OddKidOut
| OddKidOut | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Francis William Serianni III |
| Also known as | Butch |
| Born | September 13, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Genres | Hip hop, Electronic, Soul, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer · songwriter · model |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Labels | OddKidOut Records, LLC |
| Website | oddkidout |
Butch Serianni, also known as OddKidOut, is an American record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trained on the drums since the age of 6, Butch began his musical career at the age of 12 by drumming for artists such as John Eddie, Jeffrey Gaines, Jaguar Wright and more. He began his studio career in high school where he began working with Grammy Award-winning producers David Ivory, Kam Houff, and Joe Nicolo. During his freshman year at Drexel University, Butch created the stage name "OddKidOut" and founded his own record company, OddKidOut Records, LLC, to release his self-produced beats under. He released his debut EP, WITHIN, on BitTorrent and received 500,000 downloads in its first week. Most recently, Butch co-founded the Instagram hashtag #FACTInstaBeats with Maxwell Schiano of British music magazine Fact (UK magazine), which features some of the most talented beat makers around the world. He was also featured by Instagram, which included a joint video that has been viewed over 4 million times.
Butch has since worked with Native Instruments, Adidas, K-Swiss, Hypebeast, All Saints, Master & Dynamic, Melodics, and Chevrolet which includes producing music for commercials and events, and also modeling. He has recently played at SXSW and has collaborated with King Britt, Sledgren, Soulection, Chill Moody, Bonic of Philly's Most Wanted, GoGo Morrow, and Doodlebug of the Digable Planets. He is currently enrolled in Drexel University.
Early Life[edit]
Butch was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 13th, 1995. He attended Germantown Academy during his middle and high school years, and was also involved in the School of Rock program. Both of these environments allowed him to craft his skills as a drummer and musician. Fueled by his father's diagnosis with Hodgkin's lymphoma during his 7th grade years, Butch began producing his own music as a way to express his emotions.
Butch's stage name is derived from his belief that social stereotyping should be eliminated.
Musical Style[edit]
Butch attributes his production technique to painting, as he envisions layers of sounds combining to create a picture or story.
Butch is a multi-instrumentalist, so he most often writes his music from scratch. He favors to write songs that reflect personal events, and likes his projects to tell stories. He also will sometimes sample obscure jazz and funk records, and will draw influence from world music to create modern sounding beats.
Discography[edit]
WITHIN
- Released: 11 March 2016
- Format: CD
- Label: OddKidOut Records, LLC
- Writer: OddKidOut
- Producer: OddKidOut, Kirkland Lynch, Muhammad Abdul-Hadi
- Tracks: Six
- Singles: Amore (ft. GoGo Morrow and Bonic)
References[edit]
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