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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Jimpster
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| birth_name      = Jamie Odell
| origin          = [[Braintree, Essex|Braintree]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]
| genre           = [[Deep house]], [[House music|house]], [[Oldschool jungle|jungle]], [[acid jazz]], [[Electronic music|electronica]]
| occupation      = [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Disc jockey|DJ]]
| years_active    = 1997&ndash;present
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| website         = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/jimpster}}
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'''Jimpster''' (a.k.a. Audiomontage, a.k.a. Franc Spangler, real name Jamie Odell) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[deep house]] [[record producer|producer]] and [[disc jockey|DJ]]. Together with Tom Roberts, he founded the [[record label|labels]] Freerange Records and Delusions of Grandeur.<ref name="biobeat">{{cite web |url=http://dj.beatport.com/jimpster |title=Jimpster Biography |website=Beatport |access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> While producing his own tracks and playing live shows, Jimpster has also worked on remixes, including a remix of the song 400 years by [[Bob Marley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rico |first=Zack |url=http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/bob-marley-400-years-jimpster-remix/ |title=Bob Marley ‘400 Years’ (Jimpster Remix) |publisher=Beatportal |date=2007-09-10 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}</ref>
==History==
Born into a musical family, Jimpster was influenced and encouraged by his father Roger Odell who is the drummer in the [[jazz-funk]] band [[Shakatak]]. It was there that he was first exposed to electronic synthesizers and recording equipment at around age 10. He also has two children named Stan & Spike (Aged 16 & 13) He started Freerange records in 1996, a label that has since found a niche in deep house with artists like Shur-I-Kan and [[Milton Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Interview: Jimpster by Juno Plus on 18.12.2009 at 12:49pm |url=http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/ |title=Interview: Jimpster &#124; Juno Plus |publisher=Junodownload.com |date=2010-08-27 |accessdate=2010-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140140/http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2009/12/18/interview-jimpster/ |archive-date=2010-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jimpster played in a live electronica band, [[The Bays (band)|The Bays]], from 2002 until 2007, but eventually decided to focus on djing and his record label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rico |first=Zack |url=http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/when-jimpster-met-ralph-lawson/ |title=When Jimpster met Ralph Lawson |publisher=Beatportal |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}</ref>
In 2007 his label Freerange was voted Best British Label by [[DJ Magazine|Dj Mag]], in 2010 he won the [[Beatport]] titles: Best Deep House Producer and Best Deep House Remix of the year.<ref name="biobeat" />
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*''Martian Arts'' (1997), [[Instinct Records|Instinct Ambient]]
*''Messages From the Hub'' (1999), Kudos
*''Live At Soundofspeed'' (2000), Soundofspeed
*''Domestic Science'' (2002), Kudos
*''Amour'' (2006), Freerange Records
*''Porchlight and Rocking Chairs'' (2013), Freerange Records
*''Silent Stars'' (2017), Freerange Records
===Singles and EPs===
*''Initial EP'' (1996), Freerange Records
*''Interconnect EP'' (1997), Kudos
*''Deepdown EP'' (2001), Kudos
*''Martian Arts'' (1996), Freerange Records
*''Perennial Pleasures'' (1997), Kudos
*''Seeing Is Believing'' (2000), Kudos
*''State of Mind'' (2002), Kudos
*''Armour LP Sampler'' (2006), Freerange
*''Square Up'' (2006), [[Ben Watt#Buzzin' Fly|Buzzin' Fly Records]]
*''Dangly Panther'' (2008), Freerange Records
*''Sleeper'' (2009), Freerange Records
*''Forever And A Day EP'' (2010), Delusions of Grandeur
*''Painted Lady EP'' (2014), Delusions of Grandeur
*''The Sun Comes Up'' (2017), Freerange
*''Crave'' (2017), Freerange
*''Burning Up / Becoming Cyclonic'' (2018), Burn
*''Curve EP'' (2018), Freerange
===Compilations===
*''Special Double Artist Ten Inch Set'' (1997), [[Instinct Records|Instinct Ambient]]
*''Scrambled'' (2000), [[Shadow Records]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{SoundCloud|jimpster|Jimpster}}
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[[Category:Deep house musicians]]
[[Category:Acid jazz musicians]]
[[Category:British electronic musicians]]
[[Category:British electronic dance music DJs]]