Colin Munroe
Colin Munroe is a music producer and singer/songwriter originally from North Gower, Ontario, but now resides in Toronto.
Biography
Colin was raised by religious parents who pulled him out of Grade 3 due to a lingering fear and distrust of the government. Colin was home‐schooled alongside his 3 younger siblings until Grade 9 at which point his parents finally granted their son’s request to attend a nearby arts school.
Colin escaped small town life to attend university in Toronto. During his time in Toronto, Colin collaborated with urban‐music talent including Glenn Lewis and Divine Brown. He co-wrote and produced 10 songs on Ray Robinson’s Juno-nominated album, What it Is, and has cuts on The New Brassmunk CD (including How ‘Bout feat. Moka Only). Colin also has upcoming releases by Degrassi star Drake, Divine Brown, Saukrates and Frank n Dank. Recently several US artists have sought material from Colin including former Blackstreet member Chauncey Black (Universal/Motown), Sean Price and Brick and Lace (Geffen).
Don’t Think Less of Me, is an 11-song pop album owing its song writing influences to early Van Morrison, U2 and The Beatles, hip hop and soul music.
In late 2007, Grammy winning producer Dallas Austin (Pink, Gwen Stefani, Leona Lewis) collaborated to advance Colin to UniversalMotown Records. Late January 2008, Colin leaked an unofficial remix/response to Kanye West’s Flashing Lights online. Within 10 days, the remix and accompanying street‐video had spread across the internet like wildfire. Perez Hilton, MTV, Pitchfork Media, Arjan Writes, Discobelle and Kanye West all covered the phenomenon. Kanye West included "I want those Flashing Lights" on his latest mixtape, Glow in the Dark tour Mixtape.
Discography
Albums
Year |
Title |
2006 |
The Colin Munroe EP
|
2009 |
Don’t Think Less of Me
|
Mixtapes
Year |
Title |
2008 |
Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero
|
Singles
Year |
Title |
Format |
June 2007 |
"World of Pain" |
MP3 |
January 2008 |
"I Want Those Flashing Lights" (Kanye West Remix) |
Video & MP3 |
August 2008 |
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2 cover) |
Video & MP3 |
September 2008 |
"Will I Stay" |
Video & MP3 |
November 2008 |
"Unsung Hero Trailer" |
Video |
November 2008 |
"Will I Stay (REMIX)" (feat. Wale and Dallas Austin) |
MP3 |
January 2009 |
"Piano Lessons" (feat. Joell Ortiz) |
Video & MP3 |
January 2009 |
"Will I Stay (Rehearsal Footage)" (feat. Wale) |
Video |
February 2009 |
"Last Cause (88-Keys Cause N' Effect Remix)" (feat. 88-Keys) |
MP3 |
March 2009 |
"Piano Lessons" (Felix Cartal Remix) |
MP3 |
March 2009 |
"Last Cause (Acoustic Version)" |
Video & MP3 |
March 2009 |
"As Much As You (Rehearsal Footage)" (feat. Blaqstarr) |
Video |
March 2009 |
"Who Killed Davey Moore? (REMIX)" (Bob Dylan REVOX) |
Video & MP3 |
May 2009 |
"Piano Lessons" (feat. Jim Jones) |
MP3 |
Guest appearances
Year |
Song |
Album |
2009 |
"Without U" (Black Milk feat. Colin Munroe) |
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"Too Much Too Soon" (Che Grand feat. Colin Munroe) |
- |
|
2009 |
"Connect the Dots" (Izza Kizza feat. Colin Munroe) |
- |
”Oil & Water” (Hollyweerd feat. Colin Munroe) |
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External links
References
- Vibe
- Trig.com
- Rubyhornet.com
- HipHop DX.com
- All Hip Hop feature 1
- Arjan Writes
- All Hip Hop feature 2
- PopMatters
- Discobelle-Nov. 20, 2008
- IMEEM-Nov. 20, 2008
- The Tastemakers Society
- Eye Weekly
- Official