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biog — stephe
Stephe has previously worked on a wide range of released material as a freelance programmer and multi-instrumentalist. His programming and playing can be heard on the album "The Lick" by British Rap band Definition Of Sound as well as two singles taken from the same album - "What R U Under" and "Can I Get Over", the former featuring in the Wesley Snipes movie "Sugar Hill". His keyboard and guitar work has graced remixes of artists including Duran Duran ("Love Voodoo") and The Soup Dragons ("Divine Thing"). He played keyboards with singer Nicki French for the UK promotion of her worldwide hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (including two appearances on UK chart show Top of the Pops) and performed in the globally released video promo of the same track. Other acts Stephe has worked with include British Jazz & Dance diva, Juliet Roberts, British Lovers-Rock singer/songwriter Carol Thompson, RnB Soul Diva Claudia Patrice (Boompcious / X Blind Date Contestant), Ugandan Gospel vocal group Limit X, British RnB act 4ManDu, Street-Soul singer Jane Eugene (X Loose Ends), Freestylers mastermind Aston Harvey, Rebel MC (X Double Trouble) producer/singer J D Braithwaite (X Total Contrast/Tongue N Cheek), producer John Springate (X Glitter Band/producer Total Eclipse Of The Heart), producer Phil Edwards (X Paradise/MD to East 17/Eternal/producer to 4ManDu), Sony Columbia signing Elaine Vassell (X Free Spirit), upcoming British singer/songwriter Paula Clarke (We Will Rock You/X Lynden David Hall/Dave Stewart/C J Lewis), Maurey Richards (Ray Charles/Starlight Express /X Platters) and upcoming singer/songwriter Elaine Girard. Stephe had a critically well-received single release under his production name, 451, on the UK Garage underground with DJ NickleBee, (‘InterFunk’ Ft George E and ‘Vibin'’). 451 tracks have been well received on the Internet, notably achieving over 30,000 downloads/streams on Vitaminic.co.uk as well as number 7 in their most downloaded tracks for ‘InterFunk’. The tracks also reached numbers 7, 8 and 9 in the Peoplesound UK Garage top 20. In July 2003 one of his tracks, 'Give U Love' ft Elaine Girard, was included on an Ayia Napa themed CD distributed by the Daily Star's Sunday magazine. UK distribution was 750,000 units. In addition to his Nu-Future work on debut album, 'Mantra', Stephe has been working on various tracks with underground producer Linx which are to be released on Linxes BuiltInBritain label. Last year they released a bootleg version of Janet Jackson’s “Someone 2 Call My Lover” on DJ Lisa Unique’s label, Unique Kutz. Stephe is currently also in the studio writing and producing new tracks for UK singer, Jon Junior.
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