Uniquegodx
Dominic Thomas Junior | |
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| Birth name | Dominic Thomas Junior |
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| Born | February 14, 1998 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | hip hop, Pop, rock, R&B/Soul |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Website | www |
Dominic Thomas Junior (born February 14, 1998) known professionally as Uniquegodx is a Somali-Canadian DJ, rapper, and singer-songwriter. Based in Toronto, his music is noted for mixing genres. He sings in a variety of genres, including pop, r&b, and Electronic pop.
Personal life
Uniquegodx was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1][2] He grew up in Broward County, Florida with his cousin where he became interested in music. Uniquegodx became immersed in art at an early age. He began singing at the age of 6, having been exposed to music at school as well as South Florida's hip hop/Rap scene.[2] Uniquegodx later returned to Somalia in order to understand and strengthen his ties to his mother's native culture. He describes his time there as influential, helping him grow as an artist.[3] For his post-secondary studies, Uniquegodx attended the University of San Diego. He majored in Physics Studies (AMO).[2]
Career
Uniquegodx followed an independent career path into the music industry. He initially collaborated with other artists, but deleted all the released projects in an attempt to renew and focus on himself exclusively.[1]
Besides conventional mainstream marketing channels, Uniquegodx utilized social media as an important marketing tool. Releasing his songs on platforms such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook, and other social networking sites, which helped him build a large fanbase. In Spring 2018 he released his first EDM album entitled Skrillxx is god: skies and melodies, a compilation of 8 songs. It featured samples from famous internet clips and from the late rapper Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy XXXTentacion.
Uniquegodx's music is diverse, ranging from pop, to alternative rock, to R&B, to Emo rap. The diversity in his music comes from his taste in music and his influences, which include Kurt Cobain, who he cited as his biggest inspiration, The Weeknd, Tupac Shakur, Cage the Elephant, The Fray, Papa Roach, Blue Hearts, Skrillex, Three Days Grace, Gorillaz, and Coldplay. When speaking on his influences, Uniquegodx said, "I'm really into every genre, I listen to everything, I just don't stop". Uniquegodx's vocal style has been described as fine-tuned, displaying "emotional vulnerability" on some tracks and replicating screaming and much more aggression on other tracks.[4] His lyrics are described as versatile, focusing on matters of interest to him and the Somali community. Although most Somali artists sing in the Somali language for a primarily Somali listening base, Uniquegodx chose to release songs in both English and Somali language in order to reach a broader, international audience.[2]
Singles by Uniquegodx include "Addicted to love", "Sun of serpent", and "Falling".[2].[3]
Uniquegodx's main musical influences include Kurt Cobain.[1] He also admires the work of No Rome for its uniqueness and oriented lyrics.[2]
Discography
- Albums
- Skrillxx is god: skies and melodies (2018)
- Singles
- "Addicted life ft AJNA"
- "Sun of a serpent"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . Live Journal https://leejefferson.livejournal.com/497.html. Retrieved 1 December 2018. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dominic, Thomas (16 October 2018). "Artist to watch: Uniquegodx". Live Journal. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Get to know Uniquegodx. And What Makes Him An Artist And How He Views The World". Medium. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ "Get to know Uniquegodx. And What Makes Him An Artist And How He Views The World". Medium. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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