Clean Bandit Biograph

Clean Bandit are a British electronic group founded in Cambridge, England in 2009. The group consists of Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson, Grace Chatto, and Milan Neil Amin-Smith

Their 2010 single "Mozart's House", released on Black Butter Records, reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. In January 2014, they scored their first UK Singles Chart-topping single with "Rather Be", a collaboration with Jess Glynne, featuring elements of classical music along with a dance music beat. "Rather Be" remained at the top of the chart for four weeks. In 2014, they achieved their first US Top 10 single with "Rather Be" peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100

In 2015, "Rather Be" won the Grammy Award in 2015 for Best Dance Recording

  The band mixes electronic music with classical pieces by composers such as Mozart and Shostakovich.^[4] Some of their music also involves tongue in cheek humour

Clean Bandit produce their own music and their songs frequently feature guest artists

Videos

Chatto and Patterson formed their own film production company, Cleanfilm, to make music videos for themselves and other artists.^[5]

Music career

2006–2012: formation and career beginnings

Band members Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto, and Milan Neil Amin-Smith met while studying as undergraduates at Jesus College, University of Cambridge.^[5] At the time, Amin-Smith was leading a string quartet together with Chatto, who both attended Westminster School.^[6]

The band's name, Clean Bandit, comes from a translation of a Russian phrase; the meaning is similar to the English phrase "complete bastard", though Patterson later stated that it is actually a more affectionate term similar to "utter rascal".^[4]

2012 onwards: New Eyes

In December 2012, the group released their debut single "A+E", which peaked at number 100 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the lead single from their debut album New Eyes, released on 2 June 2014 on Atlantic Records UK.^[7] On 29 February 2012, they released the video online for their single "UK Shanty", featuring supermodel Lily Cole. On 29 March 2013, they released the album's second single "Mozart's House". The song peaked at number seventeen on the UK Singles Chart. The album's third single "Dust Clears" charted at number forty three on the chart. The album's fourth single "Rather Be" featuring Jess Glynne was released on 19 January 2014 and topped the UK Singles Chart.

On 14 April 2014, the band made their TV debut on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland.^[8] In May 2014, they also announced a 14 date headline tour of the UK.^[9] In September 2014 they performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at MediaCityUK.^[10][11] The band collaborated again with Jess Glynne, after their hit song "Rather Be", on their single "Real Love".

Members

·         Jack Patterson – bass guitar, keyboard, vocals

·         Luke Patterson – drums

·         Grace Chatto – cello, vocals

·         Milan Neil Amin-Smith – violin, piano