D’Mile co-produced An Evening with Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars. D’Mile is the professional name of Dernst Emile II, a musician, songwriter, and producer who became a key collaborator on Silk Sonic’s 2021 debut album.
The album’s tracks were produced primarily by Mars and D’Mile, with additional contributors on selected songs. D’Mile also played several instruments across the project, including bass, piano, keyboards, guitar, percussion, organ, Rhodes, and programming. His multi-instrumental role helped give the record its tightly arranged, live-band feel.
Silk Sonic’s sound deliberately draws on 1970s soul, funk, and R&B. Mars and .Paak supplied the duo’s vocals and performance chemistry, while D’Mile helped build the musical framework behind songs such as “Leave the Door Open,” “Smokin out the Window,” and “After Last Night.”
A common mix-up is confusing D’Mile with the Stereotypes. The Stereotypes contributed production to selected tracks, but D’Mile is the producer most directly paired with Mars across the album’s core production credits.