Canadian musician
Musical artist
Philippe Aubin-Dionne (born 1989), better known by the stage name Jacques Greene, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Toronto.[1] He has released music on the LuckyMe and Night Slugs labels[2] and co-owns Vase Records.
Greene released his debut album, Feel Infinite, in 2017 on LuckyMe. He has produced for vocalists Katy B,[3] Tinashe and How to Dress Well,[4] and has remixed Radiohead,[5] Autre Ne Veut,[5] Ciara,[5] and Shlohmo.[6]
History
Greene began creating electronic music when a high school history teacher introduced him to Aphex Twin, precipitating a realization that "music doesn't have to be angry white men over a guitar."[7] Greene and his friends would throw club parties called Turbo Crunk.[8] From 2008 to 2011, Turbo Crunk's key players were Hadji Baraka, Ango, Seb Diamond, Lunice, and Greene.[8]
In 2011, Greene released the single "Another Girl," which Pitchfork included in its list of "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)".[9] The magazine wrote that while this "decade has seen no shortage of dance songs that pluck vocals from R&B and warp them into unfamiliar shapes[,] 'Another Girl' emerged just before reworked deep Brandy cuts dominated SoundCloud dashboards, and it still moves with a distinctly human gait."[9]
He has collaborated with Canadian designer Rad Hourani.[10]
Vase Records
Greene is co-owner of Vase Records[2][11] alongside former manager, Joe Coghill. Vase was established in 2011 and has released music by Greene, Koreless, Ango,[11] Zodiac,[11] Arclight,[11] Samoyed and Gorgeous Children.[12]
As well as musicians, Vase has signed two Montreal fashion designers.[2]
In 2013 Greene / Vase Records curated a collaborative audio/visual event along with artists Trusst in The Tanks at Tate Modern in London, at which Greene performed.[11]
