Dil Anthony Ajufo aka DiL or Mr DiL is a

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singer and record producer. He is also a film editor, audio sound engineer and

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nominee known for his work on Sugar Rush, Nneka The Pretty Serpent, Introducing The Kuju’s and ''The Order Of Things''. In music, He is best known for his 2019 sound track to the

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movie ''Don’t Let Go'' and his song ''Pretty Girls'' featuring

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. His previous work includes his collaboration with

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on the popular song ''Temperature''. as well as production and collaboration credits with artists including Red Rhythm

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, Electric Giant Beatz and more. His production company is called Trakk Studios and his film credits include '' Sugar Rush'', ''

'', '' Nneka the Pretty Serpent'', and ''Clued Up''.

Music

Red Rhythm

DiL was part of Red Rhythm's producer, songwriter and

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team along with Simon Britton and Cliff Randal. whose credits include: Ashanti,

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, Electric Giant Beatz,

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, Michelle Williams

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. DiL has shared the stage with many artists. He performed at the Corporate Elite Show 2014 at the

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in Nigeria alongside

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and many more.

Early life and career beginnings

DiL was born in London. He spent a few of his early years in

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and moved back to London in the mid 1990s. He studied at

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and later obtained a degree in Music and Sound Technology from West London University.
He first started producing music on a

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where he caught the attention of Simon Britton. He later teamed up with Red Rhythm and Simon Britton in 2004 as a music producer and worked on various projects which included Ashanti,

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, Electric Giant Beatz,

, Michelle Williams

. He received a silver sales award for his work on LaVelle Smith Jnr's ''Bodylicious Workout DVD''. He later started working on remixes and cover songs with Red Rhythm under his production company at the time Blaq Money. DiL started his career as a solo artist in 2010 and in 2013, he released his first official single titled "Acapella" which featured Praiz and

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. He released his second official single "Pretty Girls" in 2014 and this time featured afro pop star

. In early 2015, he collaborated with

on a song for her ''

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''. The video for the song ''Temperature'' which he featured on was released in March 2015. He began his film career in 2019 as a sound designer and audio specialist and focused on delivering 5.1 surround sound in Nollywood movies to the Nigerian cinema. He was the first to do so in March 2019 with the cinema release of ''The Reunion'' by Fojo Media. By the end of 2019 he was able to work with Jade Osiberu on the Box Office movie Sugar Rush where he did the sound design and sound mix for the film. The following year he worked on many movies including Nneka The Pretty Serpent which earned him an

nomination for best sound editor. He began acting in 2021 and has earned roles on a few movies including ''Eva’s Love Story'', ''Just Us'', and ''The Devil is a Liar''.

Other notable appearances

Reality TV

''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''

In 2004, DiL appeared alongside Simon Britton in the

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America/ Bravo TV show ''

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'' it was a popular reality television show in America at the time. It was also the first time the show had gone outside of the United States and they came to the UK for a one-off special. Simon Britton, DiL and Cliff Randal ended the show with a one-off gig at the Scala in London for a CD release launch party, featuring the single "Someone Call The Doctor".

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://trakkrecords.com/ British pop singers British songwriters British audio engineers British record producers