Henry Alfred Steinway (born February 8, 1991), better known by his stage name RL Grime,[1] (previously known as Clockwork)[2] is an American record producer and DJ.
[8][9][10] RL Grime has produced remixes for Benny Benassi,[11] Chief Keef,[12] Jamie Lidell,[13] and Shlohmo.
In 2011, RL Grime joined the WeDidIt collective with fellow Los Angeles-born producers Shlohmo, Groundislava, and D33J.
In June 2012, RL Grime teamed up with producer Salva for a remix of Kanye West's "Mercy", which has garnered over eight million plays on SoundCloud and was called by The Fader "just massive, as if hail and tsunami waves were both byproducts of bass.
[3] In October 2012, RL Grime released his first Halloween Mix, featuring original songs and remixes of popular tracks, along with vocal drops from celebrities.
Each mix has included vocal cameos from celebrities such as Tony Hawk, Pharrell Williams, Hannibal Buress, Shaquille O'Neal, Guy Fieri, T-Pain, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bruce Buffer, Jack Black, and author R.L.
[25] The album was released on July 27, 2018, through WeDidIt Records,[26] and featured collaborations with Miguel, Julia Michaels, Chief Keef, Ty Dolla Sign, 24HRS and Joji.
Throughout the process, I had this vision of a 'nova' or of a star no bigger than a person launching from earth into outer space and expanding endlessly until its light was all that we could see.
"[15] On August 8, 2023, Grime uploaded a video on his YouTube channel, titled PLAYRL, announcing the release of his next album, PLAY, on his label Sable Valley.
The album features collaborations with the likes of JAWNS, Juelz, ISOxo, Montell2099, EMELINE, 1nonly, Reo Cragun, Bea Miller, 070 Shake, Sublab, Noomi and Baauer.