Philippe Aubin-Dionne (born 1989), better known by the stage name Jacques Greene, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Toronto.[1] He has released music on the LuckyMe and Night Slugs labels[2] and co-owns Vase Records.
Greene began creating electronic music when a high school history teacher introduced him to Aphex Twin, precipitating a realization that "music doesn't have to be angry white men over a guitar."[7] Greene and his friends would throw club parties called Turbo Crunk.[8] From 2008 to 2011, Turbo Crunk's key players were Hadji Baraka, Ango, Seb Diamond, Lunice, and Greene.[8]
In 2011, Greene released the single "Another Girl," which Pitchfork included in its list of "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)".[9] The magazine wrote that while this "decade has seen no shortage of dance songs that pluck vocals from R&B and warp them into unfamiliar shapes[,] 'Another Girl' emerged just before reworked deep Brandy cuts dominated SoundCloud dashboards, and it still moves with a distinctly human gait."[9]
Greene is co-owner of Vase Records[2][11] alongside former manager, Joe Coghill. Vase was established in 2011 and has released music by Greene, Koreless, Ango,[11] Zodiac,[11] Arclight,[11] Samoyed and Gorgeous Children.[12]
As well as musicians, Vase has signed two Montreal fashion designers.[2]
In 2013 Greene / Vase Records curated a collaborative audio/visual event along with artists Trusst in The Tanks at Tate Modern in London, at which Greene performed.[11]
2010: "(Baby I don't Know) What You Want" by Greene / "Broken Embrace" by Optimum (LuckyMe) – split single, sampler for Night Slugs Allstars Volume 1
2010: The Look EP (LuckyMe)
2011: "Lay It Down" (UNO)
2011: "Another Girl" (LuckyMe)
2011: Greene 01 EP (No Label)
2012: Concealer EP (Vase, 2012) – "Flatline" features vocals by Ango;[2][14] "Arrow" features Koreless[2][15]
2012: Ready EP (3024)
2013: Greene 02 EP (No Label)
2013: On Your Side EP (LuckyMe, 2013)[5] – "On Your Side" features guest vocals from Tom Krell AKA How To Dress Well[16]
2013: "Painted Faces" (Yours Truly, 2013) – with Tinashe. The result of a project between Yours Truly and Adidas Originals to foster collaboration on new music.[17]
