TMS (production team)
Encyclopedia
TMS are an English songwriting
and record production
team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Ben Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Kelleher, originating from West London
. They are the production team behind the #1 song to top the UK singles charts, Dappy's "No Regrets" which on the 25th of September became the 11th homegrown chart topper in a row eclipsing a record set in 1963 when UK artists held the number 1 spot for an uninterrupted run of 10 singles .
They were, along with Gavin Jones, the dance act "The Breakfastaz" who won "Best Breakthrough Act" at the 2005 Breakspoll awards and performed as DJs around the world.
Their first break in to the UK urban scene was TInchy Stryder's "I'm Landing
" following which, in July 2009, they signed as songwriters to Sony/ATV Publishing.
Tinchy Stryder
"Full Tank" - Island Records
Professor Green
"At Your Inconvenience
" - Virgin Records
Dappy
- Island Records
Clement Marfo & the Frontline - Warner Bros. Records
Wretch 32
"Black & White" - Ministry Of Sound
TMS
- Major Label
Dot Rotten - Mercury Records
Maxsta
"3rd Strike
" - Island Records
Devlin
"Bud, Sweat and Beers
" - Island Records
ROX
"Memoirs
" - Rough Trade
"Catch 22
" - Island Records
"Alright, Still (digital release)
"' - Regal Recordings
Oh My - 679 Artists
The Streets - 679 Artists
"Spaceship
" - Island Records
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and record production
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Ben Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Kelleher, originating from West London
West (London sub region)
The West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. The sub region was established in 2004 and was adjusted in 2008 to include Kensington and Chelsea. The west has a population of 1.6 million and...
. They are the production team behind the #1 song to top the UK singles charts, Dappy's "No Regrets" which on the 25th of September became the 11th homegrown chart topper in a row eclipsing a record set in 1963 when UK artists held the number 1 spot for an uninterrupted run of 10 singles .
Career
Two members of TMS met at school when they were 9 and the three have worked together since they were 13. Their name derives from a local graffiti crew and the acronym has various meanings. Their first studio was in a converted garden shed in Ealing from where they initially started releasing UK garage on their own imprint.They were, along with Gavin Jones, the dance act "The Breakfastaz" who won "Best Breakthrough Act" at the 2005 Breakspoll awards and performed as DJs around the world.
Their first break in to the UK urban scene was TInchy Stryder's "I'm Landing
Catch 22 (Tinchy Stryder album)
Catch 22 is the second full-length solo studio album by Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder, and his major label debut, since allying with Universal Island Records. After three successful singles leading up to the album, the album, was released on August 17, 2009. The album is produced...
" following which, in July 2009, they signed as songwriters to Sony/ATV Publishing.
Chart success
- #1 Single "Read All About It" - UK Top 40 SinglesUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- Co-writing & Production - #1 Single "No RegretsNo Regrets (Dappy song)"No Regrets" is the debut solo single by British hip hop artist Dappy. The song was produced by TMS and was written by Dappy, TMS, and Ayak Thiik . It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2011. This was Dappy's first solo number 1 single in the UK...
" - UK Top 40 SinglesUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- Co-writing & Production - #4 Album "Black and WhiteBlack and White (Wretch 32 album)Black and White is the second studio album by British hip-hop artist Wretch 32. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2011 through Ministry of Sound - debuting at number 4 on the album chart.-Background and release:...
" - UK Album ChartsUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
- Co-writing & Production - #5 Single "SpaceshipSpaceship (Tinchy Stryder song)-Critical reception:Lewis Corner of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:It's been a rocky few months for Tinchy Stryder. After catapulting to the upper echelons of the charts with his debut LP and its subsequent spinoff singles, the pint-sized rapper suffered a textbook case of...
" - UK Top 40 SinglesUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- Co-writing & Production - #2 Album "Catch 22Catch 22 (Tinchy Stryder album)Catch 22 is the second full-length solo studio album by Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder, and his major label debut, since allying with Universal Island Records. After three successful singles leading up to the album, the album, was released on August 17, 2009. The album is produced...
" - UK Album Charts - Co-writing & Production
2011
Dot Rotten - Mercury RecordsMercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
- "Keep It On A Low" - Production, Co-Writing,
Tinchy Stryder
Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
"Full Tank" - Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- "Off The RecordOff the Record (Tinchy Stryder song)"Off the Record" is a 2011 single by Ghanaian British recording artist, Tinchy Stryder. The single features Scottish disc jockeys and record producers, Calvin Harris and Matt Burns . It is the second single from his fourth studio album entitled, Full Tank...
" feat Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
& BURNS - Vocal Production, Co-Writing, - "SpaceshipSpaceship (Tinchy Stryder song)-Critical reception:Lewis Corner of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:It's been a rocky few months for Tinchy Stryder. After catapulting to the upper echelons of the charts with his debut LP and its subsequent spinoff singles, the pint-sized rapper suffered a textbook case of...
" feat DappyDappyCostadinos Contostavlos better known by his stage name Dappy, is a British singer-songwriter, rapper, actor of Greek descent. He is best known for being the lead singer of the Camden-based Grime/hip hop/R&B trio N-Dubz, with his cousin Tulisa and their friend Fazer...
- Production, Co-Writing,
Professor Green
Professor Green
Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...
"At Your Inconvenience
At Your Inconvenience
-Reception:In general, the album has received poor reviews from the major critics.However, RWD Magazine gave the album 4/5 stars and stated 'Introspective and reflective, this borders on emo-rap on occasions, while retaining edginess on the sonic side'...
" - Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
- "Read All About It" feat Emeli SandéEmeli SandéAdele Emeli Sandé , known by her stage name Emeli Sande, is a Scottish R&B and Soul recording artist and songwriter, from Aberdeen, Scotland...
- Production, Co-Writing, - "TroubleAt Your Inconvenience-Reception:In general, the album has received poor reviews from the major critics.However, RWD Magazine gave the album 4/5 stars and stated 'Introspective and reflective, this borders on emo-rap on occasions, while retaining edginess on the sonic side'...
" feat Luciana - Production, Co-Writing,
Dappy
Dappy
Costadinos Contostavlos better known by his stage name Dappy, is a British singer-songwriter, rapper, actor of Greek descent. He is best known for being the lead singer of the Camden-based Grime/hip hop/R&B trio N-Dubz, with his cousin Tulisa and their friend Fazer...
- Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- "No RegretsNo Regrets (Dappy song)"No Regrets" is the debut solo single by British hip hop artist Dappy. The song was produced by TMS and was written by Dappy, TMS, and Ayak Thiik . It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2011. This was Dappy's first solo number 1 single in the UK...
" - Production, Co-Writing,
Clement Marfo & the Frontline - Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
- "Overtime" feat Ghetts - Production
Wretch 32
Wretch 32
Jermaine Scott , better known by his stage name Wretch 32 , is a Black British rapper and former Grime MC from Tottenham, London where he grew up the son of a local reggae DJ in the Tiverton Estate. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with...
"Black & White" - Ministry Of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
- "Hush Little BabyHush Little Baby (song)"Hush Little Baby" is a song by British rapper Wretch 32 which appears on his debut studio album, Black and White . The song is track thirteen on the standard edition of the album, and one of eleven collaborations. The song, which features singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, was produced by the team TMS...
" feat Ed SheeranEd SheeranEdward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.-Early life:Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to...
- Production, Co-Writing,
TMS
TMS
- Organizations :* The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers* Texas Memory Systems, a manufacturer of solid-state drives...
- Major Label
- "I Need You" feat Jagga - Artist, Production, Co-Writing,
Dot Rotten - Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
- "Human Being" - Vocal Production,
Maxsta
- "Average Kid" - Production, Co-Writing,
2010
Tinchy StryderTinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
"3rd Strike
Third Strike (album)
Third Strike is the third solo studio album from Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder, and his second studio album with Universal Island Records. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010...
" - Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- "Gangsta?Gangsta? (Tinchy Stryder song)"Gangsta?" is a song by Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder. It was produced by TMS and Co-written by Stryder and TMS, for Stryder's 2010 album, Third Strike...
" - Production, Co-Writing, - "Take The WorldTake the World (song)"Take the World" is a song by Tinchy Stryder, which appears as the 1st track on his 3rd album Third Strike. The song is Co-written by Takeover Entertainment singer-songwriter Ayak Thiik, and produced by TMS who also produced the promotional single Gangsta? for the album. It features vocals from Roc...
" feat Bridget KellyBridget Kelly-Early life and career beginnings:She is a graduate from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. She is signed to Roc Nation....
- Production, Co-Writing, - "Walk This Road" - Production, Co-Writing,
- "Tomorrow" - Additional Production,
Devlin
Devlin
Devlin may refer to:* Devlin * Devlin , a UK MC* Devlin , a 1974 animated TV series by Hanna-Barbera* Devlin, a 1988 novel by Roderick Thorp* Devlin , a 1992 TV movie based on the novel...
"Bud, Sweat and Beers
Bud, Sweat and Beers
Bud, Sweat and Beers is the debut studio album by British rapper Devlin. It is on Island Records and Universal Music Group, and was released on October 29, 2010 for digital download. Some tracks on the album are produced by Labrinth, Kraze, Lewi White, Futurecut and Naughty Boy. Featured guests on...
" - Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- "World Still Turns" - Production, Co-Writing,
- "I Made It" feat Mclean - Production, Co-Writing,
ROX
Rox (singer)
Rox is the stage name of English soul singer-songwriter Roxanne Tataei.-Early life:Born in Norbury, Rox is half-Jamaican and half-Iranian...
"Memoirs
Memoirs (Rox album)
Memoirs is the debut album by British singer Rox.- Track listing :- Charts :...
" - Rough Trade
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
- "I Don't Believe" - Production, Co-Writing,
2009
Tinchy StryderTinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
"Catch 22
Catch 22 (Tinchy Stryder album)
Catch 22 is the second full-length solo studio album by Ghanaian British recording artist Tinchy Stryder, and his major label debut, since allying with Universal Island Records. After three successful singles leading up to the album, the album, was released on August 17, 2009. The album is produced...
" - Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- "I'm Landing" - Production, Co-Writing,
2007
Lily AllenLily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
"Alright, Still (digital release)
Alright, Still
Alright, Still is the debut album by British pop singer-songwriter Lily Allen, released on 14 July 2006 by Regal Recordings . Recording the album began with sessions between Allen and production duo Future Cut, and Allen's work garnered publicity on the Internet as she posted demos to her MySpace...
"' - Regal Recordings
Regal Recordings
Regal Recordings is a British record label functioning as an imprint of Parlophone.-Background:Regal Records was a British record label founded in 1914 as a subsidiary of the UK branch of Columbia Records known as Columbia Graphophone Company...
- "Blank Expression" - Production
2011
Cover Drive - Polydor- "Lick Ya Down (TMS Remix)"
Oh My - 679 Artists
- "Run This Town (TMS Remix)"
The Streets - 679 Artists
- "Hell (TMS Vs Dot Rotten Remix)"
2011
Tinchy StryderTinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
"Spaceship
Spaceship (Tinchy Stryder song)
-Critical reception:Lewis Corner of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:It's been a rocky few months for Tinchy Stryder. After catapulting to the upper echelons of the charts with his debut LP and its subsequent spinoff singles, the pint-sized rapper suffered a textbook case of...
" - Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
- MOBO - Best Video - Won