Sam Gellaitry

Gellaitry was born in Stirling in 1997.^[3] He comes from a family of musicians, with his mother previously playing in a band^[4] and his father owning a business that makes bagpipes.^[5][6] He was first exposed to electronic music through his brother, who listened to happy hardcore music.^[7] He left school at 16 and taught himself to produce, starting an entry level college course in sound production.^[8][9]

Gellaitry first became known as a producer on the platform SoundCloud,^[5][10] before earning a record deal with XL Recordings at the age of 18.^[11][8] He later signed with Parlophone.^[12] He released a single in 2014 entitled "Powder".^[13]

In 2015, Gellaitry released the EP Short Stories, released on Soulection Records.^[14] He released three volumes of the Escapism series of EPs: Escapism was released in 2015,^[15] Escapism II was released in 2016^[16] and Escapism III was released in 2017.^[17]

In 2017, he performed at Coachella, closing at the Gobi tent.^[18] In 2018, Gellaitry's song "Long Distance" was featured in a Super Bowl ad for Diet Coke.^[19]

In 2019, he released his first album, Viewfinder Vol. I: Phosphene.^[20]

In 2021, he released the EP IV, featuring four tracks,^[21] including "Duo",^[22] which was accompanied by a music video.^[23][24] This was the first project of Gellaitry's that prominently featured his vocals, as his previous works were primarily instrumental or sample based.^[1]

In 2022, he released the mixtape album VF Vol. II, a followup to Viewfinder Vol. I, featuring a collaboration with PinkPantheress on "Picture in My Mind"^[25][26] and the single "Serotonin".^[27] PinkPantheress described Gellaitry as "a genius level producer".^[28] Also in 2022, EDM.com named Gellaitry as one of the 10 best music producers of the year.^[29] This Song Is Sick ranked him as number two on their list of "Top 10 Artists to Watch in 2023".^[30]

In 2023, producer Kaytranada remixed Gellaitry's single "Assumptions".^[31] Gellaitry described Kaytranada as "a true innovator and inspiration to my music".^[32]

Gellaitry has also produced for other artists such as Don Toliver and Masego.^[11]

In early September 2025, Gellaitry announced his debut studio album, Anywhere Here Is Perfect, set for release on 7 November.^[33]

Gellaitry has synaesthesia,^[3] and has discussed in interviews how he sees key signatures in different colours and how this influences his music.^[11][34] He lives in Stirling, where he grew up.^[18][7]