Steve England
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Steve England has spent over 35 years in radio production and at present runs a jingle production company in Leek, Staffordshire which was established in 1997 [1]. He has often been called a "guru of radio advertising" [2][3], ex-member of a glam punk band The Flowers of Romance.
[edit] History
Steve has presented on Radio Caroline, Radio Atlantis [4][5], and one of the first independent local radio stations in the UK: Piccadilly Radio in Manchester [6].
After spending time as head of commercial production Steve started a partnership with Alan Fawkes and set up Alfasound in 1979. The company produced many jingle packages for UK and European radio stations from its base in Sale, Cheshire, one such package was for Radio Nova [7].
Alan Fawkes and Steve England parted company in 1997 after serious disagreements and Steve set up his own production company. In 2001 Steve merged his company with S2blue and moved to Leek in Staffordshire. Steve still acts as the UK and Éire agent for Jam Creative Productions and PAMS productions of Dallas, Texas meaning that stations can have many classic radio jingles re-sung with their name.
Steve England along with vocalists Sarah Doggett and Steve Butler were interviewed for a BBC Radio 2 programme about vocal groups called "Living In Harmony" [8] [9].
[edit] Voice Overs
Steve can also be heard on television and radio commercials nationwide. His voice is a regular feature on advertisements for John Peters, SCS and DFS furniture companies. He has also voiced commercials for Fiat, Netto's, SEEBOARD, Debtfree Direct, and Butlins [10].
