Justin OH is a South Korean artist who debuted on Silk Digital with his All I Say EP, which was released on September 18, 2012. He debuted on Monstercat with the song She's A Killer, which was released on June 7, 2018.
Background[]
Justin OH is South Korea's fastest rising talent in electronic dance music. His single, "Wait For You", was featured in Paul Oakenfold's mix album, "Never Mind The Bollocks", and chosen as one of his favorite songs of the year as featured on his "Best of 2011" compilation.
In such a short time, Justin OH has established himself as the one of the top Progressive House artists in South Korea by being one of the few DJs to reach the global market through Beatport, the number one retailer for DJs. He has had multiple signings with respected labels like Enhanced Music.
Silk Timeline[]
2012[]
September
- September 18, 2012: Justin OH released his debut EP on Silk Digital, All I Say EP:
- All I Say and Good Morning are featured on his The Time Traveller LP.
2013[]
February
- February 12, 2013: Justin OH created a remix of the song From Floppy by Espen. The song is featured on Espen's From Floppy EP.
May
- May 6, 2013: Justin OH released his debut LP on Arrival, The Time Traveller LP:
- The Beginning Is The End
- Where The Lights Fall (feat. Remus)
- Among The Stars (Extended Mix)
- All I Say (Extended Mix)
- We Own The Night (Extended Mix) (feat. Abby Rae)
- A Different Place Part 2 (Extended Mix)
- Good Morning (Extended Mix)
- Stay With Me (Extended Mix) (feat. Jennifer Yun)
- The Time Traveller's Theme
- The End Is The Beginning
June
- June 10, 2013: eleven.five created a remix of the song Good Morning by Justin OH. The song is featured on Silk Remixed 03.
- June 17, 2013: Justin OH released his debut single on Arrival, Where The Lights Fall featuring Remus. It was released alongside two remixes:
- Where The Lights Fall (Marsh Remix)
- Where The Lights Fall (Meeke Remix)
August
- August 13, 2013: Justin OH released his second single on Silk Digital, We Own The Night featuring Abby Rae. The song was released alongside a remix by Luiz B. The song is featured on his The Time Traveller LP.
November
- November 25, 2013: Justin OH created a remix of the song Always Running by Nigel Good, featuring Sarah Clark. The remix was released alongside a festival edit.
2014[]
January
- January 13, 2014: Justin OH released his third single on Arrival, City Lights featuring Jonny Rose. The song is featured on his Pyramid Of Lights: The Trilogy EP.
March
- March 10, 2014: Justin OH released his second EP on Arrival, City Lights (Remixes) featuring Jonny Rose:
- City Lights (Gal Abutbul Remix)
- City Lights (Matt Fax Remix)
- City Lights (Dub Mix)
May
- May 12, 2014: Justin OH released his fourth single on Silk Royal, We Chase The Sun featuring Jennifer Yun. It was released alongside a remix by Jayeson Andel.
2015[]
February
- February 9, 2015: Justin OH released his third EP on Arrival, Pyramid Of Lights: The Trilogy EP:
- Pyramid Of Lights (feat. Jonny Rose)
- City Lights (feat. Jonny Rose)
- Where The Lights Fall (feat. Remus)
- Where The Lights Fall is featured on his The Time Traveller LP.
August
- August 10, 2015: Justin OH released his fourth EP on Arrival, Pyramid Of Lights (Remixes), featuring Jonny Rose:
- Pyramid Of Lights (The Madison Remix)
- Pyramid Of Lights (Eskai Remix)
October
- October 12, 2015: Talamanca created a remix of the song We Chase The Sun by Justin OH, featuring Jennifer Yun. The remix is featured on Silk Remixed 05.
2016[]
July
- July 4, 2016: Claes Rosen created a remix of the song Good Morning by Justin OH. The remix is featured on Summer Selections 03.
Monstercat Timeline[]
2018[]
June
- June 7, 2018: Justin OH released his debut Monstercat single, She's A Killer. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
- June 19, 2018: Justin OH released his second Monstercat single, Rearview Mirror. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 2.
September
- September 18, 2018: Justin OH released his third Monstercat single, U&ME. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 2 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
October
- October 25, 2018: Justin OH released his fourth Monstercat single, Loving Her Loving U featuring Delaney Kai. The song was featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
2019[]
July
- July 12, 2019: Justin OH released his fifth Monstercat single, Feel Alright, in collaboration with Rogue. The song is featured on Monstercat 8 Year Anniversary and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
August
- August 5, 2019: Justin OH released his sixth Monstercat single, Don't Bring Me Down. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8, Monstercat - Best of 2019, Paladins x Monstercat and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
September
- September 23, 2019: Justin OH released his seventh Monstercat single, Assemble, in collaboration with Xilent. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
2020[]
June
- June 23, 2020: Justin OH released his eighth Monstercat single, For A Minute featuring Jamie. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 6 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
August
- August 31, 2020: Justin OH released his ninth Monstercat single, Killswitch in collaboration with Nitro Fun. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10, Monstercat - Best of 2020 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
October
- October 8, 2020: Justin OH released his tenth Monstercat single, She's A Killer Part 2 in collaboration with Feint and Mazare. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 10, Monstercat - Best of 2020 and his Welcome to the City of OZ LP.
- October 8, 2020: Justin OH released his debut Monstercat LP, Welcome to the City of OZ LP:
- Genesis
- Loving Her Loving U (feat. Delaney Kai)
- Don't Bring Me Down
- Assemble (with Xilent)
- Killswitch (with Nitro Fun)
- Feel Alright (with Rogue)
- She's A Killer
- Remember This
- She's A Killer Part 2 (with Feint & Mazare)
- For A Minute (feat. Jamie)
- U&ME
Silk uploads[]
- City Lights (feat. Jonny Rose)
- December 23, 2013
- City Lights (Gal Abutbul Remix)
- February 23, 2014
- City Lights (Matt Fax Remix)
- February 24, 2014
- We Chase The Sun (feat. Jennifer Yun)
- April 29, 2014
- We Chase The Sun (Jayeson Andel Remix, feat. Jennifer Yun)
- April 29, 2014
- Pyramid Of Lights (feat. Jonny Rose)
- January 28, 2015
- We Chase The Sun (Talamanca Remix)
- September 30, 2015
- We Chase The Sun (Talamanca Remix, feat. Jennifer Yun)
- October 1, 2015
- Good Morning (Claes Rosen Remix)
- June 22, 2016
Monstercat uploads[]
- She's A Killer (Lyric Video)
- June 7, 2018
- Rearview Mirror
- June 19, 2018
- U&ME (Lyric Video)
- September 18, 2018
- Loving Her Loving U (feat. Delaney Kai) (Music Video)
- October 25, 2018
- Feel Alright (with Rogue)
- July 12, 2019
- Don't Bring Me Down
- August 5, 2019
- Assemble (with Xilent)
- September 23, 2019
- For A Minute (feat. Jamie)
- June 23, 2020
- Killswitch (with Nitro Fun)
- August 31, 2020
- She's A Killer Part 2 (with Feint & Mazare)
- October 8, 2020
Trivia[]
Other[]
- The following trivia is taken from his r/Monstercat AMA on October 26, 2018.[1]
- The music video for Loving Her Loving U was made before the song. As a result, he made the track to carry the story of the video, so a lot of the sound design and arrangement was done to match the flow of the video, like a film score. He compares the process to that of Disney's Fantasia.
- He would like to collaborate with other Monstercat artists.
- For She's A Killer, they went through 2 different music videos before going with the final lyric video that was uploaded.
- The music videos for each of his songs went through big changes with input and feedback from Monstercat team's, except for U&ME, which was uploaded without any changes.
- His story for the City of OZ has already been written, but he doesn't have an album currently planned. He said that if the people want a City of OZ album, then he would release one.
- His favorite Monstercat artists are Delta Heavy, RIOT, SLANDER, KUURO, Conro, MUZZ, and Grant.
- He said that once Grant releases Wishes, he would become Justin's favorite Monstercat artist.
- He discovered Monstercat through their progressive house artists, such as Project 46. The song Everchanging by Haywyre was what really made him pay close attention to the label, and it was the first Monstercat song he bought on Beatport.
- Studio Shelter in Seoul, South Korea animates his music videos.
- He had been developing the story for the City of OZ for almost a year before meeting Going Quantum. Ever since he met him, they have worked together to continually refine the story with each release.
- He cites Porter Robinson and Skrillex as his most significant inspirations.
- His favorite dishes to eat are sausage and egg McMuffin, Jamaican beef patty, mac and cheese, buttermilk pancakes, hwe-deopbap, lasagna, paella, martabak, chili crab, and pho.
- He describes himself as more of a "casual otaku" than a "weeb."
- His favorite songs on Monstercat are Superhuman by SLANDER and Starship by Grant.
- He considers Rearview Mirror to be a prologue or prequel to the City of OZ project.
- He traveled to Bali with KUURO once, and they spent time in the jungle with a group of monkeys.
- His favorite anime are Death Note, Ghost in the Shell, Macross/Robotech, and Astro Boy.
- His favorite "weird genre" is Mongolian throat singing, which he says actually helped influence the drop of She's A Killer.
- The glitch sequence in the drop of the music video for She's A Killer was created by his friend Vello (V Squared Labs / XiteLabs), who used a hardware analogue video synthesizer.
- He works on designing clothing ideas as a hobby, and he really likes design and typography. He likes ADER ERROR, a design team with an "80s retro computer synthwave type vibe aesthetic," as he described it.
- His favorite TV series is Westworld, and his favorite cartoon is Futurama.
- He has had the City of OZ in the works since 2016, when it started out as notes on napkins and sketches on pizza boxes.
- His favorite movie genres are sci-fi, hard sci-fi, thriller, mystery, and animated.
- Some of his favorite movies include Blade Runner (both the original and the sequel), The Matrix, Unbreakable, Godzilla, Snowpiercer, Shutter Island, Mad Max, Planet of the Apes series, Sunshine, Four Lions, What We Do In The Shadows, Quentin Tarantino's filmography, David Fincher's films, and Denis Villeneuve's films.
- He's a big fan of street artists Basquiat, Banksy, Bel Linquist, and Gucci Ghost.
- FL Studio was the first program he used to make music, but his current DAW is Ableton.
- Justin released music on Silk Music prior to its acquisition by Monstercat. This technically makes him the only artist other than Nigel Good to have released on all three brands.
- Some inspirations for the City of OZ project besides The Wizard of Oz include Jin-Roh, Equilibrium, V for Vendetta, The Matrix, and Akira.
- He is good friends with Nigel Good, who encouraged him to get in touch with the Monstercat team and try to release on the label.
- His favorite musician is M83.
- His favorite Monstercat release of 2018 is I Need You by Delta Heavy.
Collaborated with[]
Artists featured[]
- Jennifer Yun (2)
- Jonny Rose (2)
- Abby Rae (1)
- Delaney Kai (1)
- Jamie (1)
- Remus (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Espen (1)
- Nigel Good (1)
Featured artists in artist's Remixes[]
- Sarah Clark (1)
Remixed by[]
- Soarsweep (2)
- Claes Rosen (1)
- eleven.five (1)
- Eskai (1)
- Gal Abutbul (1)
- Jayeson Andel (1)
- Luiz B (1)
- Marsh (1)
- Matt Fax (1)
- Meeke (1)
- Talamanca (1)
- The Madison (1)
References[]
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