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| Birth name | Jay Stapley |
| Born | 13 April 1957 Cuckfield, Sussex, England |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Dammit Music (UK) |
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| Website | www.jaystapley.co.uk |
Jay Stapley (born 13 April 1957) is a British musician. [1]
Stapley started his musical career playing with local bands in Kent and Sussex in the United Kingdom. In 1978 he became involved in the London music scene and became a session player and gigging guitarist. He worked alongside various artists and producers on international tours with Roger Waters and Mike Oldfield, the film Withnail and I, and on the albums of Suede, Toyah and Scott Walker.
In 1983 while performing live work with Julian Dawson in Germany, he met producer René Tinner and began working in Tinner's Cologne studio to record guitar tracks for various projects.
Stapley also recorded and toured with Westernhagen, and became his co-producer and musical director.
During the 1990s Stapley recorded four instrumental CDs for WEA. In 2008 CD he released his most recent recording, "Edge of the World". He specialises in acoustic and instrumental works.
Stapley has worked with Roland Corporation and Digidesign, demonstrating guitar equipment for both companies. He built his own studio in London where he produces music CDs, as well as television and film scores. he has taught privately, and became one of the first teachers at the Guitar Institute (now called The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, ICMP). In 2011 he launched the record label Dammit Music, specialising in unusual music projects and contemporary works with singer/songwriters and acoustic music.[ citation needed ]
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