Jonti Explained

Background:person
Jonti
Birth Name:Jonti Danilewitz
Alias:Jonti Danimals
Birth Place:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Origin:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years Active:2009–present
Label:Stones Throw
Past Member Of:Danimals, Sherlock's Daughter

Jonti Danilewitz (born), known mononymously as Jonti, is a South African-Australian electronic and alternative hip hop record producer, composer and songwriter.[1] [2] He is signed to Stones Throw Records and Future Classic.[3] He was also a touring member of the Avalanches.

Biography

Danilewitz was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] His family relocated to Sydney,[4] where he attended Masada College, Sydney in 1999.[5] By 2009, he fronted the Sydney-based group Danimals, which were working at Mark Ronson's The Lab to write and record material.[6] Danilewitz' older brother Leron was their talent manager.[6] One of the tracks, "Fox", was used for a national advertising campaign.[7] Danimals line-up in mid-2010 included James Domeyko, Moses MacRae and Julian Sudek on drums and Jaie Gonzalez on bass guitar.[8] Due to the United States yoghurt of the same name they changed to Djanimals.[9]

As Jonti Danimal, on keyboards, he was also a member of Sherlock's Daughter, an indie, electronic six-piece alongside Liam Flanagan on bass guitar, Tanya Horo on vocals, guitar and keyboards, Timothy Maybury on guitar, Graeme Pillemer and William Russell on drums.[10] [11] That group formed in 2007 by Horo, Maybury and Pillemer with Jonti joining later.[10] They recorded their debut album, Hunter, during 2010 with sessions at Watermusic Studios, Hoboken.[10] It was issued in 2012 via Gaga Digi.[10]

Danilewitz was performing as Jonti by November 2012.[9] His debut album, Twirligig, had appeared a year earlier in October 2011.[12] AllMusic's David Jeffries rated it four-out-of-five stars, who explained "this genre-borrowing hangs together effortlessly with Jonti's unique voice as its anchor, so let your laptop-hovering friends worry about the complex constructions while you enjoy Twirligigs simple pleasures".[12]

In 2014, Jonti performed a cover of the Avalanches debut album, Since I Left You, at Vivid LIVE and the Melbourne International Arts Festival.[13] [14] [15] In 2016, he appeared on their album Wildflowers later becoming their touring guitarist.

His second album, Tokorats, was released in 2017.[16] [17] [18] Jeffries' colleague David Simpson gave it three-and-a-half because "not all of his juxtapositions or segues seem to make sense, and the album seems a bit overstuffed, but Jonti's ambition and creativity are undeniably admirable, and the entire album is a delightfully strange trip".

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Twirligig
Tokorats

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Firework Spraying Moon"2011Twirlgig
"Saturday Night"[19] 2012Sine & Moon
"Scrood"2017rowspan=2
"Rain"
"Sleeping and Falling"Tokorats
"Staring Window"

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| 2012[20] [21] |Twirlgig | Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rachael . Angres . August 23, 2012 . Interview: Jonti . 9 August 2013 . Heave Media.
  2. Web site: Lester . Paul . 2011-08-25 . New band of the day – No 1,092: Jonti . 2022-11-30 . The Guardian.
  3. Web site: Banuelos. Jon. Jonti. Stones Throw Records. 9 August 2013. 2012.
  4. Web site: Jonti Biography, Songs, & Albums . Paul . Simpson . AllMusic . November 30, 2022 .
  5. News: Masada Students Excel . . 105 . 11 . New South Wales, Australia . 26 November 1999 . 30 November 2022 . 27 . .
  6. News: Landsman . Lexi . 15 December 2009 . Big Break for Young Aussie Muso . The Australian Jewish News . 30 November 2022 . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100316221629/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/100466/20100314-0024/jewishnews.net.au/2009/12/15/big-break-for-young-aussie-muso/10335.html . 16 March 2010 . National Library of Australia . live .
  7. Web site: Danimals Take Fast Track to Fame . Alyssa . Braithwaite . news.ninemsn.com.au . 2 March 2010 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100305063407/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1018952/danimals-take-fast-track-to-fame . 5 March 2010 . 20 November 2022 . Australian Associated Press (AAP) . live .
  8. Web site: Danimals – Rainy Days . Michael . Carr . Music Feeds . 2010 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101126090927/http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/danamals-rainy-days/ . 26 November 2010 . 30 November 2022 . live .
  9. Web site: 22 November 2012 . Universal Signs Jonti Danilewitz to Global Publishing Deal . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130219105707/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20130218-0713/themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/11/22/universal-signs-jonti-danilewitz-to-global-publishing-deal/index.html . 19 February 2013 . 30 November 2022 . . National Library of Australia . live .
  10. Web site: Sherlock's Daughter . Gaga Digi . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170218070035/http://www.digi.gaga.com.au/sherlock-s-daughter/ . 18 February 2017 . 30 November 2022 . live .
  11. Web site: Sherlock's Daughter . Triple J Unearthed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190617231805/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/156007/20190618-0049/www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/sherlocks-daughter.html . 2009 . 17 June 2019 . 30 November 2022 . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: Jeffries . David . 2012 . Twirligig Review . 30 November 2022 . AllMusic.
  13. Web site: Sadler . Denham . 2014-10-12 . Jonti & His 17 Piece Band Paid Tribute To The Avalanches & We Were There . 2022-11-30 . Tone Deaf.
  14. Web site: Palathingal . George . 2014-05-25 . Since the Avalanches left us, Jonti and the Astral Kids step up . 2022-11-30 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  15. Web site: McClintock . Alex . 2014-05-25 . Since I Left You review – a joyful, live recreation of a classic record . 2022-11-30 . The Guardian.
  16. Web site: Simpson . Paul . 2017 . Tokorats Review . 30 November 2022 . AllMusic.
  17. Web site: 6 November 2017 . Jonti: Tokorats . 2022-11-30 . Pitchfork.
  18. Web site: Carr . Paul . 2017-12-08 . Jonti: Tokorats . 2022-11-30 . PopMatters.
  19. Web site: Cooper. Duncan. Video: Jonti, "Saturday Night". Fader. 9 August 2013. November 7, 2012.
  20. Web site: NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 17 September 2012. 20 August 2020. 17 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417032418/https://www.air.org.au/news/story/nominations-2012-jagermeister-independent-music-awards. dead.
  21. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.

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