Tayo Sound

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A year ago Tayo Oyekan was busking 10 hours a day in his hometown of Reading, England. Now, the 18-year-old Nigerian-Scottish songwriter who performs under the moniker Tayo Sound gears up for the release of his debut EP with co-signs from indie tastemakers and industry heavyweights alike. After leaving school at age 16 to pursue music, Tayo busked full-time until he saved enough money to buy the production software he needed to record his own demos. When music blog Hillydilly shared his song “Yes or No” he caught attention from the US and UK and subsequently signed to Black Butter/Arista Records.

Growing up in a church setting where long sets and instrumental interludes were his introduction to music, his older brother’s ringtone was the first time he heard a 3-minute long pop song. Fascinated, Tayo dedicated himself to learning the art of songwriting. With a passion for exploring various music cultures and scenes around the world, his influences and taste run the gamut from grime music (British electronic music), drill music (aka Chicago mumble rap), Indian pop, and alternative acts like Easy Life and Still Woozy. Interlacing bits and pieces of his Nigerian and Scottish heritage, Tayo uses African drum beats and enlists old Scottish folk storytelling in his creative process delivering a wavy, laid-back alt pop sound that feels effortless amidst its dynamic production nuances and thoughtful lyrical construction.

Tayo’s eclectic taste, DIY approach and lyrical sensibilities drip with cool, easy style. “I love music discovery; finding genuinely good underground music,” says Tayo. “I’m just a normal, introverted guy chilling in an unimportant town in England trying to figure out how to be an artist and how to have a sound that I love and that other people will love.”
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Top tracks

02
Gone
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
02:59
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
01
Cold Feet
Tayo Sound
Cold Feet
02:52
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
03
Runaway
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
03:32
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - George Reid - Calle Lehmann
04
Someone New
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
03:37
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Rob Milton
01
Hide And Seek
Tayo Sound
Hide And Seek
02:51
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Blake Slatkin - Piers Aggett - Kesi Dryden - Leon Rolle
01
Daisy Chain
Pixey
Daisy Chain
02:46
Composers: Lizzie Hillesdon - Gregg Diamond
01
Nervous
Tayo Sound
Nervous
03:42
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Jonny Lattimer
01
light exposures
Manta
light exposures
02:24
Writer: Manta Tatton / Composers: Manta Tatton - Tayo Gillies Oyekan
05
Heartbreaker
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
02:35
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
01
Two Left Feet (feat. Oscar Scheller)
Tayo Sound
Two Left Feet (feat. Oscar Scheller)
02:48
Composers: Oscar Scheller - Tayo Gillies Oyekan

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  • Discography
EPs
(P) 2021 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
12-02-2021
Runaway (EP)
01
Cold Feet
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
02:52
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
02
Gone
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
02:59
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
03
Runaway
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
03:32
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - George Reid - Calle Lehmann
04
Someone New
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
03:37
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Rob Milton
05
Heartbreaker
Tayo Sound
Runaway (EP)
02:35
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
Singles
℗ 2025 Manta
19-03-2025
light exposures
01
light exposures
Manta
light exposures
02:24
Writer: Manta Tatton / Composers: Manta Tatton - Tayo Gillies Oyekan
℗ 2025 Burton Chapel Records
31-01-2025
Moved Away
01
Moved Away
George Moir
Moved Away
02:59
Writer: Tayo Oyekan - Jeremy Broad / Composers: Tayo Oyekan - Jeremy Broad
(P) 2023 Chess Club Records
13-06-2023
Daisy Chain
01
Daisy Chain
Pixey
Daisy Chain
02:46
Composers: Lizzie Hillesdon - Gregg Diamond
(P) 2022 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
11-11-2022
Hide And Seek (feat. JAY1) (Future Utopia Remix)
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Hide And Seek (feat. JAY1) (Future Utopia Remix)
Tayo Sound
Hide And Seek (feat. JAY1) (Future Utopia Remix)
03:03
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Blake Slatkin - Piers Aggett - Kesi Dryden - Leon Rolle
(P) 2022 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
02-09-2022
Hide And Seek (Rudimental Remix)
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Hide And Seek (Rudimental Remix)
Tayo Sound
Hide And Seek (Rudimental Remix)
04:03
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Blake Slatkin - Piers Aggett - Kesi Dryden - Leon Rolle - George Conway - Conor Bellis
(P) 2022 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
19-08-2022
Hide And Seek
01
Hide And Seek
Tayo Sound
Hide And Seek
02:51
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Blake Slatkin - Piers Aggett - Kesi Dryden - Leon Rolle
(P) 2022 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
08-04-2022
Forwards & Backwards
01
Forwards & Backwards
Tayo Sound
Forwards & Backwards
02:58
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Finn Keane - Sophie Frances Cooke
(P) 2021 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
04-02-2022
Two Left Feet (feat. Oscar Scheller)
01
Two Left Feet (feat. Oscar Scheller)
Tayo Sound
Two Left Feet (feat. Oscar Scheller)
02:48
Composers: Oscar Scheller - Tayo Gillies Oyekan
(P) 2021 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
04-06-2021
Nervous
01
Nervous
Tayo Sound
Nervous
03:42
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Jonny Lattimer
(P) 2020 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
18-12-2020
Demos: Vol. 1
01
Yes or No (Demo)
Tayo Sound
Demos: Vol. 1
03:37
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan
02
Holding On (Demo)
Tayo Sound
Demos: Vol. 1
01:31
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Kevin Carbo - Rosario Lenzo
03
Seventeen (Demo)
Tayo Sound
Demos: Vol. 1
01:43
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
(P) 2020 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
13-11-2020
Someone New / Gone
01
Someone New
Tayo Sound
Someone New / Gone
03:37
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Rob Milton
02
Gone
Tayo Sound
Someone New / Gone
02:59
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
(P) 2020 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
21-08-2020
Heartbreaker
01
Heartbreaker
Tayo Sound
Heartbreaker
02:35
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
02
Cold Feet
Tayo Sound
Heartbreaker
02:52
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
(P) 2020 Tayo Sound, under exclusive license to Arista Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records
25-06-2020
Cold Feet
01
Cold Feet
Tayo Sound
Cold Feet
02:52
Composers: Tayo Gillies Oyekan - Joseph Carson
Featured in
℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
18-11-2022
Why You Lacking Energy?
01
Morning's Coming
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
00:48
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
02
Similar
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
03:14
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
03
16-18 (Why You Lacking Energy?)
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
03:18
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
04
Motions
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
03:27
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
05
Colossal Happiness
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
03:25
Writer: Jacob Leff - Louis Cotterill - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Louis Cotterill - Robert Ellis
06
Seasons
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
03:23
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
07
Boundless
Cassia
Why You Lacking Energy?
02:43
Writer: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis / Composers: Jacob Leff - Robert Ellis
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