Berlioz (musician)
Berlioz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jasper Edward Attlee |
| Also known as | Ted Jasper |
| Born | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Genres | Jazz house |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, music producer |
| Spouse | Joucelyn |
| Website | berliozmusic |
Berlioz (stylized as berlioz) is a jazz house musician and DJ.[1]
Early life and career
Berlioz was born Jasper Edward Attlee in Cape Town, South Africa.[1][2]
After leaving Cape Town at just six months old, Berlioz grew up in Cornwall, England.[1]
In 2017, Berlioz began his music career under the pseudonym Ted Jasper. He later chose to abandon the name of Ted Jasper after feeling too attached to it and wishing to construct a new musical project with its own identity.[3]
Berlioz's stage name originated not from the French composer Hector Berlioz but from a character in the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats.[3]
In 2023, Berlioz released the EP jazz is for ordinary people.[1]
In 2024, he released his debut album open this wall which Rolling Stone called "a record that is simultaneously smooth and palatable but also boundary-pushing and inventive."[1] The album's title comes from the Toni Morrison novel Jazz.[4]
Personal life
Berlioz's wife Joycelyn is credited on his music and works as his co-producer, assisting him with mixing and arrangement of music.[1]
Berlioz's childhood friend, South London based graphic designer Pat Thomas, creates the artwork for his music and album releases.[5]
Critical reception
In 2024, The Guardian wrote that Berlioz had "a streaming audience so huge he’s by some metrics the UK’s most-listened to jazz act."[3]
Phoenix New Times said in a review of a 2025 Phoenix, Arizona live Berlioz show, "The producer lit up the crowd at Saturday's show with his signature jazz-house music fusion."[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Richards, Will (July 8, 2024). "Meet berlioz, the jazz-house producer sampling the everyday". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Complex Sessions 079: berlioz". complex.com. Complex Networks. July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Morris, Damien (6 July 2024). "One to watch: Berlioz". The Guardian.
- ^ Turner, Danny (December 10, 2024). "Berlioz: The Tetris Method of Jazz-House". Ableton.
- ^ "Berlioz". Wonderland. July 15, 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Shi (May 26, 2025). "Producer Berlioz rocked the house at first-ever Phoenix show". Phoenix New Times.
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