Paper Tiger (hip hop producer) explained

Paper Tiger
Background:non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:John Samels
Origin:Minneapolis, MN, United States
Years Active:2001–present
Label:Doomtree Records

John Samels, better known by his stage name Paper Tiger, is a hip hop producer and DJ from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He is a founding member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.[2]

History

Paper Tiger released the 7-inch vinyl single, Cloquet, in December 2009.[3]

His first solo album, Made Like Us, was released in July 2010.[4] It features vocal contributions from Dessa of Doomtree and Maggie Morrison of Digitata.[5] Chris Riemenschneider of Star Tribune described the album as "a moody, sometimes dark but also surprisingly elegant and cinematic collection, recalling DJ Shadow's best stuff."[6]

He released Summer EP in August 2012 and Beat Tape the next month.[7] Prefix premiered the track "Gold Pass"[8] and 89.3 The Current premiered a video for the track "The Fortunate Wayfarer."[9]

In 2016, Paper Tiger released In Other Words Part One in April and In Other Words Part Two in July, with each containing four songs. It features vocals from Dessa and Aby Wolf.[10]

In 2024, Papter Tiger released All Over The Place

Samels is also a founding member of the Doomtree project SHREDDERS, as well as Cloquet, an indie electronic music project with J.Gundersen.

In addition to artistic music output Samels creates the original music score for film and television including the HBO documentary Rock and a Hard Place.

Besides producing, Samels also works as a Designer / Art Director in Brooklyn, New York.[11]

Discography

Solo albums

Doomtree albums

Cloquet albums

EPs

Singles

Mixtapes

Productions

Remixes

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Doomtree's Paper Tiger: The Interview (and free 80s mix!). City Pages. Jen. Boyles. December 3, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101013223530/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/12/doomtree_paper_tiger.php. October 13, 2010.
  2. News: Doomtree's Paper Tiger steps out with Made Like Us. City Pages. Jeff. Gage. July 21, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110120155313/http://www.citypages.com/2010-07-21/music/doomtree-s-paper-tiger-steps-out-with-made-like-us/. January 20, 2011.
  3. News: Doomtree's Paper Tiger announces new release. City Pages. Andrea. Swensson. October 1, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101013013106/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/10/doomtrees_paper.php. October 13, 2010.
  4. Web site: Paper Tiger: Made Like Us Review. Reviler. Josh. Keller. July 23, 2010.
  5. Web site: Paper Tiger - Made Like Us. Sputnikmusic. Joseph. Toeben. September 4, 2010.
  6. News: Portrait of a beatmaker. Star Tribune. Chris. Riemenschneider. July 22, 2010.
  7. Web site: Doomtree's Paper Tiger Set To Release New EP Called Summer, Listen To New Track. Radio Milwaukee. Tarik. Moody. July 18, 2012.
  8. Web site: Paper Tiger: "Gold Pass" (Prefix Premiere). Prefix. David. Padula. July 17, 2012.
  9. Web site: Premiere: New Paper Tiger video, 'The Fortunate Wayfarer'. 89.3 The Current. Andrea. Swensson. August 14, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819021710/http://blog.thecurrent.org/post/2012/08/premiere-new-paper-tiger-video-fortunate-wayfarer. August 19, 2012.
  10. Web site: Paper Tiger. Paper Tiger. 2017-02-05.
  11. Web site: About « Desk2. desk-2.com. en-US. 2017-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181713/http://desk-2.com/about/. 2017-02-05. dead.

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