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DJ Cable recently caught up with one of Grime’s leading producers, Rinse FM’s Teddy AKA Silencer to talk radio, production, gaming and much more…
We’re just under halfway through 2010, and the Grime scene is in great shape. With the last 6-12 months seeing a resurgence in instrumental releases, we thought we’d shine the spotlight on one of he scene’s leading producers – Teddy aka Silencer.
Self dubbed as “Grime’s important producer”, he’s worked a slew of top MCs, has a back catalogue full of bangers, has a show on Rinse FM, and is now making moves with up-and-coming producer G.Tank. We quickly chat to him about his forthcoming release, “Ghanian Fire”
Tell us a bit about your background. How did you get into DJ-ing and production? Who/what influenced you?
Well I personally think it started from school youth clubs. Everyone used to do music and I really wanted to be a part of it because I enjoyed what was being played (Old School Garage). I started writing lyrics before everything, then I decided to start mixing records because that was where my heart was, and now I’m producing music.
Any particular DJs or tunes?
I used to listen to Virgo, Swizz Beatz and Rapid; I used to look up to them a lot. The DJs I used to love listening to were DJ EZ, DJ Begg and Flippy Smalls
You can read the full interview on Hot One Ten here.
