Stelios Phili
| Stelios Phili | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stelios Phili |
| Origin | New York, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Associated acts | A$AP Ferg |
| Website |
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Stelios Phili[1] is a Cypriot-American songwriter and record producer based in New York, New York.[2][3] He has produced tracks featuring artists such as A$AP Ferg, Big Sean, SZA, MIA, and Danny Brown.[4][5][6]
Career
In 2013, Stelios Phili composed the runway music for En Noir's Spring/Summer 2014 show.[7][8] In early 2014, he composed the music for designer Mark McNairy's Fall/Winter 2014 show.[9][10]
According to an interview with MTV Rap Fix,[11] Phili met the rapper A$AP Ferg while working at GQ in 2013. The two began collaborating after fellow A$AP Mob member A$AP Nast passed along one of the producer's beats, which would later become the A$AP Ferg song, "Ja-Rule," featuring Big Sean. In 2014, Phili produced the first single from A$AP Ferg's mixtape, Ferg Forever. The song, "Doe-Active," was met with positive reviews.[12][13][14][15] Pitchfork Media described the song as "a minimalist beat that could've slid right into Yeezus," Stereogum called it "a total nutso banger," and Complex named it a "certified banger, with club-destroying drums." Phili's production was featured on four additional tracks on Ferg Forever.[16]
In 2015, Phili produced DonMonique's debut EP, Thirst Trap. The New York Times described it as "full of transfixing slo-mo production by Stelios Phili somewhere between modern-day Internet-rap sparseness and the hard, murky slap of mid-1990s New York street rap."[17]
Musical Style
Phili's production style is described as fresh and understated. In the article, "10 Rap Producers You Might Not Know (But Should)," Pigeons & Planes writes: "Stelios Phili is one of those producers you can recognize from the jump—he utilizes a unique collection of sounds that is both muted and aggressive: murky synths and pillowy cymbal taps are cut by a fierce snare, or a saxophone seamlessly transforms into an electric guitar. It's all about subtlety with SP, and he's got it down to a science."[18]
Discography
Production and Writing Credits
- A$AP Ferg – "Doe-Active" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Big Sean) – "Ja Rule" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring SZA) – "Real Thing" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg – "Dope Walk" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (Co-prod. Crystal Caines, The Understudy) (2014)
- Donmonique (featuring Remy Banks and Wara from the NBHD) – "UNTLD" (2015)
- Donmonique – "Drown" (2015)
- Donmonique (featuring Noah Caine) – "Fifty Kay" (2015)
- Donmonique – "ION" (2015)
- Donmonique (featuring Danny Brown and Slayter) – "Tha Low" (2015)
- Donmonique – "Jada" (2015)
- Dev09 – "You Made Me" (2015)
- Kloe – "Teenage Craze" (2016)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Missy Elliott) – "Strive" (2016)
References
- ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
- ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
- ↑ Phili, Stelios. "Twitter". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
- ↑ Rettig, James. "Download A$AP Ferg - Ferg Forever". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ Strauss, Matthew. "DonMonique "Tha Low" [ft. Slayter and Danny Brown]". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ Feldman, Electra Fay. "COAL WASTELAND: EN NOIR SS14". milkmade.com. Milk Studios. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Gaby. "En Noir Spreads Street Goth Love To Womenswear For Spring 2014 NYFW". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Gaby. "How Mark McNairy's Fall 2014 Soundtrack Mixed Miles Davis With Beavis And Butt-Head". mtv.com. Viacom. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Bazner, David. "Meet the Man Behind the Music at Mark McNairy Fall-Winter 2014". GQ.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
- ↑ Strauss, Matthew. "A$AP Ferg, "Doe-Active"". Pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom. "A$AP Ferg – "Doe-Active"". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Garvey, Meaghan. "Listen to A$AP Ferg's "Doe-Active"". Complex.com. Complex Media.
- ↑ Price, Joe. "A$AP FERG – "DOE-ACTIVE"". Pigeons & Planes. Complex Media.
- ↑ Brown, Darold 'ASAP Ferg'. "Updated track listing #FERGFOREVER out now". instagram.com.
- ↑ Caramonica, Jon. "New Releases From Bea Miller, Sublime With Rome and DonMonique". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ Moore, Jacob. "10 RAP PRODUCERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW (BUT SHOULD)". Pigeons and Planes. Complex.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.