Ghastly (DJ)

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Ghastly
Background information
Birth nameDavid Lee Crow
Born (1989-10-23) October 23, 1989 (age 35)
Arizona, United States
OriginLos Angeles, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • musician
  • record producer
InstrumentDigital audio workstation
Years active2014—present
Labels

David Lee Crow, better known by his stage names Ghastly & GHENGAR, is an American DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California and originally from Avondale, Arizona.[2] He has released songs on Owsla, Buygore, and Dim Mak, such as "Miami Connection" with Jauz and "Crank It" with Mija and Lil Jon.[2]

Early life

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David Lee Crow was raised on a goat farm with 260 goats and 650 cows in Buckeye, Arizona.[3][4][5]

He relocated to Venice Beach, California before finding work as resident DJ at Exchange LA. His parents were unable to finance him, leaving him homeless to live in a van before deciding on moving into the city.[6]

He would shower at public restrooms and wake up on the beach. He worked for two months at American Apparel who later fired him for being homeless. After moving into an apartment on skid row, he discovered the moniker “Ghastly” and began moving forward with the brand concept. Shortly after being hired and fired from dozens of jobs, he became broke and moved back to the farm in Arizona to save up his finances before again returning to Los Angeles to give a career in electronic music another chance. He found work as a promoter at Exchange LA who later hired him as a resident DJ.[7]

Prior to learning and using his first DAWs which were Reason and Ableton, he was one of the two vocalists in the deathcore band The Irish Front.[8][9]

Career

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In 2012, "Flunky Flex", the first song Crow ever wrote was released on an Owsla compilation album.

He then produced an EP for the label but was turned down because it wasn't as 'funky' as his first song.

After losing his job and all of his finances he then moved back to the farm to begin again. After seven months of saving up his money, he moved back into his van in Los Angeles and started from scratch. At a rave, he met Mija and talked about collaborating before writing the song "Crank It". Mija sent it to Skrillex, the founder of OWSLA. He then invited the pair to join him at the festival Burning Man where they became friends and sealed the deal for Ghastly to release music under his label.

From there, he began writing music continuously since there was spotlight on him and he took advantage of it. After releasing a slew of originals and remixes he began climbing up the festival bills as well as the charts. He released his debut studio album on May 4, 2018, titled The Mystifying Oracle.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
The Mystifying Oracle
Title Details
Haunted Haus

Extended plays

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Title Details
The OG[10]

Singles

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Title[11] Year Record label
"Funky Flex"
(with Arielle Williams) 		2012 Owsla
"Kill It with Fire"
(with Sullivan King) 		2014 Buygore
"Crank It"
(with Mija and Lil Jon) 		OWSLA
"Every Night" 2015 Dim Mak
"Get On This" Mad Decent
"Dogs in the House"
(with Goldplate) 		The EDM Network
"Hawt"
(with Brillz) 		Mad Decent
"666!"
(with Getter) 		2016 OWSLA
"Fuk Watchu Think"
(featuring Jameston Thieves)
"The Spiders Symphony" 2017 Self-released
"End of the Night"
(with NGHTMRE) 		Mad Decent
"We Might Fall"
(with Matthew Koma) 		Self-released
"Geisha"
"I'll Wait"
"LSD" 2018 Self-released
"Fake U Out"[12]
(with Barely Alive)
"Black Mamba"[13]
"Lemme See U"[14]
(with Crankdat)
"This Song Scares People"[15]
"Control"[16]
"Heretic"[17]
(with G-Rex) 		2019
"Psycho"[18]
(with Moonboy)
"Fangs"[19]
(with Alrt)
"I Have Ur Back"[20]
"Get Down"[21]
(with Brohug)
"I Want U"[22]
(with Nite Out)
"Help"[23]
(featuring Karra) 		2020 Proximity
"Stay"[24]
(featuring Micah Martin) 		Self-released
"The OG"[25] 2021 Kannibalen Records
"Blackout"[26]
"Burner"[27] Self-released
"Vibe"[28]
(featuring Misdom)

Remixes

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  • Diplo – "Biggie Bounce" (Ghastly and Mija Mix) (2014)
  • The Crystal Method - "Sling The Decks" (Ghastly Remix) (2015)
  • GRiZ featuring iDa Hawk - "Stop Trippin'" (Ghastly Remix) (2015)
  • Nghtmre and Slander – "Warning" (Ghastly Remix) (2015)
  • Snails (DJ) and Herobust - "Pump This" (Ghastly Remix) (2015)
  • Zomboy – "Lights Out" (Ghastly Remix) (2017)
  • IZII - "Birds" (Ghastly & SWAGE Remix) (2018)
  • Latroit and Bishøp - "Loving Every Minute" (Ghastly Remix) (2018)
  • Bo Burnham - "All Eyes On Me" (Ghastly Remix) (2021)

References

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  1. ^ Gorecki, Bryan (2015-10-22). "Ghastly now more Googled than the Pokémon". EDM Chicago. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  2. ^ a b Christopher Monger, James. "Ghastly | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  3. ^ "GHASTLY: Information". The DJ List. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. ^ Petriw, Nicole (October 7, 2015). "DJ To Watch: Ghastly". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  5. ^ "Ghastly in The Lab LA". Mixmag. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  6. ^ Madden, Michael (2016-02-19). "DJ Series: Trendsetters Presents... Ghastly! - AreaTrend Blog". AreaTrend Blog. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  7. ^ Bein, Kat (30 March 2015). "The Grim and Gory Details of Ghastly's Ballsy Rise". Insomniac.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  8. ^ Leight, Elias (16 August 2016). "Ghastly Talks OWSLA, Metal Influences, and Not Getting Comfortable". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  9. ^ O'Neil, Shane (2015-01-09). "Mija And Ghastly Are Breaking the Rules of EDM [Interview]". EDM.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  10. ^ Your EDM Staff (2021-06-16). "Ghastly finally releases his debut EP, 'The OG'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  11. ^ "Ghastly on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  12. ^ Ghastly & Barely Alive - Fake U Out, retrieved 2019-07-07
  13. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (2018-04-20). "Ghastly drops new bass house track, 'Black Mamba'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  14. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (2018-04-27). "Crankdat and Ghastly play 'Do it or Don't do it' in honor of their new single, 'Lemme See U'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  15. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (2018-09-20). "Ghastly drops his hardest track of the year, fittingly titled 'This Song Scares People'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  16. ^ "Control - Single by Ghastly on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  17. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (2019-01-07). "Ghastly and G-Rex team up for pulsing bass track 'Heretic'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  18. ^ "Ghastly and MOONBOY Go 'Psycho' on Newest Single". Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  19. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (2019-07-12). "Ghastly shares first song from all-house album, Haunted House". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  20. ^ "I Have Ur Back - Single by Ghastly on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  21. ^ "Get Down - Single by Ghastly & Brohug on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  22. ^ "I Want U - Single by Ghastly on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  23. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (2020-04-04). "Ghastly and Karra team up for haunting new single 'Help'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  24. ^ Meadow, Matthew (2020-04-24). "Ghastly drops new emotional bass ballad with Micah Martin, 'Stay'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  25. ^ Defaria, Cameron (2021-04-21). "Ghastly conjures eerie new melodies on festival-ready anthem, 'The OG'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  26. ^ Powell, Karlie (2021-05-15). "Ghastly drops back-to-back bangers 'Blackout' & 'The OG'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  27. ^ Defaria, Cameron (2021-07-30). "Ghastly drops new house cut 'Burner' ahead of pending album". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  28. ^ King, Ariel (2021-09-10). "Ghastly teamed up with Misdom—and it's a 'Vibe'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  29. ^ "GHASTLY". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
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