Shlohmo

Shlohmo, born Henry Laufer, is one of the architects of the woozy, bass-heavy sound that came out of the LA beat scene in the late 2000s, and he’s still one of the most respected names in that world today. He grew up around Santa Monica, attending Crossroads School before diving headfirst into production, and his 2010 Shlomoshun EP was strong enough to land him a full album deal with Friends of Friends Music.

That deal led to his 2011 debut album Bad Vibes, which put him on the map with critics — Pitchfork and Resident Advisor both took notice, and the record became a defining release of that whole moody, downtempo LA beat era. Shlohmo’s sound has always been built on atmosphere: instrumental hip-hop textures, experimental beat work, and a hazy, bass-forward production style that feels equal parts club-ready and headphones-only.

He kept building out his catalog with Dark Red in 2015 and The End in 2019, and in 2014 he linked up with R&B singer Jeremih for the joint EP No More, which showed off a different, more song-based side of his production. Behind the scenes, Shlohmo has quietly become one of the more in-demand producers around, contributing to records for Tory Lanez, Corbin, and Yung Lean, plus high-profile work on Joji’s Ballads 1 in 2018 and Drake’s Certified Lover Boy in 2021. His remixes of Drake and The Weeknd’s “Crew Love” and Banks’ “Brain” are still go-tos for a lot of fans.

In 2025, Shlohmo returned with a new album, Repulsor, along with the single “Chore Boy” featuring SALEM, proving he’s still pushing his sound forward more than a decade after Bad Vibes. He’s also the co-founder of WeDidIt Records, the collective and label that helped define a whole generation of LA-adjacent electronic producers. Few artists have stayed this consistently interesting across this many years, and Shlohmo remains a key reference point for anyone digging into where bass music and beat culture actually come from.

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