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• Jack Patterson
• Luke Patterson
• Grace Chatto

• Milan Neil Ameen-Smith
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka

Clean Bandit are a British electro band founded in 2008. This group released the track “Mozart's House” in 2010, which was ranked 17th in the UK Singles Chart. And in 2014 they released new single“Rather Be”, which reached number 1 on the same chart. In 2015, the composition was awarded a Grammy Award in the category “Best Dance Recording”.

Musical style

Clean Bandit's music combines influences such as electronica and classical music, creating deep house-style tracks.

Story

Formation and beginning of a career

Band members Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson, Grace Chatto and Milan Neil Amin-Smith met while studying at Jesus College, Cambridge University. By that time, Chatto was already creating a quartet with Amin-Smith. Chatto was dating Jack Patterson at the time and he decided to record her performances. Patterson began mixing her songs with electronic music, and presenting her with the fruit of her labor, Chatto stated that she liked this idea. One of their friends, Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka, was writing lyrics for songs at that time, and together they created the track Mozart's House. And thus the idea of ​​​​creating a musical group came to them. Name, Clean Bandit, they took from the translation of the Russian phrase that in English language means “pure (in the sense of natural, real) bandit,” as her neighbor’s grandmother called her (from an interview on Megapolis FM). It is also worth noting that Chatto and Patterson lived in Russia for some time.

2012–2014: debut album “New Eyes”

As of June 19, 2017, Voice UK 2012 finalist Kirsten Joy is traveling with Clean Bandit as the group's lead singer.

In 2015 at the Coachella Festival, Clean group Bandit performed the song "Disconnect" with Marina and The Diamonds. The track was released on June 23, 2017.

On October 16, 2017, Clean Bandit announced their new song"I Miss You" featuring American singer Julia Michaels. On the same day, the group announced their American tour, which will take place in March-April next year. The track “I Miss You” was released on October 27, 2017.

In early December 2017, the band announced that they were set to release a second album in the early months of 2018. They also revealed that all the songs they have released so far are after their debut album, will be on the new album.

2018–present: Clean Bandit's second album released

In early 2018, Clean Bandit performed at the 2018 Brit Awards with their two the latest hits- Symphony and I Miss You, performed by Kirsten Joy. In addition, the group was awarded two nominations for the same award: “ British Single of the Year And " British video clip of the year", both times Symphony was nominated.

Composition of the group

• Grace Chatto (2008 - present) - cello, percussion, vocals
• Jack Patterson (2008 - present) - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, piano, sound effects, some brass instruments
• Luke Patterson (2008 - present) - drums, percussion, some wind instruments

Former members

• Neil Amin-Smith(2008-2016) - violin, keyboards, backing vocals
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka (Love Ssega)(2008-2010) - vocals

Concert participants

• Nikki Kislin(2012-2013) - vocals
• Yasmin Shahmir(2012-2013) - vocals
• Florence Rawlings(2013-2016) - vocals
• Elizabeth Troy(2013-2016) - vocals
• Kirsten Joy
• Yasmin Green(2016 - present) - vocals
• Aron Jones(2016 - present) - violin
• Patrick Greenberg(2010 - present) - bass guitar

Nominations and awards

The most sensational group of 2014 is transforming both dance and classical music...

At first glance, classical symphonic and dance music do not go well together. Refined Restraint concert hall and the noisy atmosphere of the usual, mediocre, nightclub, this is heaven and earth. But this difference, apparently, cannot be considered insurmountable. Mozart and Beethoven were very famous during their lifetime, just like David Guetta and Tiesto in 2014. Therefore, perhaps such different music, if performed correctly, can also coexist. After all, how else can one explain the rapid path to fame of the Clean Bandit group!

Clean Bandit is a British electro band formed in 2009. In 2013, this group released the track “Mozart's House”, which was ranked 17th in the UK Singles Chart. And in 2014 they released a new single “Rather Be”, which reached 1st place in the same chart.

Breakthrough

Clean Bandit didn't achieve immediate success. At the very beginning of their career, one recording studio asked if they were a cheap pop group. But he laughs who laughs last, and in this case it was the Cambridge quartet as their fourth single Rather Be - an elegant and buoyant combination of violin melodies, dance beats and Jess Glynne's head-turning soul vocals - rocketed to the top of several European charts early on. 2014. It also has an incredible 184 million views on YouTube and counting.

Carier start

The three members of the group - Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto and Milan Neil Amin-Smith met while studying at Jesus College Cambridge University. They studied Russian language, architecture and economics, among other subjects. Grace and Milan played in a string quartet together, but Clean Bandit essentially began to form when Grace and Jack began dating, and Jack, an aspiring producer and club impresario, began remixing his girlfriend's classics, combining them with energetic house beats. . When his brother, Luke, joined him on drums, Clean Bandit was formed.

First hit

“When we started, we just wanted to make music that we could dance to and that would stand out from the crowd,” Grace tells Cambridge University's Varsity magazine. It's hard to think of a more appropriate description of their first single, Mozart's House, which combines fragments string quartet#21 by Wolfgang Amadeus with house beats and infectious vocals from their friend Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuki. It was released by a British studio dance music Black Butter, which gave birth to such groups as Rudimental and Gorgon City. The single became a minor sensation, thereby proving that the idea of ​​electronic chamber music not that ridiculous.

Worldwide recognition

Clean Bandit did not rest content with the success of his single released at the beginning of the year and worked hard throughout 2014. Long-awaited debut album New Eyes was released in May, and in August they released the single Come Over, which features vocals from reggae singer Stylo G. They followed that up with Real Love (a new track later added to the special edition album) in November, peaking at number two in the UK charts.

Versatility

Tireless creative work Clean Bandit group is a search in different directions. They take filming as seriously as they take music. Jack studied at the All-Russian state university cinematography, and currently the group has its own production company, Clean Film, which created all the group's videos, as well as fulfilling other orders. Clean Bandit proved that in classical genre they're worth something by appearing with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a special 45-minute program, Symphony in Three Movements, on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.

Looking to the future

Creating the music of the future is not easy, because not everyone is able to understand such music. “I met a guy at a party who was really mad at us for using excerpts from Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8,” Jack tells the Guardian. - He convinced me that this was impossible. I think he thought it was demeaning to the work of art, but he didn't really know what he was talking about. He couldn’t even sing a simple melody!”

These guys have skill and a head on their shoulders

, Baroque pop , Classical music electronic

• Jack Patterson
• Luke Patterson
• Grace Chatto

• Milan Neil Ameen-Smith
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka

Clean Bandit are a British electro band founded in 2008. In 2010, this group released the track “Mozart’s House”, which was awarded 17th place in the UK Singles Chart. And in 2014 they released a new single “Rather Be”, which reached 1st place in the same chart. In 2015, the composition was awarded Grammy Award in the category “Best Dance Recording”.

Musical style

Clean Bandit's music combines influences such as electronica and classical music, creating deep house-style tracks.

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Story

Formation and beginning of a career

Band members Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson, Grace Chatto and Milan Neil Amin-Smith met while studying at Jesus College, Cambridge University. By that time, Chatto was already creating a quartet with Amin-Smith. Chatto was dating Jack Patterson at the time and he decided to record her performances. Patterson began mixing her songs with electronic music, and after presenting the fruit of his labor to her, Chatto stated that she liked the idea. One of their friends, Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka, was writing lyrics for songs at that time, and together they created the track Mozart's House. And thus the idea of ​​​​creating a musical group came to them. Name, Clean Bandit, they took from the translation of a Russian phrase, which in English means “pure (in the sense of natural, real) bandit,” as her neighbor’s grandmother called her (from an interview on Megapolis FM). It is also worth noting that Chatto and Patterson lived in Russia for some time.

2012-14: debut album "New Eyes"

As of June 19, 2017, Voice UK 2012 finalist Kirsten Joy is traveling with Clean Bandit as the group's lead singer.

At the 2015 Coachella Festival, Clean Bandit performed the song "Disconnect" with Marina and The Diamonds. The track was released on June 23, 2017.

On October 16, 2017, Clean Bandit announced their new song "I Miss You", recorded with the participation of American singer Julia Michaels. On the same day, the group announced their American tour, which will take place in March-April next year. The track “I Miss You” was released on October 27, 2017.

In early December 2017, the band announced that they were set to release a second album in the early months of 2018. They also revealed that all the songs they have released so far since their debut album will be on the new album.

2018 to present: Clean Bandit's second album released

In early 2018, Clean Bandit performed at the 2018 Brit Awards with their two latest hits, Symphony and I Miss You, both performed by Kirsten Joy. In addition, the group was awarded two nominations for the same award: “ British Single of the Year And " British video clip of the year", both times Symphony was nominated.

Composition of the group

• Grace Chatto (2008 - present) - cello, percussion, vocals
• Jack Patterson (2008 - present) - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, piano, sound effects, some brass instruments
• Luke Patterson (2008 - present) - drums, percussion, some wind instruments

Former members

• Neil Amin-Smith(2008-2016) - violin, keyboards, backing vocals
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka (Love Ssega)(2008-2010) - vocals

Concert participants

• Nikki Kislin(2012-2013) - vocals
• Yasmin Shahmir(2012-2013) - vocals
• Florence Rawlings(2013-2016) - vocals
• Elizabeth Troy(2013-2016) - vocals
• Kirsten Joy
• Yasmin Green(2016 - present) - vocals
• Aron Jones(2016 - present) - violin
• Patrick Greenberg(2010 - present) - bass guitar

Nominations and awards

The night before, the Tsvetnoy department store hosted a concert by British electronic musicians, this year's Grammy winners, whose work is closely connected with Russia. We caught them right before the first solo concert in Moscow and found out how they became popular so quickly

In 2013, Clean Bandit released the track Mozart's House, which was in 17th place inUK Singles Chart, in 2014 - the single Rather Be, which already took first place in the same chart. And in 2015, the composition was awarded a Grammy Award in the category« Best Dance Recording».

The history of the group in which the participants gatheredstring quartet from Cambridge, began in 2009. Surprisingly, some members of the team have an important part of their lives connected with Moscow: Grace Chatto studiedplaying the cello at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, andJack Patterson is a cameraman at VGIK. In short, this is where the name of the group came from - “pure bandit”, and the first video for the song was shot hereMozart’s House, and in general the influence of Russia was greatly reflected in creativity Clean Bandit. The group's compositions always feature strong vocal parts, violin and cello.What seemed unattainable to young musicians at first became real in 2015.

Last year you became one of the best musical groups in the world and received a Grammy. Were you ready for this?

Grace: At that time, our group was 7 years old and we dreamed of going on tours and traveling, but we certainly did not expect a bonus. Billions of people around the world are listening different music, thousands and thousands of songs - and suddenly we get a Grammy. Finding out about this was just crazy.

Jack: Yes, it was very strange to go to this for so many years.

I know that when you lived in Moscow, you were inspired by Russian house music coming from the tents.What inspires you now?

Grace: We often heard this kind of music on Gorbushka, and we even liked it. Now we prefer variety: classics, rock, modern music. Of course, travel doesn't matter either. last role. We were recently on a music tour in Japan and at the same time decided to recreate our documentary, which was filmed many years ago when we were vacationing there. Moreover, Jack himself directs all our clips and videos, and it was not that difficult.

Which modern musicians you like?

Jack: I'm listening to modern jazz, I like it when there is a lot of saxophone. It's probably because I make pop music myself every day.

Grace: We like both Disclosure and James Blake. We even performed together with Disclosure a few years ago. It's hard to say who else I like, because there are so many different artists around, playing in so many different styles.

Have you thought about collaborations with other musicians?

Jack: In fact, each of our tracks is a collaboration with different artists. We would like to do a joint project with musicians from Asia. It would be cool.

Grace: We also do remixes, made tracks with Gorgon City, Jess Glenn, and performed with Marina & The Diamonds.

When will the track with Marina & The Diamonds be released?

Grace: We don't know, we're just recording vocals. I want to process the material as quickly as possible, we have a lot of accumulated tracks, and we are trying to finish everything.

I know Jack directs your videos. How do you work? Who is responsible for what?

Jack: Grace and I are producers.

Grace: Jack films all our videos, and his classmates from VGIK, Dasha Novitskaya and Anna Patarakina, help with editing and other technical things. They are cameramen with Jack.

Describe your music in a few words.

Jack: (Laughs.) In Russian? It's complicated! Danceable, funny, melancholic and a little contrasting.

What are your plans for the near future?

Jack: Release the next album, go on tour, finish all the recordings and finish producing them.

Where are you going after Moscow?

Grace: We're going on tour in America with Duran Duran for quite a long time, then Asia in December.

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Musical style

Clean Bandit's music combines genres such as electronic and classical music, creating tracks in the style of deep house.

Story

Formation and beginning of a career

Band members Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson, Grace Chatto and Milan Neil Amin-Smith met while studying at Jesus College, Cambridge University. By that time, Chatto was already creating a quartet with Amin-Smith. Chatto was dating Jack Patterson at the time and he decided to record her performances. Patterson began mixing her songs with electronic music, and after presenting the fruit of his labor to her, Chatto stated that she liked the idea. One of their friends, Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka, was writing lyrics for songs at that time, and together they created the track Mozart's House. And thus the idea of ​​​​creating a musical group came to them. Name, Clean Bandit, they took from the translation of a Russian phrase, which in English means “pure (in the sense of natural, real) bandit,” as her neighbor’s grandmother called her (from an interview on Megapolis FM). It is also worth noting that Chatto and Patterson lived in Russia for some time.

2012–2014: debut album “New Eyes”

First debut album New Eyes was released on 12 May 2014 by Warner Music UK and contains 13 tracks on the regular edition and 16 on the special edition.

2015–2017: Neil Amin-Smith's departure

On May 27, 2016, the band released their first single since March 2015, calling it "Tears". The singer of this song is the winner show The X Factor 2015 Louise Johnson. The track is currently being considered as the lead single from the new album.

On October 19, 2016, violinist and pianist of the group Neil Amin-Smith announced his departure on Facebook and then on Twitter. Two days later, Clean Bandit released a new song, "Rockabye", which featured singer Anne-Marie and rapper Sean Paul and was the first song not to feature Amin-Smith. "Rockabye" became their second UK number 1 hit.

On March 17, 2017, Clean Bandit presented a new composition, “Symphony,” performed together with Swedish singer Sarah Larsson.

As of June 19, 2017, Voice UK 2012 finalist Kirsten Joy is traveling with Clean Bandit as the group's lead singer.

At the 2015 Coachella Festival, Clean Bandit performed the song "Disconnect" with Marina and The Diamonds. The track was released on June 23, 2017.

On October 16, 2017, Clean Bandit announced their new song "I Miss You", recorded with the participation of American singer Julia Michaels. On the same day, the group announced their American tour, which will take place in March-April next year. The track “I Miss You” was released on October 27, 2017.

In early December 2017, the band announced that they were set to release a second album in the early months of 2018. They also revealed that all the songs they have released so far since their debut album will be on the new album.

2018–present: Clean Bandit's second album released

In early 2018, Clean Bandit performed at the 2018 Brit Awards with their two latest hits, Symphony and I Miss You, both performed by Kirsten Joy. In addition, the group was awarded two nominations for the same award: “ British Single of the Year And " British video clip of the year", both times Symphony was nominated.

Composition of the group

• Grace Chatto (2008 - present) - cello, percussion, vocals
• Jack Patterson (2008 - present) - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, piano, sound effects, some brass instruments
• Luke Patterson (2008 - present) - drums, percussion, some wind instruments

Former members

• Neil Amin-Smith(2008-2016) - violin, keyboards, backing vocals
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka (Love Ssega)(2008-2010) - vocals

Concert participants

• Nikki Kislin(2012-2013) - vocals
• Yasmin Shahmir(2012-2013) - vocals
• Florence Rawlings(2013-2016) - vocals
• Elizabeth Troy(2013-2016) - vocals
• Kirsten Joy
• Yasmin Green(2016 - present) - vocals
• Aron Jones(2016 - present) - violin
• Patrick Greenberg(2010 - present) - bass guitar

Nominations and awards