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Eddie Stevens is a British keyboardist, record producer, composer and arranger, best known for co-writing, arranging and touring with the UK groups Freakpower (with Norman Cook aka
Fat Boy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of samples from eclectic genres, combined ...
);
Moloko Moloko () were an English-Irish electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and music producer, producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their ...
(as of 2000); and
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. He continued to work with the
Moloko Moloko () were an English-Irish electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and music producer, producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their ...
frontwoman The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
,
Róisín Murphy Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter and record producer who first became known in the 1990s as one half of the Pop music, pop duo Moloko alongside the English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of M ...
, on her solo projects since 2004. After helping Murphy sequence the songs on '' Ruby Blue'', Stevens became part of her live band throughout the 2005 European 'Ruby Blue' tour. In late 2007 and early 2008 Stevens toured with Murphy on her 'Overpowered' tour throughout Europe. More recently he worked on the album ''
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'' with Australian vocalist Sia (which was released in early 2008). Stevens also forms half of the London-based electronic duo, Post Office; the other half being Daniel Darriba. In 2014 Stevens embarked on a two album project as producer and co-writer with
Róisín Murphy Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter and record producer who first became known in the 1990s as one half of the Pop music, pop duo Moloko alongside the English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of M ...
which culminated in the albums Hairless Toys (2015) and
Take Her Up to Monto ''Take Her Up to Monto'' is the fourth solo studio album by Irish singer Róisín Murphy. It was released on 8 July 2016 by Play It Again Sam. The album was co-produced with longtime collaborator Eddie Stevens during the same five-week sessi ...
(2016). Another two album project was the multiple award-winning Moruša: Biela (2013) and Moruša: Čierna (2014) which Stevens produced and co-wrote with his partner
Jana Kirschner Jana Kirschner (, born 29 December 1978) is a Slovakia, Slovak singer and songwriter. She is noted for exploring different music genres. Life and career Early life Jana Kirschner was born on 29 December 1978 in Martin, Slovakia. As a child, ...
. The Post Office album "The Marylebone Greenwave" was released in 2015 by Minority Records. Stevens has also produced records for Lao Che, Phototaxis, Paristetris, Blubalu, Para, Ofrin and Flip Top Box, among others. In 2019 produced album Díl první with Czech Republic based folk-rock band
Druhá tráva Druhá Tráva is a Czech bluegrass band originally formed in Czechoslovakia in 1991 by Robert Křesťan and Luboš Malina. As of 2021, they have released thirteen studio albums, four live albums, two compilations, as well as a number of side pro ...
. The album was awarded as the best album in 2020 in Anděl Awards (Czech Grammy Awards). In 2022 Stevens produced another album with Druhá tráva. Díl druhý...


Personal life

He lives with Slovak singer
Jana Kirschner Jana Kirschner (, born 29 December 1978) is a Slovakia, Slovak singer and songwriter. She is noted for exploring different music genres. Life and career Early life Jana Kirschner was born on 29 December 1978 in Martin, Slovakia. As a child, ...
, they met during work on her album ''Krajina Rovina''; they have two daughters; Matilda Janushka Stevens and Yolana Yolanda Stevens.


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