Brendan Matthew Galdo (born October 5, 1995), better known by his stage name Mr FijiWiji, is an American electronic music producer, known for producing chill-out, future and dubstep songs. Galdo peaked at No. 12 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in January 2016.
History
In 2011, Galdo was signed onto the Canadian record label Monstercat for his (original) song, Insomnia and has since had several songs and EPs released by the record label. Galdo has also produced several remixes of Aruna, Myon & Shane 54, Taylr Renee, and Bingo Players. He has also collaborated with Tritonal.
In 2013, Joseph Lyncheski (better known as his stage name Direct) introduced Galdo to future & deep house when they both met each other for the first time. Galdo instantly grew interest in the genres and created two songs Out on a Limb and Let Me Out as a result. Lyncheski and Galdo have since collaborated on multiple songs, notably the deep house song 'Entropy'.
In 2014, Galdo collaborated with duo Tritonal to create the song Seraphic. The duo grew inspiration from chillout and ambient music and wanted to collaborate with Galdo as a result. In the same year, Galdo departed from high school and moved into college, having to deal with the variety of emotions in the process. As a result, he created the EP Growing Up to show that not only is he growing in life as a person, he is also growing up as an artist.
In 2016, Galdo released his fourth EP, entitled 'Dogma'. The EP contains a collaboration with Direct and Aruna, as well as Lucas Marx, son of pop/rock star Richard Marx and Anna Yvette as featured vocalists. In the week of January 23, Galdo peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart.
Discography
Albums and EPs TitleDetailsKeeping It Surreal Released: January 4, 2012 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadFriends EP Released: October 16, 2013 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadGrowing Up EP Released: February 13, 2015 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadYours Truly (feat. Danyka Nadeau) (The Remixes) Released: September 25, 2015 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadDogma EP Released: May 18, 2016 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadLost Lost Lost Released: April 20, 2018 Label: Spaceman Recordings Format: Digital downloadMusician Again Released: December 31, 2022 Label: Spaceman Recordings Format: Digital download
As a featured artist TitleDetailsStart A Fire (Remixes) by Aruna Released: July 28, 2014 Label: Enhanced Recordings Format: Digital downloadThe Girl (The remixes) by Hellberg Released: July 13, 2015 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadHold (Remixes) by Dabin Released: June 7, 2016 Label: Kannibalen Records Format: Digital downloadMatches (The Remixes) by Ephixa & Stephen Walking Released: November 8, 2016 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadCold Skin (The Remixes) by Seven Lions & Echos Released: June 13, 2017 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital download
Singles Year Title Album Label2011 Insomnia Monstercat 003 – Momentum, Keeping It Surreal Monstercat Doesn't Feel like Christmas Monstercat Christmas Album 2011 Monstercat2012 Gina Monstercat 005 – Evolution, Keeping It Surreal Monstercat Let The Sky Fall Down Self-released The Mentalist Monstercat 011 – Revolution Monstercat Imaginary Friend Monstercat Christmas Album 2012 Monstercat Apathy Self-released2013 Cynical Monstercat 012 – Aftermath Monstercat Science Is Cool Self-released Hysteria Monstercat 014 – Discovery Monstercat Sentient Friends EP, Monstercat 015 – Outlook Monstercat Let Me Out Monstercat 016 – Expedition Monstercat2014 Out on a Limb Monstercat 017 – Ascension Monstercat Pure Sunlight Monstercat 018 – Frontier Monstercat Seraphic Metamorphic III Enhanced Recordings Entropy Monstercat 019 – Endeavor Monstercat2015 Believe Her Monstercat 020 – Altitude, Growing Up EP Monstercat Yours Truly Monstercat 021 – Perspective, Growing Up EP Monstercat Growing Up Monstercat 021 – Perspective, Growing Up EP Monstercat Aphasia Monstercat 023 – Voyage Monstercat We Are the Lights Monstercat 025 – Threshold Monstercat Yours Truly VIP Yours Truly (The Remixes) Monstercat2016 Hostage Dogma EP Monstercat Time to Say Goodbye Dogma EP, Monstercat 027 – Cataclysm Monstercat Trust in Me Trust in Me EP, Monstercat 029 – Havoc Monstercat Drunkard Spaceman Recordings2017 Tomorrow Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1 Monstercat Andromeda Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1 Monstercat2018 Reality Is More Beautiful Lost Lost Lost Spaceman Recordings2019 Enough Monstercat LA2016 Cold Ground EP Monstercat
Remixes Year Title Artist Label2012 Aural Psynapse deadmau5 Self-released Strobe deadmau5 Self-released2013 I Remember deadmau5 & Kaskade Self-released Fire Inside Gemini Self-released Own It Drake Self-released2014 SexyBack Justin Timberlake Self-released Start a Fire Aruna Enhanced Music Air Hellberg, Teqq & Taylr Renee Self-released2015 Where Are Ü Now Jack Ü Self-released Memory Direct Monstercat The Girl Hellberg Monstercat Burden Subtact & Jay Rodger Self-released2016 It's Strange Louis The Child Self-released Hold Dabin Kannibalen Records Matches Ephixa & Stephen Walking Monstercat Fortress Illenium Self-released2017 Cold Skin Seven Lions & Echos Monstercat Between Us Elenne & Mothica Self-released
Awards and nominations Accolades YearPublisherCountryAccoladeRank2016BillboardUnited StatesNext Big Sound12
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