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]

Steve Bays
Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011
Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011
Background information
GenresIndie rock, alternative, art punk
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer, audio engineer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, vocals
Years active1999–present
LabelsDangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records

Career

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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

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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

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  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".