The Kemist | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, Hardstyle, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Moombahton |
Occupation(s) | Deejay, producer, recording artist, songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Universal Music, Republic Records |
Website | iamthekemist |
The Kemist, is a Jamaican-American deejay, producer, recording artist and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group. His sound is a fusion of reggae and dancehall with electronic dance music.
Early life
Errol "Kemar" Thompson, professionally known as The Kemist, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. His mother, Marcia Griffiths, is considered the Queen of reggae music and his father, Errol Thompson Snr, is an acclaimed Jamaican broadcaster, social speaker and musician.
Kemar attended Wolmer's Boy's High School where he participated in rap battles during lunchtime and from there started making beats and selling tracks to friends.
In 2012, Kemar and Mike Thompson formed the production duo Black Lion, whose credits include Mash It Up, Slippery When Wet and I Love Sax.
Career
The Kemist's first release as a vocalist was Assets, a collaboration with Yellow Claw and Tropkillaz that was released on Diplo's label, Mad Decent on 12 October 2013.
In 2018 The Kemist signed with Universal Music Group. On 2 November 2018 they released his first single Body Can't Lie featuring Nyanda via 21 Entertainment / Republic Records / Universal Music Canada.
Discography
Albums & EPs
Year | Title | Tracklist | Label |
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2019 | Mayhem | Mayhem 7.0 (feat Dj BrainDeaD & Nyanda) | 21 Entertainment / Universal Music |
On You | |||
Body Can't Lie (feat Nyanda) | |||
Control You feat (Kalibandulu & Johnny Roxx) |
Singles
As lead artist
Year | Title | Album | Label |
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2018 | Body Can't Lie (feat Nyanda) | Body Can't Lie | 21 Entertainment / Universal Music |
Big Dreamers (with Salento Guys and Paki & Jaro) | Big Dreamers | Total Freedom | |
Rebels of a Nation (with LNY TNZ & Ruthless) | Rebels of a Nation | Spinnin' Records | |
Mayhem (with Dj BrainDeaD feat Nyanda) | Mayhem | Tropic Electric | |
2017 | Rumors (Dj BrainDeaD Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) | Rumors (The Remixes) | Tropic Electric |
Rumors (Noise Cans Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) | |||
Rumors (dEvolve Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) | |||
Rumors (Pink Panda Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) | |||
Rumors (English Version) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) | Rumors | ||
Rumors (Spanish Version) (feat Konshens, Goyo & Alx Veliz) | |||
Drop it Like That (with KD Soundsystem) | Drop it Like That | Be Rich Records | |
Drop It Like That (Perk Pietrek Remix) (with KD Soundsystem) | |||
Drop It Like That (Zeskullz & The Dual Personality Remix) (with KD Soundsystem) | |||
2016 | Incredible (with Dj BrainDeaD) | Incredible | Good Enuff |
Wild Like A Jungle (with KD Soundsystem feat Esco & Chedda) | Wild Like A Jungle | Tropic Electric | |
2014 | Come For Free | Xleration Riddim – Single | Tropic Electric |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
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2018 | Boomshakalak | Mr. Black & Diego Miranda feat The Kemist | Boomshakalak - Single | Revealed Recordings |
2017 | Party General (Mightyfools Remix) | LNY TNZ & DJ Punish feat The Kemist | LNY TNZ* – Fvck Genres EP (Remixes) | Barong Family |
Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) | Helena Paparizou feat. The Kemist | Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) - Single | Universal Music | |
2016 | Party General | LNY TNZ & DJ Punish feat The Kemist | LNY TNZ* – Fvck Genres EP | Barong Family |
We Don't Care (Dirtcaps Remix) | LNY TNZ feat The Kemist | We Don't Care (The Remixes) - EP | lnytnz.com | |
We Don't Care (Riot Ten Remix) | ||||
We Don't Care (Out of Cookies Remix) | ||||
We Don't Care (Dirrty Berry Remix) | ||||
We Don't Care | We Don't Care - Single | |||
Fired Up (Radio Version) | LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist | Fired Up (Remixes) | Barong Family | |
Fired Up (Haterade Remix) | ||||
Fired Up (Kayzo Remix) | ||||
Fired Up (Skellism Remix) | ||||
Fired Up (Tropkillaz Remix) | ||||
Fired Up (Dirtcaps Remix) | ||||
Sexy Girls | DJ LBR feat The Kemist | Sexy Girls - Single | Space Party | |
Sexy Girls | DJ LBR & Papa London feat The Kemist | Sexy Girls - Single | Music Media Consulting | |
Bust it Up | Willy Joy feat The Kemist | Bust It Up - Single | Good Enuff / Mad Decent | |
2015 | Pull It Up | Wiwek feat The Kemist | Jungle Terror EP Vol.2 | Barong Family / Spinnin' Records |
Fired Up | LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist | Fired Up – Single | ||
Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) | Tropkillaz feat The Kemist | Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) - Single | SPA / Elemess | |
2014 | Boss It Up | Dirtcaps feat The Kemist | Boss It Up – Single | |
Figure 8 | Tropkillaz feat The Kemist | WHAAA!!! E.P. | SPA / Elemess | |
Mash It Up | Black Lion & The Wizard feat Kat Dahlia, Nyanda & The Kemist | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 | Tropic Electric | |
Invasion | Dirtcaps feat The Kemist | Invasion – Single | Bad Manor | |
Blazin | ChildsPlay feat The Kemist & Nyanda | Blazin – Single | ||
F**k Up The Club | Black Lion feat The Kemist | F**k Up The Club – Single | Tropic Electric | |
2013 | Assets | Yellow Claw (DJs) & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist | Amsterdam Twerk Music | Mad Decent / Jeffrees |
As Composer / Writer
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2014 | "You Got Me Good (Tu Es Ma Go)" | Muss feat. Nyanda | You Got Me Good – Single |
"I Love Sax" | Nyanda | I Love Sax – EP | |
2013 | "Slippery When Wet" | Slippery When Wet – EP | |
"Cool & Deadly" | F.eU DJ & Nyanda | Cool & Deadly – EP | |
"Boom & Rave" | Black Lion feat. Mr. Vegas & Nyanda | Boom & Rave – EP |
As remixer
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
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2018 | Growing Pains (The Kemist Remix) | Alessia Cara | Growing Pains (Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single | Def Jam Recordings |
Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) | Skip Marley | Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) - Single | Island Records | |
Cautious (The Kemist Remix) | Tyler Shaw | Cautious (The Kemist Remix) - Single | Sony Music | |
2017 | Stay (The Kemist Remix) | Zedd & Alessia Cara | Stay (Remixes) - EP | Interscope Records |
FAB. (The Kemist Remix) | JoJo feat Remy Ma | FAB. (The Remixes) | Atlantic Records | |
2016 | Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) | Alx Veliz feat. Nyanda | Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single) | Universal Music |
Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) | Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single)[Spanish Version | |||
No Apologies. (The Kemist Remix) | JoJo feat. Wiz Khalifa & Nyanda | No Apologies. (Tropical Remix) | Atlantic Records | |
Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) | Future Fambo | Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) - Single | Tropic Electric | |
Faces & Lighters | Brian Cross feat. Vein, IAM CHINO & Two Tone | Faces & Lighters (The Kemist Remix) | Sony Music |
Non-Singles
As lead artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "One More Time" | The Kemist & Nyanda | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
2014 | "Tun Up" | The Kemist |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "Punani" | Black Lion feat The Kemist, The Wizard & Dionne Renée | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
"Hip-Nosis" | Black Lion feat The Kemist & Esco | ||
"Quati Wut" | The Wizard feat The Kemist |
As composer / writer
Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2015 | "Cinnamon Roll" | Nyanda feat. Dionne Renee | Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 |
"Footprints" | Nyanda feat. Assassin | ||
2014 | "I Won't Take You Back" | Nyanda | "Xleration Riddim" – Single |
"Superman" | Arash feat (feat. Nyanda) | Superman | |
"Ma Bala" | |||
2013 | "Club Saved My Life" | Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace & J Balvin | Follow Me! |
Music videos
Year | Video Title | Director |
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2020 | "We Made It" | Steven van der Vorm |
"Control You" | Alex Ceausu | |
"On You" | ||
2019 | "Mayhem 7.0" | |
2018 | "Body Can't Lie" | Michael Garcia |
"Lions" | Dameon Gayle | |
2017 | "Big Dreamers" | Matteo Consales |
2016 | "We Don't Care" | Lny Tnz |
2015 | "Fired Up" | |
2014 | "Mash It Up" | The Governor |
References
- ^ "THE KEMIST RELEASES "BODY CAN'T LIE" TODAY VIA 21 ENTERTAINMENT GROUP / REPUBLIC RECORDS / UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA". Universal Music. 2 November 2018.
- ^ "The Kemist Finds The Formula". The Jamaica Observer. 7 September 2018.
- ^ B, Seani (22 November 2018). "Seani B Speaks to The Kemist". The Voice Newspaper UK.
- ^ Lou, Ms. Betty (3 August 2015). "Exclusive interview with Jamaican EDM artist The Kemist!". COCO Magazine.
- "Marcia Griffiths Enjoys 50 Of The Best". Jamaica Gleaner. 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Assets by Yellow Claw & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "The Kemist - Mayhem EP". AppleMusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "The Kemist - Body Can't Lie". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Salento Guys & The Kemist - Big Dreamers". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "LNY TNZ, Ruthless & The Kemist - Rebels of a Nation". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "The Kemist & Dj BrainDead ft Nyanda - Mayhem". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "The Kemist - Rumors (The Remixes)". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "The Kemist - Rumors". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "KD Soundsystem & The Kemist - Drop it Like That". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Incredible by The Kemist & Dj BrainDeaD". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Wild Like a Jungle by The Kemist & KD Soundsystem". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Come For Free by The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Boomshakalak - Single by Mr. Black & Diego Miranda feat The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Fvck Genres EP (Remixes) by LNY TNZ". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) - Single by Helena Paparizou". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Fvck Genres EP by LNY TNZ". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "We Don't Care (The Remixes) - EP by LNY TNZ". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "We Don't Care - Single by LNY TNZ". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Fired Up (Remixes) by LNY TNZ & Ruthless". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Sexy Girls - Single by DJ LBR". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Sexy Girls - Single by DJ LBR & Papa London". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Bust It Up - Single by Willy Joy". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Pull It Up by Wiwek feat The Kemist". Beatport. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- "Fired Up by LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) - Single by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Boss It Up by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Figure 8 by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Invasion by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Blazin by Childsplay feat The Kemist and Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "F**k Up The Club – Single by Black Lion feat The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "You Got Me Good by Muss feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "I Love Sax – EP by Nyanda & Black Lion". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "Cool & Deadly by F.eU Dj & Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "Boom & Rave by Black Lion feat Mr. Vegas & Nyanda on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Growing Pains (Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single by Alessia Cara". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) by Skip Marley". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Cautious (The Kemist Remix) by Tyler Shaw". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Stay (Remixes) - EP by Zedd & Alessia Cara". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "FAB. (The Remixes) by JoJo". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)[Spanish Version] – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "No Apologies (The Kemist Remix) – Single by JoJo". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) - Single by Future Fambo". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Faces & Lighters (Remixes) - EP by Brian Cross feat. Vein, IAM CHINO & Two Tone". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Tun Up". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Cinnamon Roll by Nyanda feat Dionne Renée". SoundCloud.
- "Footprints by Nyanda feat Assassin". SoundCloud.
- "Xleration Riddim – Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Club Saved My Life by Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace and J Balvin". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "We Made It Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Control You Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "On You Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Mayhem 7.0 Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Body Can't Lie Official Video". Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via YouTube.
- "Lions Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Big Dreamers Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- "We Don't Care Official Video". Retrieved 22 January 2019 – via YouTube.
- "Fired Up Official Video". Retrieved 17 March 2015 – via YouTube.
- "Mash It Up Official Video". Retrieved 20 November 2014 – via YouTube.
External links
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- Jamaican people of English descent
- Reggae fusion artists
- Ragga musicians
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