Sam Gellaitry

Sam Gellaitry (born 6 January 1997) is a Scottish record producer, DJ, and songwriter. In 2021, he signed to Parlophone.^[1]

Sam Gellaitry
Gellaitry at the Panoramas festival [fr] in Paris 2016.
Background information
Also known as	Sam G Synth-E-Sam s. charles
Born	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 28) Stirling, Scotland
Genres	Electronic house electropop synth-pop
Occupations	Record producer multi-instrumentalist DJ singer songwriter
Labels	Parlophone

Early life

Gellaitry was born in Stirling in 1997.^[2] He comes from a family of musicians, with his mother previously playing in a band^[3] and his father owning a business that makes bagpipes.^[4][5] He was first exposed to electronic music through his brother, who listened to happy hardcore music.^[6] He left school at 16 and taught himself to produce, starting an entry level college course in sound production.^[7][8]

Musical career

Gellaitry first became known as a producer on the platform SoundCloud,^[4][9] before earning a record deal with XL Recordings at the age of 18.^[10][7] He later signed with Parlophone.^[11] He released a single in 2014 entitled "Powder".^[12]

In 2015, Gellaitry released the EP Short Stories, released on Soulection Records.^[13] He released three volumes of the Escapism series of EPs: Escapism was released in 2015,^[14] Escapism II was released in 2016^[15] and Escapism III was released in 2017.^[16]

In 2017, he performed at Coachella, closing at the Gobi tent.^[17] In 2018, Gellaitry's song "Long Distance" was featured in a Super Bowl ad for Diet Coke.^[18]

In 2019, he released his first album, Viewfinder Vol. I: Phosphene.^[19]

In 2021, he released the EP IV, featuring four tracks,^[20] including "Duo",^[21] which was accompanied by a music video.^[22][23] 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"^[24][25] and the single "Serotonin".^[26] PinkPantheress described Gellaitry as "a genius level producer".^[27] Also in 2022, EDM.com named Gellaitry as one of the 10 best music producers of the year.^[28] This Song Is Sick ranked him as number two on their list of "Top 10 Artists to Watch in 2023".^[29]

In 2023, producer Kaytranada remixed Gellaitry's single "Assumptions".^[30] Gellaitry described Kaytranada as "a true innovator and inspiration to my music".^[31]

Gellaitry has also produced for other artists such as Don Toliver and Masego.^[10]

Musical influences

Gellaitry has described Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Daft Punk, Röyksopp and Toro y Moi as being some of his musical influences.^[17]

Personal life

Gellaitry has synaesthesia,^[2] and has discussed in interviews how he sees key signatures in different colours and how this influences his music.^[10][32] He lives in Stirling, where he grew up.^[17][6]

Discography

Mixtapes

• Viewfinder Vol. I: Phosphene (2019)
• VF Vol. II (2022)^[33]

EPs

• Short Stories (2015)
• Escapism (2015)
• Escapism II (2016)
• Escapism III (2017)
• IV (2021)^[6]
• Under the Illusion (2023)

Singles

• "Thinking" (2018)
• "Duo" (2021)
• "Gullible" (2021)
• "New Wave" (2022)
• "Angel" (2022)
• "Picture in My Mind" (2022)
• "Serotonin" (2022)
• "Intertwine" (2022)
• "Name to a Face" (2022)
• "Assumptions" (2022)
• "Darling Drive" (2024)
• "More!" (2024)
• "Introspective" (2024)
• "Home" (2024)
• ”Start Up a Rumor” (2025)