Steve Bays

Canadian musician

Steve Bays

Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011

Background information
Genres| Indie rock, alternative, art punk
Occupation(s)| Musician, record producer, audio engineer
Instrument(s)| Keyboards, vocals
Years active| 1999–present
Labels| Dangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records

Musical artist

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]

## 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

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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".

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Hot Hot Heat

* Steve Bays
* Paul Hawley
* Dante DeCaro
* Dustin Hawthorne

Studio albums|

* Make Up the Breakdown (2002)
* Elevator (2005)
* Happiness Ltd. (2007)
* Future Breeds (2010)

Compilations|

* Scenes One Through Thirteen (2001)

Singles|

* "Bandages" (2003)
* "No, Not Now" (2003)
* "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" (2003)
* "Goodnight Goodnight" (2005)
* "Middle of Nowhere" (2005)

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