Gramatik
| Gramatik | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Denis Jašarević |
| Also known as | Gramatik |
| Born |
October 19, 1984 Portorož, Slovenia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | GRiZ, Pretty Lights, Michal Menert, Break Science, Eliot Lipp, Big Gigantic, DJ Shadow, Exmag |
| Website | www |
Denis Jašarević (born 10 October 1984), known by his stage name Gramatik, is a Slovenian-American hip hop and electronic music producer, originally from Portorož, Slovenia. He currently resides in New York City.
Denis Jašarević was born in Portorož, Slovenia on 10 October 1984. Jašarević’s interest in music began at the age of three, when his mother would catch him listening to American funk, jazz, soul and blues from his older sister’s cassette tapes. As he got older, he was entranced by hip hop culture and listened to artists such as DJ Premier, Guru, RZA and Dr. Dre.
At the age of 13, Jašarević started producing hip-hop music using an early PC. He later began sharing his tracks through the online music store Beatport, which helped him gain a following in the United States and Europe. Beatport is what Jašarević cites as his gateway to emerging as an electronic artist and landing his first US agent, Hunter Williams.
After Jašarević signed with his new agency, he moved to New York City and released his debut studio album Expedition 44 in July 2008, as well as his second studio album Street Bangerz Vol. 1 in December 2008.SB1 charted on Beatport's Top 100 Chill Out chart for six months. In an interview with Britt Chester, Jašarević said, "I didn't even expect the album to sell one track on Beatport, nothing else was sold on beatport except techno and house. When I dropped my album and it started selling, I was really surprised, since I'd never seen a hip-hop album sell on Beatport. So when it sold, I was like 'Wow!' These were hip-hop beats, but it was labeled 'Chill Out' on Beatport. People saw it and thought it was awesome good chill out music, which is fine for me. I didn't expect it at all, and I didn't expect someone to reach out to me as a booking agent."
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