{{Short description|American record producer and disc jockey}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Amp Live | image = Zioni.jpg | caption = Amp Live (left) with Baba Zumbi (right), as Zion I, 2008 | birth_place = Texas, US | origin = California, US | genre = Alternative hip hop | occupation = Producer, DJ | years_active = 1996–present | label = Plug Research, Gravitas Recordings, LRG, Child's Play, OM Records | website = {{URL|amplivesworld.com}} }}
'''Amp Live''' is an American alternative hip hop producer and disc jockey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/125801-amp-live-murder-at-the-discotech/|title=Amp Live: Murder at the Discotech|work=PopMatters|first=Quentin B.|last=Huff|date=June 14, 2010}}</ref> He was one half of the duo Zion I, but left the group in 2015 amicably.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/20/urbanmusic.shopping|title=Amplive, Rainydayz|work=The Guardian|first=Steve|last=Yates|date=January 20, 2008}}</ref> He has remixed works by Radiohead,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/amplive-rainydayz-remixes/|title=Amplive: Rainydayz Remixes|work=PopMatters|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=March 20, 2008}}</ref> Tokyo Police Club<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2008/07/baskervilles-amplive-remix-feat-|title=Tokyo Police Club "The Baskervilles (AmpLive Remix feat. Aesop Rock and Yak Ballz)"|work=XLR8R|first=Bryant|last=Rutledge|date=July 31, 2008|access-date=2014-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085435/http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2008/07/baskervilles-amplive-remix-feat-|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Jamie Lidell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2008/10/out-my-system-amplive-remix|title=Jamie Lidell "Out of My System (AmpLive Remix)"|work=XLR8R|first=Jennifer|last=Marston|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=2014-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085424/http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2008/10/out-my-system-amplive-remix|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Life and career== Born and raised in Texas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/article/dj-spotlight-zion-i-amp-live-solo-album|title=DJ Spotlight: Zion I's Amp Live Talks Solo Album|work=Vibe|first=Laryssa|last=Loza|date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> Amp Live released ''Rainydayz Remixes'', an 8-track remix project of Radiohead's ''In Rainbows'', in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Cam|last=Lindsay|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/download_amplives_radiohead_remixes_for|title=Download Amplive's Radiohead Remixes For Free|magazine=Exclaim!|date=February 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927164250/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/download_amplives_radiohead_remixes_for|archive-date=27 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received a cease and desist letter from Warner/Chappell, informing him that ''Rainydayz Remixes'' "created musical arrangements/remixes" without proper approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/frequencies-amplive/39814|title=Frequencies: Amplive|work=Electronic Musician|first=Jason|last=Jurgens|date=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607023850/http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/frequencies-amplive/39814|archive-date=7 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> After building an internet movement, primarily through YouTube, Stereogum and Pitchfork Media, a settlement was reached and Amp Live was allowed to release the album for free.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://remixmag.com/artists/hiphop_R&B/remix_amplive/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712215357/http://remixmag.com/artists/hiphop_R&B/remix_amplive/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Daring Radiohead, Zion-I and electronic makeovers advance Amplive's game|first=Jason|last=Jurgens|publisher=Remix|date=June 1, 2008}}</ref> It was chosen by ''Wired'' as their "Best Free Download of the Week".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/02/best-free-dow-1-2/|title=Best Free Download of the Week: Amplive's Rainydayz Remixes of In Rainbows|magazine=Wired|first=Anglea|last=Watecutter|date=February 14, 2008}}</ref>
Amp Live released the solo album, ''Murder at the Discotech'', in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Martin|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/amplive/murder-at-the-discotech/38190/|title=Album Review: Amplive – Murder At The Discotech|publisher=Prefix|date=March 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308003221/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/amplive/murder-at-the-discotech/38190/|archive-date=8 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brett |last=Uddenberg |url=http://www.urb.com/2010/04/27/amp-live-murder-at-the-discotech/ |title=Amp Live – Murder At The Discotech |publisher=URB |date=April 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516072433/http://www.urb.com/2010/04/27/amp-live-murder-at-the-discotech/ |archivedate=May 16, 2010 }}</ref> He released ''Therapy at 3'', a collaborative album with Eligh, in 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/eligh_amplive-therapy_at_3|title=Eligh & AmpLive – Therapy at 3|magazine=Exclaim!|date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629235806/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/eligh_amplive-therapy_at_3|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, he released the album, ''Headphone Concerto'', on Plug Research.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/amp_live-headphone_concerto|title=Amp Live – Headphone Concerto|magazine=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinland|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> In 2017, he released an EP, Atmosphere, on Gravitas Recordings.
==Discography== {{See also|Zion I#Discography|l1=Zion I discography}}
===Studio albums=== * ''Murder at the Discotech'' (2010) * ''Therapy at 3'' (2011) <small>(with Eligh)</small> * ''Headphone Concerto'' (2014) *''Gate 13'' (2018) (with Del the Funky Homosapien) *''Make The Beat Go Vol. 1'' (2020) *''Make The Beat Go Vol. 2'' (2021)
===Compilation albums=== * ''Electrowonderland Vol. 1: Drum n Bass Sessions'' (2005) * ''Beats, Remixes, and a Side of Mashups'' (2008)
===EPs=== * ''Rainydayz Remixes'' (2007) * ''Hot Right Now'' (2010) * ''You Are Not Human: The Love EP'' (2011) * ''One Dark Eskimo Remixes'' (2011) * ''Kaleidoscope Theory: The Color EP'' (2013) * ''Atmosphere'' (2017)
===Singles=== * "Gary Is a Robot" (2009) * "Turn It Up" (2010) * "Mister Sarode" (2013) * "Brass Knuckles" (2013) * "D.H.E.A." (2013) * "Closer to the Sun (Colorado Dreamin')" (2014) * "Penny Nickel Dime" (2014) *"Power of People" (2020)
===Productions=== * Goapele – "Closer" from ''Even Closer'' (2002) * The Grouch & Eligh – "Boom" from ''Say G&E!'' (2009) * Latyrx – "It's Time" from ''The Second Album'' (2013)
===Remixes=== * Linkin Park - "Plc.4 Mie Hᴂd" (2002) * Tokyo Police Club – "The Baskervilles" (2008) * Jamie Lidell – "Out of My System" (2008)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{Discogs artist|AMP Live}}
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