Delroy Edwards facts for kids

Brandon Avery Perlman (born August 29, 1990), known as Delroy Edwards, is an American music producer and DJ. He creates electronic music. He is known for his "lo-fi house" tracks. These tracks have a raw, unpolished sound.

Delroy Edwards also owns two record labels. One is called L.A. Club Resource. The other is Gene's Liquor, which re-releases underground hip-hop music. He is the son of actor Ron Perlman.

Growing Up with Music

Delroy Edwards was born to actor Ron Perlman and jewelry designer Opal Stone Perlman. He has an older sister named Blake Amanda. His father's family has roots in Hungary and Poland. His mother is of Afro-Jamaican heritage.

Edwards grew up listening to many types of music. These included post-punk, industrial, funk, and R&B. He also enjoyed noise music concerts. He listened to bands like New Order and Depeche Mode.

His parents helped him start his musical journey. They gave him his first drum kit. He learned to play jazz drumming in a classical style. His mother loved gangsta rap and dancehall. She introduced him to underground hip-hop and music on cassette tapes. A friend of his sister showed him house music. This friend also taught him how to use a drum machine.

Edwards briefly studied music at the California Institute of the Arts.

Delroy Edwards' Music Career

In 2010, Edwards moved to New York City. He worked at A1 Records with Ron Morelli. Morelli later started the record label L.I.E.S.. Edwards released his first record, 4 Club Use Only, on this label in 2012.

After releasing several EPs with L.I.E.S., he started his own label in 2013. He named it L.A. Club Resource. On this label, he released his Slowed Down Funk mixtape series for free. These mixtapes used a style called chopped and screwed.

In 2014, a record label called The Death of Rave released Teenage Tapes. This album was a collection of experimental songs. Edwards had recorded them when he was in art school. In the same year, he started a techno project called DJ Punisher.

In 2016, Edwards released a 30-track album called Hangin' at the Beach. It came out on his L.A. Club Resource label. This album was described as his most complete work at the time. His next album, Rio Grande, was released in 2018. Also in 2018, he released Aftershock with L.I.E.S. This was his first album with them since 2013. Edwards also worked with Dean Blunt on Desert Sessions. This album featured experimental synthesizer tracks.

His latest full-length album, Slap Happy, was released by L.I.E.S. in 2020.

Delroy Edwards' Musical Style

Delroy Edwards uses many different music styles in his work. These include house, techno, chopped and screwed, Memphis rap, noise, hardcore, and garage rock. However, his music often has a "lo-fi" sound. This means it sounds a bit raw or old, sometimes with tape hiss.

Critics have noted that Edwards mixes a classic 1980s feel with modern dance music. His work is often linked to the "outsider house" music scene. His EP 4 Club Use Only is considered an important release for this style.

His Slowed Down Funk mixtapes were inspired by DJ Screw. They featured slowed-down versions of Southern rap and 1980s R&B songs. These also had his signature hazy, lo-fi sound. His album Hangin' at the Beach featured fast, new wave-inspired electronic drums. It also had post-punk basslines.

Edwards' music often uses elements from classic Chicago house and old rap music.

Discography

Here are some of Delroy Edwards' music releases:

Studio albums

• Teenage Tapes (2014)
• Hangin' at the Beach (2016)
• Rio Grande (2018)
• Aftershock (2018)
• Desert Sessions (2018; with Dean Blunt)
• Slap Happy (2020)

EPs

• 4 Club Use Only (2012)
• White Owl (2013)
• Untitled (2013)
• Kickin Butts!! (2015)
• Wagon Wheels (2019)
• Dubonnet (2019)

Mixtapes

• Slowed Down Funk Vol. I (2014)
• Slowed Down Funk Volume II: Hate Is Beneath Me (2014)
• Slowed Down Funk Vol III: Pure Evil (2014)

Singles

• "Heart and Soul" / "Sprk tha Dust" (2012)
• "Untitled" (2013; with FunkinEven)
• "Can U Get With" / "Always (Edit)" / "Untitled" (2014)
• "Heart of Gold (Take 2) Raw Jam" (2015)
• "Stop It Baby" (2017)
• "When I Think" (2018)