Steve Power (born in

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) is an English

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best known for his work with

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. He has produced and mixed a wide variety of artists over the years, including Blur, Busted,

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, Babybird, Babylon Zoo,

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and

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, Nerina Pallot, and

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Biography

Power got his start in the music industry as a member of Hambi and The Dance, signed to

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in 1981. With the advance from deal, Hambi built the Pink Recording Studios in Liverpool where they recorded their debut album. While the band was off touring, Power stayed to run to the studio as a commercial venture, and began recording bands from the Liverpool scene. Clients included

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, and A Flock of Seagulls. Around 1983, Power was courted and signed by Producer manager Buzz Carter (

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, Steve Brown), subsequently moving to London and working with

and

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among others.

The Battery years

In 1986, Power was hired as a house engineer in the legendary Battery Studios owned by Clive Calder and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. There he worked on a variety of projects, including

's ''

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'', The Icicle Works' ''If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy, Sing His Song''. Productions and mixes from this period include

' ''

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''.

Work with Robbie Williams

In 1997, after a successful run in the charts including Babybird's " You're Gorgeous" and Babylon Zoo's " Spaceman", long standing friend and collaborator, writer/producer

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approached Power to co-produce a solo album for ex-

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member

. The first album, '' Life thru a Lens'' remained forty weeks inside the British top ten and 218 weeks altogether, making it the 58th best selling album in UK History with sales over 2.4 Million. Chambers and Power were jointly awarded 'Producer of the Year' by the International managers' Forum for the album.Pride, Dominic (1998)
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'', 10 October 1998, p. 54, retrieved 2011-01-01 Power went on to produce the four following Williams albums, '' I've Been Expecting You, Sing When You're Winning,

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'', and ''

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'', all selling over 2 million in the UK alone, each one listed in the Top 100 Best Selling UK albums, making Williams the best selling British solo artist in the history of the United Kingdom.

Recent work

Power has continued producing and mixing records. Recent work includes

's '' Little Dreamer'',

's ''Runout Groove'', and

's ''The Planeteer'', Nerina Pallot's ''

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'', Brazilian superstar Sandy Leah's ''Manuscrito'', Hind Laroussi's ''Crosspop'', and forthcoming albums by

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and Wonderland. Power also has writing and production credits for songs in the Kevin Sampson movie ''Powder'' due for release in spring 2011. In 2013 were released "Magma" by Selig a German Band from Hamburg (selig.eu)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Steve Living people 1964 births English record producers Musicians from Liverpool