Steve Webster (bassist)

Steve Webster
Born	(1958-07-18) 18 July 1958 (age 66) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Musician composer arranger producer audio engineer Video Editor / Content Creator
Years active	1980–present
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock jazz
Instruments	Bass keyboards

Steve Webster is a Canadian bassist, record producer, arranger, audio engineer and composer. A multiple Juno Award nominee and winner, ^[1] Webster's career spans over 3 decades of music production and performance. Recent accomplishments include Juno Award nominations for Producer of the Year and Jazz Vocal Album of the Year for Emilie-Claire Barlow's album Clear Day. ^{[2] [3]} Webster is an inductee to Canadian_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame, ^[4] for his contribution to the The Parachute Club song "Rise Up", and has also been honoured by Canada's Walk of Fame. ^[5]

A founding member of Canada's The Parachute Club, ^[6] Webster was part of Toronto's vibrant music scene in the '80s and '90s, working often at Hamilton's Grant Avenue Studio, home to Daniel Lanois ^[7] and David Bottrill. ^[8] Webster has worked with other notable producers Michael Beinhorn ^[9] and Rick Parashar. ^[10]

Webster recorded and performed live with Canadian stars Alannah Myles, Dalbello and Carole Pope. He also played bass on Billy Idol's Rebel Yell album and subsequent 1984 tour.

In 1986 Webster joined Toronto jingle company The Air Company beginning a 20-year career composing music for television commercials. He would later become a composer and partner in then Canada's top jingle company RMW Music.

Webster was invited to perform the song "Rise Up" with Lorraine Segato at Jack Layton's state funeral in 2011. ^[11] Webster co-wrote and recorded the song on the eponymously titled The Parachute Club album sharing a Juno Award for Single of the Year. ^[12]

Recording & Touring

Year	Artist	Recording	Role	Tour	Certified Sales	Awards & Nominations
1980	Drastic Measures	Drastic Measures	Bass	✓
1981	The Time Twins		Bass	✓
1981	Christopher Ward		Bass	✓
1983	Colin Linden		Bass	✓
1983	The Parachute Club	The Parachute Club	Bass, Composer	✓	Gold Can [13]	Juno Win & Nomination [14]
1984	The Pukka Orchestra	The Pukka Orchestra	Bass	✓
1984	Billy Idol	Rebel Yell	Bass	✓	Platinum U.S. [15] & Can [16]
1985	The CeeDees	The CeeDees	Producer
1986	Aaron Davis	Neon Blue	Bass
1987	Dalbello	she	Bass	✓
1987	David Wilcox	Breakfast at the Circus	Bass		Gold Can [17]
1987	New Regime	The Race	Producer, Bass
1988	Strange Advance	The Distance Between	Bass
1989	Alannah Myles	Alannah Myles	Bass	✓	Platinum U.S. [18] & Diamond Can [19]
1989	Ray Lyell	Ray Lyell & the Storm	Bass
1990	Partland Brothers	Between Worlds	Bass
1991	Honey Moon Suite	Monsters under the Bed	Bass
1989	Ray Lyell	Ray Lyell & the Storm	Bass
1993	Marc Jordan	Reckless Valentine
1994	David Gogo	David Gogo	Bass
1996	Dalbello	whore	Bass
1999	King Brand Valium	Live at the Hooch	Bass, Producer	✓
2000	Damhnait Doyle	Hyperdramatic	Bass	✓
2000	j. englishman	poor lil' rockstar	Engineer, bass
2001	Smoother	Chasing the Dragon	Engineer
2001	Sugar Jones	Sugar Jones	Bass		Gold Can [20]
2015	Lorraine Segato	Invincible Decency	Bass
2014	Emilie-Claire Barlow	Neige	Engineer,Producer		Gold Can [21]
2015	Emilie-Claire Barlow	Clear Day	Producer			Juno Nomination [22]
2017	Emilie-Claire Barlow	Lumiéres d'hiver	Producer,guitar,drums
2024	Emilie-Claire Barlow	Spark Bird	Producer,Arranger,Recording Engineer,Mixing,Mastering

References

1. "Juno Awards".
2. "Juno Awards".
3. "Juno Awards".
4. "CSHF-Rise Up".
5. "Canada's Walk of Fame".
6. "Parachute Club History".
7. The Parachute Club - The Parachute Club Producer Daniel Lanois
8. The CeeDees - The Ceedees - David Bottrill (Engineer)
9. Dalbello - Black on Black - Producer
10. David Gogo - David Gogo- Producer
11. "Jack Layton State Funeral Program".
12. "Juno Awards".
13. "Music Canada".
14. "Juno Awards".
15. "RIAA".
16. "Music Canada".
17. "Music Canada".
18. "RIAA".
19. "Music Canada".
20. "Music Canada".
21. "Music Canada".
22. "Juno Awards".