A multi-hyphenate talent with one foot in the mainstream and the other in the
experimental world, musician and producer Flying Lotus has forged an
unpredictable but dazzling path since his 2006 debut. Born Steven D.
Bingley-Ellison on 7 October 1983, in Los Angeles, he grew up in a musical
family, and went to college to study film and the arts. After working his way
into the business through an internship and answering an open call for musical
submissions for television, Ellison released 1983 in 2006, which set the course
for the eclectic music to come, and earned him a deal with...