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Jimpster
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Born into a musical family, Jimpster was influenced and encouraged by his father Roger Odell who is the drummer in the <a href="/facts/Jazz-funk/FV6UKkQV">jazz-funk</a> band <a href="/facts/Shakatak/wt0FK29F">Shakatak</a>. It was there that he was first exposed to electronic synthesizers and recording equipment at around age 10. He also has two children named Stan & Spike (Aged 16 & 13) He started Freerange records in 1996, a label that has since found a niche in deep house with artists like Shur-I-Kan and <a href="/facts/Milton_Jackson/ch3luK8c">Milton Jackson</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Jimpster played in a live electronica band, <a href="/facts/The_Bays_(band)/88Ph4yzX">The Bays</a>, from 2002 until 2007, but eventually decided to focus on djing and his record label.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>In 2007 his label Freerange was voted Best British Label by <a href="/facts/DJ_Magazine/r3GwjbSQ">Dj Mag</a>, in 2010 he won the <a href="/facts/Beatport/7aJkcDFY">Beatport</a> titles: Best Deep House Producer and Best Deep House Remix of the year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <h3>Studio albums</h3> <ul><li><i>Martian Arts</i> (1997), <a href="/facts/Instinct_Records/lhVvRQ38">Instinct Ambient</a></li> <li><i>Messages From the Hub</i> (1999), Kudos</li> <li><i>Live At Soundofspeed</i> (2000), Soundofspeed</li> <li><i>Domestic Science</i> (2002), Kudos</li> <li><i>Amour</i> (2006), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Porchlight and Rocking Chairs</i> (2013), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Silent Stars</i> (2017), Freerange Records</li></ul> <h3>Singles and EPs</h3> <ul><li><i>Initial EP</i> (1996), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Interconnect EP</i> (1997), Kudos</li> <li><i>Deepdown EP</i> (2001), Kudos</li> <li><i>Martian Arts</i> (1996), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Perennial Pleasures</i> (1997), Kudos</li> <li><i>Seeing Is Believing</i> (2000), Kudos</li> <li><i>State of Mind</i> (2002), Kudos</li> <li><i>Armour LP Sampler</i> (2006), Freerange</li> <li><i>Square Up</i> (2006), <a href="/facts/Ben_Watt/28xt1MSf">Buzzin' Fly Records</a></li> <li><i>Dangly Panther</i> (2008), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Sleeper</i> (2009), Freerange Records</li> <li><i>Forever And A Day EP</i> (2010), Delusions of Grandeur</li> <li><i>Painted Lady EP</i> (2014), Delusions of Grandeur</li> <li><i>The Sun Comes Up</i> (2017), Freerange</li> <li><i>Crave</i> (2017), Freerange</li> <li><i>Burning Up / Becoming Cyclonic</i> (2018), Burn</li> <li><i>Curve EP</i> (2018), Freerange</li></ul> <h3>Compilations</h3> <ul><li><i>Special Double Artist Ten Inch Set</i> (1997), <a href="/facts/Instinct_Records/lhVvRQ38">Instinct Ambient</a></li> <li><i>Scrambled</i> (2000), <a href="/facts/Shadow_Records/mUlyNIw2">Shadow Records</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/jimpster">Jimpster</a> on <a href="/facts/SoundCloud/ed7sgTI1">SoundCloud</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Jimpster Biography". Beatport. Retrieved 31 March 2015. <a href="http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster" target="_blank">http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Rico, Zack (2007-09-10). "Bob Marley '400 Years' (Jimpster Remix)". Beatportal. Retrieved 2010-08-31. <a href="http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/bob-marley-400-years-jimpster-remix/" target="_blank">http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/bob-marley-400-years-jimpster-remix/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Interview: Jimpster by Juno Plus on 18.12.2009 at 12:49pm (2010-08-27). "Interview: Jimpster | Juno Plus". Junodownload.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140140/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140140/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Rico, Zack (2010-02-25). "When Jimpster met Ralph Lawson". Beatportal. Retrieved 2010-08-31. <a href="http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/when-jimpster-met-ralph-lawson/" target="_blank">http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/when-jimpster-met-ralph-lawson/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Jimpster Biography". Beatport. Retrieved 31 March 2015. <a href="http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster" target="_blank">http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>