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ttwwrrss
12+ albums
electronicCanadianHip-Hopexperimentalcanada
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In case you're wondering, it's pronounced "towers." Sean Thompson, the 20-year-old wunderkind producer behind the "ttwwrrss" moniker explains: "It's my own fault, really. I wanted to set up a Twitter account under the name 'Towers,' but it was already taken. I tried taking the vowels out ('twrs'), but that was also taken. So I just doubled the letters." No stranger to defying expectations, the Mississauga-born, Hamilton-raised artist launched his career with a prodigious output. "My first live gig was in December 2012," he recalls. "Around that time, I decided I was going to release one EP per month. I only kept that up for about 6 months," he laughs. His laughter underscores an unassuming personality. "I've always wanted to be creative," he continues. "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a cartoonist. I still love cartoons — I watch the Simpsons an unhealthy amount," he admits. Sean's parents bought him a drum kit when he was 8. "I loved it — I went to lessons and everything," he explains. "A few years later I learned guitar, although I was never really good at it." And then he discovered computers. "I was 14, and Nine Inch Nails had put all the stems for The Slip up on their website," Sean recalls. "I started messing around with the tracks — just butchering them," he laughs. "Most of my early efforts were just me trying to sound like Nine Inch Nails and throwing in a synthesized bass or drum." The experience marked the beginning of an obsession with crafting electronic
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