A Long Island/Brooklyn native, J57 brings styles upon styles to his unique brand of production. He infuses his beats with hiphop, pop, soul, glitch, and countless other influences with a masterful ear and unerring drive. Currently mentored by the legendary DJ Premier, J57 is one of the most sought-after beat-smiths in indie hip hop, worldwide. He met his group, Brown Bag AllStars, while he was moonlighting at the hiphop mecca, Fat Beats Records, where he also linked up with Stones Throw Records artist/frequent collaborator, Homeboy Sandman. While he is quickly accumulating renown in the indie hip hop realm, he is also versatile enough to put it down heavy on the instrumental music tip. Check out his full length release Digital Society and his newer EP Landmines and Nuclear Wintour on Balanced Records.
Appears on:
J57 – Digital Society
Various – Northern Faction 5
J57 – Landmines
Paris to Kyiv – Fragmenti Remixes
Various – 15 Years
J57 – Nuclear Wintour
Artist: J57 Title: Nuclear Wintour EP Release date: December 11, 2020 Cat #: BAL-48 Format: Digital Label: Balanced Records Tracks: Hemlock Walkin’ Like Christopher Nuclear Wintour Future Dreams feat. Derek Muro J57 is back with a new EP of instrumental melodic hip hop cuts. The DJ Premier mentored artist who has collaborated with legends…
Catalogue #: BAL–45 Format: Digital Release Date: December 16, 2016 File Under: Dub, World, Deep House, Dubstep, Downtempo, Techno, Balanced music Fifteen years ago, surrounded by an ocean of wheat and snow, Balanced Records was created to harness the talent from a collective of emerging Winnipeg electronic producers. Since that time, the label’s catalogue of…
Catalog: BAL-42 Released: May 20, 2016 Paris To Kyiv’s Fragmenti recording was originally released in 2005 and is arguably the ensemble’s most soul-baring work. A sonic tapestry of ancient Ukrainian song fragments and contemporary sounds, Fragmenti marked the group’s fourth recording and first international release for singer Alexis Kochan and her primary collaborators; bandurist and…
Artist: J57 Catalogue: BAL-43 Format: Digital Release Date: March 25, 2016 Genre: Hip Hop, Instrumental, Glitch, Jazzy J57, the Long Island-raised/Brooklyn-based producer/rapper, infuses his production with hip-hop, soul, glitch, and countless other influences with a masterful ear and unwavering drive. He counts the legendary DJ Premier as a mentor and has assisted the hip-hop architect…
Artist: Various Artists Cat#: BAL-33 Format: Digital Release Date: March 27, 2012 File Under: Dub, Rootical Dubstep, Electronic, Downtempo The soldiers of the Northern Faction deliver a message of bass, beats and peace in the fifth instalment of Balanced Records’ signature series. Northern Faction 5 takes a dubwise dive across both Canadian and global culture.…
Artist: J57 Cat#: BAL-19 Format: Vinyl, CD, digital Released August 13, 2010 It’s been over 10 years since Long Island/Brooklyn native, J57 released Digital Society and the album has clearly stood the test of time. Digital Society is a groundbreaking release, an anthemic electronic hip hop soundtrack infused with soul, glitch and bass styles. On…
