Steve Bays

Steve Bays
Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011
Background information
Genres	Indie rock, alternative, art punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer, audio engineer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, vocals
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Dangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records

Steve Bays is a Canadian musician, audio engineer, and producer. ^[1] He is a member of Canadian bands Left Field Messiah, Fur Trade, and Mounties. Bays was also the frontman and one of the founding members of Hot Hot Heat. ^[2]

Career

Bays has worked with a number of artists, either writing, recording, or producing, including The Zolas, Dear Rouge, We Are The City, The Killers, Diplo/Steve Aoki, ^[3] Fitz and the Tantrums, Mounties, Born Ruffians, Mother Mother, Gay Nineties ^[4] and Hawksley Workman. ^[5]

Selected discography

Year	Artist	Title	Label	Role
2013	Fur Trade	Don't Get Heavy Released: July 22, 2013	Last Gang Records	Producer Engineer Mixer
2014	Mounties	Thrash Rock Legacy Released: March 4, 2014	Light Organ Records	Producer Engineer Mixer
2014	Steve Aoki, Diplo, Deorro	22 Jump Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("Freak") Released: June 10, 2014	Republic Records	Co-writer Vocals
2014	JPNSGRLS	Circulation Released: July 15, 2014	Light Organ Records	Producer Mixer
2015	Hawksley Workman	Old Cheetah Released: June 2, 2015	Six Shooter Records	Producer Co-writer Mixer
2015	We Are the City	Above Club ("Kiss Me Honey", "Cheque Room", "Heavy as a Brick", "Take Your Picture With Me While You Still Can") Released: November 13, 2015	Tooth & Nail Records	Mixer
2016	The Zolas	Swooner ("Swooner", "CV Dazzle", "Molotov Girls", "Fell In Love With New York", "Invisible", "Why Do I Wait") Released: March 4, 2016	Light Organ Records	Mixer
2017	Fake Shark	Faux Real ("Heart 2 Heart", “NOFOMO”, “Cheap Thrills" and “Something Special") Released: May 26, 2017	Light Organ Records	Producer Co-writer Engineer Mixer
2017	Yukon Blonde	Crazy (single) Released: July 28, 2017	Dine Alone Records	Producer Engineer Mixer
2018	Dear Rouge	Phases ("Motion", "Flashes") Released: March 9, 2018	Universal Music Canada	Producer Engineer Mixer

References

1. "Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat on Production Techniques & Closing One Door While Opening Many". 6 July 2016.
2. "The art of moving on: Catching up with Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays". 18 July 2016.
3. "Listen to Diplo's Track With Steve Aoki, Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays, and Deorro: "Freak" - Pitchfork". Pitchfork . 18 March 2014.
4. "Gay Nineties deliver all thriller and no filler with Decadent Days". 1 February 2017.
5. "Steve Bays - Bays for Days - ION Magazine".