Samil is a record producer and multi-instrumentalist rooted in the underground hip-hop scene, with a catalog that spans R&B, neo-soul, jazz rap, and lo-fi hip-hop — Jersey born, Cleveland raised, Michigan made. Founder of independent label Loop Fiction and a graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design, he walked away from pursuing his master’s degree to make music his life’s work. With a sound shaped by ’70s funk grooves and ‘90s hip-hop soul, he’s drawn comparisons to artist from Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, Madlib, The Alchemist and Sade