George Clanton is a vaporwave/electronic producer from Richmond, Virginia. His work began in a shoegaze band called Kid’s Garden and later shifted into the electronic scene with Mirror Kisses. Mirror Kisses was George’s first alias created some time around 2008. The work released under Mirror Kisses mainly featured synth pop blended with chillwave which George later takes influence into his later work.

Later in 2012 with the initial boom of the retro and nostalgia layered vaporwave scene George created his second alias ESPRIT 空想 (or Esprit Fantasy}. ESPRIT 空想 began as just a small project with just a couple EPs and an album which later gained large success within the community with high regard as essential listens for newcomers. George would later evolve his music into something much more.

2014 would take a big turn for Geroge when he released the staggering virtua.zip. This would bring something new to the vaporwave scene which had rarely been explored: sample-less vaporwave. George used his experience with chillwave and vaporwave, combined them, and created something truly special. Later that summer of 2014 George would return to make more music with Mirror Kisses and release “Bleed”. Other singles would be released in early 2015 under Mirror Kisses like “Keep a Secret” and “Kill You in Bed”. He would eventually decide to re-release this music under his own name with a brand new album 100% Electronica. The title of 100% Electronica would also eventually turn into the name of his very own label under the same name. This new change in direction would see him large underground success and very high regard within the vaporwave community.

Not much new music would be released by George in 2016 other than him creating a new breakbeat alias called CHINA releasing only a few remixes here and there. Other than that George would focus his work on creating new music and work on his new label. 2017 proved to be different though announcing a whole new LP to be released under the ESPRIT alias. 200% Electronica would be the companion vaporwave-focused to the highly regarded 100% Electronica album. This was not sample-less like it’s predecessor virtua.zip but would only feature samples from his very own music said to be inspired by “two years of touring with nothing but a Roland SP 404-SX.” 200% Electronica was released on cassette as well as a split double LP with it’s companion 100% Electronica.

Less than a year later George would release another single, “Make it Forever” which is still his most popular and said to be his best songs, along with the announcement of a brand new album releasing that August. Slide released August 17th and cemented George’s place in the internet music scene. This album to date is George’s most experimental and popular. Critics like Anthony Fantano and even Pitchfork gave their thoughts on the album further boosting it into stardom. The future is bright for George, in 2019 he met up with one of his biggest influences, Nick Hexum of 90s alt-rock famed 311 and really hit it off. They would turn out to collaborate on a project under the name George Clanton & Nick Hexum and release a few singles in late 2019 with a full album to release July of 2020. The album, George Clanton & Nick Hexum released as a fun side-project between the duo with moderate/good critical success.

In 2019, George would use his newfound fame to create a massive vaporwave event. 100% Electronicon was born. Electronicon would end up being a massive gathering of vaporwave artists and fans alike. The roster of artists was massive and promising, the largest live event the scene has ever witnessed. A LOT of hype within the community would be gathered and people from all over the world would attend the show.
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A second Electronicon would be announced at a new location later that year with a different roster turning the event into a series.
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