Ghosty (producer)

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Ghosty
Birth nameBradley Moss
Also known asghostyufo
Born (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 22)
East London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Instrument(s)
Years active2018–present
Labels
Website ghostyufo.com

Bradley Robert Moss (born 2 September 2000), [1] known professionally as Ghosty, is a British record producer and DJ. He is regarded as one of the UK's best producers in the country's music industry. [2] He gained widespread recognition in the UK music scene after he produced Digga D's "No Diet" in 2019, which peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart [3] and was later included on Double Tap Diaries . [4] Other notable projects he has produced are Central Cee's "Molly" and 22Gz's mixtape Growth and Development.

Contents

Early life and career

Ghosty was born and grew up in East London and Essex. At age 10, Bradley developed an interest in production after he was inspired by his neighbor DJing in the house. [5] At the same age, he was gifted a Serato Mixtrack Pro by his mother, where he extensively developed his production and DJ'ing skills as he mixed jungle and drum and bass. He then downloaded FL Studio and continued his career by creating his portfolio as a producer and honing his skills in the genre, drawing early inspiration from American producers Lex Luger and Southside. [6] [7]

In 2019, during his A-levels, he produced Digga D's single "No Diet", which propelled him into popularity and resulted in him getting more placements from popular drill artists such as Headie One, [8] Dave with the track "Paper Cuts", [9] Unknown T's "Drip Drip" featuring V9, [10] 22Gz, where Ghosty was co-featured in two of his albums, Growth and Development and The Blixky Tape in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and Russian rapper Obladaet  [ ru ]'s Players Club, which was certified 2× platinum by Believe Russia and was produced alongside British producers AV and Gotcha. [11] Ghosty was signed to Sony Music Publishing in 2020 for a publishing deal. [12]

Musical style

Focusing in the drill subgenre of hip hop, Ghosty utilizes an idiosyncratic mix of heavy bass and 808 slides, rattling percussions and hi-hats, and dark, gothic melodies that discerned him from other existing producers in the drill community. He also does trap, an offshoot of hip hop of which he has released drum kits for production.

Producer tag

Ghosty is well known by his fan base for his producer tag Ghosty, which has a delayed and reverebed audio effect. [13]

Discography

Albums and mixtapes

List of mixtapes produced by Ghosty, with selected details
TitleDetails
Edna
(Headie One)
  • Released: 9 October 2020 [14]
  • Label: Relentless Records, Sony Music
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download, CD
Frontstreet
(OFB)
  • Released: 14 November 2019
  • Label: OFB
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Player's Club
(OBLADAET) [15]
  • Released: 26 March 2021
  • Label: KILL ME, OBLADAET
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Murk With a Mouth
(V9) [16]
  • Released: 19 November 2021
  • Label: GRM DAILY
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
Violent Siblings
(Horrid1 and Sav'o) [17]
  • Released: 14 January 2022
  • Label: CGM RECORDS
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download
JOINTS
(Blade Brown and K-Trap) [18]
  • Released: 25 March 2022
  • Label: GRM DAILY RECORDS
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download

Singles produced

List of singles as producer, with selected chart positions
TitleYearAlbum
"No Diet""
(Digga D)		2019 Double Tap Diaries
"Paper Cuts (single)"
(Dave)		Dave's Neighbourhood
"Rose Gold"
(Headie One)		2020
"Suburban Pt.2"
(22Gz) [19] 		Growth and Development
"Allegedly"
(Loski)		2020-
"Everything Litty"
((CGM) ZK) [20] 		2020-
"Neo"
(Bizzy Banks)		2020 GMTO Vol. 1 (Get Money Take Over)
"David Beckham"
(Obladaet) [21] 		2021Players Club
"Molly"
(Central Cee featuring Chris Rich) [22] 		-
"Waka"
(Ether Da Connect featuring Fivio Foreign and Swipey) [23] 		M.O.D (Movies On Demand), Vol. 1
"I'm Sorry Hun"
(Nito NB) [24] 		-
"Wildest"
(with Sav'o featuring Horrid1) [25] 		Violent Siblings
"Daily Duppy"
(with GRM Daily and M1llionz) [26]

Extended plays

Extended play with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
SKY UK
US Rap
Censored
(Loski)
  • Released: 15 October 2021
  • Label: Since 93
  • Format: LP, Digital download
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Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations on Ghosty
YearAwardWorkResult
2020 GRM Rated Awards HimselfNominated [27]
2021 GRM Rated Awards HimselfNominated [28]
2021 DJ Mag British Awards HimselfNominated [29]

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