Flight Facilities
Flight Facilities | |
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| Also known as | Hugo & Jimmy |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Disco, House, Pop |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Future Classic, Banggang 12inches[1] |
| Members | Hugo Gruzman, James Lyell |
| Website | flightfacilities |
Flight Facilities is an Australian indie electro DJ duo who also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009 they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting original material. The duo consists of Hugo Stuart Gruzman and James "Jimmy" Nathan Lyell: they are the co-writers of "Crave You" – their first original song – with the track's vocalist, Giselle Rosselli. The track was listed at No. 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010. As a remix the song "Crave You" was featured on MTV's partnered website Ourstage through American Rap artist The Kid Bilal as a remix called "She Craves Me".[2]
The duo have also written for Louis Austen.
History
Flight Facilities are a duo, Hugo Stuart Gruzman and James "Jimmy" Nathan Lyell, which first began mixing various songs by other artists in 2009 in Sydney.[3] They have worked for Bag Raiders, Toecutter and Sneaky Sound System.[4][3] Their first original song, "Crave You" featuring Giselle Rosselli, received considerable airtime on the Australian radio station, Triple J in 2010.[3][5] It was co-written by Guzman, Lyell and Rosselli after the duo contacted the vocalist to provide an original track for a compilation album by their label, Bang Gang.[3][6] In July 2010 Flight Facilities commenced their first tour, Maiden Voyage.[3] They played at various Australian nightclubs: Elsewhere on The Gold Coast, Empire in Brisbane, Limbo in Adelaide, and Adult Disco in Sydney before going to Japan to play at Onzieme in Osaka, and Le Baron in Tokyo.[7] "Crave You" was listed at No. 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.[8]
In 2011, Foreign Language won a J-Award for Music Video,[9] and appeared as number 72 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011.[10] In February that year while performing as Hugo & Jimmy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the duo claimed to be from Trinidad and Tobago.[4][11][12] They have jokingly told journalists the same thing and that they are Calvin Harris.[13]
In 2012, Clair de Lune appeared as number 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.[14]
Discography
Singles
- "Crave You" (featuring Giselle Rosselli) (2010)
- "Foreign Language" (featuring Jess Higgs) (2011)
- "With You" (featuring Grovesnor) (2012)
- "Clair De Lune" (featuring Christine Hoberg) (2012) ( AUS Peak No.38)* ARIA: Platinum[15]
- "I Didn't Believe" (featuring Elizabeth Rose) (2013)
References
- ^ "Banggang Home Page". The Bang Gang Deejays / Banggang 12inches. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Pop-Ed: February 14, 2012 – SXSW, The Panel, Whitney, And More". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Daverh (8 July 2010). "Flight Facilities: Take Off". In the Mix. Sound Alliance. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Triple J Home and Hosed". Dom Alessio. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Current Triple J Hitlist". Triple J. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "'Crave You' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Maiden Voyage Tour". flightfacilities.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Hottest 100 - 2010 | #19 Flight Facilities - 'Crave You' | triple j
- ^ Flight Facilities - Foreign Language | J Awards Video Nomination| triple j
- ^ Countdown | Hottest 100 - 2011 | triple j
- ^ Flight Facilities Xmas Party @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (10/12/2011)
- ^ Something good at ‘love garage’ | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Johnson-Ingra, David (5 April 2012). "Flight Facilities Interview with Hugo". SF Critic. David Johnson-Igra. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ #17: Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune {Ft. Christine Hoberg} | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j
- ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=clair+de+lune&cat=s