Published: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Written by Jakki Padilla, Communications Student Assistant
Straight from the heart of Inglewood comes a sound that wraps around you like a warm embrace on a cool California evening. Sir Darryl Andrew Farris, stage name SiR, who got signed to the Top Dog Entertainment (TDE)-signed musicians whose melodies flow as smooth as butter, bringing an authenticity to R&B and soul that resonates from street corners to streaming platforms worldwide.
Like Blxst, SiR collaborated with Kendrick Lamar in his song "Hair Down" through TDE. More presently, he worked on the song "MOB" with Kal Banx in January of this year.
His musical tapestry weaves together traditions of soul music with contemporary R&B textures, creating something both timeless and refreshing. This is shown through his most popular tracks such as "That’s Why I Love You” featuring Sabrina Claudio and "John Redcorn.” Each track feels like an intimate and genuine conversation: sometimes a confession, sometimes a celebration.
At only five years old, SiR began singing at the church and at home his mother would make him match pitch in front of the piano. Years later, while overcoming homelessness he dropped his first EP/album called Wooden Voodoo on SoundCloud where he intentionally produced and engineered all on his own in 2012.
SiR in that same year, worked for Tyrese Gibson as an audio engineer. However, he got tired of hiding behind other people’s music through his talents and finally allowed himself to be in the public eye. In 2018, SiR toured alongside Miguel’s War and Leisure Tour with Nonchalant Savant, making it his first major tour.
When SiR's vocals come on, his voice floats through the speakers as if you're being transported to the neighborhoods that shaped him in Inglewood through his lyricism, telling stories of love, loss, growth, and redemption that could only come from his unique perspective.
In a musical landscape often dominated by fleeting trends, SiR stands as a testament to the enduring power of soulful expression—a torchbearer for a sound that speaks directly to human experience, one heartfelt note at a time.
Now our Long Beach State community has an opportunity to immerse themselves into the world of R&B and Soul through SiR’s music at ASI’s Beach Bash on Friday, April 25. Tickets can be purchased through asicsulb.org/beachbash.
