Steve Bays

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::summary Canadian musician ::

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Field	Value
name	Steve Bays
image	Hot Hot Heat @ Sir Stewart Bovell Park (1 1 2011) (5356668550).jpg
caption	Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011
background	solo_singer
instrument	Keyboards, vocals
genre	Indie rock, alternative, art punk
occupation	Musician, record producer, audio engineer
years_active	1999–present
label	Dangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records
associated_acts	Hot Hot Heat, Fake Shark, Mounties, Fur Trade
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| name = Steve Bays | image = Hot Hot Heat @ Sir Stewart Bovell Park (1 1 2011) (5356668550).jpg | caption = Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat in 2011 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | instrument = Keyboards, vocals | genre = Indie rock, alternative, art punk | occupation = Musician, record producer, audio engineer | years_active = 1999–present | label = Dangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records | associated_acts = Hot Hot Heat, Fake Shark, Mounties, Fur Trade | website =

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

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Year	Artist	Title	Label	Role	2013	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015	2016	2017	2017	2018
Fur Trade	Don't Get Heavy	Last Gang Records	Producer
Mounties	Thrash Rock Legacy	Light Organ Records	Producer
Steve Aoki, Diplo, Deorro	22 Jump Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("Freak")	Republic Records	Co-writer
JPNSGRLS	Circulation	Light Organ Records	Producer
Hawksley Workman	Old Cheetah	Six Shooter Records	Producer
We Are the City	Above Club ("Kiss Me Honey", "Cheque Room", "Heavy as a Brick", "Take Your Picture With Me While You Still Can")	Tooth & Nail Records	Mixer
The Zolas	Swooner ("Swooner", "CV Dazzle", "Molotov Girls", "Fell In Love With New York", "Invisible", "Why Do I Wait")	Light Organ Records	Mixer
Fake Shark	Faux Real ("Heart 2 Heart", “NOFOMO”, “Cheap Thrills" and “Something Special")	Light Organ Records	Producer
Yukon Blonde	Crazy (single)	Dine Alone Records	Producer
Dear Rouge	Phases ("Motion", "Flashes")	Universal Music Canada	Producer
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References

References

1. (6 July 2016). "Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat on Production Techniques & Closing One Door While Opening Many".
2. (18 July 2016). "The art of moving on: Catching up with Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays".
3. (18 March 2014). "Listen to Diplo's Track With Steve Aoki, Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays, and Deorro: "Freak" - Pitchfork".
4. (1 February 2017). "Gay Nineties deliver all thriller and no filler with Decadent Days".
5. "Steve Bays - Bays for Days - ION Magazine".

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