The Kemist

The Kemist
Background information
OriginKingston, Jamaica
GenresReggae, Dancehall, Trap, Hardstyle, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Moombahton
Occupation(s)Deejay, producer, recording artist, songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsUniversal Music, Republic Records [1]
Websiteiamthekemist.com

The Kemist,[2] is a Jamaican-American deejay, producer, recording artist and songwriter[3] signed to Universal Music Group.[1] His sound is a fusion of reggae and dancehall with electronic dance music.[4]

Early life

Errol "Kemar" Thompson, professionally known as The Kemist, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.[4] His mother, Marcia Griffiths, is considered the Queen of reggae music [5] and his father, Errol Thompson Snr, is an acclaimed Jamaican broadcaster, social speaker and musician.[3]

Kemar attended Wolmer's Boy's High School where he participated in rap battles during lunchtime and from there started making beats and selling tracks to friends.[2]

In 2012, Kemar and Mike Thompson formed the production duo Black Lion,[4] whose credits include Mash It Up, Slippery When Wet and I Love Sax.

Career

The Kemist's first release as a vocalist was Assets, a collaboration with Yellow Claw and Tropkillaz that was released on Diplo's label, Mad Decent[6] on 12 October 2013.

In 2018 The Kemist signed with Universal Music Group.[2] On 2 November 2018 they released his first single Body Can't Lie featuring Nyanda via 21 Entertainment / Republic Records / Universal Music Canada.[1]

Discography

Albums & EPs

Year Title Tracklist Label
2019 Mayhem [7] Mayhem 7.0 (feat Dj BrainDeaD & Nyanda) 21 Entertainment / Universal Music
On You
Body Can't Lie (feat Nyanda)
Control You feat (Kalibandulu & Johnny Roxx)

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Album Label
2018 Body Can't Lie (feat Nyanda) Body Can't Lie[8] 21 Entertainment / Universal Music
Big Dreamers (with Salento Guys and Paki & Jaro) Big Dreamers[9] Total Freedom
Rebels of a Nation (with LNY TNZ & Ruthless) Rebels of a Nation[10] Spinnin' Records
Mayhem (with Dj BrainDeaD feat Nyanda) Mayhem[11] Tropic Electric
2017 Rumors (Dj BrainDeaD Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) Rumors (The Remixes)[12] Tropic Electric
Rumors (Noise Cans Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz)
Rumors (dEvolve Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz)
Rumors (Pink Panda Remix) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz)
Rumors (English Version) (feat Konshens & Alx Veliz) Rumors [13]
Rumors (Spanish Version) (feat Konshens, Goyo & Alx Veliz)
Drop it Like That (with KD Soundsystem) Drop it Like That[14] Be Rich Records
Drop It Like That (Perk Pietrek Remix) (with KD Soundsystem)
Drop It Like That (Zeskullz & The Dual Personality Remix) (with KD Soundsystem)
2016 Incredible (with Dj BrainDeaD) Incredible[15] Good Enuff
Wild Like A Jungle (with KD Soundsystem feat Esco & Chedda) Wild Like A Jungle[16] Tropic Electric
2014 Come For Free Xleration Riddim – Single[17] Tropic Electric
Year Title Artist Album Label
2018 Boomshakalak Mr. Black & Diego Miranda feat The Kemist Boomshakalak - Single[18] Revealed Recordings
2017 Party General (Mightyfools Remix) LNY TNZ & DJ Punish feat The Kemist LNY TNZ* – Fvck Genres EP (Remixes)[19] Barong Family
Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) Helena Paparizou feat. The Kemist Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) - Single[20] Universal Music
2016 Party General LNY TNZ & DJ Punish feat The Kemist LNY TNZ* – Fvck Genres EP[21] Barong Family
We Don't Care (Dirtcaps Remix) LNY TNZ feat The Kemist We Don't Care (The Remixes) - EP[22] lnytnz.com
We Don't Care (Riot Ten Remix)
We Don't Care (Out of Cookies Remix)
We Don't Care (Dirrty Berry Remix)
We Don't Care We Don't Care - Single[23]
Fired Up (Radio Version) LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist Fired Up (Remixes)[24] Barong Family
Fired Up (Haterade Remix)
Fired Up (Kayzo Remix)
Fired Up (Skellism Remix)
Fired Up (Tropkillaz Remix)
Fired Up (Dirtcaps Remix)
Sexy Girls DJ LBR feat The Kemist Sexy Girls - Single[25] Space Party
Sexy Girls DJ LBR & Papa London feat The Kemist Sexy Girls - Single[26] Music Media Consulting
Bust it Up Willy Joy feat The Kemist Bust It Up - Single[27] Good Enuff / Mad Decent
2015 Pull It Up Wiwek feat The Kemist Jungle Terror EP Vol.2[28] Barong Family / Spinnin' Records
Fired Up LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist Fired Up – Single[29]
Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) Tropkillaz feat The Kemist Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) - Single[30] SPA / Elemess
2014 Boss It Up Dirtcaps feat The Kemist Boss It Up – Single[31]
Figure 8 Tropkillaz feat The Kemist WHAAA!!! E.P.[32] SPA / Elemess
Mash It Up Black Lion & The Wizard feat Kat Dahlia, Nyanda & The Kemist Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 Tropic Electric
Invasion Dirtcaps feat The Kemist Invasion – Single[33] Bad Manor
Blazin ChildsPlay feat The Kemist & Nyanda Blazin – Single[34]
F**k Up The Club Black Lion feat The Kemist F**k Up The Club – Single[35] Tropic Electric
2013 Assets [6] Yellow Claw (DJs) & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist Amsterdam Twerk Music Mad Decent / Jeffrees

As Composer / Writer

Year Title Artist Album
2014 "You Got Me Good (Tu Es Ma Go)" Muss feat. Nyanda You Got Me Good – Single[36]
"I Love Sax" Nyanda I Love Sax – EP[37]
2013 "Slippery When Wet" Slippery When Wet – EP
"Cool & Deadly" F.eU DJ & Nyanda Cool & Deadly – EP[38]
"Boom & Rave" Black Lion feat. Mr. Vegas & Nyanda Boom & Rave – EP[39]

As remixer

Year Title Artist Album Label
2018 Growing Pains (The Kemist Remix) Alessia Cara Growing Pains (Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single[40] Def Jam Recordings
Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) Skip Marley Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) - Single[41] Island Records
Cautious (The Kemist Remix) Tyler Shaw Cautious (The Kemist Remix) - Single[42] Sony Music
2017 Stay (The Kemist Remix) Zedd & Alessia Cara Stay (Remixes) - EP[43] Interscope Records
FAB. (The Kemist Remix) JoJo feat Remy Ma FAB. (The Remixes)[44] Atlantic Records
2016 Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) Alx Veliz feat. Nyanda Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single)[45] Universal Music
Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)[Spanish Version] Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix – Single)[Spanish Version[46]
No Apologies. (The Kemist Remix) JoJo feat. Wiz Khalifa & Nyanda No Apologies. (Tropical Remix)[47] Atlantic Records
Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) Future Fambo Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) - Single[48] Tropic Electric
Faces & Lighters Brian Cross feat. Vein, IAM CHINO & Two Tone Faces & Lighters (The Kemist Remix)[49] Sony Music

Non-Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Artist Album
2015 "One More Time" The Kemist & Nyanda Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
2014 "Tun Up"[50] The Kemist
Year Title Artist Album
2015 "Punani" Black Lion feat The Kemist, The Wizard & Dionne Renée Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
"Hip-Nosis" Black Lion feat The Kemist & Esco
"Quati Wut" The Wizard feat The Kemist

As composer / writer

Year Title Artist Album
2015 "Cinnamon Roll"[51] Nyanda feat. Dionne Renee Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1
"Footprints"[52] Nyanda feat. Assassin
2014 "I Won't Take You Back" Nyanda "Xleration Riddim" – Single[53]
"Superman" Arash feat (feat. Nyanda) Superman
"Ma Bala"
2013 "Club Saved My Life" Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace & J Balvin Follow Me![54]

Music videos

Year Video Title Director
2020 "We Made It"[55] Steven van der Vorm
"Control You"[56] Alex Ceausu
"On You"[57]
2019 "Mayhem 7.0"[58]
2018 "Body Can't Lie"[59] Michael Garcia
"Lions"[60] Dameon Gayle
2017 "Big Dreamers"[61] Matteo Consales
2016 "We Don't Care"[62] Lny Tnz
2015 "Fired Up"[63]
2014 "Mash It Up"[64] The Governor

References

  1. ^ a b c "THE KEMIST RELEASES "BODY CAN'T LIE" TODAY VIA 21 ENTERTAINMENT GROUP / REPUBLIC RECORDS / UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA". Universal Music. 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "The Kemist Finds The Formula". The Jamaica Observer. 7 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b B, Seani (22 November 2018). "Seani B Speaks to The Kemist". The Voice Newspaper UK.
  4. ^ a b c Lou, Ms. Betty (3 August 2015). "Exclusive interview with Jamaican EDM artist The Kemist!". COCO Magazine.
  5. ^ "Marcia Griffiths Enjoys 50 Of The Best". Jamaica Gleaner. 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Assets by Yellow Claw & Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. ^ "The Kemist - Mayhem EP". AppleMusic.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ^ "The Kemist - Body Can't Lie". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Salento Guys & The Kemist - Big Dreamers". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ "LNY TNZ, Ruthless & The Kemist - Rebels of a Nation". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ "The Kemist & Dj BrainDead ft Nyanda - Mayhem". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ "The Kemist - Rumors (The Remixes)". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ "The Kemist - Rumors". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. ^ "KD Soundsystem & The Kemist - Drop it Like That". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Incredible by The Kemist & Dj BrainDeaD". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Wild Like a Jungle by The Kemist & KD Soundsystem". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Come For Free by The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Boomshakalak - Single by Mr. Black & Diego Miranda feat The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Fvck Genres EP (Remixes) by LNY TNZ". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Haide (Greek Version) (Phoebus Remix) - Single by Helena Paparizou". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Fvck Genres EP by LNY TNZ". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  22. ^ "We Don't Care (The Remixes) - EP by LNY TNZ". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  23. ^ "We Don't Care - Single by LNY TNZ". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Fired Up (Remixes) by LNY TNZ & Ruthless". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Sexy Girls - Single by DJ LBR". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  26. ^ "Sexy Girls - Single by DJ LBR & Papa London". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Bust It Up - Single by Willy Joy". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  28. ^ "Pull It Up by Wiwek feat The Kemist". Beatport. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  29. ^ "Fired Up by LNY TNZ & Ruthless feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  30. ^ "Figure 8 (Tropkillaz VIP Remix) - Single by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  31. ^ "Boss It Up by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  32. ^ "Figure 8 by Tropkillaz feat The Kemist". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  33. ^ "Invasion by Dirtcaps feat The Kemist". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  34. ^ "Blazin by Childsplay feat The Kemist and Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  35. ^ "F**k Up The Club – Single by Black Lion feat The Kemist". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  36. ^ "You Got Me Good by Muss feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  37. ^ "I Love Sax – EP by Nyanda & Black Lion". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  38. ^ "Cool & Deadly by F.eU Dj & Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  39. ^ "Boom & Rave by Black Lion feat Mr. Vegas & Nyanda on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  40. ^ "Growing Pains (Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single by Alessia Cara". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  41. ^ "Lions (Skip Marley vs The Kemist) by Skip Marley". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  42. ^ "Cautious (The Kemist Remix) by Tyler Shaw". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  43. ^ "Stay (Remixes) - EP by Zedd & Alessia Cara". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  44. ^ "FAB. (The Remixes) by JoJo". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  45. ^ "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix) – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  46. ^ "Dancing Kizomba (The Kemist Remix)[Spanish Version] – Single by Alx Veliz feat Nyanda". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  47. ^ "No Apologies (The Kemist Remix) – Single by JoJo". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  48. ^ "Bloodclaut Song (The Kemist & MVL$ Remix) - Single by Future Fambo". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  49. ^ "Faces & Lighters (Remixes) - EP by Brian Cross feat. Vein, IAM CHINO & Two Tone". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  50. ^ "Tun Up". Soundcloud. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  51. ^ "Cinnamon Roll by Nyanda feat Dionne Renée". SoundCloud.
  52. ^ "Footprints by Nyanda feat Assassin". SoundCloud.
  53. ^ "Xleration Riddim – Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  54. ^ "Club Saved My Life by Wally Lopez feat Brick & Lace and J Balvin". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  55. ^ "We Made It Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  56. ^ "Control You Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  57. ^ "On You Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  58. ^ "Mayhem 7.0 Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  59. ^ "Body Can't Lie Official Video". Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  60. ^ "Lions Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  61. ^ "Big Dreamers Official Video". Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  62. ^ "We Don't Care Official Video". Retrieved 22 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  63. ^ "Fired Up Official Video". Retrieved 17 March 2015 – via YouTube.
  64. ^ "Mash It Up Official Video". Retrieved 20 November 2014 – via YouTube.