Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus
	Flying Lotus in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Steven D. Bingley-Ellison
Also known as	FlyLo; Captain Murphy; Steve;
Born	October 7, 1983; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Origin	Winnetka, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Electronic; avant hip-hop; nu jazz; wonky; IDM; progressive rap;
Occupation(s)	Record producer; DJ; rapper; songwriter; filmmaker;
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Warp; Brainfeeder; Plug Research; Hyperdub;
Website	Flying-Lotus.com

Steven D. Bingley-Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder.

Flying Lotus has released seven studio albums‍—‌1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019) and Yasuke (2021)‍—‌to critical acclaim. He has produced much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. He also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists including Mia Doi Todd.

In 2012, Flying Lotus began rapping under the persona Captain Murphy, based on the Sealab 2021 character of the same name. Ellison kept this fact a secret for several months, finally revealing his identity several weeks after the release of his first rap mixtape: Duality (2012).

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