Hometown: Markham, Ontario
The Renaissance man, Leon Battista Alberti, once said “a man can do all things if he will.” Fittingly, Alberti was an author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer. This multidisciplinary approach is exactly what artist, producer and label boss, Kyle Yip, has implemented into his vision of Savvy Records. Under the production moniker Discrete, Kyle started playing at nightclubs around Toronto, bedroom-producing original tracks and remixing as much as possible. Soon after, his hard work received recognition with some international airtime with Kissy Sell Out on BBC's Radio 1, and the Loose Cannons on the British based KISS FM. A short while later, his first EP, To All The Killers, was unleashed on the German Brickhouse Records. After performing and promoting in Europe, Kyle decided it was time to apply his experience to create the Toronto-based, Savvy Records label.
Surprisingly, when asked about his musical inspirations, Kyle declines comment and opts to describe more conceptual influences. Themes of appropriation, Dadaism, deconstructionism, fluxus and mortality are more relevant to Kyle, who finds the parallels between visual art and music to be crucial. By regimenting his label with concept driven material, he hopes to break down the passive music listening process.