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London O'Connor

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London O'Connor
BornFebruary 23rd 1991
GenresPop, Ambient
InstrumentsVoice, piano
Years active2014-present
LabelsFormerly True Panther Sounds
Associated actsQuiet Luke
Websitehttps://from.alphawith.love/

London O'Connor (born 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and tech entrepreneur from the San Diego suburb San Marcos, California. London O'Connor is also the CEA (chief executive artist) of the company AWL. His debut album O∆ (pronounced “circle triangle”[1]) gained critical acclaim from critics such as Pitchfork [2], The Guardian[3], The New York Times[4], and MTV[1]. In 2017 London also appeared on Quiet Luke’s EP Your Happy Place alongside Zuri Marley.

Early Life[edit]

London O'Connor grew up with his mother in San Marcos, a suburb to San Diego in Southern California. According to London O'Connor, his childhood afforded him the luxury of being bored[1]. London O'Connor was raised by his mother, a self-made entrepreneur originally from Detroit[1]. London O'Connor’s relationship with his father was good but short, as he died when London O'Connor was just a child[1]. 

After high school, London O'Connor moved to New York City to attend the prestigious Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University[2].

London O'Connor would later be without a home in NY[3][1] and would produce his first album, O∆, during that time [3][1] using what gear he could fit in his backpack[1][5][6][7][8].

It was released for free on Soundcloud in 2015 and re released by True Panther Sounds in 2017 digitally and physically[4][9][10][5][11][12][13][14]  London used this signing of 6 figures to get an apartment, form a high quality studio in his bedroom, Alpha, and later form his company, AWL.[15]

Music Career[edit]

London O'Connor first started gaining attention from the music world when he released the song Oatmeal on SoundCloud in 2014[1][16][17][18]. His debut album O∆ was released independently on SoundCloud in 2015, and remastered and re-released in 2017 under the New York based independent record label True Panther Sounds[13][12][11][5][10][9][19][20][21]. The songs Nobody Hangs Out Anymore and Love Song also featured music videos[4][22][23][24][25][26][27]

During 2017, London O'Connor played concerts in New York, France, Moscow, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana, and the UK[19] through some headlining shows, a summer concert series at the NY Museum of Modern Art's contemporary gallery, MoMA PS1, as well as support shows for BadBadNotGood and Glass Animals[22][28][29][30][31]  He also performed on BBC’s Radio 1 just a few months after his album release[32][33][34][35][36][37].

In May 2018, London tweeted that he had been set free by his label, and that he thereby owned the rights to his upcoming album Utility 002: I Love You [15]. The album has yet to be released, but the song Anxiety from the album has been available on London O'Connor’s AWL webpage since May 2018 [15]. It has received public support from Willow Smith, James Blake, and more artists in anticipation of the album's release through his company, AWL[15].

Personal Life[edit]

London O'Connor has made it clear in several interviews, that he is not a fan of social media[38]. According to his Instagram and twitter account, his page has been demetricated so that he cannot see his number of followers and likes. Instead, he is using the account as a diary for people to follow his creative processes. Since London O'Connor is not being responsive of social media, he has instead made his phone number public to everyone, so that fans and friends can reach him through text or calls if they have something to share[5][39][40]

London O'Connor is also known for always wearing the same mustard-yellow sweater. In an interview with MTV he explained, that he had promised himself to wear the same sweater until his music made more money than his parents.[1][41]

London O'Connor is influenced by Zen Philosophy. A copy of "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind" can be seen on his bed in the Nobody Hangs Out Anymore music video, and in an article written about the video, the journalist cites this book seen in the video as "the same beat up philosophy book London was reading the afternoon we met...two summers ago"[42]

As of 2017, London O'Connor is in a relationship with artist, Claire Christerson, and they were shot together on the cover of NYT Magazine for the "Love City" summer issue [43]

Discography[edit]

  • O∆ (2015)
  • O∆ (re-release) (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "London O'Connor Wants To Liberate The Suburbs". MTV News. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "London O'Connor: O∆ Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pelly, Liz (2016-06-10). "London O'Connor on his uniform, music and femininity: 'it's part of being whole'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Caramanica, Jon (2017-03-01). "On Khalid's 'American Teen,' Songs of Young Love and Technology". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "London O'Connor - The nowhere boy with a recording studio in his backpack - Loud And Quiet". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Couch-Surfing Producer London O'Connor Makes Hits Out of His Duffle Bag". Mass Appeal. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. ↑ Friedlander, Emilie (June 17, 2015). "London O'Connor's Video Game is Almost As Fun as His Life". The Fader. Andy Cohn. Issue 98 – via The Fader.
  8. ↑ "Meet London O'Connor, the Skateboarding, Dress-Wearing Rapper Who Might Not Be From This Planet". Complex. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Stream London O'Connor O∆". Stereogum. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "London O'Connor breaks the monotony with free debut album 'O∆' | RWD". rwdmag.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "New > London O'Connor > signs to True Panther > 'O∆' debut LP physical release – WithGuitars". www.withguitars.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "London O'Connor O∆". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "London O'Connor - O∆". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  14. ↑ 10207037939562084 (2017-01-24). "Prepare for the Release of London O'Connor's Huge Debut 'OΔ'". Popdust. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "How London O'Connor Plans to Destroy Pop Music From a Bedroom". Complex. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  16. ↑ "Stream London O' Connor's "Oatmeal"". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  17. ↑ "London O'Connor, "Oatmeal" - New Music". Impose Magazine. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  18. ↑ Subscribe. "London O'Connor unveils music video game for 'Oatmeal' track". DIY. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "London O'Connor – True Panther Sounds". www.truepanther.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  20. ↑ 10207037939562084 (2017-01-24). "Prepare for the Release of London O'Connor's Huge Debut 'OΔ'". Popdust. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  21. ↑ Magnetic. "London O'Connor Wonders Why "Nobody Hangs Out Anymore"". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "First Watch: London O'Connor Laments Our Real Virtual World". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  23. ↑ London O'Connor (2014-12-09), love song (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-02-26
  24. ↑ "London O'Connor - Love Song". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  25. ↑ "London O'Connor Gets Buried in Golden Sand in The "Nobody Hangs out Anymore" Video". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  26. ↑ "London O'Connor's – "Nobody Hangs Out Anymore" (Music Video)". ELEVATOR. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  27. ↑ "First Watch: London O'Connor Laments Our Real Virtual World". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  28. ↑ "London O'Connor's Concert History | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  29. ↑ "London O'Connor". Songkick. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  30. ↑ "MoMA PS1 Announces Warm Up Lineup". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  31. ↑ "MoMA | Warm Up 2016: Week 1 Highlights". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  32. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Huw Stephens, London O'Connor in session, London O'Connor live at Maida Vale". BBC. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  33. ↑ "London O'Connor Performs & Covers The Beatles at Maida Vale for BBC Radio 1". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  34. ↑ "London O'Connor – "In My Life" (The Beatles Cover)". Stereogum. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  35. ↑ "London O'Connor Covers The Beatles, Plays "GUTS" And More On BBC Radio". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  36. ↑ "Listen to London O'Connor's Stripped-Down Cover of The Beatles' "In My Life"". Complex. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  37. ↑ http://thefourohfive.com. "London O'Connor covers The Beatles' 'In My Life'". The 405. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  38. ↑ Dazed (2017-06-06). "Talking youth & gender with the unbreakable London O'Connor". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  39. ↑ Dazed (2017-03-30). "Vote for London O'Connor on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  40. ↑ "Next Wave #748: London O'Connor". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  41. ↑ "Manicures, Music & Musings With London O’Connor". NYLON. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  42. ↑ Manning, Emily (2017-02-16). "watch london o'connor's new music video, featuring olivia bee and kids cast on twitter". I-D. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  43. ↑ Silverstein, Jake (June 10, 2017). "Love City". The New York Times Magazine: 4 – via The New York Times.


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