Lil Silva

Lil Silva
Birth nameTyrone Jermaine Carter
OriginBedford, Bedfordshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • DJ
Years active2008–present
Labels
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.

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "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. ^ 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.