Born and raised in Parson Cross, Sheffield. TeeDee aka Tom Dempsey grew up around the burgeoning bassline era of music that defined the city in the early 00s. A scene that saw the rise in prominence of other Yorkshire acts like Leeds T2 and Sheffield’s own Toddla T.

He said “Do you know what it is? I’ve dedicated half of my life to making music and all of this that’s happening now is a result of me chipping away at it for so long. It’s now coming together at the perfect time” and it’s the timing that is key here. It wasn’t so long ago that he signed up to Sony RCA UK, sealing the deal with the release of his debut single Love Me, which rather aptly has just been released.

TeeDee’s journey to where he is today has taken him almost a decade. From starting out as a plucky aspiring DJ hosting an event that had to be shut down by the police at 14 such was the excitement for his first event, right through to producing records for emerging and established artists across the UK Drill, bassline and the house scene, as well as setting up his own studio spaces which he would hire out to other musicians and artists along the way.