Becoming Phill
Musical artist
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Tshuutheni Emvula (born October 19, 1981, in Berlin, Germany), sometimes known as Becoming Phill[1] is a Namibian entrepreneur, hip hop record producer, DJ,[2] composer, and video editor from Windhoek, Namibia.[3] He has produced for various Namibian and international artists including Ricky Rick, Gazza, Black Vulcanite, Sunny Boy, TeQuila, Qonja, RUN N.A.M.S.,[4] Lize Ehlers, and Zeus.
October 19, 1981
Becoming Phill | |
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Self-portrait photograph, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Becoming Phill, Phill Banks |
| Born | Tshuutheni Emvula October 19, 1981 Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Record producer, Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Akai MPC 1000 & iMPC Pro, Turntables, Logic Pro, Reason |
| Years active | 1997–present |
He has composed music, conducted sound design and supervised soundtrack music placement for[5] the Namibian films 100 Bucks,[6] Love Is..., (won Best Director at Namibian Film Awards 2012),[7] My Beautiful Nightmare,[8] (won Best Independent Film at Luxor Film Festival Egypt 2012),[9] Try,[1] (won Best Film at Namibian Film Awards 2012),[10] Eembwiti,[11][12] Katutura (2015)[1] and The Unseen (2016).[13]
Becoming Phill has various production styles. He attributes his style to DJ Premier, Pete Rock and J Dilla and also musicians such as Kanye West, Brenda Fassie, Cameo, Osunlade and others.
Music career
Becoming Phill has been producing for over a decade, working with musicians across southern Africa and US. He began when his older sister gave him a copy of the then just released FruityLoops in 1998. He went on to work in a full studio environment becoming an understudy of French guitarist/producer, Christian Polloni,[14][15] from 2005 until 2009. He is currently working on several other projects.[16] In 2016, he released his first official solo album, Electrum.[17]
Discography
Solo albums
Production credits
- 2004: Gazza: produced "KKN" from Zula II Survive
- 2005: Gazza: produced "Nobody" and "My Love" on Stof-Lap Chikapute
- 2005: Hiphocalypse Mixtape various remixes[21]
- 2007: TeQuila: produced, co-produced, arranged and mastered for Sound of My Heart
- 2008: Sunny Boy: produced "Jaiva Mfanyana" on The Sleeping Giant
- 2010: Run N.A.M.S.: produced The Mixtape Vol. 1[22]
- 2011: Lize Ehlers: produced the whole of African Cleavage[23]
- 2014: Pumpkinhead (billed as PH): produced tracks 1, 2 and 3 on This is Not a Tyler Perry Movie (2014)
- 2014: Malkovich: produced tracks 4, 12, and 13 on Great Expectations[24]
- 2016: Riky Rick: produced the single "Spread Love"
- 2016: Black Vulcanite: produced "Playing with Dolls" and "Smoov as a Mutha" from sophomore album, Black Colonists[25]
- 2017: Tha God Fahim featuring Mach-Hommy: produced backing track for "Chicken Milk Bomb" on The Dump Goat[26]