Rhys Toms

Rhys Toms (aka Black Summer) is an Australian music producer and DJ. He is best known for being discovered on Triple J Unearthed and for performing at major Australian music festivals Groovin' the Moo, Summernats, and Nickelodeon Slimefest.[1]

This article is about the music producer and DJ. For the comic book series, see Black Summer.

Rhys Toms
Background information
Also known asBlack Summer
OriginCanberra, Australia
GenresEDM, dance music, Dubstep, House
Occupation(s)Music Producer, DJ
Years active2015 – present
LabelsTekzenmusic Inc.
Associated actsChris 'Tek' O'Ryan Uncle Toby's Oats
Websitehttps://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/black-summer

Early life and education

Toms began making his own electronic music at the age of eight, citing inspiration from Skrillex, Will.i.am, Martin Garrix, Avicii, and Flume. He set up a home studio in his father's office and uploaded three tracks to Triple J Unearthed. One of his debut tracks, "Toxic Nirvana", was accompanied by a stop-motion music video made with Lego.[2]

He lives in Canberra, Australia, with his parents Rick and Nicola Toms.[3] When Triple J Unearthed discovered him at the age of 11, he attended Maribyrnong Primary School in Kaleen, Australia. He began high school in 2016.[4]

Career

In February 2015, Toms was discovered by Australian radio station Triple J Unearthed.[5] He then appeared in a mini-documentary for Triple J about musicians in regional Australia. The documentary went viral, accruing more than 2 million views. New World Artists signed Toms, and he began producing music professionally under his DJ alias Black Summer.[6]

Toms played his first DJ set at Groovin' the Moo in 2015 to an audience of 10,000 people, where he garnered attention from multiple media outlets as well as support from Nina Las Vegas, Canadian house producer Deadmau5, and Australian musician Flume.[7][8][9][10][11] He then performed at Nickelodeon's Slimefest in Sydney and Melbourne alongside magician Cosentino, Savage, At Sunset, Samantha Jade, and YouTube Stars Boyce Avenue;[12] and at Summernats 2016 alongside Seth Sentry, Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, and Brooke Evers.[13]

In 2016, he was invited to speak on a panel for Indent music conference in Sydney in 2016,[14] appeared on Network Ten's The Project in 2016,[15] and was featured as the face of the Uncle Toby's Oats campaign "The Unexpected Maestro".[16][17][18]

In 2017, the music video for "Young Like Me" by Black Summer feat. Lowell (directed by Tim Maxx) launched on national television in Australia on Nine Network. The music video was filmed in Los Angeles.[19][20][21][22] Toms has been accused by many online commentators as this song (among some others) as being ghost produced as well as the music videos being view-botted.[23] In November of that same year, he also headlined a set at The Wall in Sydney's Kings Cross.

Toms collaborated with Grammy Award–winning Australian music producer and sound engineer Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan on his first EP album.[24][25] In 2018, he released a new song called “Sadness” with Chloe Campbell, a young artist from The Bahamas.[26][27] The track was recorded at Tekzen Studio in Los Angeles and was refined at Gullible Burger Studio in Canberra, Australia.[28]

In 2018, Toms announced he was working on a hip hop and beats EP featuring both US and Australian rappers that was set for release in late 2018 or early 2019.[29] He released the aforementioned EP, Big Dreams, in 2019; he produced another EP, Miami Beach, in 2020.

Singles Discography
Year Title Label Other Artist(s)
2015 "Toxic Nirvana" Independent
"Fist Pump"
"Dark Times Bright Lights"
"DNA"
"Bomb Drop"
2016 "Hyperactivity"
"E-Spasm"
"Clockwork"
"Grab Ya"
"Grab Ya (Believe That! Remix)" N.O.I.P.
"Orbit"
"Angst" AJG
2017 "Young Like Me" Tekzenmusic Inc. Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan
Lowell
2018 "Sadness" Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan
Chloe Rose Cambpell
2019 "Big Dreams"
"Nefarious" Skrizzy
"Double Edge" David John Craig


[30]

References
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  2. Colley, Clare (15 April 2015). "Could Canberra boy Rhys Toms be triple J Unearthed's youngest music producer?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. "DJ Kid". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "Meet 11-Year-Old Aussie Producer Black Summer, Discovered By Triple J – Music Feeds". Music Feeds. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. triple j (14 April 2015), Meet Black Summer, Australia's youngest producer, retrieved 30 May 2017
  6. "New World Artists". New World Artists. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. Dix, Michael (4 May 2015). "11-Year-Old Black Summer Drops Mini-Set at His First Festival". Your EDM. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. PEDESTRIAN. TV (4 May 2015), 11 Year-Old DJ 'Black Summer' Performs First Gig, retrieved 30 May 2017
  9. "Watch: 11-year-old Black Summer nails festival debut at Groovin The Moo Canberra | Music News | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "11-Year-Old Producer Getting Major Attention! UPDATE:Black Summer Plays 1st Festival! | EDM Life". edmlife.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. "This 11 Year Old Producer Has The Attention of Flume And Deadmau5". EDM.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. Colley, Clare (22 September 2015). "Canberra's boy music producer Black Summer to play Slimefest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. "Summernats". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. "FEEDBACK: A MUSIC CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – SPEAKERS & PANELS REVEALED!". MusicNSW. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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  18. Uncle Tobys (29 April 2016), Black Summer visits Rumble Studios, retrieved 30 May 2017
  19. "New Find: Black Summer Feat. Lowell's "Young Like Me"". idolator. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  20. Inc., Tekzenmusic. "14 Year Old EDM Producer Black Summer Teams Up With International Artist Lowell and Tekzenmusic to Release His First Single 'Young Like Me'". PR Newswire. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  21. BlackSummerVEVO (11 June 2017), Black Summer – Young Like Me ft. Lowell, retrieved 7 July 2017
  22. "First Listen: Black Summer returns with deep banger 'Young Like Me ft. Lowell' | Music News | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTAAWFD6R_0
  24. "Black Summer is working on new music with a Grammy winning producer | Music News | triple j". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  25. Black Summer talks new EP and success as a 12 yr old producer, retrieved 30 May 2017
  26. Sadness (feat. Chloe Campbell) - Single by Black Summer, 23 March 2018, retrieved 18 April 2018
  27. BlackSummerVEVO (12 March 2018), Black Summer - Sadness ft. Chloe Campbell, retrieved 18 April 2018
  28. Black Summer (14 March 2018), "Sadness ft Chloe Campbell" Behind The Scenes Production, retrieved 18 April 2018
  29. "Rock Your Lyrics Backstage - Interview with Rhys Toms - Black Summer". Rock Your Lyrics. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  30. "Black Summer". SoundCloud. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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