Fox Stevenson

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Fox Stevenson
Fox Stevenson and Feint at Liquicity Festival 2015 A (cropped).JPG
Stevenson at the 2015 Liquicity Festival
Background information
Birth nameStanley Stevenson-Byrne
Also known asStan SB, Stan SSB
Born (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)
Origin Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom [1]
Genres Drum and bass, house, dubstep
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, disc jockey, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, synthesizer, guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels
Website foxstevenson.com

Stanley Stevenson-Byrne (born 25 January 1993), [2] better known by his stage name Fox Stevenson (formerly Stan SB / Stan SSB), [3] is an English singer-songwriter, DJ and producer of bass music, mostly drum and bass and glitch hop. [1] He has released eleven EPs under Fox Stevenson, one under Stan SB, and has been featured on two compilations under Stan SB and eighteen under the name of Fox Stevenson.

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Music career

Stevenson's interest in electronic music production began in the early 2000s, when he made his first release on the website Newgrounds. [4] He was 1516 years old when he created his first vocal track. [3] He later rose to prominence through the YouTube-based music community and nowadays an influential drum and bass label Liquicity, where "Cloudhead", one of his earliest tracks as Stan SB, was featured. [5]

His works are also published to the audio distribution platform SoundCloud since 2012, under the alias Stan SB and from 2013 under the alias Fox Stevenson. [3] In 2013, he released an EP titled Endless, [6] the title track of which has since gained over 2.5 million listens on SoundCloud. [7]

In 2014, he announced the launch of his own record label, Cloudhead Records, under which he released an EP titled All This Time in the same year. [3] [8] In July 2014, Stevenson released Throwdown, an EP accompanied by a live online premiere. [9]

In August 2015, he released a collaboration on Spinnin' Records with UK EDM artist Curbi, titled Hoohah. [10] [11] He signed with the dubstep label Disciple in March 2016 and in April 2016 released his first EP on the label, No Fox Given. [12] [13] On 12 September 2016, Fox Stevenson released a single titled "Rocket" on Disciple for the Alliance, Vol. 3 EP. [14]

His debut album, Killjoy , was released on 18 October 2019. [15]

Genres

Stevenson is particularly known for creating drum and bass, liquid drum & bass, glitch hop, house and dubstep tracks. [3] However, he is keen to experiment with many musical genres, stating that "there are tonnes of intricacies to each and every genre." [1]

Discography

As Stan SB

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Anyone Out There
  • Release Date: 13 January 2013
  • Label: Subsphere Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearTitle
2012"Your Own Way" (with Feint)
2012"Dead"
2013"The Secret" (with Candyland)

Remixes

YearArtistTitleAlbum
2012Feint"Horizons" (featuring Veela)Horizons EP
20133OH!3"Back to Life"Back to Life (Remixes)

Notable compilation appearances

YearTitleAlbum
2013"Get What I Can"Galaxy of Dreams – Liquicity Presents
"Anyone Out There" (Maduk Remix)
2015"Anyone Out There"Liquicity Memoirs

As Fox Stevenson

Albums

TitleDetails
Killjoy
  • Release Date: 18 October 2019
  • Label: AntiFragile Music
  • Format: CD, Digital download, LP

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Endless
  • Release Date: 15 October 2013
  • Label: Firepower Records
  • Format: Digital download
Turn It Up
  • Release Date: 25 March 2014
  • Label: Cloudhead Records
  • Format: Digital download
All This Time
  • Release Date: 26 May 2014
  • Label: Cloudhead Records
  • Format: Digital download
Throwdown
  • Release Date: 15 July 2014
  • Label: Firepower Records
  • Format: Digital download
Free Stuff
  • Release Date: 21 September 2015
  • Format: Digital download
No Fox Given
  • Release Date: 18 April 2016
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
Seoul Remix
  • Release Date: 31 May 2017
  • Label: Cloudhead Records
  • Format: Digital download
For Fox Sake
  • Release Date: 27 October 2017
  • Label: Disciple Recordings
  • Format: Digital download
Take You Down / Melange
  • Release Date: 12 March 2018
  • Label: Liquicity Records
  • Format: Digital download
Glue Gun / Never Before
  • Release Date: 21 May 2018
  • Label: Liquicity Records
  • Format: Digital download
Enemy Brain Entertainment Suite
  • Release Date: 1 February 2023
  • Label: Pilot Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
NED
[16]
BEL
[17]
2013"Sandblast"
2014"Tico"
"Sweets (Soda Pop)"1628
"Sandblast" (VIP)
2015"Hoohah" (with Curbi)
"Comeback"
2016"Rocket"
"Flash"
"Hoohah (VIP Edit)" (with Curbi)
2017"Chatterbox" (with Mesto)
"Knowhow"
"Funky Uncle"
"Arigatou"
"Lighthouse" (with Ookay)
2018"Bulgogi"
"Something"
"Out on My Own" [18]
"Peace of Mind" [19]
"Bruises" [20]
2019"Out My Head" [21]
"Out My Head (145 Remix)" [22]
"Go Like" [23]
"Go Like (D&B Mix)" [24]
"Okay" [25]
"Killjoy" [26]
"Cavalier" [27]
"Hold Steady" [28]
"Dreamland" [29]
"Perfect Lie" [30]
"Headlights" [31]
2020"Like That" [32]
"Lava" [33]
"Don't Care Crown" [34]
"New Amsterdam" [35]
"Just Don't Mind" [36]
"All Eyes on Me" [37]
2021"Ether" [38]
"Good Time" [39]
2022"Enemy Brain" [40]
"Get Through" [41]
"Victory Over Truth" [42]
"Can't Even Tell" [43]
2023"Deja Vu" [44]
"Love The Day" [45]
2024"Lemonade" [46]
"Sorry" [47]
"Don't Know What" [48]
"Got What I Got" [49]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

YearArtistTitleAlbum
2013 Stafford Brothers "Hands Up (FMF 2013 Anthem)" (featuring Lil Jon)Hands Up (FMF 2013 Anthem) EP
2014Dodge & Fuski and Nick Thayer"Playboy"Playboy (Fox Stevenson Remix)
Flux Pavilion "Gold Love" (featuring Rosie Oddie)Freeway Remixes
2015Priority One and TwoThirds"City Needs Sleep"Alchemy – Liquicity Presents
2016 Zedd "I Want You to Know" (featuring Selena Gomez)I Want You to Know (feat. Selena Gomez) Remixes
2018Crankdat"Reasons to Run"Reasons to Run (Remixes)
2019Fox Stevenson"Out My Head" [50] Out My Head (Fox Stevenson & Feint Remix)
Maduk & Denis Pedersen"Miles Apart" [51] Liquicity Reflections 3
2020Feint"Outbreak" (featuring Mylk) [52] Rocket League x Monstercat - Legacy
2021 Koven "YES" [53] Butterfly Effect (Deluxe)
SHINee "Don't Call Me" [54] iScreaM Vol.7 : Don't Call Me Remixes
2022 DJ Fresh "Gold Dust" [55] Gold Dust (10th Anniversary Remixes)

Notable compilation appearances

YearTitleAlbum
2013"Sandblast"Shell Shock Vol. 2
2014"Tico"Grand Central
2015"Sandblast (VIP)"Cloudheaded Vol. 1
2016"Saloon (VIP)"Reinforcements Vol. 4
"Rocket"Alliance Vol. 3
"Flash"Alchemy 2
2017"Knowhow"Rampage
"Rocket"Apocalypse
"Funky Uncle"We Are Kin Vol. 2
"Lighthouse"Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3
2018"Something"Galaxy of Dreams 3
"Out on My Own"Disciple x Jericho
"Peace of Mind"Alliance Vol. 4
"Bruises"Destinations Vol. 1
"Take You Down"Liquicity Drum & Bass 2018
"The Heat"Disciple x Miniladd
2019"Here We Go" (with Barely Alive)Alliance Vol. 5
2020"Just Don't Mind"Alliance Vol. 6

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2013"Anyone Out There" (Maduk Remix)Mateo Vega [56]
2014"All This Time"Keith Creedy [57]
"Sweets (Soda Pop)"San Charoenchai [58]
2015"High Five!"Justin Donnelly [59]
"Hoohah (with Curbi)"hekje [60]
"Comeback"Tom Anderson [61]
2017"Arigatou"Luc Trombini [62]
2019"Out My Head"Alexander Koht [63]
"Killjoy"Alexander Koht [64]
2020"Like That"Bailey Hyatt [65]
2021"Don't Call Me (Fox Stevenson Remix)"Un­known

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