Celestaphone
Joseph Murphy (born October 4, 1996), professionally known as Celestaphone, is an American music producer from Southern California.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Murphy[1] | 
| Also known as | Cele | 
| Born | October 4, 1996 | 
| Origin | Riverside, California, United States | 
| Genres | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop, plunderphonics | 
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician | 
| Years active | 2013–present | 
| Website | celestaphone | 
Early life
    
Celestaphone was born in Riverside, California.[1] The name originates from the zither instrument, the Celestaphone.
Music career
    
Celestaphone released his first solo EP, Glorifying, in October 2014.[3] His first collaborative effort was producing Dionté BOOM's single Fish Market.[4] The song was included in a 2015 edition of the Arkansas Times's Rock Candy journal.[5]
Menu (01-30) and Trust (31–60) mixtapes followed.[6] In 2016, Murphy published a second EP entitled Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade,[7] and in 2017 released three full-length albums: Robosoul,[8] To Cite Psych,[9] and To Cite Fright.[10] The EP, along with album To Cite Fright received a nod from Raoul Rego, former webmaster at WREK, in an interview with the station published by Bandcamp Daily.[11] Portrait of a Harlot was released on March 3, 2018.[12]
His first vocal album, Tying Up Loose Friends, was released on July 30, 2018.[13] 
Discography
    
    Solo
    
- Paper Cut From the Obit (2023)
 - Weevil in Disguise (2020)
 - Tying Up Loose Friends (2018)
 - Portrait of a Harlot (2018)
 - To Cite Fright (2017)
 - To Cite Psych (2017)
 - Robosoul (2017)
 - Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade (2016)
 - Trust (31–60) (2015)
 - Menu (01-30) (2015)
 - Glorifying (2014)
 
Collaborative albums
    
- A Year of Octobers (2021) (with YOUNGMAN)
 
Production discography
    
| Year | Song/Album | Artist | Credits | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Fish Market" | Dionté BOOM | Production, mixing. | 
| In Motion 2 | Dionté BOOM | Production, mixing. | |
| "Let The Bands Play" | Dionté BOOM | Production, mixing. | |
References
    
- "Explore on Discogs". Discogs. January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
 - "Tradiio - Celestaphone". Tradiio. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
 - "Glorifying EP". Bandcamp. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
 - Harris, Ervin (January 8, 2015). "Fish Market". SoundCloud. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
 - Stephenson, Will (February 11, 2015). "New music from The Wandering Lake, Dionte BOOM, Radradriot, Pepperboy and more". Arkansas Times.
 - "Menu (01-30)". Bandcamp. February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
 - "Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade". Bandcamp. April 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
 - "Robosoul". Bandcamp. January 9, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
 - "To Cite Psych". Bandcamp. June 28, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
 - "To Cite Fright". Bandcamp. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
 - Grossan, Ally-Jane (August 15, 2018). "Better Know A College Radio Station: Georgia Tech's WREK". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
 - "Portrait of a Harlot, by Celestaphone". Bandcamp. March 3, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
 - "Tying Up Loose Friends, by Celestaphone". Bandcamp. July 30, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
 
External links
    
- Celestaphone discography at Discogs
 - Celestaphone on SoundCloud
 - Celestaphone on Twitter
 
