TCTS

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TCTS
Birth nameSam O'Neill
Origin Manchester, England
Genres House [1]
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • MTA (2014–present)
  • Greco-Roman (2013–14)
  • Just Us (2012)
  • Cool Kid (2012) [2]
Website Official Soundcloud

Sam O'Neill, known by his stage name TCTS, is an English DJ and record producer from Manchester. [2] [3] He is signed to Chase & Status' record label, MTA. [4] O'Neill is best known for his 2014 song "Games", which reached number 29 on the UK Dance Chart.

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Career

TCTS' debut EP, Hands, was released on 15 May 2012 through Cool Kid Music. He released a single, "1997", through Bondax's label Just Us on 10 September 2012. The signing came about after he submitted the song to Rob Adcock's BBC Introducing from Stoke radio show and Bondax heard it played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1 show. [5] His second EP, These Heights, was released on 11 November 2013 through Greco-Roman. [6] Pitchfork 's Larry Fitzmaurice described the release as "warm and weird". [6]

His third EP, "Games", was released through MTA Records on 8 July 2014. [7] The title track features vocals from KStewart, the sister of Example's ex-band-member David Stewart. Earmilk described the song as "a choppy synth-driven production with bouncy dance floor appeal". [7] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 117. Stereogum described "You", a promotional single from the EP, as "an effervescent house cut built around melancholy piano, rubbery synths, and an assured yet emotionally wrecked vocal". [4] His next EP, Body, was released on 29 March 2015 and was preceded by its promotional singles "Thinking About You" and "Coupe de Ville".

O'Neill has received extensive airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra, [7] received support from Huw Stephens, [5] Annie Mac and Rob da Bank's BBC Radio 1 shows [8] and also appeared for a guest mix on Triple J . [9]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsTrack listing
These Heights
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Greco-Roman
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma)
  • "Over" (featuring Holly Partridge)
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Do It Alright"
These Heights (Remixes)
  • Released: 13 January 2014
  • Label: Greco-Roman
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Greco-Roman Soundsystem Remix)
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Detroit Swindle Mile High Club Remix)
  • "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Kry Wolf Remix)
Games
  • Released: 8 July 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart)
  • "You" (featuring Sam Sure)
  • "Trust"
  • "Forward"
Games (Remixes)
  • Released: 19 August 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Doc Daneeka Remix)
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (TIEKS Remix)
  • "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Josh Butler Remix)
Body
  • Released: 29 March 2015
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan)
  • "Coupe de Ville" (featuring Aniff Akinola)
  • "For Life"
  • "House Lights On"
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Booka Shade Remix)
  • "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Few Nolder Remix)

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK Singles
[10]
UK Dance
[11]
2012"1997"Non-album single
2014"Games"
(featuring K. Stewart)
11729Games EP
2015"Thinking About You"
(featuring Leo Kalyan)
Body EP
2016"Jelly"Non-album singles
"Live for Something"
"Icy Feet"
2017"Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)"
(featuring Sage the Gemini and Kelis)
39
"Slow Motion"
(with The Magician featuring Sam Sure)
2019"Back to Me" [12]
(with The Aston Shuffle featuring Blush'ko)
2023"Take It Back"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

YearSongArtist
2013"Here" Syron
"Bind Me"ETML
"On & On"Snakehips
"Forever" Haim
"Alive" Chase & Status
featuring Jacob Banks
"Dance Floor"SLOWOLF
featuring Raekwon
2014"Freeze" Moko
"Flicker"Shivum Sharma
"Gangsters"Lolo
featuring Giggs
"Somebody New" Jakwob
featuring Tiffani Juno
"Half Light" Wilkinson
featuring Tom Cane
"All I See" Bondax
featuring Tanya Lacey
"Mother & Father"Broods
"Go Deep" Jax Jones
"If I Go" Ella Eyre
"Everything for a Reason" TC
2015"Champagne Kisses" Jessie Ware
"King" Years & Years
"All My Love" Watermät, Becky Hill & TAI
"The Thrill" Nero
"Body Talk" Foxes
2016"The Vibe" Motez (producer)
featuring Scrufizzer
2017"Golden"SAINT WKND
featuring Hoodlem
"In Your Arms" Crystal Fighters
"Kryptonite"George Maple
featuring Jevon
"Gassed"WESLEE
"Breathe" Astrid S
"Window Seat" Fuse ODG
"My Love" Wale
featuring Major Lazer, Wizkid and Dua Lipa
"Either Way" Snakehips & Anne-Marie
featuring Joey Bada$$
"Jealousy" Disciples
2018"Mistakes"Basenji
featuring Tkay Maidza
"On You" Michael Calfan
"Inhale" Duke Dumont
featuring Ebenezer
"Don't Wreck My Holiday"Black Saint
featuring Kelli-Leigh
"Falls" ODESZA
featuring Sasha Sloan
2021"Remember" Becky Hill and David Guetta

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