Brasstracks

Brasstracks
OriginBrooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active2014–present
LabelsCapitol, EQT
Members
  • Ivan Jackson
  • Conor Rayne
Websitebrasstracks.co

Brasstracks are an American R&B-hip hop production duo based in Alphabet City, Manhattan, New York, composed of Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne.[1] They won two Grammy Awards for their work on Chance the Rapper's single "No Problem",[2][3][4] and released their debut full-length album Golden Ticket on August 21, 2020.[5]

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.[1][2][6] Jackson is originally from Manhattan and Rayne is originally from New Jersey.[7] They primarily use live instrumentation, with Jackson on brass instruments and Rayne on drums.[1][2] Their first track was the instrumental "Say U Will", and their first EP, Good Love, was released on August 19, 2016.[1] It includes collaborations with Roses Gabor, Jay Prince, Lido, and Masego.[6]

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.[1][7] They appeared on "Am I Wrong" by Anderson .Paak featuring Schoolboy Q,[2] and have produced and written for Wyclef Jean, GoldLink, Harry Styles, Khalid, and Mark Ronson.[6][8][9][10] In 2017, they released the EP For Those Who Know Pt. I.[11] It includes collaborations with Robert Glasper, The Underachievers, Bxrber, and S'natra.[6] They released part 2 of the EP the following year.[3]

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.[12] 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.[3] 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.[8][13][14] Golden Ticket was released on Capitol Records on August 21, 2020.[5][15]

They have toured with Lido, Mr. Carmack, Jack Garratt, GRiZ, and Big Gigantic.[6] In 2019, they appeared alongside Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson on Saturday Night Live, performing "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart".[16]

Members

  • Ivan Jackson (horns, production)
  • Conor Rayne (drums, production)

Awards

Year Award Category Work 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 Nominated
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 Nominated

Discography

Studio albums

List of full-length albums, with selected details
Title Album details
For Those Who Know (Deluxe)
  • Released: October 3, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
Golden Ticket
  • Released: August 21, 2020
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Indigo
  • Released: June 2, 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Album details
Good Love
  • Released: August 19, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Those Who Know Pt. I
  • Released: October 20, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For Those Who Know Pt. II
  • Released: August 24, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Before We Go
  • Released: February 21, 2019
  • Label: EQT Recordings
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
Before We Go: Live From Capitol Studios
  • Released: August 2, 2019
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Say U Won't" 2016 Good Love
"Favorite" 2017 Non-album single
"Those Who Know" For Those Who Know
"All of the Lights"
(featuring Alexander Lewis) 		Non-album singles
"XO Tour Lif3"
"Fever"
"Favorite"
(featuring VanJess)
"Those Who Know"
"Brownstone"
(featuring BXRBER)
"Good Kid Brass City"
"Vibrant"
featuring Pell) 		2018
"Improv #1" (Live)
(featuring The Underachievers)
"Opposite Ways" (Live)
"Opposite Ways" (Live)
(featuring S'natra and FATHERDUDE)
"Stay There"
(featuring Xavier Omär) 		For Those Who Know, Pt. II
"In My Feelings" Non-album singles
"Too Far Too Fast"
"I'm Alright"
(featuring R.LUM.R 		2019 Before We Go
"Professional"
(featuring Kyle Dion)
"Snowdaze"
(featuring Charles Gaines) 		Before We Go
"Always Be My Baby" 2019 Non-album single
"Change For Me"
(featuring Samm Henshaw) 		2020 Golden Ticket
"Missed Your Call"
(featuring Col3trane)
"Hold Ya"
(featuring Lawrence)
"Will Call"
(featuring Elliott Skinner and Victoria Canal)
"Golden Ticket"
(featuring Masego and Common)
"My Boo Non-album singles
"Swerve"
(featuring Pell)
"Disco Break" (Live)
(featuring Julius Rodriguez)
"What's Next"
"Welcome Back" 2021 Welcome Back Era
"Kool Aid"
(featuring Cait Harris)
"After A While"
(featuring COOKIE)
"Summertime 1, 2
(featuring Yung Pinch and Rothstein)
"Good Luck For Real"
(featuring TOBi)
"Give It Right Back to You"
(featuring TOBi)
"Still Life"
featuring Tori Kelly)
"Monica"
(featuring Rothstein) 		2022 Dreamboat
"Limestone"
(featuring FATHERDUDE)
"Dance Machine"
(featuring Kemba J. Hoard) 		Indigo
"Last Christmas" 2021 Bells On
"Sugar, We're Going Down" 2022
"Nobody's Fool"
(featuring FATHERDUDE and TOBi) 		2023 Indigo
"Anesthesia"
"Indigo"
"Cowboy"
Title Year Album
"Our Style"
(WILYWNKA featuring Brasstracks) 		2021 Non-album single)
"Blue in the Face"
(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis and Brasstracks) 		Hemlock[A]
"Put My Mom in Gucci"
(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Radamiz, and Brasstracks)
"Morning Glory"
(Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Nic Hanson, and Brasstracks)

Producing and writing credits

Year Artist(s) Album Song Credit
2015 "GoldLink" And After That, We Didn't Talk "Dark Skin Women" Producer
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
2018 Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus Late Night Feelings "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Writer
2019 Harry Styles 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
2020 Radamiz feat. Kota the Friend Synonyms of Strength "Goya" Producer[17]
BTS BE "Dis-ease" Producer[18]
2022 J-Hope Jack in the Box "More" Writer & Producer[19]
"Future"
2022 Polyphia Remember That You Will Die "Genesis" Writer[20]

Other appearances

Title Year Credited artist(s) Album
"Flamingo" 2023 Cory Wong
(featuring Brasstracks) 		"The Lucky One"

Notes

  1. ^ Hemlock is the name of a three-song single.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Hernandez, Victoria (23 February 2017). "BRASSTRACKS CELEBRATES FIRST GRAMMY WIN FOR CHANCE THE RAPPER'S "NO PROBLEM"". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Kaye, Ben (21 February 2019). "Brasstracks give a Track by Track breakdown of their new EP, Before We Go". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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  5. ^ a b "5 new releases we love: Bully roars, Brasstracks bounce, and Secret Machines' grand return". The A.V. Club. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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  10. ^ Chesman, Donna-Claire (19 April 2018). ""It's Okay to Not Listen to Cookie-Cutter Bullshit": An Interview with Brasstracks". DJ Booth. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. ^ Nguyen, Anna (9 April 2018). "BRASSTRACKS OVERFLOW THE INDEPENDENT WITH THEIR ARTISTRY AND ENERGY". Berkeley B Side. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (2 August 2019). "Brasstracks Team Up With Charles Gaines For Powerful Live Performance Of 'Snowdaze'". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ^ Keith, James (21 May 2020). "Brasstracks Draft Col3trane For Slow-Burning "Missed Your Call"". Complex. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. ^ Kaye, Ben (18 August 2020). "Brasstracks Share the Origins of New Single "Golden Ticket" with Common, Masego". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Brasstracks Share Their Highly Anticipated Debut Album, 'Golden Ticket'". This Song Is Sick. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  16. ^ Johnson, Zoe (9 January 2019). "Brasstracks Are Just Fine In "I'm Alright" Feat. R.LUM.R". Vibe. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. ^ Higgins, Keenan (September 11, 2020). "Radamiz Brings New Life To Payday Records With New Album "SYNONYMS OF STRENGTH"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  18. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/bighitent/status/1332549782309580801/photo/1. Retrieved 2020-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ Jackson, Ivan (1 July 2022). "Brasstracks on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Remember That You Will Die". rateyourmusic. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.