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.xyz

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)

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ oneself (26 April 2009), DJ Vadim Prepares for the U Can't Lurn Imaginashun world tour..., retrieved 2017-01-26
  3. ↑ "DJ Vadim Presents The Electric – Life Is Moving". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. ↑ DrinkMellowMood (27 April 2011), Liam Bailey Heartbeat, retrieved 2017-01-27
  5. ↑ "RE|A|O|KS Introduction (L.A.-NY)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ste Keyz". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  7. 1 2 Sulkin, Gregg; Markle, Meghan; Myers, Josh; Berkel, Christian (1 May 2015), Anti-Social, retrieved 2017-01-25
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