{{More citations needed|date=July 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Klaypex | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Miami, Florida | genre = Electro house, complextro, brostep | years_active = {{start date|2010}}–2016 | label = | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.klaypex.com/ Klaypex.com] | current_members = Johnny Atar, Alan Notkin, Mark Emmanuel | past_members = }}
'''Klaypex''' is an electronic trio consisting of '''Johnny Atar''' (aka [https://neovaii.com/ Neovaii], previously part of the music-duo Veorra), '''Alan Notkin''' (aka [https://onetruegod.com/ One True God], formerly part of the music-duo Yntendo) and '''Mark Emmanuel''' (part of the music-duo The Tech Thieves) that produces variations of house, complextro, and dubstep. Atar, Notkin, and Emmanuel, currently based in California, released their debut album, ''Loose Dirt'', during the summer of 2011. ''Ready To Go'', their second album, was self-released on April 9, 2012, it peaked at No. 13 on Dance/Electronic Albums in the US, and No. 18 on the Top Heatseekers ''Billboard'' chart.<ref name="billboard"/> Their album ''Anything Goes'' was released on August 12, 2014.
==History== ===Member backgrounds=== Johnny Atar was born on December 1, 1989, to an Israeli Jewish family in Manhattan, New York. His parents worked at the ministry of foreign affairs, and Atar was raised in many different parts of the world. Finally, in 2005, they moved to Toronto, which is where Atar had met Emmanuel in 2006. In 2010, Atar and his family retired to Miami.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Mark Emmanuel was born on December 20, 1989, to a Russian Jewish family in Krasnodar, USSR (presently known as Russia). His family moved to Israel shortly after in 1990. In 2004, Emmanuel and his family moved to Toronto, Canada. Later on, in 2006, Johnny and Mark met, and later formed Klaypex.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
===Founding === Atar and Emmanuel previously lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 2005 to 2011. They became friends in 2006 and began writing together <ref name="candybeats">{{Cite web |url=http://www.candybeats.com/site/tag/klaypex/ |title=Klaypex | Candybeats |access-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331024209/http://www.candybeats.com/site/tag/klaypex/ |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> in 2007. They started out with an Alternative Rock project (Pulsar), writing music in Guitar Pro, which later, in 2008, was recorded in GarageBand.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
In early 2009, they began taking music production more seriously, and worked to improve Pulsar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pulsar.fm/pulsar/pulsar.html |title=Pulsar |access-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209072749/http://pulsar.fm/pulsar/pulsar.html |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> During the summer of 2010, Atar and his family moved, forcing Pulsar to split up.<ref name="candybeats" /> For the majority of the winter of 2010, Emmanuel studied independent music production in Toronto while focusing on a pop project with a producer he had met. During that time, Atar focused all of his attention on making tracks and polishing his production skills, writing industrial, R&B, hip hop, electro house, acoustic, and rock music.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
In 2010, Atar flew back to Toronto to work with Emmanuel and his fellow producer.<ref name="candybeats" /> The trio had moved the pop project, 1UP, to Miami to continue production. During the time in Miami, the band recorded two singles, one of which was released. During the second quarter of 2011, the band moved back to Toronto. During that time, the three had a falling out, and 1UP broke up.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Atar and Emmanuel then sought to continue writing music, and decided to take on producing electronic music. After a few months of refining their sound, Klaypex was formed.
===2011-12: ''Loose Dirt'' and ''Ready to Go''=== Klaypex's discography consists of their debut album ''Loose Dirt'', released on August 8, 2011. It includes a total of 8 tracks, ''Ready to Go'', which consists of 12 tracks, ''Anything Goes'' which consists of 14 tracks, and several singles.
''Ready To Go'', their second album, was self-released on April 9, 2012, it peaked at No. 13 on Dance/Electronic Albums in the US, and No. 18 on the Top Heatseekers ''Billboard'' chart.<ref name="billboard"/>
===2013-14=== Klaypex has received attention due to their collaboration with YouTube channels Corridor Digital<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/corridordigital|title=Corridor Digital|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}</ref> & DUBSTEP GUNS video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDlif8Km4S4|title=DUBSTEP GUNS|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}</ref> Klaypex initially contacted Mike Diva to inquire about a possible music video to accompany the release of ''Loose Dirt.'' They sent him bits and pieces of the EP. During that time, Mike Diva was planning a video collaboration with Corridor Digital, and at one point showed them some of the tracks. They had the idea for DUBSTEP GUNS, and the concept was later filmed and released. The video includes a mix of four of Klaypex's original tracks, "Lights", "Rain", "Hit Me" and "Chinter's Will", custom edited to fit the video.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
In April 2013, Klaypex collaborated with YouTube channel Epic Meal Time on a video called "Sauce Boss", in which Klaypex was responsible for the track production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSK2SrPU5hs|title=Sauce Boss|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}</ref>
Their album ''Anything Goes'' was released on August 12, 2014.
== Discography == ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Dance<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Heat<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''Loose Dirt'' | *Released: August 8, 2011 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span> *Label: Klaypex Records *Formats: CD, digital download | — || — |- ! scope="row" | ''Ready To Go'' | *Released: April 9, 2012 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span> *Label: Klaypex Records *Formats: CD, digital download | 13<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305980/klaypex/chart?f=322|title=Klaypex|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}</ref> || 18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305980/klaypex/chart?f=324|title=Klaypex|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Anything Goes'' | *Released: August 12, 2014 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span> *Label: Klaypex Records *Formats: CD, digital download | — || — |- |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of EPs, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Dance<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | US<br />Heat<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''The Future - EP'' | *Released: April 28, 2015 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span> *Label: Klaypex Records *Formats: CD, digital download | — || — |- |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;" | Album |- ! scope="row" | "I Walk Alone" | rowspan="1" | 2013 | rowspan="6" | Non-album<br />single |- ! scope="row" | "Sauce Boss" <small>(featuring Epic Meal Time)</small> | rowspan="1" | 2013 |- ! scope="row" | "Oil Spill" | rowspan="1" | 2014 |- ! scope="row" | "Be Free (w/ Aero Chord)" | rowspan="1" | 2015 |- ! scope="row" | "Journey" | rowspan="1" | 2016 |- ! scope="row" | "I Remember" | rowspan="1" | 2016 |}
==See also==
== References == {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== {{ external media | float =right | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNSeCWgruJ4 "Ready to Go" on Youtube] | video2 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1oUeAcW6hc "Crazy" on Youtube] }} *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/klaypex-mn0002921373 "AllMusic." AllMusic. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2014.] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140209072749/http://pulsar.fm/pulsar/pulsar.html "Pulsar." Pulsar. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2014.] * [http://www.vibe.com/article/qa-klaypex-talks-new-album-and-rihanna-dreams Q&A: Klaypex Talks New Album And Rihanna Dreams] (reliable) * [http://www.theuntz.com/news/klaypex-ready-to-go-review Ready To Go album review] * [http://24ourmusic.net/2012/09/17/just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-ready-to-go-by-klaypex/ JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG – “READY TO GO” BY KLAYPEX] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020181723/http://24ourmusic.net/2012/09/17/just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-ready-to-go-by-klaypex/ |date=October 20, 2014 }} * [http://electricsloth.com/2013/12/klaypex-i-walk-alone-remix-pack/ Klaypex – I Walk Alone (Remix Pack)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141026114011/http://rabbitpluspork.com/2011/11/11/q-a-klaypex-11112011/ Klaypex Q&A] * [http://www.nightshiftclothing.com/klaypex-ready-to-go-ep/ Klaypex – Ready to Go EP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011200422/http://www.nightshiftclothing.com/klaypex-ready-to-go-ep/ |date=October 11, 2018 }} * [http://pakmediablog.net/3489/klaypex-relaunch-dubstepelectronic-music-popularity/ Klaypex Refreshes Dubstep] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021190525/http://pakmediablog.net/3489/klaypex-relaunch-dubstepelectronic-music-popularity/ |date=October 21, 2014 }}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.klaypex.com/}}
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