Tyler Acord

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Tyler Acord
Birth nameTyler Joseph Acord
Also known as
  • Lophiile
  • Scout
  • Ty
Born (1990-09-12) September 12, 1990 (age 33)
Origin Redmond, Washington, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • musician
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • synthesizers
  • piano
  • guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
  • digital audio workstation
Years active2012–present
Labels
Formerly of

Tyler Joseph Acord (born September 12, 1990), also known by his stage name Lophiile and formerly known as Scout, is an American record producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter born in Lakewood, Washington. He is a member of the English-American R&B group Radiant Children and is a former member of the American metalcore band Issues.

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Early life

After moving to Los Angeles, Acord joined the metal band A Memoria Brooded playing drums [1] and met Tyler Carter during his time at Atlantic Records. Together, they formed the band Issues. [2]

Influences and musical style

Born into a deeply musical family, his mother a gospel singer and his father a trumpet player and sound engineer, Acord had early introductions to Motown and soul, from classics like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye to contemporary artists like Jill Scott and India Arie. [3] He fell in love with hip-hop as a teenager, studied jazz in college, and spent three years touring as a DJ in the American metalcore band Issues, alongside his twin brother Skyler Acord, who plays bass guitar, and longtime collaborator and lead vocalist Tyler Carter.

As a solo artist, he prominently produces hip hop, dance, electronic, lo-fi, and contemporary R&B music. Acord has crafted a style heavy on bass and drawing from elements as far-ranging as hip hop, old school funk, and sample-based R&B.

Acord has written and produced for artists such as: GoldLink, H.E.R., Gallant, Ray Blk, Moss Kena, Nick Grant, Freddie Gibbs, Skrillex, and Zedd. [3]

As a producer, he has stated that Billboard, Oliver, whereisalex, Lido, Gravez, Tennyson, and MXXWLL influence his production. [4]

Career

2012–15: Issues

Acord became acquainted with singer and songwriter Tyler Carter while interning at Atlantic Records. He toured with Carter as a DJ on a solo tour in the United States. After helping Carter start Issues in 2012, Acord later accepted a position in the band as a keyboardist and DJ. [2] Acord adopted the alias Scout and pursued keys, production, and DJ for the group from 2012 to 2015, before disbanding as a permanent member. [5] While no longer a performing member, Ty is still a session member for the band as a producer and keyboardist, having participated on their second and third albums Headspace (2016) and Beautiful Oblivion (2019). [6]

2012–present: Solo career

Tyler Acord moved from Tacoma, Washington to Los Angeles, California to begin pursuing a career in producing music. He first began pursuing music under the alias Scout. In the summer of 2014, he performed on the Beatport stage on the Vans Warped Tour. On August 31, 2015, Scout won Zedd's "I Want You to Know" remix contest. [7] The following year, he adopted another alias, Lophiile. He released the song "Preach" on September 23, 2016. [8]

He released the single "Newno", featuring American rapper Nick Grant and singer Moss Kena, on July 20, 2017. [9]

On September 27, 2017, he released the song "left you". On November 14, Lophiile premiered the single "Off Top", featuring American rapper Freddie Gibbs, on Beats 1's radio show with Zane Lowe, and was released to critical acclaim. [10]

On March 20, 2018, Lophiile released a song, titled "when". [11] The following year, he released the To Forgive EP on February 21, 2019. [12]

On September 25, 2019, he released the single "No Bus" under No Tricks/Blue Note Records. [13]

2018–present: Radiant Children

Radiant Children formed between three musicians, songwriters, and producers in 2016, consisting of Acord, singer Fabienne Holloway, and multi-instrumentalist Marco Bernardis, based out of London, England. Bernardis and Acord previously had collaborated with other musicians such as Gallant and CHON. The group released their debut single, "Life's a Bitch", in June 2018. [14] They self-released their debut extended play (EP), TRYIN, on August 24, 2018. [15]

Production credits

2012

Flo Rida – Wild Ones (Deluxe) (2012)
Issues – Black Diamonds (2012)

2013

Issues – Issues (2013)
Issues – Guitar Hero Live GHTV Soundtrack (2013)
Tyler Carter (2013)

2014

Issues – Diamond Dreams (2014)
Issues – Issues (2014)
Fronz – Party People’s Anthem (2014)
Tyler Carter – Leave Your Love EP (2014)
Buried In Verona – Faceless (2014)

2015

Tyler Carter – Leave Your Love EP (2015)
Cane Hill – Cane Hill (2015)
Fronz – Party People’s Anthem (2015)

2016

Issues – Headspace (2016)
Moss Kena (2016)
Tyler Carter (2016)
Sundai (2016)
Polyphia (2016)
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood (Remixes) (2016)
Nikki Hayes (2016)
Zedd (2016)

2017

H.E.R. – H.E.R., Vol. 2 - EP (2017)
RAY BLK (2017)
Gallant, Tablo & Eric Nam (2017)
CHON – Homey (2017)
Star Cast – Star: Original Soundtrack From Season 2 (2017)
GoldLink – At What Cost (2017)
VanJess – Silk Canvas (2017)
Polyphia – The Most Hated (EP) (2017)
Moss Kena (2017)
Futuristic (2017)
lophiile (2017)
Mark Johns (2017)
Gallant (2017)
OmenXIII – MOONLIGHT (2017)
Zedd, Alessia Cara & Lophiile – Helix (Volume 1) (2017)
Grey (2017)

2018

BTS – LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘Tear’ (2018)
Radiant Children – TRYIN’ (2018)
New Years Day – Unbreakable (2018)
Zilo – The Nature Of The Beast (2018)
MNEK – Language (2018)
Tyler Carter – Moonshine (2018)
R.LUM.R – Right Here, I Need To Know (2018)
Polyphia – New Levels New Devils (2018)
VanJess – Silk Canvas (2018)
lophiile (2018)

2019

Issues – Beautiful Oblivion (2019)
Alina Baraz – It Was Divine (2019)
lophiile, Col3trane & Amber Mark (2019)
Tyler Carter – Moonshine (2019)
lophiile & NSTASIA – To Forgive (2019)
VanJess – Silk Canvas (The Remixes) (2019)
Cantrell – DEVIL NEVER EVEN LIVED (2019)
lophiile & Jesse Boykins III – To Forgive (2019)
lophiile – To Forgive (2019)
lophiile & Sophie Faith – To Forgive (2019)
damienfarron & NIKHEDONIA – MEMETAL ILLMESS (2019)
Iophiile & NSTASIA (2019)

2020

G Herbo – PTSD (2020)
Alina Baraz (2020)
Hope Tala – Girl Eats Sun (2020)
Gallant – Our Beloved BoA (2020)
Radiant Children – There’s Only Being Yourself (2020)
Xavier Omär – if You Feel (2020)
Jae Stephens & VanJess – And Friends - EP (2020)
Kinfolk Jon (2020)
HXRY – PIECE OF MIND (2020)
Issues (2020)

2021

Emir Taha – Hoppa pt. 2 (2021)
Ace Hashimoto – PLAY.MAKE.BELIEVE. (2021)
Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – PURPLE. (2021)

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