Lil Silva

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.

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

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

References
  1. 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. 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. 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. Cragg, Michael (30 March 2011). "New music: Lil Silva featuring Sampha – On Your Own". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. 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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