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 www.steliosphili.com

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

References

  1. Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
  2. Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
  3. Phili, Stelios. "Twitter". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
  5. Rettig, James. "Download A$AP Ferg - Ferg Forever". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. Strauss, Matthew. "DonMonique "Tha Low" [ft. Slayter and Danny Brown]". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. Feldman, Electra Fay. "COAL WASTELAND: EN NOIR SS14". milkmade.com. Milk Studios. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. Wilson, Gaby. "En Noir Spreads Street Goth Love To Womenswear For Spring 2014 NYFW". MTV.com. Viacom. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  9. Wilson, Gaby. "How Mark McNairy's Fall 2014 Soundtrack Mixed Miles Davis With Beavis And Butt-Head". mtv.com. Viacom. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. Bazner, David. "Meet the Man Behind the Music at Mark McNairy Fall-Winter 2014". GQ.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  11. Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg’s Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
  12. Strauss, Matthew. "A$AP Ferg, "Doe-Active"". Pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  13. Breihan, Tom. "A$AP Ferg – "Doe-Active"". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  14. Garvey, Meaghan. "Listen to A$AP Ferg's "Doe-Active"". Complex.com. Complex Media.
  15. Price, Joe. "A$AP FERG – "DOE-ACTIVE"". Pigeons & Planes. Complex Media.
  16. Brown, Darold 'ASAP Ferg'. "Updated track listing #FERGFOREVER out now". instagram.com.
  17. 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.
  18. Moore, Jacob. "10 RAP PRODUCERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW (BUT SHOULD)". Pigeons and Planes. Complex.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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