Wes Quinonez, better known by his stage name Le Youth, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer. He is known for combining R&B with 90's house music and he had a monthly radio show called Le Youth's Friday Night House Party on Capital Xtra.[1] James was raised in Toledo, Ohio and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Le Youth | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wes Quinonez |
| Born | 1983 Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | leyouth |
Music career
edit2013-present: Breakthrough
editLe Youth gained attention on the internet when his track "Cool" featuring a sample from Cassie Ventura's Me & U rapidly received over 200,000 plays on SoundCloud in a short period of time. The single was picked up by Ultra Records and the Cool EP was released on July 2, 2013. The music video for the song was directed by Renata Raksha and was released on April 9, 2013.[3] On July 22, 2013 "Cool" was selected as the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1.[4]
Le Youth released his debut album, Reminders, on May 27, 2022.[5] Split into two discs, the former contains fifteen original mixes while the latter comprises four extended mixes. The album features collaborations with fellow melodic house producers such as Sultan & Shepard.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [6] |
DEN [7] |
IRE [8] |
SCO [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| "Cool" | 2013 | —[A] | 19 | — | 28 | 26 | Non-album singles |
| "Dance with Me" (featuring Dominique Young Unique) |
2014 | —[B] | — | 87 | 18 | 11 | |
| "Feel Your Love" (featuring Javeon) |
— | — | — | — | 146 | ||
| "Real" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Touch"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Boomerang" (featuring Tay Beckham) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "If You're Leaving" (featuring Sydnie) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Clap Your Hands"[12] (featuring Ava Max) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Stay" (featuring Karen Harding) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "&."/"Swimming" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Skipping Stones"[13] (with Sultan & Shepard) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
References
editFootnotes
edit- A ^ "Cool" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Flemish Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50..
- B ^ "Dance With Me" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 42 on the Flemish Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50..
Sources
edit- ^ Martins, Chris (9 July 2013). "Le Youth Connects Biggie to Figgy in Smooth 'Summer Nights' Mixtape". Spin. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ McMahon, Milly (3 May 2013). "i-DJ: Le Youth". i-D Online. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (9 April 2013). "Video: Le Youth, "Cool"". The Fader. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw". BBC Radio 1. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Holbrook, Cameron. "Le Youth Drops his Emotive Debut Album, 'Reminders'". Beat Portal. Beatport, LLC. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Le Youth". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Le Youth". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Discography Le Youth". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
- For "Cool": "Chart Archive > 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company. August 31, 2013.
- For "Dance with Me": "Chart Archive > 22 February 2014". Official Charts Company. February 22, 2014.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in the UK:
- All except noted: "Le Youth – UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- For "Feel Your Love": Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 6.09.2014 (wk35)". Zobbel. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Le Youth's soundcloud". SoundCloud. 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Le Youth's 'Clap Your Hands' Is Infectious Funk: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Defaria, Cameron (9 June 2021). "Le Youth, Sultan + Shepard join forces for 'Skipping Stones'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
