Stephen Simpson (musician)
| Stephen Simpson | |
|---|---|
 Ste Simpson performing with Robinn in 2015 at the Slaughtered Lamb music venue in Clerkenwell, London. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Simpson |
| Also known as | MYEGO |
| Born | Huddersfield |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronica, hip-hop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician, producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Associated acts |
The Electric DJ Vadim |
| Website |
stesimpson |
| Notable instruments | |
| Piano, Rhodes, Moog, Wulitzer, Hammond organ, bass guitar | |
Stephen Simpson is a musician, beat-maker and producer, born in Huddersfield, UK but currently based in London, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica. For the last decade as both a studio session musician, beat maker, programmer, producer and more often as a live musician playing both Bass Guitar and Keyboards, the London-based musician has managed to carve out a successful long-term career.
Career
In 2004 Simpson began his career as a keyboardist with the grammy-nominated artist Estelle, joining her on her 2005 European tour supporting John Legend.[1] Moving to London in the summer of 2007 Simpson began working closely with Russian producer DJ Vadim[2] with whom he formed a production duo "Butterfish Black" and a band "The Electric".[3] After leaving the band in the winter of 2011, Simpson went on to work closely with numerous musical artists including Chipmunk, Liam Bailey,[4] Robinn, Altrego, Natural Self and Hawkhouse before teaming up with Chesca Royalty in 2017 to work on several tracks on her "System Olympia" project.
Style
Simpson's music fuses genres to create a digital-analog hybrid sound using various vintage synthesizers, drum machines and acoustic instruments to create dreamy textures.[5]
Discography
Alice Russell
- "Living the Life of a Dreamer" remix (Little Poppet, May 2009)[6]
- "Got the Hunger" remix (Little Poppet, May 2009)[6]
Anti-Social (OST)
- "Looking Back" w/Shara Nelson (RST Pictures, May 2015)[7]
- "Matola" w/Rodney P. (RST Pictures, May 2015)[7]
DJ Vadim
- "Hidden Treasure/Saturday/Soldier" 12"/Digital download (BBE, April 2009)[6]
- U Can't Lurn Imaginashun LP (BBE, May 2009)[6]
- "That Lite" remix 12" (BBE, July 2009)[6]
The Electric
- Life is Moving – Instrumentals LP (BBE, June 2013)
- Life is Moving LP (O.G.S. Organically Grown Sounds, April 2011)[6]
- Toot Toot 12" (O.G.S. Organically Grown Sounds, March 2011)[6]
- You are Diamonds 12" (Jakarta, November 2010)[6]
- Beautiful w/Yarah Bravo 12" (O.G.S. Organically Grown Sounds, September 2010)[6]
I Blame Coco
- "Summer Rain" 12" (Island Records Group, November 2010)
- "No Smile" 12" (Island Records Group, November 2010)
- "Never Be" (Unreleased, November 2010)
Mr Day
- "If I Can't Love You" remix 7" (Favorite Recordings, May 2009)
System Olympia
- Dusk & Dreamland LP (Slow Motion Recordings, Jan 2017)
- Rising/Setting EP (Slow Motion Recordings, Jan 2017)
- "8" 7" (Slow Motion Recordings, Jan 2017)
- "Your Not Talking" 7" (Slow Motion Recordings, Jan 2017)
Wax Taylor
- We Be/There is Danger EP (Atmosphériques, May 2008)
References
- ↑ otherwise., Steven M Bloomfield XTML Creative Ltd – webmaster@creative.xtml.co.uk. All pages and images copyright XTML Creative Ltd 1998 unless stated. "Live Reviews". www.manchester.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ↑ oneself (26 April 2009), DJ Vadim Prepares for the U Can't Lurn Imaginashun world tour..., retrieved 2017-01-26
- ↑ "DJ Vadim Presents The Electric – Life Is Moving". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ↑ DrinkMellowMood (27 April 2011), Liam Bailey Heartbeat, retrieved 2017-01-27
- ↑ "RE|A|O|KS Introduction (L.A.-NY)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ste Keyz". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- 1 2 Sulkin, Gregg; Markle, Meghan; Myers, Josh; Berkel, Christian (1 May 2015), Anti-Social, retrieved 2017-01-25