Flying Lotus
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Flying Lotus in March 2025 | |
| Born | Steven Ellison October 7, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Marilyn McLeod (grandmother) Alice Coltrane (grand-aunt) |
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| Website | flying-lotus.com |
Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums: 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019), and Yasuke (2021). Flying Lotus' other work includes creating the record label Brainfeeder, producing much of Adult Swim's bumper music, releasing rap mixtapes such as Duality (2012) under his Captain Murphy alter ago, curating and hosting the in-game radio station FlyLo FM in Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and directing the sci-fi horror film Ash (2025).