James Murphy

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Murphy
Occupation	Music Producer
Date Of Birth	Feb 4, 1970(1970-02-04)
Age	54
Birthplace	Princeton Junction
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Aquarius

James Murphy Biography

James Murphy is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on February 4, 1970 in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States. Singer-songwriter and producer best known for his electronic/dance project LCD Soundsystem. He released the self-titled album LCD Soundsystem in 2005 and two more albums, Sound of Silver in 2007 and This is Happening in 2010, before beginning to focus solely on producing other artists.

He worked with singer Win Butler and Arcade Fire on the band’s fourth album Reflektor, which was released in 2013.

He has cited his influences as Liquid Liquid, B52’s, Talking Heads, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Velvet Underground, Yes, David Bowie, Daft Punk and Can. Murphy was a member of Falling Man from 1988 to 1989, Pony from 1992 to 1994, and Speedking from 1995 to 1997. He was also the sound engineer for Sub Pop band Six Finger Satellite. (Former Six Finger Satellite member John Maclean is now on Murphy’s record label as The Juan MacLean.)

Murphy was born and grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in 1988.

He opened a wine bar with his wife Christina Topsoe in 2015.

James Murphy Net Worth

James Murphy is one of the richest Music Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Murphy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His early musical endeavors included playing with the band Falling Man from 1988 to 1989 and working as a sound engineer for the band Six Finger Satellite.

The documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits was released in 2012, featuring his last show with LCD Soundsystem at Madison Square Garden.

James Jeremiah Murphy (born February 4, 1970) is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its single “Losing My Edge” in 2002 before releasing its eponymous debut album in February 2005 to critical acclaim and top 20 success in the UK. LCD Soundsystem’s second and third studio albums, Sound of Silver (2007) and This Is Happening (2010) respectively, were met with universal acclaim from several music review outlets. Both albums have also reached the top 50 in the Billboard 200.

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Who is James Murphy Dating?

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Murphy’s second LCD Soundsystem album, entitled Sound of Silver, was released on March 12, 2007. In its aftermath, he quipped to Mojo: “You don’t have to work very hard to write an article about us. “Just use the words ‘unlikely frontman’, ‘bear-like’, ‘unshaven’, ‘Talking Heads’, blah blah blah…”

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Murphy celebrates birthday on February 4 of every year.

In late 2009 Murphy moved into film scoring, writing music for Noah Baumbach’s film Greenberg. The soundtrack was released on March 22, 2010. LCD Soundsystem’s third album This Is Happening was released on May 17, 2010 in the UK and May 18 in the US. The album was recorded over the course of 2009 and early 2010 in the Mansion. April saw the release of the first single “Drunk Girls” with an accompanying music video directed by Spike Jonze. The album is dedicated to Jerry Fuchs (1974–2009), who had performed drums live with the band on occasion as well as having a big part with other associated DFA acts.

When did James Murphy get famous?

In 2002 , Murphy started the electronic dance-punk band LCD Soundsystem, releasing a string of singles through DFA Records. The most successful of these initial singles was “Losing My Edge”, which peaked at number 117 in the UK. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2005 to critical acclaim.

How old is James Murphy?

52 years (February 4, 1970)

Who is the lead singer of LCD?

In January 2005, LCD Soundsystem released their long-awaited debut album. Frontman James Murphy had been at the forefront of the New York scene since co-founding the DFA label in 2001.

Is LCD Soundsystem talking heads?

Two bands stand astride The Atlantic. One, from the UK, never puts a foot wrong, and has been constantly innovating, reshaping, and challenging their audience since the early 90s.

Is James Murphy married?

Christina Topsoe