Steve Cobby

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Steve Cobby
Also known as	The Solid Doctor J J Fuchs
Origin	Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
Genre(s)	Electronic music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	guitar; sampler; drum machine; synthesizer; programming
Years active	1990 – Present
Label(s)	Steel Tiger Records, Twentythree Records
Associated acts	The Solid Doctor ; JSTAR*S ; The Cutler ; Heights of Abraham ; Fila Brazillia ; JJ Fuchs, Citrus [with Richard H. Kirk] & Peacecorps.

Steve Cobby UK musician, composer, DJ and producer. Based in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire. Cobby co-founded Fila Brazillia with David McSherry in 1990. From 1990 to 1998 Fila Brazillia releases were on the Kingston-upon-Hull-based Pork Recordings established by David 'Porky' Brennand & Steve.

In 1999 Cobby and McSherry set up Yorkshire-based Twentythree Records with Sim Lister.

In May 2005 at the Brighton Festival (UK), Cobby was one of the friends and collaborators who joined American composer and recording artist Harold Budd for his farewell concert. Others perfoming alongside Budd included: Bill Nelson (musician), John Foxx, Russell Mills, Steve Jansen, Jah Wobble, Theo Travis, Robin Guthrie and The Balanescu Quartet.

In 2006 Cobby and Lister established Steel Tiger Records.

1 Production Projects
2 Solo Projects
3 Collaborations
4 External links

[edit] Production Projects

Production, co-production and re-mix projects include Radiohead; Afghan Whigs, The Twilight Singers

[edit] Solo Projects

Cobby releases work as The Solid Doctor and J J Fuchs.

[edit] Collaborations

with David Brennand a.k.a. Porky to form The Cutler; released 'Stiletto', 'Chandrahas', 'Épée', 'Hacksaw', 'Pickaxe', 'Scimitar' and 'Cinquedea' on Steel Tiger Records in 2007.
with classically-trained guitarist Rich Arthurs of Orgatronics to form 'Peacecorps'; released 'Bushfarmer' on Steel Tiger Records in 2007
with Sim Lister to form J*S*T*A*R*S; released 'Put Me On A Planet' on Steel Tiger Records in 2006.
with Sim Lister and Jake Harries to form The Heights of Abraham; most recent release 'Two Thousand and Six' on Twentythree Records in 2006.
with Richard H. Kirk to form Citrus.
with Djinji Brown to form 'NorthEastSoundSystem'.
with David McSherry to form Fila Brazillia; most recent releases 'Retrospective' on Twentythree Records in 2006 and 'Neanderthal' in 2007, also on Twentythree Records.