Flying Lotus

Steven Ellison operates under the Flying Lotus moniker from Los Angeles, where he began producing in the early 2000s. Born in 1983, he also performs as Captain Murphy and collaborates in the group FLYamSAM with producer Samiyam. Ellison runs the Brainfeeder label, which he founded to release experimental electronic music. His great-aunt is jazz harpist Alice Coltrane and he is the cousin of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane.

Flying Lotus creates downtempo electronic music that incorporates jazz and hip hop elements across instrumental compositions. He releases on Warp Records and his own Brainfeeder imprint, with his catalog spanning electronica and full-length album formats. His productions blend electronic programming with jazz sensibilities, creating mid-tempo tracks that sit between beat music and experimental electronica. The sound draws from his jazz lineage while maintaining the digital manipulation and sampling techniques common to electronic hip hop production.