Riton (musician)

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Henry Smithson (born 13 September 1978), best known by his stage name Riton (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".), is an English electronic music DJ and producer from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Biography

Smithson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. The name Riton is French slang for "Henry". He graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

After finishing university, Smithson started the Switch Recordings label, upon which he released his first two 12" singles. He began DJing at Newcastle's "Shindig" nightclub. There, he was discovered by Mark Rae and signed to Grand Central Records independent record label. Like Rae, he then worked in Manchester's Fat City Records label/distribution/retail outlet.

His first release on Grand Central, the song "Communicated", featured on the compilation album Central Heating 2 (2000) and was followed by his mostly instrumental debut album, Beats du Jour (2001).

Riton's second album, Homies And Homos (2004) was a much more vocal affair, and featured amongst others, Lee Jones of Howdi and Luca Santucci. It includes a cover version of The Cure's song "Killing an Arab".

In 2005, Riton and Ben Rymer formed the Gucci Sound System. The pair have a monthly residency at the 333 Club in London and have their own nightclub named Druzzi's Baltimore Rave Club at NightmovesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". on Shoreditch High Street in East London. Guests have included Headman, Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJs, The Rapture, Richard X, Mylo and FC Kahuna.

Since the demise of Grand Central Records in 2006, Riton has released 12" singles on several European labels, including Linxfarren in the UK.

In late 2006, it was announced in the Belgian magazine HUMO that David and Stephen Dewaele from Soulwax had formed a krautrock band with Riton called Script error: No such module "Lang".. An album was expected late 2007, but to date there has been no further information on the project. Instead, Riton released an album under the pseudonym Script error: No such module "Lang". on the label Modular Records in July 2008. In 2010, he launched a project called "Script error: No such module "Lang"." with DJ Mehdi.

Riton was to release new music in November 2011 ('Dark Place' and 'A.C.P) and was also working on music for his album, collaborating with artists and producers such as Surkin and AlunaGeorgeTemplate:Spaced ndash due for release in summer 2012.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

At the start of 2016, Riton hit chart success with the track "Rinse & Repeat"; the track featured vocals from Kah-Lo. The track was released via Riton's own Riton Time record label.

He then released a collaborative album, Foreign Ororo with Kah-Lo, in October 2018 producing fan-favourite hits including GRAMMY nominated 'Rinse & Repeat', 'Fake ID', 'Up & Down' and 'Ginger' – anthems that received a wealth of radio support from tastemakers around the world including the likes of Annie Mac at BBC Radio 1. He also co-produced on the Dua Lipa and Silk City single 'Electricity', winning a Grammy for "Best Dance Recording".

In 2021, the MK remix of Nightcrawlers' "Push the Feeling On" was sampled by Riton, to record a track called "Friday". Credited to Riton X Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa and Hypeman, the record featured a couple of social media stars and was issued by Sony's Ministry of Sound Recordings. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 60 on 22 January 2021 and eventually reached the top 5 on the Official Chart Company's chart of 5 to 11 March 2021.[1] In November, his Gucci Soundsystem project with Ben Rymer teamed up with Jarvis Cocker to release the climate change-inspired "Let's Stick Around", which came with a video filmed in Glasgow around the time of the COP26 conference.[2][3][4]

Discography

Albums

List of albums
Title Album details
Beats Du Jour
  • Released: June 2001[5]
  • Label: Grand Central Records (GCCD111)
  • Formats: digital download, CD, LP
Homies and Homos
  • Released: September 2004
  • Label: Grand Central Records (GCCD131)
  • Formats: digital download, CD, LP
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
(as Eine Kleine Nacht Musik)[6]
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Modular Recordings (MODCD090)
  • Formats: digital download, CD
Foreign Ororo
(as Riton + Kah-Lo)
  • Released: 26 October 2018[7]
  • Label: Riton Time (LGE-ED-1875A)
  • Formats: digital download, streaming, LP

Extended plays

List of EPs
Title EP details
One to Ten
  • Released: 12 October 1999[8]
  • Label: Switch Record 01 (MR34412)
  • Formats: LP
Lost My Mind
  • Released: 21 January 2013[9]
  • Label: Ed Banger Records (ED069)
  • Formats: LP, digital download
Bad Guy RiRi
  • Released: 26 May 2014[10]
  • Label: Ed Banger Records (ED078)
  • Formats: LP, digital download
My House, My Rules
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: Warner Music UK
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
UK
[11] 		AUS
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		BEL
(FL)
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		GER
[16] 		ITA
[17] 		IRE
[18] 		POR
[19] 		SWI
[20]
"Control P."
(as Lil' Papi Riton)[21] 		2000 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Take Control"[22] 2001 — — — — — — — — — — Beats Du Jour
"Habib"[23] — — — — — — — — — —
"Hungry Ghosts"[24] — — — — — — — — — —
"Let Me Be Mind"[25] 2002 — — — — — — — — — —
"Closer" / "Walk On Water"
(vs Howdi & featuring The Uber Audio Bros)[26] 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Cast of Thousands" / "I Found My Love"[27] 2003 — — — — — — — — — —
"Killing an Arab"[28] 2004 193 — — — — — — — — — Homies and Homos
"Candy"[29] 2005 — — — — — — — — — —
"Squauqe Eyes" / "Angerman"[30] 2006 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Vejer"
(vs Heidi)[31] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Monsteer"
(with Lindström)[32] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Hammer of Thor"[33] 2007 — — — — — — — — — —
"La Serenissima" / "Phantasie"
(as Eine Kleine Nacht Musik)[34] 		2008 — — — — — — — — — — Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
"Who's There"
(with Primary 1)[35] 		2009 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Radiates"
(with Primary 1)[36] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Ritontime" (aka "Dark Place" / "A.C.P.")[37] 2011 — — — — — — — — — —
"Lost My Mind"
(featuring Jay Norton & Scrufizzer)[38] 		2013 — — — — — — — — — — Lost My Mind
"Aloha Surfers!"[39] 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Bad Guy RiRi
"Inside My Head"
(featuring Meleka)[40] 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"I Am the Whisperer"
(featuring Molly Beanland)[41] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Need Your Love"
(featuring Jagga)[42] 		2015 — — — — — — — — — —
"Rinse & Repeat"
(featuring Kah-Lo)[43] 		2016 13 — — 42 — — — — 52 — Foreign Ororo
"Betta Riddim"
(with Kah-Lo)[45] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Money"
(featuring Kah-Lo, Mr Eazi and Davido)[46] 		2017 — — — 22 — — — — — —
"Deeper"
(with MNEK featuring House Gospel Choir)[47] 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Fake ID"
(with Kah-Lo)[48] 		— — — — — — — — — — Foreign Ororo
"Ginger"
(with Kah-Lo)[49] 		2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"Up & Down"
(with Kah-Lo)[50] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Catching Feelings"
(with Kah-Lo featuring Mr Eazi)[51] 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Dangerous"
(with Kid Enigma)[52] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Turn Me On"
(with Oliver Heldens featuring Vula)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2019 12 38 58 12 84 18 — — — 38
"Mr Todd Terry"
(with Gucci Soundsytem)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[61] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"How Could I Ever"
(with Kuu and Alex Metric)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[62] 		2020 — — — — — — — — — —
"Too High
(featuring Boy Matthews)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Friday"
(with Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2021 4 12 5 1 21 3 10 3 7 2
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[44]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[63]
  • BEA: Gold[64]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[55]
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[65]
  • IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[57]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[66]
  • ZPAV POL: 2× Platinum[67]
 TBA
"Come with Me"
(with Bad Boy Chiller Crew)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — — — — — — — — —
"I Don't Want You"
(with Raye)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[68] 		50 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Let's Stick Around"
(with Gucci Soundsystem[3] featuring Jarvis Cocker)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[69] 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Sugar"
(featuring Soaky Siren)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[70] 		2023 — — — — — — — — — —
"Where You Want"
(with David Guetta and Jozzy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Never Knew Love"
(with Belters Only featuring Enisa)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — — — — — — — — — My House, My Rules
"Run Up"
(featuring Blasian Baddie)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

List of singles
Title Year Album
"By My Side"
(Clashcorner presents Riton featuring Watine)[71] 		2004 non-album single
"Don't Talk to Me"
(N.F.I. featuring Riton & Faangs)[72] 		2019 non-album single

Production credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Produced with
"Daffodils"
(featuring Kevin Parker)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[73] 		2015 Mark Ronson Uptown Special Additional producer Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, James Ford
"Fasta" 2017 Kah-Lo Foreign Ororo Producer -
"Only Can Get Better"
(featuring Daniel Merriweather)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[74] 		2018 Silk City TBA Co-producer Mark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Alex Metric, Lil Silva
"Feel About You"
(featuring Mapei)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Producer Mark Ronson, Diplo, Magnus Lidehäll, Alex Metric, Jr Blender
"Close to You" 2019 Alice Ivy Remixer -
"Freak Like Me" 2020 Adina Howard Remixer -

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