Becoming Phill

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.

Becoming Phill
Self-portrait photograph
Self-portrait photograph
Background information
Birth nameTshuutheni Emvula
Also known asBecoming Phill, Phill Banks
Born (1981-10-19) October 19, 1981
Berlin, Germany
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Record producer, Entrepreneur
Instrument(s)Akai MPC 1000 & iMPC Pro, Turntables, Logic Pro, Reason
Years active1997–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]

References
  1. "The Namibian". The Namibian. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. "RUN N.A.M.S making headway". Namibian Sun. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.
  6. "100 Bucks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "Informante". Web.na.
  8. "My Beautiful Nightmare". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. "LAFF concludes its second edition with Winners". Allafricancinema.
  11. "Eembwiti". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. "Becoming Phill". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. "Polloni The grand master of beats". Namibian Sun. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.
  15. "Christian Polloni". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. "Single: Becoming Phill and Mark Mushiva, "Uncanny" | Dunn Deal PR". Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  17. "Becoming Phill Presents 'Electrum'". The Namibian.
  18. "All Sorts Vol1, by Becoming Phill". Becomingphill.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  19. "Electrum by Becoming Phill on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  20. "Get funky with Becoming Phil's 'Love Is Not Hard To Get'". Purplesneakers.com.au. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  21. "The Hiphocalypse Re-mixtape (2005, CDr)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  22. "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  23. "African Cleavage". Open.spotify.com. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  24. "GREAT EXPECTATIONS, by Malkovich Music". Malkovichmusic.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  25. "Black Colonialists by Black Vulcanite". 5 September 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via Apple Music.
  26. "DUMP GOAT, by DUMP GOAT". Thagodfahim.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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