ECHLN
ECHLN | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kwetsima Maluleke |
| Also known as | Kwetsi |
| Born | April 7, 1995 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Electronic, R&B, Soul, Dance & Hip-Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer & Audio Engineer |
| Instruments | Keyboard |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Darker Than Wax, Shimmy Records |
| Associated acts | Vuyo Renene, Hunter Rose, IIndman, Emamkay & Shirah Cheezer |
| Website | echln |
Kwetsima Maluleke (born April 7, 1995), also known as ECHLN[1][2] (pronounced echelon), is a South African record producer and audio engineer. He has completed his Higher Certificate in Sound Production and is currently doing his Bachelor of Arts in Sound Production at SAE Institute in Cape Town.
Early life
ECHLN was born Kwetsima Maluleke on 7 April 1995 in Pretoria East, South Africa. He started making music at the age of 13 on FL Studio when he visited his cousin. The next year, his cousin introduced him to Propellerhead Reason, which he still uses to this day.
Career
Maluleke started his career under the name FROST in 2008, FSR in 2009, 5th Echelon in 2010 because of his liking towards the band The Jet Age of Tomorrow, and he then released 5 beat tapes between 2010 and 2013 under the name Echelon. He then changed his name to 'ECHLN' in 2014, a shortened and stylized version of Echelon. His earliest production outside of his own work was with South African rapper Rouge and South African rapper PeadaPipper while he was attending Christian Brothers' College, Mount Edmund in Pretoria, South Africa, between 2009 and 2013. After completing his Matric, he moved to Cape Town, South Africa to study at SAE Institute Cape Town and was later introduced to musician and songwriter, Vuyo Renene[3]. He is now her sound engineer and produced one of her first songs, 'Somebody', and produced her single for the upcoming Love Letter's EP called 'Hi'[4], which she performed at Rocking the Daisies in 2017. He has also worked with Hunter Rose, FonZo[5], Victor Malaza, and Bazz at the Red Bull Studios in Cape Town[6] and Shirah Cheezer. He has released two songs, 'Step'[7], which features Angelo Quila and FonZo, and 'Waiting For You'[8], which features Shirah Cheezer. He released them as singles under the Singapore-based record label, Darker Than Wax, and they were later featured on Darker Than Wax's compilation EP called Autumn Jams[9], where he remixed IIndman's "Moment in Time"[10] song, featuring Camilla Luna. ECHLN's music has been played on radio shows such as Selective Styles by Kid Fonque on 5FM, The Sinday Social by Dakruk on YFM, and The Effervesce Show by Tashreeq Vardien on UCT Radio, where he was interviewed and released a song with them called 'Don't Know', featuring Shirah Cheezer.
Music
Maluleke now uses Propellerhead Reason 9.5.2 to make his music, having previously used FL Studio and Ableton. He creates R&B and dance music that closely resembles the styles of artists like KAYTRANADA and Pharrell Williams, his favorite artist and producer. Much of his music features a four-to-the-floor drum groove with minor and major 11th chords inspired by soul and neo-soul music.
Discography
Singles
- ECHLN – Oh So Flashy (feat. Emamkay) (2016)
- ECHLN – n64mini (2016)
- ECHLN & Shirah Cheezer – Waiting For You (2016)
- ECHLN – Step (feat. Angelo Quila & FonZo) (2016)
- ECHLN – Don't Be Afraid (feat. Emamkay) (2017)
- ECHLN – Don't Know (feat. Shirah Cheezer) (2017)
- ECHLN – Honey (feat. Hunter Rose) (2017)
Remixes
- IIndman – Moment in Time (feat. Camilla Luna) [ECHLN Remix] (2017)
EPs
- ECHLN & Yoza – Intrinsic (2014)
- ECHLN – Sway (2017)
Features
- Emamkay – MILK (feat. ECHLN) (2015)
- VX – Tidal Wave (feat. ECHLN) (2017)
Productions
- Vuyo Renene – Somebody (feat. Angelo Quila) (2015)
- Thriller Master – Thir$t Trap (2015)
- Thriller Master – Why Vele (2015)
- KompNoMax – BLESSER (2016)
- SkepticalSAM & Angelo Quila – Nutella (2016)
- Vuyo Renene – Hi (2016)
- Victor Malaza – Waves (feat. Bazz & Vuyo Renene) (2017)
References
- ↑ ECHLN: Defining a new sound & breaking into international markets. Nusoulhub Radio January 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ↑ Sound Engineer - ECHLN Vuyo Renene. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ ‘As A Woman Artist You Have To Work Harder’: Musician Vuyo Renene Marie Claire SA May 31, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ↑ New Video – Hi by Vuyo Renene. Mzansi Stream December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ↑ In Studio: FonZo. Red Bull July 27, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ↑ Spotlight: Bazz & Victor Malaza. Red Bull March 6, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ ECHLN creates a laid back vibe for "Step" via Darker Than Wax. Artist Manifesto December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ Shirah Cheezer – Waiting For You (Produced by ECHLN). Stratch The Block November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Darker Than Wax presents 'Autumn Jams'. Infinit October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ South African Electronica Beatsmith IIndman Shares The Downtempo 'Moment In Time'. okayafrica. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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