Steve Bays is a Canadian musician, audio engineer, and producer. 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.
Career
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, Fitz and the Tantrums, Mounties, Born Ruffians, Mother Mother, Gay Nineties and Hawksley Workman.
Selected discography
YearArtistTitleLabelRole 2013Fur Trade Don't Get Heavy Released: July 22, 2013Last Gang RecordsProducer Engineer Mixer 2014Mounties Thrash Rock Legacy Released: March 4, 2014Light Organ RecordsProducer Engineer Mixer 2014Steve Aoki, Diplo, Deorro 22 Jump Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("Freak") Released: June 10, 2014Republic RecordsCo-writer Vocals 2014JPNSGRLS Circulation Released: July 15, 2014Light Organ RecordsProducer Mixer 2015Hawksley Workman Old Cheetah Released: June 2, 2015Six Shooter RecordsProducer Co-writer Mixer 2015We 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, 2015Tooth & Nail RecordsMixer 2016The Zolas Swooner ("Swooner", "CV Dazzle", "Molotov Girls", "Fell In Love With New York", "Invisible", "Why Do I Wait") Released: March 4, 2016Light Organ RecordsMixer 2017Fake Shark Faux Real ("Heart 2 Heart", “NOFOMO”, “Cheap Thrills" and “Something Special") Released: May 26, 2017Light Organ RecordsProducer Co-writer Engineer Mixer 2017Yukon Blonde Crazy (single) Released: July 28, 2017Dine Alone RecordsProducer Engineer Mixer 2018Dear Rouge Phases ("Motion", "Flashes") Released: March 9, 2018Universal Music CanadaProducer Engineer Mixer
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