Steve Cobby

Steve Cobby

English Musician
Background information
Also known as The Solid Doctor
J J Fuchs
Testosterone
Origin Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
Genres Electronic music
Occupation(s) Music Producer
Instruments Guitar; Keyboards; Drums; programming
Years active 1986–present
Labels Steel Tiger Records, Twentythree Records, Déclassé
Associated acts

Steve Cobby is a British producer musician, composer, and DJ, based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He is best known for being part of Fila Brazillia.

Career

After disbanding his first commercially released band Ashley & Jackson on Big Life records, he co-founded Fila Brazillia with David McSherry in 1990. Together they released 10 critically acclaimed lp's and produced over 70 remixes for artists as diverse as Radiohead, Busta Rhymes, Black Uhuru, Simple Minds, James, A Certain Ratio and Moloko. [1]

He formed Pork Recordings with David Brennand in 1990 then 23 Records in '99 with Sim Lister and David McSherry and finally Steel Tiger Records in 2006 with Lister. More of an umbrella for his various projects than a label per se. His other writing and production collaborations include Heights of Abraham; J*S*T*A*R*S and The Cutler.

He's released two solo lp's as The Solid Doctor : How About Some Ether and Beats Means Highs. A third, entitled "Saudade" was released on his own imprint Déclassé in March 2014.

Numerous remixes, from Harold Budd and Theoretics to Jon Kennedy and Yesking have been undertaken in a solo capacity.

Fabric nightclub has played host to many Cobby DJ sets and this was rewarded with an appearance on Fabric 18 alongside fellow Hull alumni Bobby Beige and Bliss.[2]

He co-produced Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli's debut solo l.p. 'The Twilight Singers' in 2000 and co-wrote and produced 'Three White Roses and a Budd ep with Bill Nelson and avant garde American composer Harold Budd. He's worked with Darren Emerson on his solo lp, in an engineering and writing capacity.

His collaboration with Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder is under the guise of Hey Rube. Adam Regan from Different Drummer Records and Leftfoot promotions in Birmingham is also a regular collaborator. Their project, 'Chieftain'.

Cobby has DJ'd in many places around the world including Croatia,[3] Sydney, San Francisco, New York and Tokyo. He has performed live in Europe, Japan and the United States.

Work

Production

Production, co-production and remix projects include Radiohead; Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers.

Film and advertising

As Fila Brazillia (with David McSherry) his music has been used in films, including Riding Giants directed by Stacy Peralta - and adverts, including for Nokia. As J*S*T*A*R*S (with Sim Lister) his music has been used for adverts including for Fiat and The John Lewis Partnership.

In 2013 Steve Cobby provided the soundtrack for the Hull 'UK City of Culture 2017' bid film - 'This City Belongs to Everyone', produced by Nova Studios - on 20 November 2013 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire was announced as the winning City, and so as UK City of Culture 2017.[4]

Solo

Cobby releases work under the pseudonyms, The Solid Doctor and J J Fuchs. In March 2014, Cobby released his first Solo album for 17 years entitled "Saudade" on his own imprint Déclassé - DCLS 001.

Collaborations

References

  1. ↑ "Fila Brazillia Remixes 94-04 by Fila Brazillia | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  2. ↑ Fabric 18
  3. ↑ "The Garden Festival :: Live Feed". Thegardenfestival.eu. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Hull's City of Culture bid film revealed to public". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
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