Louis Futon

Philadelphia-based electronic music producer Tyler Minford performs and records under the moniker Louis Futon. Starting out as a duo in 2013, the project amicably became a solo effort a year after the pair issued "Dozing" b/w "Plastic." Early on, Minford -- who was influenced by local Philadelphia DJs while studying at Temple University -- incorporated bright future bass with trap elements, remixing tracks by R&B and hip-hop artists like Anderson .Paak, Kendrick Lamar, THEY., and GoldLink. His debut effort, Louis Futon, arrived in early 2015 and featured the single "Drnuk." The following year he issued "Wasted on You," with ROZES on vocals, via ODESZA's Foreign Family Collective label. In 2017 Minford released "Surreal" with RKCB, "Rewind" with singer Ashe and rapper Armani White, and "Royal Blood" with Keiynan Lonsdale. ~ Neil Z. Yeung