Flight Facilities

Flight Facilities
Also known as Hugo & Jimmy
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Disco, house, indie pop, electronic
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Labels Future Classic, Glassnote Records
Website flightfacilities.com
Members Hugo Gruzman, James Lyell

Flight Facilities is an Australian electronic producer duo that also performs as Hugo & Jimmy. In 2009, they began mixing songs by other artists before crafting their own original material. The duo consists of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell. Their debut album, Down to Earth was released in October 2014 and features prominent names in the industry such as Kylie Minogue, Emma Louise, Reggie Watts, Bishop Nehru, Owl Eyes, and Stee Downes.

History

Flight Facilities are a duo, Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell, which first began mixing various songs by other artists in 2009 in Sydney.[1] They have reworked Bag Raiders, Toecutter and Sneaky Sound System.[1][2] Their first original song, "Crave You" featuring Giselle Rosselli, received considerable airtime in Australia on the alternative music radio station Triple J in 2010.[1][3] It was co-written by Gruzman, Lyell and Rosselli after the duo contacted the musician/producer to provide an original track for a compilation album by their label Bang Gang.[1][4] In July 2010 Flight Facilities commenced their first tour, Maiden Voyage.[1] They played at various Australian nightclubs: Elsewhere in the Gold Coast, Empire in Brisbane, Limbo in Adelaide, and Adult Disco in Sydney before going to Japan to play at Onzieme in Osaka, and Le Baron in Tokyo.[5] "Crave You" was listed at No. 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010 and was featured as the soundtrack to Myer's 2010 Spring Racing Carnival television commercial campaign.[6]

In 2011, "Foreign Language" won a J-Award for music video,[7] and appeared as number 72 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011.[8] In February that year while performing as Hugo & Jimmy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the duo claimed to be from Trinidad and Tobago.[2][9][10] They have jokingly told journalists the same thing and that they are Calvin Harris.[11]

In 2012, "Clair de Lune" (Ft. Christine Hoberg) appeared as number 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.[12]

In 2013, KCRW invited Flight Facilities to SXSW and headlined their home countries Falls Festival and Southbound Festivals (alongside The Roots, !!!, MGMT, Bonobo and Grizzly Bear). In 2014 they were asked to play one of the worlds biggest festivals, Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Palm Springs where they played to 8000 plus people each day.

The C90s track "Shine A Light" (Flight Facilities remix), gained mainstream attention in 2013 when featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V, created by Rockstar Games.

In 2014 "Two Bodies" (Ft. Emma Louise) appeared as number 39 and "Sunshine" (Ft. Reggie Watts) as number 52 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014.[13] On 24 October 2014 they issued their debut album, Down to Earth, which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[14] It received a gold certification from ARIA by the end of the following year.[15]

In 2015 Flight Facilities released a live album following their performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The live album consisted of tracks from the duo's debut album as well as previous releases.

In 2015 "Down to Earth" was made into a music video starring Sam Rockwell. At the ARIA Music Awards that year, Flight Facilities were nominated in three categories: Album of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Cover Art (by Timothy Lovett) for Down to Earth.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[14]
Down To Earth 3

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[14]
Live with the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra
  • Released: 18 December 2015
  • Label: Future Classic
  • Format: Digital Download
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[14]
"Crave You"
(featuring Giselle Rosselli)		 2010 — Down to Earth
"Foreign Language"
(featuring Jess Higgs)		 2011 87 N/A
"With You"
(featuring Grovesnor)		 2012 —
"Feelin" —
"Clair De Lune"
(featuring Christine Hoberg)		 38 Down to Earth
"I Didn't Believe"
(featuring Elizabeth Rose)		 2013 — N/A
"Stand Still"
(featuring Micky Green)		 61 Down to Earth
"Two Bodies"
(featuring Emma Louise)		 2014 67
"Sunshine"
(featuring Reggie Watts)		 85
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Discography

Remixes

Notes

  1. ↑ Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Digital Albums chart.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Daverh (8 July 2010). "Flight Facilities: Take Off". In the Mix. Sound Alliance. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Triple J Home and Hosed". Dom Alessio. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Current Triple J Hitlist". Triple J. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "'Crave You' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Maiden Voyage Tour". flightfacilities.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Hottest 100 - 2010 | #19 Flight Facilities - 'Crave You' | triple j
  7. ↑ Flight Facilities - Foreign Language | J Awards Video Nomination| triple j
  8. ↑ Countdown | Hottest 100 - 2011 | triple j
  9. ↑ Flight Facilities Xmas Party @ Goodgod Small Club, Sydney (10/12/2011)
  10. ↑ Something good at ‘love garage’ | The Jakarta Post
  11. ↑ Johnson-Ingra, David (5 April 2012). "Flight Facilities Interview with Hugo". SF Critic. David Johnson-Igra. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  12. ↑ #17: Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune {Ft. Christine Hoberg} | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j
  13. ↑ | Hottest 100 - 2014 | triple j
  14. 1 2 3 4 Peak positions for releases in Australia:
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  16. ↑ ARIA Music Awards for Flight Facilities:
  17. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (8 August 2015). "ARIA Albums: Meghan Trainor 'Title' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "The ARIA Report – Issue #1348" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 December 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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