Odie (6)

Born in Montreal, ODIE spent his early life in Toronto before he moved to the Bay Area at the age of 12, with his family. He was exposed to a broad variety of music in his household, beginning with the highlife, jùjú, and Afrobeat records played by his Nigerian parents, and extending to contemporary R&B and rap. After a little formal training on piano, ODIE opted to start writing on his own while also figuring out how to play hits like Timbaland and One Direction's "Apologize." After he made additional creative strides, he and high school friends named Yaqob and Chris established Unité Recordings. ODIE cultivated an early following with his SoundCloud uploads, while his earliest commercially available material, "Crescendo" and "Trance Dance," either approached or eclipsed a million streams in short order. Early in 2018, supported with a new distribution deal through Empire, ODIE issued a few singles -- including "Night Terrific!," featuring Yaqob -- that led to the full-length Analogue. "No Signs," recorded for the soundtrack of They Fight, followed later in the year.