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Brendan Angelides | |
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| Birth name | Brendan Angelides |
| Also known as | Eskmo, Welder |
| Born | Massachusetts, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Producer,composer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | InterscopeNinja Tune,Planet Mu,Warp,Milan, Ancestor, Apollo |
| Website | www |
Brendan Angelides, formerly known by his stage namesEskmo andWelder, is an Americanelectronic music producer and composer.[1] He has released music on the record labelsInterscope,Ninja Tune,Planet Mu, andWarp Records.[2] NPR'sBob Boilen described him as "part musician, part magician".[3] to introduce his 2015 Tiny Desk Performance.
Angelides has composed scores for film, television, and videogames. In 2024, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his score on Ubisoft'sAssassin's Creed Mirage.[4] Television series include the entire seven seasons of Showtime'sBillions, Showtime'sSuperpumped, Netflix's13 Reasons Why and Netflix'sEchoes. Most recently, Angelides co-composed the score for Darren Aronofsky'sPostcard From Earth, alongside his collaborators in theEcho Society, which is showing for two years at the Las Vegas Sphere.[5]
Angelides' self-titled album,Eskmo, was released onNinja Tune in 2010.[6] BBC Music said of the album "..Sufficient mind-melting invention here – prior reference points or otherwise – to render Eskmo a hotter property than that chilly moniker might immediately imply."[7] He released theLanguage and "Terra" EPs on Ancestor in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[8]
In 2015, his follow up album SOL, a concept album about the Sun, was released on Apollo / R&S records.[9] It featured the artwork of UK feather sculpture artistKate MccGwire.[10]
In April 2017,Interscope released the original score album written by Angelides for theNetflix series13 Reasons Why. Alongside the score, it featured a cover song ofYazoo's "Only You" produced by Angelides forSelena Gomez.[11] Earlier in 2017,Milan Records released the original score for the Showtime seriesBillions.[12]
In 2023, Angelides releasedOxygen on his own imprint Ancestor, intertwining his signature electronic palette with an array of orchestral incantations performed by theLondon Contemporary Orchestra.[13]
Angelides is the composer for all four seasons of Netflix's original series13 Reasons Why and all seven seasons of Showtime's TV seriesBillions.[14] In 2020, he scored the feature filmNaked Singularity[15] and the VR experienceMinimum Mass, followed bySuper Pumped: The Battle For Uber (Showtime) andEchoes (Netflix) in 2022.
In 2023, he composed the soundtrack forAssassin's Creed Mirage, working with the New York Arabic Orchestra, Layth Siddiq and Akram Haddad.[16] He was nominated for a BAFTA for his work.[4]
Angelides also composed music forDarren Aronofsky'sPostcard from Earth film alongside the Echo Society, which was premiered at theSphere in Las Vegas.[17]
In September 2015, Angelides announced a project entitled FeelHarmonic. Its role being: "FeelHarmonic connects creatives, from a variety of fields, to collaborate on bringing the deaf community new ways to experience sound. It is the first community-based outreach program being launched under The Echo Society umbrella."[18]
In December 2013, Angelides helped create a Los Angeles–based collective called The Echo Society. Made up of composers, visual designers and engineers, the group has put on multiple events in various locations throughout Los Angeles featuring large orchestral ensembles mixed with electronic music.[19] Other notable composers involved areJoseph Trapanese,Rob Simonsen,Jeremy Zuckerman,Benjamin Wynn,Nathan Johnson, and Judson Crane.[20]
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