Lazerbeak

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name	Lazerbeak
background	non_performing_personnel
image	Lazerbeak, Scottsdale, 2012.jpg
caption	Lazerbeak performing in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2012
birth_name	Aaron Mader
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origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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years_active	2001–present
label	Doomtree Records
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Early life

Lazerbeak was born Aaron Mader on July 21, 1982. He graduated from Hopkins High School.

Career

Lazerbeak released a collaborative album with Mike Mictlan, titled Hand Over Fist, in 2008.

His first solo album, Legend Recognize Legend, was released in 2010.

He produced Sims' second solo album, Bad Time Zoo, as well as his Wildlife EP, both of which were released in 2011.

In 2012, he released a solo album, Lava Bangers. Another solo album, Luther, was released in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Hand Over Fist (2008) (with Mike Mictlan)
Death of a Handsome Bride (2009) (with F.Stokes)
Legend Recognize Legend (2010)
Lava Bangers (2012)
Kill Switch (2012) (with Edison)
Parades (2018) (with Longshot)
Luther (2019)
Penelope (2020)
Cameron (2021)

EPs

Pool Boys (2017) (with Bionik)

Singles

"Winging It" (2019)
"Retreat" (2019)
"Ready" (2019)

Productions

Mike Mictlan – "Euthanasia", "Marq'd 4 Death", "Soul Survivor", and "...The End" from False Hopes Eight: Deity for Hire (2005)
Dessa – "Mineshaft" and "Press On" from False Hopes (2005)
Sims – "15 Blocks", "So It Goes", "May 1st", and "Osmosis" from Lights Out Paris (2005)
Mac Lethal – "Calm Down Baby" from 11:11 (2007)
Playaz Lounge Crew – "The Struggle" and "That Guy (Plays On)" from Hype Hop (2007)
Sims – "Pay No Mind", "TC AG", and "Birds and Earthworms" from False Hopes XIV (2009)
P.O.S – "Let It Rattle", "Purexed", "Graves (We Wrote the Book)", "Goodbye", and "Been Afraid" from Never Better (2009)
Dessa – "The Crow" and "Dutch" from A Badly Broken Code (2010)
Sims – Bad Time Zoo (2011)
Sims – Wildlife (2011)
Astronautalis – "Thomas Jefferson" from This Is Our Science (2011)
P.O.S – "Fuck Your Stuff", "They Can't Come", "Lock-picks, Knives, Bricks and Bats", and "Fire in the Hole/Arrow to the Action" from We Don't Even Live Here (2012)
Lizzo – Lizzobangers (2013)
Dessa – "Skeleton Key" and "Fighting Fish" from Parts of Speech (2013)
Johnny Questionmark – "Whiskey" from Falling in Like (2014)
F. Stokes – "Caps" and "Gots to Save You" from Liquor Sto' Diaries (2014)
Sims – "OneHundred", "Oakland Ave Catalpas", "Badlands", "Buckets", and "Skating in My Sheets" from More Than Ever (2016)
P.O.S – "Wearing a Bear" and "Roddy Piper" from Chill, Dummy (2017)

References

Pippen, Scotty. (October 8, 2010). "Interview: Lazerbeak's "Legend Recognize Legend"". [[URB (magazine).
Alstyne, Rob van. (September 22, 2010). "Lazerbeak debuts Legend Recognize Legend". [[City Pages]].
Riemenschneider, Chris. (January 8, 2013). "Lazerbeak, Crescent Moon, Joe Horton mix it up as Mixed Blood Majority". [[Star Tribune]].
Boller, Jay. (July 11, 2017). "Hear first-ever songs from Doomtree spinoff group Shredders". [[City Pages]].
Sterling, Scott T.. (April 15, 2020). "PREMIERE: Night Stone "Conquer Time" with Lizzo's DJ Sophia Eris". Flood Magazine.
Ali, Reyan. (May 4, 2011). "Lazerbeak Is King of the Lavabangers". [[SF Weekly]].
Lazerbeak. (July 21, 2017). "Thanks everyone for all the b-day love today.".
Lazerbeak. (July 7, 2017). "I'm 34 and I just tried cottage cheese for the first time.".
Riemenschneider, Chris. (March 7, 2019). "The secret life of Lazerbeak, who helped Doomtree, Dessa, Lizzo find their grooves". [[Star Tribune]].
Green, Loren. (October 22, 2008). "Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak: Hand Over Fist". [[City Pages]].
(January 6, 2009). "Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak – Hand Over Fist". [[URB (magazine).
Staples, Derekon. (August 23, 2010). "Lazerbeak announces debut solo project". [[Consequence of Sound]].
Patrin, Nate. (December 30, 2010). "Lazerbeak: Legend Recognize Legend". [[Pitchfork (website).
Gordon, Scott. (February 21, 2011). "Beats & Rhymes: Sims' Bad Time Zoo". Alarm.
Uddenberg, Brett. (June 9, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (Review)". [[URB (magazine).
Riemenschneider, Chris. (August 30, 2011). "Sims explains his free new EP, 'Wildlife'". [[Star Tribune]].
Paine, Jake. (January 4, 2012). "Doomtree's Lazerbeak To Release Instrumental "Lava Bangers" Album". [[HipHopDX]].
Thompson, Erik. (January 4, 2012). "Doomtree's Lazerbeak releases 'Lava Bangers,' holds song contest for fans". [[City Pages]].
Rivera, Erica. (March 6, 2019). "Crystals and Google docs: Lazerbeak finds his Zen with 'Luther'". [[City Pages]].

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