Stephen John "Steve" Osborne (born 1963) is a British

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, living in Bath, England. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including

Suede Suede (pronounced ) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. The term comes from the French , which literally means "gloves from Sweden". The term was fir ...

the B-52s The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

A-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

, New Order,

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, U2,

Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joine ...

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Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for '' Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for '' Take Me to the Alley''. Early ...

Doves Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. The ...

Vanessa Carlton Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while ...

, and

Simple Minds Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for " Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United S ...

Career

During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the

Perfecto Records Perfecto Records is a British trance record label, founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989. Perfecto was also a remix team consisting of Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and in its later years, Osborne was replaced by Andy Gray. Perfecto Records ...

team, a production and remix collaboration with

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...

; they worked with Happy Mondays, U2, and other artists. He and Oakenfold were part of the 1990s dance music act

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which existed from 1994 to 1997. Osborne worked with

Cat's Eyes Cat's Eyes are an alternative pop duo formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (known for his work with England, English indie rock band the Horrors) and Italy, Italian-Canadians, Canadian soprano, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel ...

on their critically acclaimed album, released in April 2011. At the 2012 Soundedit Festival in Poland, Osborne received the prestigious 'The Man with the Golden Ear' Award. In 2000 as part of Perfecto, Osborne was replaced by Andy Gray who went on to remix

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

's "

Natural Blues "Natural Blues" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released on March 6, 2000, as the fifth single from his fifth studio album, ''Play'' (1999). The song is built around vocals sampled from "Trouble So Hard" by American folk ...

", U2's "

Beautiful Day "Beautiful Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the first track on their tenth studio album, '' All That You Can't Leave Behind'' (2000), and was released as the album's lead single on 9 October 2000. The song was a commercial success, ...

", and compose the music for ''

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'' with Oakenfold under the name

Elementfour Elementfour (variants Element Four and Element 4) was a music producing duo made up of DJ Paul Oakenfold and musician/composer Andy Gray. Sometime before July 2000, they collaborated in writing and producing the opening theme for the Channel ...

Production and mixing credits

* 2016:

– Producer & Mixer – "Objects in the Mirror" (single) * 2016: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "

Cast in Steel ''Cast in Steel'' is the tenth studio album by Norwegian band A-ha. The album was released on 4 September 2015 by We Love Music and Polydor. It is their first studio album since '' Foot of the Mountain'' (2009), following their second reunion in e ...

" (single) * 2015: Young Guns = Producer & Mixer – '' Ones and Zeros'' * 2014:

= Producer & Mixer – '' Liberman'' * 2014:

Charlie Simpson Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June 1985) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is a member of multi-BRIT Award-winning rock band Busted and he is also the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist in the British post-hardcore band ...

= Producer & Mixer – '' Long Road Home'' * 2014:

= Producer & Mixer – ''

Big Music Big Music (also known as Reliance Big Music) is an Indian record label owned by Anil Ambani. It is a part of Reliance Entertainment, a subsidiary of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The label was started in 2005, along with several other ...

'' * 2012: Invaders = Producer & Mixer – "Hummingbird" * 2012:

= Producer & Mixer – "Farmer & His Gun" * 2012: Urusen = Producer & Mixer – ''This Is Where We Meet'' * 2012: Morten Harket – Producer & Mixer – '' Out of My Hands'' * 2011: Vanessa Carlton – Producer & Mixer – '' Rabbits on the Run'' * 2010: Cat's Eyes – Producer & Mixer – ''

'' * 2010: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "

Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" is a song by A-ha, and their final recording before their second splitting on 4 December 2010. The song was sold digitally in Norway from July 5. It is included on '' 25'', a compilation album released on J ...

" (single) * 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – ''

Foot of the Mountain ''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the albu ...

'' (single) * 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single) * 2008: Starsailor – Producer & Mixer – '' All the Plans'' * 2008: The Twang – Producer & Mixer – "Ice Cream Sunday" * 2008:

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Funplex'' * 2007:

– Producer – ''

Drastic Fantastic ''Drastic Fantastic'' is the second studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. It features some unreleased tracks she wrote before '' Eye to the Telescope'' such as new tracks she wrote in 2003. The record was released by Relentless ...

'' * 2006: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – '' KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' * 2006: Union of Knives - Producer & Mixer - ''Violence and Birdsong'' * 2006:

– Producer & Mixer – ''Debut'' * 2006:

The Fratellis The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Their ...

– Mixer – ''

Costello Music ''Costello Music'' is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band the Fratellis. It was released on 11 September 2006 on Fallout Records and Drop the Gun Recordings and on 13 March 2007 on Cherrytree Records in the US and was a success, peakin ...

'' * 2006: Young Love – Producer – Too Young to Fight It'' * 2006: Brookville – Producer – ''Life in the Shade'' * 2006: Clearlake – Producer & Mixer – ''

Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In M ...

'' * 2005:

Thrice Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school. Early in their career, the band was known ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Vheissu'' * 2005:

Ivy ''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' In The Clear'' * 2005:

The Departure The Departure was an English rock band from Northampton, formed in October 2003. Their debut album, '' Dirty Words'', was released 13 June 2005 by Parlophone. A second album, ''Inventions'', was expected to be released in early 2008, but was no ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Dirty Words'' * 2005: Colour of Fire – Producer & Mixer – ''Pearl Necklace'' * 2005: Syntax – Producer & Mixer – ''

Meccano Mind Syntax are an English electronic music group originally formed in 2000 by the musicians Jan Burton (also the band's vocalist) and Mike Tournier (ex-member of the band Fluke). They are best known for the songs "Destiny", "Bliss" and "Prid ...

'' * 2004: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – '' Eye to the Telescope'' * 2004: Chikinki – Producer & Mixer – ''Lick Your Ticket'' * 2004: Longview – Producer & Mixer – "Nowhere", "Sleep" and "Still" * 2004:

Magnet A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, steel, nic ...

– Producer & Mixer – ''Chasing Dreams'' ( EP) * 2005: Aqualung – Remixer – " Strange and Beautiful" * 2003:

The Leaves The Leaves were an American garage rock band formed in San Fernando Valley, California, United States, in 1964. They are best known for their version of the song "Hey Joe", which was a hit in 1966. Theirs is the earliest release of this song, ...

– Assistant Producer & Mixer – "Breathe" * 2003:

Lamb Lamb or The Lamb may refer to: * A young sheep * Lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep Arts and media Film, television, and theatre * ''The Lamb'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his screen debut * ''The Lamb'' (1918 ...

– Producer – "

Between Darkness and Wonder ''Between Darkness and Wonder'' is Lamb's fourth album, released in 2003. Track listing All tracks were written by Andrew Barlow and Lou Rhodes (as "Lou Robinson"), except where noted. String arrangement In music, an arrangement is a ...

" * 2003:

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

– Assistant Producer & Mixer – ''Growing Up'' * 2003: Peter Gabriel – Remixer – ''The Tower'' * 2002:

– Producer & Mixer – '' The Last Broadcast'' * 2001: New Order – Producer & Mixer – '' Get Ready'' * 2001:

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...

– Producer & Mixer – "

Music Gets the Best of Me "Music Gets the Best of Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released as the fourth and final single from her debut solo album, ''Read My Lips'' (2001). The single was one of two new tracks that appeared on the re-iss ...

" * 2000: Doves – Producer & Mixer – '' Lost Souls'' * 2000:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Asleep in the Back'' * 2000: Starsailor – Producer & Mixer – '' Love Is Here'' * 1999:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Head Music'' * 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "

Electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describ ...

" * 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "

She's in Fashion "She's in Fashion" is the second single from Suede's fourth studio album, '' Head Music'' (1999). It was released on 21 June 1999 and peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in Finland, and number 59 in Sweden. Background and reco ...

" * 1998:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Without You I'm Nothing'' * 1997: U2 − Staring at the Sun single − Additional production * 1997: U2 – Producer ''

Pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

''Verna, Paul (1997)
U2 ''Pop''
, ''

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'', 15 March 1997, p. 63. * 1997:

Curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point. This is the definition that ...

– Producer & Mixer – " Chinese Burn" and "Coming Up Roses" * 1996: Lush – Producer & Mixer – '' Lovelife'' * 1993:

Deacon Blue Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond. The band released their debut al ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' * 1992: U2 − Remixer – "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Remixes) (remix single) * 1990:

– Producer & Mixer – ''

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' is the third studio album by English rock band Happy Mondays, released on 5 November 1990 by Factory Records. DJ Paul Oakenfold and collaborator Steve Osbourne were previously enlisted by the band for remixe ...

References

External links

AllMusic biographyOfficial site at 140db production collective
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