{{Short description|American R&B-hip hop production duo}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Brasstracks | image = | caption = | origin = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *R&B *Soul *Hip hop }} | years_active = 2014–present | label = Capitol, EQT | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|brasstracks.co}} | current_members = {{plainlist| *Ivan Jackson *Conor Rayne }} | past_members = }}
'''Brasstracks''' are an American R&B-hip hop production duo based in Alphabet City, Manhattan, New York, composed of Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne.<ref name="guard">{{cite news |last1=Lester |first1=Paul |title=New band of the week: Brasstracks (No 109) – big band goes bass with a dose of hip-hop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/new-band-of-the-week-brasstracks-no-109-big-band-goes-bass-with-a-dose-of-hip-hop |accessdate=19 August 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=27 June 2016}}</ref> They won two Grammy Awards for their work on Chance the Rapper's single "No Problem",<ref name="hhdx">{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Victoria |title=BRASSTRACKS CELEBRATES FIRST GRAMMY WIN FOR CHANCE THE RAPPER'S "NO PROBLEM" |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42470/title.brasstracks-celebrates-first-grammy-win-for-chance-the-rappers-no-problem |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=Hip Hop DX |date=23 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="cos">{{cite news |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=Brasstracks give a Track by Track breakdown of their new EP, Before We Go |url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/brasstracks-before-we-go-ep-stream-track-by-track/ |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brasstracks |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/brasstracks/ |website=The Vogue |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref> and released their debut full-length album ''Golden Ticket'' on August 21, 2020.<ref name="avclub1"/>
==History== Jackson and Rayne formed Brasstracks in 2014 after meeting while attending the Manhattan School of Music, where Jackson was a trumpet player and Rayne a drummer.<ref name="guard"/><ref name="hhdx"/><ref name="ones">{{cite web |title=Brasstracks |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/artist/brasstracks |website=Ones to Watch |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref> Jackson is originally from Manhattan and Rayne is originally from New Jersey.<ref name="xxl">{{cite news |last1=Weinstein |first1=Max |title=BRASSTRACKS DISCUSS MAKING CHANCE THE RAPPER'S "NO PROBLEM" AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM FLYING LOTUS |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/brasstracks-interview-making-chance-the-rapper-no-problem/ |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=XXL |date=25 May 2016}}</ref> They primarily use live instrumentation, with Jackson on brass instruments and Rayne on drums.<ref name="guard"/><ref name="hhdx"/> Their first track was the instrumental "Say U Will", and their first EP, ''Good Love'', was released on August 19, 2016.<ref name="guard"/> It includes collaborations with Roses Gabor, Jay Prince, Lido, and Masego.<ref name="ones"/>
The duo produced the single "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, off Chance the Rapper's 2016 mixtape ''Coloring Book''.<ref name="guard"/><ref name="xxl"/> They appeared on "Am I Wrong" by Anderson .Paak featuring Schoolboy Q,<ref name="hhdx"/> and have produced and written for Wyclef Jean, GoldLink, Harry Styles, Khalid, and Mark Ronson.<ref name="ones"/><ref name="vman">{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=Sam |title=BRASSTRACKS DROP NEW TRACK "MISSED YOUR CALL" |url=https://vman.com/article/brasstracks-drop-new-track-missed-your-call/ |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=V Man |date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Danny |title=Khalid & Brasstracks - Whirlwind |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/589941-khalid-and-brasstracks-whirlwind-new-song |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=Hot New Hip Hop |date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chesman |first1=Donna-Claire |title="It's Okay to Not Listen to Cookie-Cutter Bullshit": An Interview with Brasstracks |url=https://djbooth.net/features/2018-04-19-brasstracks-interview |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=DJ Booth |date=19 April 2018}}</ref> In 2017, they released the EP ''For Those Who Know Pt. I''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Anna |title=BRASSTRACKS OVERFLOW THE INDEPENDENT WITH THEIR ARTISTRY AND ENERGY |url=https://berkeleybside.com/brasstracks/ |website=Berkeley B Side |date=9 April 2018 |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref> It includes collaborations with Robert Glasper, The Underachievers, Bxrber, and S'natra.<ref name="ones"/> They released part 2 of the EP the following year.<ref name="cos"/>
In 2019, they signed with Capitol Records, and released the live EP ''Before We Go: Live From Capitol Studios'', featuring live versions of their EP ''Before We Go'' from earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spruch |first1=Kirsten |title=Brasstracks Team Up With Charles Gaines For Powerful Live Performance Of 'Snowdaze' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/brasstracks-charles-gaines-live-performance-snowdaze-8525809/ |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=Billboard |date=2 August 2019}}</ref> ''Before We Go'' features guest spots from R.LUM.R, Grace, and Pell, and is a shift to a more R&B and hip hop style from their previous jazzy electronic sound.<ref name="cos"/> In May 2020, in advance of their debut full-length album ''Golden Ticket'', they released the lead single "Change For Me" featuring Samm Henshaw, followed by the second single "Missed Your Call" featuring Col3trane, and then the single "Golden Ticket" featuring Masego and Common.<ref name="vman"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Keith |first1=James |title=Brasstracks Draft Col3trane For Slow-Burning "Missed Your Call" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/premiere-brasstracks-missed-your-call-feat-col3trane |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=Complex |date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=Brasstracks Share the Origins of New Single "Golden Ticket" with Common, Masego |url=https://consequence.net/2020/08/brasstracks-origins-golden-ticket-common-masego-stream/ |access-date=23 August 2020 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=18 August 2020}}</ref> ''Golden Ticket'' was released on Capitol Records on August 21, 2020.<ref name="avclub1">{{cite news |title=5 new releases we love: Bully roars, Brasstracks bounce, and Secret Machines' grand return |url=https://www.avclub.com/5-new-releases-we-love-bully-roars-brasstracks-bounce-1844794750 |access-date=23 August 2020 |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=21 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brasstracks Share Their Highly Anticipated Debut Album, 'Golden Ticket' |url=https://thissongissick.com/post/brasstracks-share-their-highly-anticipated-debut-album-golden-ticket/ |accessdate=23 August 2020 |publisher=This Song Is Sick |date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
They have toured with Lido, Mr. Carmack, Jack Garratt, GRiZ, and Big Gigantic.<ref name="ones"/> In 2019, they appeared alongside Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson on ''Saturday Night Live'', performing "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Zoe |title=Brasstracks Are Just Fine In "I'm Alright" Feat. R.LUM.R |url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/01/brasstracks-rlumr-im-alright |accessdate=19 August 2020 |publisher=Vibe |date=9 January 2019}}</ref>
==Members== * Ivan Jackson (horns, production) * Conor Rayne (drums, production)
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"| Year ! style="text-align:center;"| Award ! style="text-align:center;"| Category ! style="text-align:center;"| Work ! style="text-align:center;"| Result |- | 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Performance | "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper | {{Won}} |- | 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper | {{Nom}} |- | 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Album | ''Coloring Book'' by Chance the Rapper | {{Won}} |- | 2021 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Solo Performance | "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles | {{Won}} |- | 2021 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Vocal Album | ''Fine Line'' by Harry Styles | {{Nom}} |- |}
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of full-length albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''For Those Who Know (Deluxe)'' | * Released: October 3, 2018 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Golden Ticket'' | * Released: August 21, 2020 * Label: Capitol Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Indigo'' | * Released: June 2, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming |}
===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of extended plays, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''Good Love'' | * Released: August 19, 2016 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''For Those Who Know Pt. I'' | * Released: October 20, 2017 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''For Those Who Know Pt. II'' | * Released: August 24, 2018 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Before We Go'' | * Released: February 21, 2019 * Label: EQT Recordings * Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Before We Go: Live From Capitol Studios'' | * Released: August 2, 2019 * Label: Capitol Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming |}
=== Singles === ==== As lead artist ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! style="width:20em;" | Title ! style="width:1em;" | Year ! style="width:10em;" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Say U Won't" | 2016 | ''Good Love'' |- ! scope="row"| "Favorite" | rowspan=9| 2017 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Those Who Know" | ''For Those Who Know'' |- ! scope="row"| "All of the Lights"<br/> {{small| (featuring Alexander Lewis)}} | rowspan=11 {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "XO Tour Lif3" |- ! scope="row"| "Fever" |- ! scope="row"| "Favorite"<br/> {{small|(featuring VanJess)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Those Who Know" |- ! scope="row"| "Brownstone"<br/> {{small|(featuring BXRBER)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Good Kid Brass City" |- ! scope="row"| "Vibrant"<br/> {{small|featuring Pell)}} | rowspan=7| 2018 |- ! scope="row"| "Improv #1" (Live)<br/> {{small|(featuring The Underachievers)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Opposite Ways" (Live) |- ! scope="row"| "Opposite Ways" (Live)<br/> {{small|(featuring S'natra and FATHERDUDE)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Stay There"<br/> {{small|(featuring Xavier Omär)}} | ''For Those Who Know, Pt. II'' |- ! scope="row"| "In My Feelings" | {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Too Far Too Fast" |- ! scope="row"| "I'm Alright"<br/> {{small|(featuring R.LUM.R}} | rowspan=3| 2019 | ''Before We Go'' |- ! scope="row"| "Professional"<br/> {{small|(featuring Kyle Dion)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Snowdaze"<br/> {{small|(featuring Charles Gaines)}} | ''Before We Go'' |- ! scope="row"| "Always Be My Baby" | 2019 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Change For Me"<br/> {{small|(featuring Samm Henshaw)}} | rowspan=8| 2020 | rowspan=5| ''Golden Ticket'' |- ! scope="row"| "Missed Your Call"<br/> {{small|(featuring Col3trane)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Hold Ya"<br/> {{small|(featuring Lawrence)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Will Call"<br/> {{small|(featuring Elliott Skinner and Victoria Canal)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Golden Ticket"<br/> {{small|(featuring Masego and Common)}} |- ! scope="row"| "My Boo | rowspan=4 {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Swerve"<br/> {{small|(featuring Pell)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Disco Break" (Live)<br/> {{small|(featuring Julius Rodriguez)}} |- ! scope="row"| "What's Next" |- ! scope="row"| "Welcome Back" | rowspan=5| 2021 | rowspan=7| ''Welcome Back Era'' |- ! scope="row"| "Kool Aid"<br/> {{small|(featuring Cait Harris)}} |- ! scope="row"| "After A While"<br/> {{small|(featuring COOKIE)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Summertime 1, 2<br/> {{small|(featuring Yung Pinch and Rothstein)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Good Luck For Real" <br/> {{small|(featuring TOBi)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Give It Right Back to You" <br/> {{small|(featuring TOBi)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Still Life"<br/> {{small|featuring Tori Kelly)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Monica"<br/> {{small|(featuring Rothstein)}} | rowspan=3| 2022 | rowspan=2| ''Dreamboat'' |- ! scope="row"| "Limestone"<br/> {{small|(featuring FATHERDUDE)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Dance Machine"<br/> {{small|(featuring Kemba J. Hoard)}} | ''Indigo'' |- ! scope="row"| "Last Christmas" | 2021 | ''Bells On'' |- ! scope="row"| "Sugar, We're Going Down" | 2022 |- ! scope="row"| "Nobody's Fool"<br/> {{small|(featuring FATHERDUDE and TOBi)}} | rowspan=4| 2023 | rowspan=4| ''Indigo'' |- ! scope="row"| "Anesthesia" |- ! scope="row"| "Indigo" |- ! scope="row"| "Cowboy" |}
===As featured artist=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! style="width:20em;" | Title ! style="width:1em;" | Year ! style="width:10em;" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Our Style"<br/> {{small|(WILYWNKA featuring Brasstracks)}} | rowspan=4| 2021 | {{n/a|Non-album single)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Blue in the Face"<br/> {{small|(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis and Brasstracks)}} | rowspan=3| ''Hemlock''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|''Hemlock'' is the name of a three-song single.}} |- ! scope="row"| "Put My Mom in Gucci"<br/> {{small|(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Radamiz, and Brasstracks)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Morning Glory"<br/> {{small|(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Nic Hanson, and Brasstracks)}} |}
==Producing and writing credits== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Album ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Credit |- | 2015 | "GoldLink" | ''And After That, We Didn't Talk'' | "Dark Skin Women" | Producer |- | rowspan="4"| 2016 | Chance the Rapper feat. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne | ''Coloring Book'' | "No Problem" | Producer |- | Anderson .Paak feat. Schoolboy Q | ''Malibu'' | "Am I Wrong" | Horns |- | Khalid | | "Whirlwind" | Producer |- | Xavier Omär | ''The Everlasting Wave'' | "Special Eyes" | Producer |- | rowspan="1"| 2018 | Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus | ''Late Night Feelings'' | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | Writer |- | rowspan="7" | 2019 | rowspan="3"| Harry Styles | rowspan="3"| ''Fine Line'' | "Lights Up" | Horns |- | "Watermelon Sugar" | Horns |- | "Fine Line" | Horns |- | The Brand New Heavies | ''TBNH'' | "These Walls" | Horns |- | 88-Keys feat. Mac Miller and Sia | | "That's Life" | Horns |- |Madeon |Good Faith (Madeon album) |"Hold Me Just Because" |Horns |- | MAX and Felly | ''Colour Vision'' | "Acid Dreams" | Horns |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 |Radamiz feat. Kota the Friend |''Synonyms of Strength'' |"Goya" |Producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/radamiz-brings-new-life-to-payday-records-with-new-album-synonyms-of-strength-new-mixtape.120696.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925144438/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/radamiz-brings-new-life-to-payday-records-with-new-album-synonyms-of-strength-new-mixtape.120696.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2020|title=Radamiz Brings New Life To Payday Records With New Album "SYNONYMS OF STRENGTH"|work=HotNewHipHop |last=Higgins|first=Keenan|date=September 11, 2020|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}</ref> |- |BTS |''BE'' |"Dis-ease" |Producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bighitent/status/1332549782309580801/photo/1|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2022 | rowspan="2" |J-Hope | rowspan="2" |''Jack in the Box'' |"More" | rowspan="2" |Writer & Producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Ivan |date=1 July 2022 |title=Brasstracks on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/brasstracks/status/1542728022385623041 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> |- |"Future" |- |2022 |Polyphia |''Remember That You Will Die'' |"Genesis" |Writer<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Remember That You Will Die |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/polyphia/remember-that-you-will-die/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=rateyourmusic}}</ref> |}
==Other appearances== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !scope="col" style="width:18em;"|Title !scope="col" style="width:3em;"|Year !scope="col" style="width:26em;"|Credited artist(s) !scope="col" style="width:18em;"|Album |- ! scope="row"| "Flamingo" | 2023 | Cory Wong<br/> {{small|(featuring Brasstracks)}} | "The Lucky One" |}
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