Pip Millett
Pip Millett live at Village Underground, London (2022)
Pip Millett live at Village Underground, London (2022)
Background information
Birth nameGeorgia Willacy
BornManchester, England
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsDream Life Records / Sony Music, + FOURS
Websitewww.pipmillett.com

Pip Millett (born Georgia Willacy) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

Early life and career beginnings

Born in Manchester, England,[1] Georgia Willacy was raised on the music of artists such as Joni Mitchell, John Martyn and Bobby Womack. After childhood years learning guitar and singing in choirs, by age 14 she had dedicated herself to the bass guitar and electric guitar. Later she would cite Lauryn Hill, Mitchell, and Bob Marley as her biggest influences.[2]

After considering a career in fashion, she switched her focus to music while at university in London.[3] After Brixton producer and DJ Joe Hertz heard a track that she'd recorded with fellow students, he featured her vocals on "Goodbye Kisses," a single from his 2017 album Night/Daze.

Career

2018-2020

Independent record label and management company + FOURS issued her debut solo single "Make Me Cry", in May 2018. In addition to millions of Spotify streams[4] (over 23 million as of November 2022), a video performance of the track on A COLORS SHOW[5] released in April 2019 has been viewed over five million times. She followed this up with "Love The Things You Do" and later with features on the singles "Run Away" and "Get To Know You", collaborations with Dutch producers Feiertag and Moods respectively.[6][7]

While continuing her studies she released more singles into 2019, including a cover of "Try a Little Tenderness"[8] that Warner Music distributed and that has been streamed over 10 million times on Spotify. After finishing her degree, she released her debut EP Do Well in June 2019, consisting of four tracks produced by Josh Crocker.

On the strength of these releases she began touring regionally, headlining and selling out shows in London and Manchester.[9]

She released her second EP, the eight-track Lost In June,[10] on 10 April 2020.[11] The production team included Josh Crocker, Lester Salmins and Charlie Perry.[12] Spring 2020 headline shows were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but touring picked up again the following year. The EP track "Heavenly Mother" has been streamed over 15 million times on Spotify as of November 2022.

2021-Present

On 13 August 2021 Dream Life Records / Sony Music released her third EP, Motion Sick, with production from Joice, Josh Crocker and y/siR. It included the track "Running" featuring Ghetts.[5]

Supporting the EP, Pip returned to the stage as the pandemic waned, selling out a series of UK concerts in October 2021.[13] On 23 October she appeared on Later... with Jools Holland, and in December BBC Radio 1Xtra included Pip on their Hot For 2022 list.[14]

She continued touring into 2022, including a sold-out show at Islington Assembly Hall on 12 January.[15][16]

Personal life

"Pip" is a childhood nickname, and Millett is her mother's maiden name.[4]

Discography

Albums/EPs

Title Artist Year Label Producer
When Everything Is Better, I'll Let You Know Pip Millett 2022 Dream Life Records / Sony Music Alex Goose, Charlie J. Perry, Chase & Status (and 8 more)
Motion Sick Pip Millett 2021 Dream Life Records / Sony Music Joice, Josh Crocker, y/Sir
Lost In June Pip Millett 2020 + FOURS Pip Millett, Josh Crocker, Charlie Perry, Lester Duval
Do Well Pip Millett 2019 + FOURS Josh Crocker

Singles as Artist

Title Artist Year Label Producer
"Ride With Me" Pip Millett 2022 Dream Life Records / Sony Music Charlie Perry
"Make Me Cry - A COLORS Show" Pip Millett 2019 COLORSxSTUDIOS
"Try A Little Tenderness" Pip Millett 2019 + FOURS Lester Duval
"On Your Mind" Pip Millett 2018 + FOURS El Train
"Drunk & Alone" Pip Millett 2018 + FOURS Abnormal Sleepz
"Talk About It" Pip Millett 2018 + FOURS Luke Gomm
"Love The Things You Do" Pip Millett 2018 + FOURS Lester Duval
"Make Me Cry" Pip Millett 2018 + FOURS Lester Duval

References

  1. ↑ David Renshaw (3 March 2022), Pip Millett's "Ride With Me" deals with a different kind of break-up, The Fader, retrieved 16 March 2022
  2. ↑ James Wilkinson (13 January 2022), Ones to Watch: Pip Millett, Wonderland, retrieved 16 March 2022
  3. ↑ James Wilkinson, Biography: Pip Millett, Allmusic, retrieved 16 March 2022
  4. 1 2 Amelia White (20 August 2020), SINGER PIP MILLETT DISCUSSES 'STUPID PEOPLE', JORJA SMITH AND WHY SHE MOVED BACK TO MANCHESTER, The Love Magazine, retrieved 16 March 2022
  5. 1 2 Niall Smith (17 August 2021), Manchester's Pip Millett Delivers R&B Gold In 'Motion Sick' EP, Complex, retrieved 16 March 2022
  6. ↑ Lex Low (25 April 2018), Dutch producer Feiertag drops 'Run Away (ft. Pip Millett)', via Majestic Casual Records, Unrecorded, retrieved 22 March 2022
  7. ↑ Have you listened to Moods latest yet? — Get To Know You (feat. Pip Millett), Gems & Secrets, 15 June 2018, retrieved 22 March 2022
  8. ↑ Britnee Meiser (13 March 2019), Buzzing Daily, The Wild Honey Pie, retrieved 17 March 2022
  9. ↑ Léa Federmann (10 October 2019), Meet Pip Millett, the Musician That Moved Us, Rain, retrieved 16 March 2022
  10. ↑ Elle Evans, Pip Millett Shares Her Highly Anticipated EP "Lost In June", New Wave Magazine, retrieved 17 March 2022
  11. ↑ Lost In June - EP, Genius, retrieved 17 March 2022
  12. ↑ Eatsbeatsnlife (17 April 2020), Pip Millett Gets 'Lost In June' On New EP, Soul Bounce, retrieved 17 March 2022
  13. ↑ Geoff Ford (14 October 2021), Manchester R&B Sensation Pip Millett Sells Out UK Tour, Northern Life Magazine, retrieved 17 March 2022
  14. ↑ BBC Radio 1Xtra's Hot For 2022 list revealed, Pressparty, 14 December 2021, retrieved 17 March 2022
  15. ↑ Hard Life, Record of the Day, 14 January 2022, retrieved 22 March 2022
  16. ↑ Jadene Rogerson (24 January 2022), Concert Review: Pip Millett Live at Islington Assembly Hall, The Floor, retrieved 16 March 2022
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