Steve Cobby

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Steve Cobby
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English Musician
Background information
Also known asThe Solid Doctor
J J Fuchs
Testosterone
Origin Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
Genres Electronic music
Occupation(s) Music Producer
Instrument(s) Guitar; Keyboards; Drums; programming
Years active1986–present
Labels Steel Tiger Records, Twentythree Records, Déclassé

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.

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Career

After disbanding his first band, Ashley & Jackson, on Big Life Records, he co-founded Fila Brazillia with David McSherry in 1990. Together, they released 10 critically acclaimed [1] LPs and produced over 70 remixes for artists as diverse as Radiohead, Busta Rhymes, Black Uhuru, Simple Minds, James, A Certain Ratio, and Moloko. [2]

He formed Pork Recordings with David Brennand in 1990, 23 Records in 1999 with Sim Lister and David McSherry, and Steel Tiger Records in 2006 with Lister. Steel Tiger Records being 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 has released three solo albums, 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. This was rewarded with an appearance on Fabric 18 alongside fellow Hull alumni Bobby Beige and Bliss. [3]

He co-produced Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli's debut solo album, 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. Cobby has worked with Darren Emerson on his solo album 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.

Cobby has DJ'd in many places around the world including Croatia, [4] Sydney, San Francisco, New York, and Tokyo. He has performed live in Europe, Japan, and the United States.[ citation needed ]

Work

Production

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

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.[ citation needed ]

In 2013, 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 that year, Kingston upon Hull, was announced as the winning. [5]

Solo

Cobby releases mainly work under the pseudonyms The Solid Doctor and J J Fuchs. In March 2014, Cobby released his first solo album in17 years entitled Saudade on his own imprint Déclassé. He went on to release Revolutions soundtrack (2015), Everliving (2015), Hemidemisemiquaver (2017), and Sweet Jesus (2019) under his name. Sweet Jesus was released digitally on May the 17th, without any marketing or promotion whatsoever, as a Bandcamp exclusive. [6]

Collaborations

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