Felix Bloxsom is an Australian musician and songwriter, known professionally as Plastic Plates. Bloxsom is best known for his drumming and for playing percussion, additionally working as a DJ and record producer.
Since completing Jazz studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Bloxsom has performed live and in the recording studio with a diverse group of artists across many styles and genres. These artists include MIKA, Sia, Daniel Merriweather, Empire of the Sun, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Paloma Faith, The Sleepy Jackson, Jamie Lidell, Kristina Train, The Presets, Leona Naess, Elliott Yamin, Sneaky Sound System, Will Young, Missy Higgins. Felix lives in New York City.
Felix was awarded 'Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year' on 25 August at the 2004 Australian Jazz Bell Awards and 1st place in the National Jazz Awards at the 2004 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz.
Connection to Sam Sparro
Bloxsom went to the same primary school in Sydney as Sam Sparro. Sparro has stated that the two were close friends. While the two were growing up, Felix's father and Sam's grandfather played in local jazz bands together. Bloxsom is credited as having played drums for every song that features the instrument on Sparro's second album Return to Paradise, as well as remixing the song "Shades of Grey" for the album's re-release. On February 14, 2014 the two collaborated again on Plastic Plates' single "Stay in Love".
Discography
Singles
Things I Didn't Know I Loved
More Than Love
Toys
Come On Strong
Stay In Love
Remixes
Midnight Juggernauts - Lara Vs The Savage Pack
Empire of The Sun - Girl
Sia - Cloud
I Blame Coco - Turn Your Back On Love
Body Language - Social Studies
Gypsy and the Cat - Jona Vark
Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
Indian Summer - Loveweights ft Shaqdi
The Human League - Sky
Mark Ronson - Record Collection 2012
Para One - Every Little Thing
Strange Talk - Cast Away
Katy Perry - The One That Got Away
The Magician - I Don't Know What To Do
Sam Sparro - Shades of Grey
Van She - Jamaica
All The Nights - Chasing Colours
Sneaky Sound System - Friends
The Presets - Promises
The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease
The Aston Shuffle - Can't Stop Now
Nile Delta - Aztec
Miami Horror - Real Slow
Munk - Intimate Stranger
Yolanda Be Cool - All That She Wants
Sia - Chandelier
Sia - Alive
References
Australian jazz drummers
Male drummers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Australian indie pop musicians Australian indie rock musicians Kitsuné artists Male jazz musicians