Lil Silva

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Lil Silva
Birth nameTyrone Jermaine Carter
OriginBedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • DJ
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitesoundcloud.com/lilsilva

Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage name Lil Silva, is an English record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, based in Bedford.[1][2] He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) that have been described as funky house,[3] UK funky,[1] instrumental grime and "dubstep-inflected pop".[4] He also takes a more traditional producer role on other musicians' work[5]—was principal producer on Banks's album Goddess[1] and contributed production to Adele's album 25.[5] He has collaborated with SBTRKT[6] and on Damon Albarn's Africa Express project.

Life and career[]

Carter was born and raised in Bedford, England.[7] He produced a CD worth of original material at age nine,[1] began producing at age 10 or 11,[2] and at age 13 was DJing at "Bedford's all-ages club Cabana" whilst also part of local grime crew Macabre Unit.[1]

Discography[]

Albums as part of OtherLiine[]

Singles and extended plays by Lil Silva[]

  • "Seasons"/"Funky Flex" (not on a label, 2008)[10]
  • Night Skanker (Night Slugs, 2010) – 6 track EP[10]
  • The Patience (Good Years, 2011) – 4 track EP – "On Your Own" features Sampha on vocals[10]
  • Lil Silva: Club Constructions Vol. 2 (Night Slugs, 2012) – Night Slugs' Club Constructions series, 3 tracks
  • "The Split" / "Venture" (LS Whites, 2013)
  • Distance (Good Years, 2013) – 4 track EP; "No Doubt" features Rosie Lowe and "Salient Sarah" features Sampha
  • Mabel (Good Years, 2014) – 5 track EP, two tracks feature Banks
  • Drumatic (Good Years, 2015) – 3 tracks
  • "V1" / "Cyrup" (LS Whites) (2016) – 2 tracks
  • Jimi (Good Years, 2016) – 6 track EP
  • "Lines" (Good Years, 2016) – 1 track

Singles as part of OtherLiine[]

  • "Chimes"[9][11] (self-released, 2019) – 1 track, with George FitzGerald
  • "Hates Me" (Ministry of Sound, 2019)[12]

Releases with contributions by Lil Silva[]

Production contributions by Lil Silva[]

As featured artist[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Olbrich, Suze (16 May 2014). "Lil Silva and Banks, is this the start of a beautiful musical friendship?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lil Silva chats with Benji". BBC. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Chester, Tim (15 December 2009). "Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (Lil Silva Mix) – Free MP3". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (8 August 2014). "Lil Silva: Mabel EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Pritchard, Will (1 June 2016). "Caught Up: Lil Silva Speaks To Clash". Clash. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ^ Perry, Kevin (2 August 2013). "Lil Silva – 'The Distance'". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ Stanley, Sean (9 June 2016). "The 10 tracks that remind me of Bedford, according to Lil Silva". Dummy. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ^ "George FitzGerald and Lil Silva announce debut project as OTHERLiiNE with new single "Hates Me"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Evans, Steph (23 August 2019). "George FitzGerald and Lil Silva ring "Chimes" for debut as OtherLiine". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cragg, Michael (30 March 2011). "New music: Lil Silva featuring Sampha – On Your Own". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Middleton, Ryan. "George Fitzgerald & Lil Silva Launch New Project OTHERLiiNE With Single 'Chimes'". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  12. ^ "OTHERLiiNE - George FitzGerald x Lil Silva - Share New Single 'Hates Me'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Acclaimed producer and songwriter Paul Epworth releases brand new track 'Love Galaxy feat. Jay Electronica & Lil Silva' - Listen Now". www.xsnoize.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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