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{{Short description|English DJ and record producer}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = TCTS | image = | background = solo_singer | alt = TCTS in 2021 | caption = TCTS in 2021 | birth_name = Samuel David O'Neill | birth_date = 1993 | origin = Manchester, England | instruments = Keyboard | genre = House<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/fkxv74/cat-aliases-and-youtube-misogyny-mtv-meets-tcts|title=Cat Aliases And YouTube Misogyny: MTV Meets TCTS|work=MTV UK|author=Roper, Tamara|date=24 July 2014}}</ref> | occupations = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 2011–present | label = {{hlist|MTA {{small|(2014–present)}}|Greco-Roman {{small|(2013–14)}}|Just Us {{small|(2012)}}|Cool Kid {{small|(2012)}}<ref name="mixmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/tcts-is-playing-games-on-his-new-ep|title=TCTS is playing 'Games' on his new EP|work=Mixmag|author=Swift, Patrick|date=10 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152835/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/tcts-is-playing-games-on-his-new-ep|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}} | website = [https://soundcloud.com/tcts/ Official Soundcloud] }}

'''Samuel David O'Neill''', known by his stage name '''TCTS''', is an English DJ and record producer from Manchester.<ref name="mixmag"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/tcts/biography|title=RA: TCTS|work=Resident Advisor|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> He is signed to Chase & Status' record label, MTA.<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1680215/tcts-you-feat-sam-sure-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title=TCTS - "You" (Feat. Sam Sure) (Stereogum Premiere)|work=Stereogum|author=DeVille, Chris|date=7 May 2014}}</ref> O'Neill is best known for his 2014 song "Games", which reached number 29 on the UK Dance Chart.

==Career== TCTS' debut EP, ''Hands'', was released on 15 May 2012 through Cool Kid Music. He released a single, "1997", through Bondax's label Just Us on 10 September 2012. The signing came about after he submitted the song to Rob Adcock's BBC Introducing from Stoke radio show and Bondax heard it played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1 show.<ref name="IAmMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.iammusic.tv/behind-decks-tcts-talks-mta-records-annie-mac-games-ep/|title=Behind the Decks ::: TCTS talks MTA Records, Annie Mac and 'Games' EP|work=IAmMusic.TV|author=McGinley, Shan|date=19 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027161339/http://www.iammusic.tv/behind-decks-tcts-talks-mta-records-annie-mac-games-ep/|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His second EP, ''These Heights'', was released on 11 November 2013 through Greco-Roman.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16316-tcts-these-heights/|title=TCTS: "These Heights"|work=Pitchfork|author=Fitzmaurice, Larry|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> ''Pitchfork''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Larry Fitzmaurice described the release as "warm and weird".<ref name="pitchfork"/>

His third EP, "Games", was released through MTA Records on 8 July 2014.<ref name="earmilk">{{cite web|url=https://www.earmilk.com/2014/06/04/tcts-and-kstewart-come-together-for-some-games/|title=TCTS and KStewart come together for some "Games"|work=Earmilk|author=Dessa, Kate|date=4 June 2014}}</ref> The title track features vocals from KStewart, the sister of Example's ex-band-member David Stewart. Earmilk described the song as "a choppy synth-driven production with bouncy dance floor appeal".<ref name="earmilk"/> It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 117. Stereogum described "You", a promotional single from the EP, as "an effervescent house cut built around melancholy piano, rubbery synths, and an assured yet emotionally wrecked vocal".<ref name="stereogum"/> His next EP, ''Body'', was released on 29 March 2015 and was preceded by its promotional singles "Thinking About You" and "Coupe de Ville".

O'Neill has received extensive airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra,<ref name="earmilk"/> received support from Huw Stephens,<ref name="IAmMusic"/> Annie Mac and Rob da Bank's BBC Radio 1 shows<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/videos/live-streams/tcts-greco-roman-in-the-lab|title=TCTS (Greco-Roman) in the Lab|publisher=Mixmag|date=18 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027154956/http://www.mixmag.net/videos/live-streams/tcts-greco-roman-in-the-lab|archivedate=27 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and also appeared for a guest mix on ''Triple J''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/mixup/blog/stories/s3953402.htm|title=Playlist: Mix Up Exclusives 01/3/2014 SURECUT KIDS, KINGDOM, AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA & TCTS|work=Triple J|date=1 March 2014}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details ! scope="col"| Track listing |-

|- ! scope="row" | ''These Heights'' | * Released: 11 November 2013 * Label: Greco-Roman * Formats: Digital download | * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) * "Over" (featuring Holly Partridge) * "Lose Control" * "Do It Alright" |- ! scope="row" | ''These Heights (Remixes)'' | * Released: 13 January 2014 * Label: Greco-Roman * Formats: Digital download | * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Greco-Roman Soundsystem Remix) * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Detroit Swindle Mile High Club Remix) * "These Heights" (featuring Shivum Sharma) (Kry Wolf Remix) |- ! scope="row" | ''Games'' | * Released: 8 July 2014 * Label: MTA Records * Formats: Digital download | * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) * "You" (featuring Sam Sure) * "Trust" * "Forward" |- ! scope="row" | ''Games (Remixes)'' | * Released: 19 August 2014 * Label: MTA Records * Formats: Digital download | * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Doc Daneeka Remix) * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (TIEKS Remix) * "Games" (featuring K. Stewart) (Josh Butler Remix) |- ! scope="row" | ''Body'' | * Released: 29 March 2015 * Label: MTA Records * Formats: Digital download | * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) * "Coupe de Ville" (featuring Aniff Akinola) * "For Life" * "House Lights On" * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Booka Shade Remix) * "Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) (Few Nolder Remix) |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK Singles <ref>{{cite web |last=Zywietz |first=Tobias |url=https://zobbel.de/cluk/140830cluk.txt |title=CHART: CLUK Update 14.08.2014 (wk34) |work=Zobbel |accessdate=30 August 2014}} </ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK Dance <ref>Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK: * "Games": {{Cite web |title=Official Dance Singles Chart – 24 August 2014 – 30 August 2014 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20140824/104/ |access-date=29 October 2024}} * "Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)": {{Cite web |title=Official Dance Singles Chart – 24 March 2017 – 30 March 2017 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20170324/104/ |access-date=29 October 2024}} </ref> |- |2012 !"1997" |— |— !Non-album single |- |2014 !"Games" (featuring K. Stewart) |117 |29 !''Games EP'' |- |2015 !"Thinking About You" (featuring Leo Kalyan) |— |— ! rowspan="26" |Non-album singles |- | rowspan="3" |2016 !"Jelly" |— |— |- !"Live for Something" |— |— |- !"Icy Feet" |— |— |- | rowspan="2" |2017 !"Do It Like Me (Icy Feet)" (featuring Sage the Gemini and Kelis) |— |39 |- !"Slow Motion" (with The Magician featuring Sam Sure) |— |— |- |2019 !"Back to Me"<ref>{{cite web |title=Back To Me (feat. Blush'ko) - Single by The Aston Shuffle on Apple Music |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-to-me-feat-blushko-single/1459860262 |accessdate=2 May 2019 |website=iTunes Store}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> (with The Aston Shuffle featuring Blush'ko) |— |— |- | rowspan="5" |2023 !"Take It Back" |— |— |- !"Never Know" |— |— |- !"Better" (with Decades) |— |— |- !"Tearing Up My Heart" (with Sophia Quinn) |— |— |- !"Say No More" (featuring Ellenor) |— |— |- | rowspan="10" |2024 !"Push Me" (with Manyfew) |— |— |- !"Amnesia" (with Ekko and Hyzteria) |— |— |- !"Losing My Mind" (with Hayley May) |— |— |- !"Take Me Home" (with Nu Aspect and RAHH) |— |— |- !"Dance Away" (with GotSome and Raphi) |— |— |- !"Desire" |— |— |- !"Favourite" |— |— |- !"US" (with Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily) |— |— |- !"Sarge" |— |— |- !"Paperwork" (with Audio Bullys) |— |— |- | rowspan="4" |2025 !"Take Me (Favourite Place)" | — | — |- !"Masquerade" (with Jem Cooke) |— |— |- !"Masquerade" (with Hayley May) |— |— |- !"Waves" |— |— |- | colspan="19" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |- |}

===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Artist |-

|- | rowspan="6"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "Here" | Syron |- ! scope="row"| "Bind Me" | ETML |- ! scope="row"| "On & On" | Snakehips |- ! scope="row"| "Forever" | Haim |- ! scope="row"| "Alive" | Chase & Status featuring Jacob Banks |- ! scope="row"| "Dance Floor" | SLOWOLF featuring Raekwon |- | rowspan="10"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Freeze" | Moko |- ! scope="row"| "Flicker" | Shivum Sharma |- ! scope="row"| "Gangsters" | Lolo featuring Giggs |- ! scope="row"| "Somebody New" | Jakwob featuring Tiffani Juno |- ! scope="row"| "Half Light" | Wilkinson featuring Tom Cane |- ! scope="row"| "All I See" | Bondax featuring Tanya Lacey |- ! scope="row"| "Mother & Father" | Broods |- ! scope="row"| "Go Deep" | Jax Jones |- ! scope="row"| "If I Go" | Ella Eyre |- ! scope="row"| "Everything for a Reason" | TC |- | rowspan="5"| 2015 ! scope="row"| "Champagne Kisses" | Jessie Ware |- ! scope="row"| "King" | Years & Years |- ! scope="row"| "All My Love" | Watermät, Becky Hill & TAI |- ! scope="row"| "The Thrill" | Nero |- ! scope="row"| "Body Talk" | Foxes |- | rowspan="1"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "The Vibe" | Motez (producer) featuring Scrufizzer |- | rowspan="9"| 2017 ! scope="row"| "Golden" | SAINT WKND featuring Hoodlem |- ! scope="row"| "In Your Arms" | Crystal Fighters |- ! scope="row"| "Kryptonite" | George Maple featuring Jevon |- ! scope="row"| "Gassed" | WESLEE |- ! scope="row"| "Breathe" | Astrid S |- ! scope="row"| "Window Seat" | Fuse ODG |- ! scope="row"| "My Love" | Wale featuring Major Lazer, Wizkid and Dua Lipa |- ! scope="row"| "Either Way" | Snakehips & Anne-Marie featuring Joey Bada$$ |- ! scope="row"| "Jealousy" | Disciples |- | rowspan="5"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Mistakes" | Basenji featuring Tkay Maidza |- ! scope="row"| "On You" | Michael Calfan |- ! scope="row"| "Inhale" | Duke Dumont featuring Ebenezer |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Wreck My Holiday" | Black Saint featuring Kelli-Leigh |- ! scope="row"| "Falls" | ODESZA featuring Sasha Sloan |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "Remember" | Becky Hill and David Guetta |}

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