MeLo-X

MeLo-X
MeLo-X
Birth name	Sean Rhoden
Genres	Dancehall; reggae; EDM;
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey; record producer;

Sean Rhoden, known professionally MeLo-X, is an American

Lemonade album in 2016: "Hold-Up" and "Sorry

".

MeLo-X is one half of the electro/dancehall/reggae duo Electric Punanny, along with

SXSW

.

Early life

MeLo-X was born to

East Flatbush neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.^[2]^[3]

Career

In 2009, MeLo-X toured with Theophilus London, serving as deejay. On the side, he remixed songs from other artists, without permission.^[1]

In 2014, MeLo-X remixed five songs from

trap EDM style, making it into a two-minute piece to fit the concert visuals.^[5]

After this, MeLo-X collaborated with Beyoncé and Jay-Z in writing two songs for Beyoncé's

Wynter Gordon. As well, MeLo-X scored the music for Beyoncé's Lemonade visual album.^[6]

MeLo-X also created music and sounds for Beyoncé's The Formation World Tour.^[6] For instance, when a mechanical lift at center stage rises upward, a sound that MeLo-X designed is played to represent the movement.^[4]
MeLo-X released an EP titled Curate in October 2015. The EP took the form of a software application within which the listener can move a pointer to change the beat and the reverb.^[1] MeLo-X calls the octahedron-shaped pointer the "infinity stone."^[4] Songs on the EP feature performances by Little Simz, Raury, and Kilo Kish.^[6] The next year, PartyNextDoor hired MeLo-X to bring the same visual style to his Summer's Over Tour.^[4]
MeLo-X produced and performed on a remix of the song "
Disney + film Black Is King
.

Electric Punanny

In 2007, MeLo-X met
SXSW in March 2015.^[16] In 2017, Electric Punanny released the song "Tiger Eye" featuring Donae'o.^[8] This was followed by "Gymnastics On Fire", a summer jam featuring the Afro-R&B collective The.Wav,^[17] released on the EPINTL label by Beatport.^[18]

Musical style and influences

MeLo-X brings together in his music many different musical genres, especially
DMX along with his producer Swizz Beatz as inspirations for his own music career.^[19]

Photography

After taking a trip to Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, MeLo-X had a showing of his photography in 2014 at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York.^[1]^[4]

Production discography

Title Year Artist(s) Album Writing Producing

"Hold Up" 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade
Y

"Sorry" Y Y

"Indie Girls"
(featuring Trinidad James, Little Simz, and Kilo Kish) Jesse Boykins III Bartholomew Y

"Cleopatra" Anik Khan Kites Y Y

"Body" 2017 Syd Fin Y Y

"Heebiejeebies"
(featuring Kehlani)
Aminé
Good for You Y

"The Uber Song" DRAM Non-album single Y

"Maybe, One Day"
(featuring Lord Narf) Kari Faux Primary Y Y

"Boss" 2018 The Carters Everything Is Love Y

"40 Shades of Choke" Ari Lennox Non-album single Y Y

"Find Your Way Back" (remix) 2020 Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift (deluxe edition) Y Y

"Move"
(featuring Grace Jones & Tems) 2022 Renaissance Y

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anderson, Stacey (December 2, 2015). "MeLo-X, the D.J. Behind Beyoncé's Remixes and Video Clips". The New York Times.

^ Smith, Bria (January 12, 2016). "Premiere: Discover MeLo-X's Blissed-Out Banger 'The Cure'". Milk.xyz. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Staff (March 21, 2013). "Throwback Thursdays: MeLo-X on Tanto Metro & Devonte's 'Everyone Falls in Love'". LargeUp. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Witte, Rae (December 9, 2016). "Meet curator, app developer and Beyoncé collaborator MeLo-X". Dazed. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ ^a ^b Ramirez, Erika (September 20, 2014). "Producer MeLo-X Gives Inside Look at Beyonce & Jay Z's On the Run Tour". Billboard.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Strauss, Matthew (April 25, 2016). "Beyoncé's Lemonade Collaborator MeLo-X Gives First Interview on Making of the Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Peisner, David (April 28, 2016). "Making 'Lemonade': Inside Beyonce's Collaborative Masterpiece". Rolling Stone.

^ ^a ^b DJ Stylus (August 4, 2017). "Song of the Day: Electric Punanny feat. Donae'o". DJ D-Mac & Associates. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Francois, Paul (February 9, 2017). "Inner Circle: Jasmine Solano". CLLCTV.US. Boston. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

^ Hampton, Tiy (May 2, 2014). "Get Electric with Electric Punanny". The Source. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ "Glastonbury Festival Recap". Electric Punanny. July 1, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Sedghi, Ami (June 4, 2014). "Glastonbury festival 2014: full list of acts by stage and start time". The Guardian.

^ "Afropunk Festival 2014". Electric Punanny. August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Bryan, Beverly (August 10, 2015). "Why Can't I Be You: Jasmine Solano". Rookie.

^ Sargent, Antwaun (October 13, 2014). "Premiere: Electric Punanny Reimagines Dancehall with Their Ode to Berlin, 'Rosa Caleta'". Noisey. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ "SXSW 2015". Electric Punanny. March 13, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Starling, Larkin (July 28, 2017). "Slow Whine For The Rest Of The Summer To Electric Punanny's "Gymnastics On Fire" Featuring The.Wav". The Fader. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ "Gymnastics on Fire (feat. The.Wav)". Beatport. 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

^ Aku, Timmhotep (August 13, 2015). "The Renaissance Man: Melo-X on 'Curate,' Working with Beyoncé, and Multimedia Artistry". NPR. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

External links

MeLo-X on SoundCloud

"Drunk in Lust" on YouTube, the MeLo-X remix performance in January 2014 of Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" song

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MeLo-X&oldid=1206857864"

[NYT2015-1] Anderson, Stacey (December 2, 2015). "MeLo-X, the D.J. Behind Beyoncé's Remixes and Video Clips". The New York Times.

[Milk2016-2] Smith, Bria (January 12, 2016). "Premiere: Discover MeLo-X's Blissed-Out Banger 'The Cure'". Milk.xyz. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[3] Staff (March 21, 2013). "Throwback Thursdays: MeLo-X on Tanto Metro & Devonte's 'Everyone Falls in Love'". LargeUp. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[Dazed2016-4] Witte, Rae (December 9, 2016). "Meet curator, app developer and Beyoncé collaborator MeLo-X". Dazed. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[Billboard2014-5] Ramirez, Erika (September 20, 2014). "Producer MeLo-X Gives Inside Look at Beyonce & Jay Z's On the Run Tour". Billboard.

[Pitchfork2016-6] Strauss, Matthew (April 25, 2016). "Beyoncé's Lemonade Collaborator MeLo-X Gives First Interview on Making of the Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[7] Peisner, David (April 28, 2016). "Making 'Lemonade': Inside Beyonce's Collaborative Masterpiece". Rolling Stone.

[DJDMAC-8] DJ Stylus (August 4, 2017). "Song of the Day: Electric Punanny feat. Donae'o". DJ D-Mac & Associates. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[cllctv-9] Francois, Paul (February 9, 2017). "Inner Circle: Jasmine Solano". CLLCTV.US. Boston. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[10] Hampton, Tiy (May 2, 2014). "Get Electric with Electric Punanny". The Source. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[11] "Glastonbury Festival Recap". Electric Punanny. July 1, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[12] Sedghi, Ami (June 4, 2014). "Glastonbury festival 2014: full list of acts by stage and start time". The Guardian.

[13] "Afropunk Festival 2014". Electric Punanny. August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[RookieMag-14] Bryan, Beverly (August 10, 2015). "Why Can't I Be You: Jasmine Solano". Rookie.

[15] Sargent, Antwaun (October 13, 2014). "Premiere: Electric Punanny Reimagines Dancehall with Their Ode to Berlin, 'Rosa Caleta'". Noisey. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[16] "SXSW 2015". Electric Punanny. March 13, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[17] Starling, Larkin (July 28, 2017). "Slow Whine For The Rest Of The Summer To Electric Punanny's "Gymnastics On Fire" Featuring The.Wav". The Fader. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[18] "Gymnastics on Fire (feat. The.Wav)". Beatport. 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[NPR2015-19] Aku, Timmhotep (August 13, 2015). "The Renaissance Man: Melo-X on 'Curate,' Working with Beyoncé, and Multimedia Artistry". NPR. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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