Birth name Michael Silver Record label Paper Bag Records Role Musician Name Michael Silver | Genres Electronic, new age | |
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, arranger Labels Paper Bag Records, Acephale Records, RVNG Intl. Nominations Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical Albums Radiance & Submission, The Colours of Life, Continent, Music for Objects, The River EP Profiles | ||
Associated acts Owen Pallett, Health | ||
CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician/vocalist Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.
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Silver has released five albums and several EPs. In 2015 he released two albums within two weeks: Radiance and Submission on July 31, and The Colours of Life on August 14. His most recent release is Cascades, a collaborative EP recorded with Jean-Michel Blais.
Background
Originally from Montreal, Silver became interested in electronic music at an early age. Self-taught, he cites Peter Gabriel, DJ Shadow, the Yellow Magic Orchestra and Talk Talk as important influences.
His first 7" single "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love" was released on March 8, 2009, on the Acéphale label. The title of his first EP Panesian Nights was chosen in reference to the developer of Japanese erotic video games.
In addition to his own recordings, Silver has also remixed songs for other artists, including Holy Ghost!, Crystal Castles, Sally Shapiro, The Presets, Health, Azari & III, Harald Grosskopf and Owen Pallett.
In 2014, Silver co-wrote and co-produced the songs "A Power" and "What You Wanted" on How To Dress Well's album, What Is This Heart?.