Illangelo
Carlo Montagnese (born July 29, 1987), better known as Illangelo, is a Canadian producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta, who came to attention as long-time collaborator of The Weeknd. A Grammy Award-winner, his work includes Post Malone's "I Fall Apart", Fall Out Boy "The Last of the Real Ones", Lykke Li, M.I.A., MØ, executive production of The Weeknd's 2011 mixtapes,[1] the 2012 compilation album from The Weeknd titled Trilogy along with singles from rappers Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You", Drake's "Crew Love", Ricky Hil's "Nomads", (all featuring The Weeknd), and remixes such as Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night (The Weeknd and Illangelo remix)" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out (The Weeknd remix)". He was one half of the duo Somewhere Else with collaborator Billy Walsh, and he released his debut concept album History of Man on August 20, 2013 under his label Hear the Art Inc., Skrillex's OWSLA label and Brodinski's Bromance Records imprint.
Illangelo | |
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| Birth name | Carlo Montagnese |
| Born | July 29, 1987 |
| Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life
Illangelo grew up in Calgary, Alberta. After doing music there for 8 years, he says, "It came to a point where I realized I was not going to reach my goal of what I wanted to do with my life. I realized I ha[d] to go to Toronto."[2] He moved to Toronto in 2010, saved up some money, and gave himself "one year to make [it] happen."[2]
Music career
In December 2010, Illangelo and Abel (The Weeknd) connected in Toronto and did "Crew Love," making it the first time he got to work with an artist that he genuinely loved and admired.[2] Illangelo thought he would have to move back to Calgary as his money ran out, but then began to work on House of Balloons with producer Doc McKinney and The Weeknd. In January 2011, Drake decided to take "Crew Love" for his upcoming album.[2] 2012 was spent working mainly on Trilogy (The Weeknd album).[2]
On August 20, 2013, Illangelo released his debut concept-album titled 'History of Man', which he describes as "a literary, visual and audio narrative inspired by the epic poem 'Paradise Lost' by 17th-century English poet John Milton".[3]
Illangelo released a single titled 'What The Fuss' on February 18, 2014, which features up and coming Toronto native Rochelle Jordan.[4] Earlier that month, he released a series of demos from the pre- House Of Balloons era (circa 2010) on his Bandcamp page.[5]
On May 2, 2014, Illangelo collaborated with the Sydney trio Movement on their self titled debut EP.[6] Their self-described style of minimal soul in combination with Illangelo's futuristic sound created a unique texture that has since been gaining much momentum selling out their Australian tour and several dates across the USA and Europe.[7] Additionally 'Like Lust' and 'Ivory' went on receive back to back Best New Track on Pitchfork.[8][9]
Illangelo released his single 'Clockwork', featuring vocalist Phlo Finister, on May 12, 2014. Shortly after he released a video with Los Angeles filmmaker Lance Drake that is as stunning and futuristic as the original composition.[10] It has since gotten Staff Picked on Vimeo.[11]
In an interview with Earmilk on July 1, 2014, Illangelo announced that he and Phlo Finister had created a band together called Youthquaker.[12] The group's first release "Projections", containing 3 songs, was released via a BitTorrent Bundle.[13] The songs were downloaded over 900,000 times in the first week of release.[14]
Discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | UK | UK R&B | US | US R&B/HH | US R&B | |||
| "Crew Love" (Drake featuring The Weeknd) |
2012 | 80 | 37 | 7 | 80 | 9 | — | Take Care |
| "Wicked Games" (The Weeknd) |
43 | 152 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 5 | Trilogy | |
| "Twenty Eight" (The Weeknd) |
— | 150 | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Zone" (The Weeknd featuring Drake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Hills" (The Weeknd) |
2015 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Beauty Behind the Madness |
| "My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | |
| "Tell Your Friends" (The Weeknd) |
44 | 74 | 15 | 54 | 19 | 6 | Beauty Behind the Madness | |
| "Something About You" (Majid Jordan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | |
| "In Common" (Alicia Keys) |
2016 | — | 89 | 20 | 104 | 42 | 13 | Here |
| "I Fall Apart"[15] (Post Malone) |
2017 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 9 | — | Stoney |
| "The Last of the Real Ones" (Fall Out Boy) |
2018 | — | 84 | — | 123 | — | — | M A N I A |
| "After Hours"[1] (The Weeknd) |
2020 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 4 | After Hours |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Full discography
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Zambony" (Illangelo Remix)
(k-os) |
2010 | The Anchorman Mixtape |
| "Night Flight"
"Born To Be" "Maybe" "Ice Age" "La Rude, Lord of the Flies" "Gold Ribbons" "Party & Bullshit" "Gorgeous Flaws" (The Airplane Boys) |
2011 | Where You've Been |
| "High For This"
"What You Need" "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" "The Morning" "The Party & The After Party" "Coming Down" "Loft Music" "The Knowing" |
House of Balloons | |
| "Trust Issues (The Weeknd Remix)" | Take Care | |
| "Lonely Star"
"Life of the Party" "Thursday" "The Zone" "The Birds (Part 1)" "The Birds (Part 2)" "Gone" "Rolling Stone" "Heaven or Las Vegas" |
Thursday | |
| "Shake It Out" (The Weeknd Remix) | Ceremonials | |
| "Marry the Night" (The Weeknd & Illangelo Remix) | Born This Way: The Remix | |
| "D.D."
"Montreal" "Outside" "XO / The Host" "Initiation" "Same Old Song" "The Fall" "Next" "Echoes of Silence" |
Echoes of Silence | |
| "Crew Love"
(Drake featuring The Weeknd) |
2012 | Take Care |
| "Numb"
(The Airplane Boys) |
Alignment | |
| "I'd Die"
"Woman" "Lonely Guy" "Peace Tonight" "Colors" "Mercy Me" "No Stones" (TALWST) |
Alien Tentacle Sex | |
| "Remember You" | O.N.I.F.C | |
| "High For This"
"What You Need" "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" "The Morning" "The Party & The After Party" "Coming Down" "Loft Music" "The Knowing" "Lonely Star" "Life of the Party" "Thursday" "The Zone" "The Birds (Part 1)" "The Birds (Part 2)" "Gone" "Rolling Stone" "Heaven Or Las Vegas" "Valerie" "D.D." "Montreal" "Outside" "XO / The Host" "Initiation" "Same Old Song" "The Fall" "Next" "Echoes of Silence" "Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)" |
Trilogy | |
| "Nomads" (featuring The Weeknd)
(Ricky Hil) |
2013 | SYLDD (Support Your Local Drug Dealer) |
| "One Dreamy Hum"
"Crash Landing" "The Escape" "Farewell" "The Haunting" "War" "Seven Phases" "A Strange World" "Shattered Paradise" "The Forsaken Ones" |
History of Man | |
| "Exodus"
"Sexodus" (M.I.A.) |
Matangi | |
| "Time Travel"
(Daley) |
2014 | Days + Nights |
| "What The Fuss"
(Illangelo x Rochelle Jordan) |
Illangelo x Rochelle Jordan | |
| "Like Lust"
"Ivory" "5:57" "Control You" (MOVEMENT) |
MOVEMENT - EP | |
| "Clockwork"
(Illangelo ft. Phlo Finister) |
Illangelo ft. Phlo Finister | |
| "Alone"
(Illangelo x Chuck Ellis) |
Illangelo x Chuck Ellis | |
| "Losers" (featuring Labrinth)
"As You Are" "Dark Times" (featuring Ed Sheeran) "Prisoner" (featuring Lana Del Rey) |
2015 | Beauty Behind the Madness |
| "Learn From Each Other"
"My Love" "Something About You" |
2016 | Majid Jordan |
| "In Common" | Here (Deluxe Version) | |
| "Not Nice" | PartyNextDoor 3 | |
| "I Fall Apart"
"Hit This Hard" |
Stoney | |
| "Starlight" | 2017 | Kingdom Coming EP |
| "Pendulum" | Witness | |
| "The Last of the Real Ones" | 2018 | M A N I A |
| "Better Alone"
(Lykke Li) |
So Sad So Sexy | |
| "Imaginary Friend"
(MØ) |
Forever Neverland | |
| "Alone Again"
"Too Late" "Snowchild" "Escape from LA" "Heartless" "Faith" "After Hours" |
2020 | After Hours[16] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Work | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | Grammy Awards[17] | Beauty Behind the Madness | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Best Urban Contemporary Album | Won |
References
- Makkonen Tesfaye, Abel. "The Weeknd's Profile". The Weeknd. Metacritic. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- Ortiz, Edwin (September 4, 2013). "Interview: Illangelo Talks About "History of Man," Working with The Weeknd & Elijah Blake". Complex.
- http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18409-illangelo-history-of-man/
- http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/illangelo-what-the-fuss-feat-rochelle-jordan-new-song.1825596.html
- http://illangelo.bandcamp.com/
- http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2014/04/listen-to-australian-trio-movements-seductive-new-ep/
- http://www.modularpeople.com/news/movement-announce-more-european-shows/28604.html
- http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16722-like-lust/
- http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16900-ivory/
- http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/watch-illangelos-clockwork-video-f-phlo-finister
- https://vimeo.com/98111211
- http://www.earmilk.com/2014/07/01/illangelo-speaks-on-clockwork-bromance-records-and-the-revival-of-music-video-interview/
- "Youthquaker releases Torrent bundle for three new tracks [Download]". EarMilk.
- "PREMIERE: YOUTHQUAKER / "PROJECTIONS"". LadyGunn.
- "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017.
- After Hours (CD liner notes). The Weeknd. XO and Republic Records. 2020. 81839-4.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Carlo Montagnese (Illangelo)". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.