Solomon Rose (born c. 1987), known professionally as Silkie, is an English dubstep and UK garage producer and DJ from London.
[1][2] He got into music in 1999 after discovering the UK garage artists Oxide & Neutrino and the So Solid Crew through pirate radio stations.
[2] He began experimenting with producing grime music with FL Studio by 2001, releasing his first single Dark Square the following year as a collaboration with schoolmate Harry Craze under the alias of Grimey Beetz.
[2] The track would receive play at the London night club FWD, where Silkie would discover dubstep music.
[6] In 2023, Silkie began providing bass music production courses under the Antisocial Audio brand and formed the UK garage-focused label Bedroom Rat Records.