Star Slinger (born in 1986) is the stage name of Darren Williams, a British hip hop, house and electronic DJ and producer, hailing from Manchester, UK.
Williams’ earliest musical excursion was playing organ in his school church when he was five, and later learning to play guitar at DJ age 14. Initially inspired by the likes of Peter Heller, Armand Van Helden and Daft Punk, before coming around to the slower and more considered style of J Dilla. In 2010 Star Slinger released his debut album “Volume 1”, introducing the DJ's style of sampling short clips and crafting brand of dance with handfuls of soul. The album was followed up by a pair of EPs in 2011 “Rogue Cho Pa” and “Teams”, both of which earned the producer significant attention from the music press.
In addition to his original material, Star Slinger has a talented proclivity towards remixing indie-rock and pop artists including Jessie Ware, Gold Panda, Washed Out, Daedelus, Toro y Moi, and Broken Social Scene. Star Slinger has also made a name for himself for his extensive worldwide touring schedule that has seen the DJ play at some of the world’s most respected and revered venues.
Featured as one of Spin’s Top New Artists exposed the producer to a new host of audiences and Williams subsequently released the EP “Bedroom Joints”, the single “Chain Dumbin” featuring Juicy J & Reggie B, and, ahead of his sophomore full-length the single “Free” in 2013. Uploaded to Williams’ Bandcamp page for free download, Star Slinger released “IV”, an EP consisting exclusively of edits and samples of the artists Antia Baker, Erykah Badu, Sade and Ella Fitzgerald.
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