TheFatRat
TheFatRat | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner |
| Also known as | TheFatRat |
| Born | 1 June 1979 Göttingen, Germany |
| Genres | Electronic dance music, Glitch Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group, Spinnin Records, Tasty, Seeking Blue, independent[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner (born 1 June 1979), known as TheFatRat, is a German record producer and musician. His genre is often described as "glitch-hop".[1] He is best known for his 2014 song "Unity," which has more than 100 million views on YouTube,[2] and his 2016 Jackpot EP which reached #23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[3] His YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers and over 573 million views.[4]
Music career
Büttner began producing music in 2001 under his real name. He began by making background music for television, radio and advertisements and produced music for DJs.
In July 2011, he began making solo music under the pseudonym "TheFatRat" with the release of his first EP, Do Be Do Be Do.
Büttner's music is popular within YouTube, and has been used in over 1.5 million YouTube videos.[5] Some of his music has been accompanied by vocalist Laura Brehm.[6]
His single "Unity" was included on the album Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1[7] curated by Tom Cassell, one of the most subscribed streamers on Twitch.tv.[8]
In November 2016, Büttner released his second EP, Jackpot on the Universal Music label.[5] The EP reached #23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[3] In December 2016, Büttner started a record label, The Arcadium, in collaboration with Universal Music.[9]
In June 2017, he released the single "Fly Away" featuring vocalist Anjulie.[10] In July, he performed at the Electric Forest Festival.[11] In October 2017, he released the single "Oblivion" featuring vocalist Lola Blanc.[12]
In July 2018 he released his debut album ‘’Warrior Songs,’’ a concept album inspired by the video game ‘’Dota 2’’.
He is currently signed onto Casablanca Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group.
Discography
EPs
| Year | Title | Information | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [3] | |||
| 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do |
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– |
| 2016 | Jackpot |
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23 |
Singles
| Title | Date | Album | Label | Views (YouTube) |
Plays (SoundCloud) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Some Body" | 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do EP | N/A | N/A | 0.1M |
| "Less Than Three" | 0.1M | ||||
| "Do Be Do Be Do" | 2.1M | 0.3M | |||
| "Splinter" | 2013 | N/A | Spinnin Records | 0.2M[15] | N/A |
| "Dancing Naked" | Melofaktur UG | 2.7M | 0.6M | ||
| "Infinite Power!" | 2014 | Rocket League OST | 11M | 1.5M | |
| "Unity" | Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1 | 123M | 8.0M | ||
| "Windfall" | Tasty Album 001 - Entree | Tasty Records | 20M | 3.9M | |
| "Xenogenesis" | 12M | 6.2M | |||
| "Never Be Alone" | 2015 | 16M | 3.2M | ||
| "Time Lapse" | N/A | Melofaktur UG | 39M | 3.4M | |
| "Telescope" | Taking You Higher Pt. 4 | Seeking Blue | 5.6M | 0.8M | |
| "Monody" (feat. Laura Brehm) |
N/A | Melofaktur UG | 87M | 17M | |
| "The Calling" (feat. Laura Brehm) |
2016 | 30M | 4.2M | ||
| "No No No" | 26M | 1.6M | |||
| "Youtubers Life Rap" (with Kronno Zomber) |
0.7M | 0.4M[16] | |||
| "Monody" (feat. Laura Brehm) (Radio Edit) |
Universal Music | 1.4M | N/A | ||
| "Jackpot" | Jackpot EP | 13M | N/A | ||
| "Epic" | 4.2M | N/A | |||
| "Prelude" | 2.9M | N/A | |||
| "Elegy" | 3.0M | N/A | |||
| "Fly Away" (feat. Anjulie) |
2017 | N/A | 56.4M | N/A | |
| "Oblivion" (feat. Lola Blanc) |
8M | 0.07M | |||
| "Mayday" (feat. Laura Brehm) |
2018 | N/A | 5.1M | 0.09M | |
| "Warrior Song" | DOTA 2 Music Pack | 935K | |||
| "Origin" | |||||
| "Ascendancy" | |||||
| "Nemesis" | |||||
| "Elevate" | |||||
| "Origin (Reprise) | |||||
| "Kingdom Come" | |||||
| "Mad Moon Falling" | |||||
| "Threnody" | |||||
| "Envelope" | |||||
| "Reminiscence" | |||||
| "Afterlife" | |||||
| Total | 508M | 51M | |||
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Flo Rida | Very Good Feeling |
| Avicii | Next Levels | |
| The Knocks | Brightside | |
| Gotye | Somebody That I Used to Know | |
| Foster the People | Don't Stop | |
| Martin Solveig | The Night Out | |
| Static Revenger | Turn The World On | |
| Pacific Air | Float | |
| Chris Brown | Don't Wake Me Up | |
| 2013 | The Knocks | The Feeling |
| Diplo | Set It Off (ft. Lazerdisk Party Sex) | |
| Singularity | The Tide (ft. Steffi Nguyen) | |
| Atlas Genius | If So | |
| Strange Talk | Picking Up All The Pieces | |
| Icona Pop | All Night | |
| 2015 | Sound Remedy | We Are The Dream |
| 2018 | MarieMarie | Salt is My Sugar |
Mashups
| Year | plase | Artists | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Do Harder Be Faster | TheFatRat | Do Be Do Be Do |
| Daft Punk | Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | ||
| Drive Space Junk | PrototypeRaptor | Drive Hard | |
| Wolfgang Gartner | Space Junk |
VIPs, Instrumentals, and Other
| Year | Song | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dancing Naked | Piano |
| 2015 | Never Be Alone | Acapella |
| 2016 | Monody | Stems |
| Radio Edit | ||
| Remix for Rolling Sky | ||
| 2017 | Prelude | VIP w/ JJD |
| Fly Away | Instrumental | |
| Oblivion | Instrumental |
Official remixed songs
| Year | Song | Note | Remixer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Calling | feat. Laura Brehm | Da Tweekaz |
| Fly Away | feat. Anjulie | Inukshuk | |
| JJD |
The Arcadium releases
| Year | Title | Artist | EP | EA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Prelude" | TheFatRat & JJD | VIP Edit | |
| "Beacon" | Faux Tales | |||
| "Vestige" | Stephen Flores | |||
| "Lazer Beam" | Pure 100% & Dream Hackers |
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| 2018 | "Go 4 it" | Nitro Fun | Closure EP | |
| "Leader" | Nitro Fun & Glacier Leaders |
Closure EP | ||
| "Keygen" | Nitro Fun & Trinergy |
Closure EP | ||
| "Alright" | Ghost'n'Ghost | |||
| "Atlas" | Faux Tales | Alpha 9 Remix | ||
| "Sugar High" | JJD | |||
| "Her Requiem" | SHANNI | |||
| "Awe" | PrototypeRaptor | |||
| "Moonlight" | Stephen Flores | |||
| "Resplendent" | Geoplex | |||
| "Through Glass" | Articulate | |||
| "Origins" | Faux Tales |
References
- ^ a b Bein, Kat (12 July 2016). "Go Your Own Way: How German Producer TheFatRat Finds Creative Freedom in Label Independence". Billboard.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8X9_MgEdCg
- ^ a b c "TheFatRat Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ https://youtube.com/user/ThisIsTheFatRat
- ^ a b "TheFatRat Releases 'Jackpot' EP". BroadwayWorld.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "TheFatRat Releases 'Monody' feat. Laura Brehm". BroadwayWorld.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/twitch-streamer-curated-album
- ^ https://socialblade.com/twitch/top/100/followers
- ^ "The Arcadium". YouTube. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "TheFatRat - Fly Away feat. Anjulie". YouTube. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.electricforestfestival.com/artist/thefatrat/
- ^ "TheFatRat - Oblivion (feat. Lola Blanc)". YouTube. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Do Be Do Be Do - EP by TheFatRat | The Fat Rat | Free Listening on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Jackpot - EP by TheFatRat on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Spinnin' Records". YouTube.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kronno Zomber Official". SoundCloud.
- ^ SoundCloud plays are to be rounded down to the nearest 0.1 million (hundred thousand). All SoundCloud information is to be taken from this reference: "TheFatRat". SoundCloud.. Views and plays under 100,000 will be rounded down to the nearest 10,000. Views and plays will be rounded down to the nearest 0.1 million (hundred thousand) if under 10 million. Views and plays over 10 million will be rounded down to the nearest million. Views and plays over 50 million will be rounded down to the nearest ten million. All YouTube information is to be taken from this reference: "TheFatRat". YouTube. Data are valid as of October 2017.