Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus in 2008
Background information
Birth nameSteven D. Bingley-Ellison[1]
Also known as
  • FlyLo
  • Captain Murphy
  • Steve
Born (1983-10-07) October 7, 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • filmmaker
Years active2005–present[8]
Labels
WebsiteFlying-Lotus.com

Steven D. Bingley-Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.

Flying Lotus has released seven studio albums‍—‌1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019) and Yasuke (2021)‍—‌to critical acclaim.[9][10] He has produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block.[11] He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including Mia Doi Todd.

In 2012, Flying Lotus began rapping under the persona Captain Murphy, based on the Sealab 2021 character of the same name. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap mixtape, Duality (2012).[12]

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  8. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Flying Lotus – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013. Experimental electronic music producer Flying Lotus... mixes electronic-flavored hip-hop with jazz influences.
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  12. ^ Martins, Chris (November 29, 2012). "Flying Lotus Is Captain Murphy, Drops 'Tiny Tortures' Video Starring Elijah Wood | SPIN | Newswire". SPIN. Retrieved July 4, 2013.