why? with Hannibal Buress, as the show's in-studio disc jockey.[47]

Lotus received two Grammy Award nominations at the 58th ceremony: Best Dance Recording for his song "Never Catch Me" and Album of the Year for his credits as producer on Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly.[48]

2016–2018: Kuso

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On July 5, 2016, Ellison announced the start of Brainfeeder film division.[49] Shortly after, at the Sundance NEXT festival, he premiered a short film titled Royal. It was later revealed to be part of his feature film directorial debut, Kuso.[50] Kuso would star Hannibal Buress, Tim Heidecker and David Firth among others.[51] Kuso featured new music from Ellison himself under both the Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy names, Aphex Twin, Busdriver, and Thundercat, among others.[52][53] Kuso premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. On June 6, 2017, Ellison announced that Kuso would be released via the horror video streaming service Shudder, on July 21, 2017.[54] Kuso was also confirmed a theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles. Addressing the responsibility of the wide release of Kuso, on Twitter, Ellison praised Shudder, explaining he found it to be a suitable home for the film's release.[55]

On November 2, 2017, Ellison released a music video for a new song of his, "Post Requisite", and is "currently finishing his next studio album on Warp".[56] He also wrote the soundtrack for the 2017 short film Blade Runner Black Out 2022 and has contributed music to the 2019 anime series Carole & Tuesday.[57]

2019: Flamagra

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On April 17, 2019, Ellison announced his sixth album, Flamagra, released via Warp on May 24, 2019. The first single off the album, "Fire Is Coming" featuring David Lynch, was released on the same day.[58] On May 12, 2019, a second single, "More", was released alongside a music video directed by Shinichirō Watanabe.[59] Flamagra (Instrumentals),[60] an instrumental version of the original LP, was released in 2020.[61]

2021: Yasuke

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In 2021, Flying Lotus released Yasuke,[62] his score for the Netflix series Yasuke and his "full-length anime scoring debut" after a long history of contributing to other animation and film projects.[63]

On June 16, 2022, Ellison released two singles, "You Don't Know" and "The Room", both featuring Devin Tracy.[64]

Directing

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Ash

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He directed the science fiction film Ash in 2023.[65]

Discography

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Main articles: Flying Lotus discography and Flying Lotus production discography

Studio albums

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Filmography

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Film and TV scores

  • Until the Quiet Comes – original score (2012)
  • The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come – original score (2012)
  • A Portrait of Noomi Rapace – original score (2014)
  • FUCKKKYOUUU (by Eddie Alcazar) – original score (2016)
  • Lovetrue – original music (2016)
  • Blade Runner Black Out 2022 – original score (2017)
  • Perfect (by Eddie Alcazar) – original score (2018)
  • Carole & Tuesday – additional music (2019)
  • Yasuke – original score, executive producer (2021)

Director

  • Royal – short film (2016) [66]
  • Kuso – also writer and original score (2017)
  • V/H/S/99 ("Ozzy's Dungeon" segment) – also writer (2022)
  • Ash – also writer (2025)

Actor

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2013 UK Music Video Awards Video of the Year Until the Quiet Comes Won [67]
Best Alternative Video – International Won
2016 Grammy Awards Album of the Year To Pimp a Butterfly Nominated [68]
Best Dance Recording Never Catch Me Nominated
2021 Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Himself Nominated
Best Progressive R&B Album It Is What It Is Won
2020 AIM Independent Music Awards Best Independent Track More Won [69]

References

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  1. ^ "A CAB TO HEATHROW". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Gray, Sarah (December 7, 2014). "Flying Lotus: Miles Davis would "literally be mad" at what's happened to jazz". Salon.com.
  3. ^ Barnes, Tom (July 14, 2017). "Flying Lotus swears his experimental 'Kuso' movie is "not the grossest film of all time"". Mic. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Kalouti, Noor. "7 Genre-Bending Artists Fusing Jazz With Electronic Music". SoundFly. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2011). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Farrah, Straus & Giroux. p. 76. ISBN 9781429968584.
  6. ^ Weiss, Jeff (October 4, 2012). "Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
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