Floating Points

Summary

Floating Points is a human^[1]. He was born in Manchester^[2]. He was born on 1986^[3]. He worked as a recording artist^[4] and composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (670 views/month, #6,932 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Floating Points's place of birth was Manchester^[2].
• Floating Points was born on 1986^[3].
• Floating Points held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Floating Points worked as a recording artist^[4].
• Floating Points worked as a composer^[5].
• Floating Points's education included a stint at Chetham's School of Music^[8].
• Floating Points was educated at University College London^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Floating Points is Elaenia^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Floating Points is Crush^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Floating Points is Promises^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Floating Points is LateNightTales: Floating Points^[13].
• Floating Points was influenced by Claude Debussy^[14].
• Floating Points was influenced by Olivier Messiaen^[15].
• Floating Points was influenced by Bill Evans^[16].
• Floating Points is recorded as male^[17].
• Floating Points's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Floating Points's genre is electronic music^[19].
• Floating Points's genre is jazz^[20].
• Floating Points's record label is recorded as Luaka Bop^[21].
• Floating Points's record label is recorded as Ninja Tune^[22].
• Floating Points's discography is recorded as Floating Points discography^[23].
• Floating Points's Commons category is recorded as Floating Points^[24].
• Floating Points's family name is recorded as Shepherd^[25].
• Floating Points's given name is recorded as Samuel^[26].
• Floating Points's given name is recorded as Thomas^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1986^[30]

• Genre(s): dubstep, electronic, house, microhouse, post-dubstep, progressive house, tech house^[31]

• Community tags: dubstep, electronic, house, microhouse, post-dubstep, progressive house, tech house^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 69d9c5ba-7bba-4cb7-ab32-8ccc48ad4f97^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Floating Points's place of birth was Manchester^[2]. He was born on 1986^[3].

Education

Educated at Chetham's School of Music^[8], a conservatory^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1969^[36] and University College London^[9], a university college^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1826^[39], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include recording artist^[4] and composer^[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Elaenia^[10], an album^[41]; Crush^[11], an album^[42]; Promises^[12], an album^[43]; and LateNightTales: Floating Points^[13], an album^[44].

Why It Matters

Floating Points ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (670 views/month, #6,932 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

Where was Floating Points born?

Born in Manchester^[2], Floating Points…

What did Floating Points do for work?

Floating Points worked as recording artist^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Floating Points go to school?

Floating Points was educated at Chetham's School of Music^[8] and University College London^[9].