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{{Short description|British record producer}}
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'''Stephen John "Steve" Osborne''' (born 1963) is a [[British people|British]] [[record producer]], living in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath, England]]. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including [[Suede (band)|Suede]], [[A-ha]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], [[U2]],<ref>Kootnikoff, David (2012) ''Bono: A Biography'', Greenwood, {{ISBN|978-0313355097}}, p. 171</ref> [[Happy Mondays]], [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[KT Tunstall]], [[Vanessa Carlton]], Simple Minds, etc.
'''Stephen John "Steve" Osborne''' (born 1963) is a British [[record producer]], living in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], England. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including [[Suede (band)|Suede]], [[the B-52s]], [[A-ha]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], [[U2]],<ref>Kootnikoff, David (2012) ''Bono: A Biography'', Greenwood, {{ISBN|978-0313355097}}, p. 171</ref> [[Happy Mondays]], [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[KT Tunstall]], [[Vanessa Carlton]], and [[Simple Minds]].


==Career==
==Career==
During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the [[Perfecto Records]] team,{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} a production and remix collaboration with [[Paul Oakenfold]]; the artists they worked with included Happy Mondays<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44920/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Paul Oakenfold|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref> and U2. He was part of the 1990s dance music act [[Grace (band)|Grace]], also with Oakenfold, which existed from 1994 to 1997.
During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the [[Perfecto Records]] team,{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} a production and remix collaboration with [[Paul Oakenfold]]; they worked with Happy Mondays,<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44920/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Paul Oakenfold|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref> [[U2]], and other artists. He and Oakenfold were part of the 1990s dance music act [[Grace (group)|Grace]] which existed from 1994 to 1997.


Osborne has worked with [[Cat's Eyes]] 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.
Osborne worked with [[Cat's Eyes]] 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 (remixers)|Perfecto]], Osborne was replaced by [[Andy Gray (musician)|Andy Gray]] who then went on to remix [[Moby]]'s "[[Natural Blues]]", U2's "[[Beautiful Day]]" and compose the music for ''[[Big Brother UK]]'' with [[Oakenfold]] under the name [[Elementfour]].
In 2000 as part of [[Perfecto (remixers)|Perfecto]], Osborne was replaced by [[Andy Gray (musician)|Andy Gray]] who went on to remix [[Moby]]'s "[[Natural Blues]]", U2's "[[Beautiful Day]]", and compose the music for ''[[Big Brother UK]]'' with Oakenfold under the name [[Elementfour]].


==Production and mixing credits in reverse chronological order==
==Production and mixing credits==
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* 2016: [[A-ha]] - Producer & Mixer - "Objects in the Mirror" (single)
* 2016: [[A-ha]] – Producer & Mixer – "Objects in the Mirror" (single)
* 2016: [[A-ha]] - Producer & Mixer - "[[Cast in Steel]]" (single)
* 2016: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "[[Cast in Steel]]" (single)
* 2015: [[Young_Guns_(band)|Young Guns]] = Producer & Mixer - ''[[Ones_and_Zeros_(Young_Guns_album)|Ones and Zeros]]''
* 2015: [[Young Guns (band)|Young Guns]] = Producer & Mixer – ''[[Ones and Zeros (Young Guns album)|Ones and Zeros]]''
* 2014: [[Vanessa Carlton]] = Producer & Mixer - ''[[Liberman (album)|Liberman]]''<ref>"[http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-vanessa-carlton-nothing-where-something-used-to-be-steve-osborne-remix Premiere: Vanessa Carlton - 'Nothing Where Something Used To Be' (Steve Osborne Remix)]", ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016</ref>
* 2014: [[Vanessa Carlton]] = Producer & Mixer – ''[[Liberman (album)|Liberman]]''<ref>"[http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-vanessa-carlton-nothing-where-something-used-to-be-steve-osborne-remix Premiere: Vanessa Carlton – 'Nothing Where Something Used To Be' (Steve Osborne Remix)]", ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016</ref>
* 2014: [[Charlie Simpson]] = Producer & Mixer - ''[[Long Road Home (Charlie Simpson album)|Long Road Home]]''
* 2014: [[Charlie Simpson]] = Producer & Mixer – ''[[Long Road Home (Charlie Simpson album)|Long Road Home]]''
* 2014: [[Simple Minds]] = Producer & Mixer - ''[[Big Music (album)|Big Music]]''
* 2014: [[Simple Minds]] = Producer & Mixer – ''[[Big Music (album)|Big Music]]''
* 2012: [[Cat's Eyes]] = Producer & Mixer - Forthcoming Tracks
* 2012: [[Invaders (band)|Invaders]] = Producer & Mixer – "Hummingbird"
* 2012: [[Captain (band)|Captain]] = Mixer - Forthcoming Album
* 2012: [[Charlie Simpson]] = Producer & Mixer – "Farmer & His Gun"
* 2012: [[Invaders (band)|Invaders]] = Producer & Mixer - "[[Hummingbird]]" Track
* 2012: [[Urusen]] = Producer & Mixer – ''This Is Where We Meet''
* 2012: [[Morten Harket]] = Producer & Mixer - Forthcoming Album
* 2012: Morten Harket – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)|Out of My Hands]]''
* 2012: [[Charlie Simpson]] = Producer & Mixer - "[[Farmer & His Gun]]" Single
* 2011: Vanessa Carlton – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Rabbits on the Run]]''
* 2012: [[Glint (band)|Glint]] = Producer & Mixer - Forthcoming Album
* 2010: Cat's Eyes – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Cat's Eyes]]''
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* 2010: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "[[Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)]]" (single)
* 2012: [[Law Abiding Citizens]] = Producer - Forthcoming Tracks
* 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Foot of the Mountain (album)|Foot of the Mountain]]'' (single)
* 2012: [[Toddla T]] = Mixer - Forthcoming Tracks
* 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single)
* 2012: [[Imelda May]] = Mixer - Forthcoming Track
* 2012: [[Evil Alien]] = Mixer - Forthcoming Track
* 2008: [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[All the Plans]]''
* 2012: [[Urusen]] = Producer & Mixer - ''[[This Is Where We Meet]]''
* 2008: [[The Twang]] – Producer & Mixer – "Ice Cream Sunday"
* 2012: [[Morten Harket]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)|Out Of My Hands]]''
* 2008: [[The B-52's]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Funplex]]''
* 2011: [[Vanessa Carlton]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Rabbits on the Run]]''
* 2007: [[KT Tunstall]] – Producer – ''[[Drastic Fantastic]]''
* 2010: Cat's Eyes - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Cat's Eyes]]''
* 2006: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – ''[[KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza]]''
* 2010: [[A-ha]] - Producer & Mixer - "[[Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)]]" (single)
* 2006: [[Union of Knives]] - Producer & Mixer - ''Violence and Birdsong''
* 2009: A-ha - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Foot of the Mountain (album)|Foot of the Mountain]]'' (single)
* 2006: [[Grace (group)|Grace]] – Producer & Mixer – ''Debut''
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* 2006: [[The Fratellis]] – Mixer – ''[[Costello Music]]''
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* 2009: A-ha - Producer & Mixer - "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single)
* 2008: [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[All the Plans]]''
* 2006: [[Young Love (band)|Young Love]] – Producer – [[Too Young to Fight It]]''
* 2008: [[The Twang]] - Producer & Mixer - "Ice Cream Sunday"
* 2006: [[Brookville (band)|Brookville]] – Producer – ''Life in the Shade''
* 2008: [[The B-52's]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Funplex]]''
* 2006: [[Clearlake (band)|Clearlake]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Amber (Clearlake album)|Amber]]''
* 2007: [[KT Tunstall]] - Producer - ''[[Drastic Fantastic]]''
* 2005: [[Thrice]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Vheissu]]''
* 2006: KT Tunstall - Producer & Mixer - ''[[KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza]]''
* 2005: [[Ivy (band)|Ivy]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[In The Clear]]''
* 2006: [[Grace (band)|Grace]] - Producer & Mixer - ''Debut''
* 2005: [[The Departure]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Dirty Words]]''
* 2006: [[The Fratellis]] - Mixer - ''[[Costello Music]]''
* 2005: Colour of Fire – Producer & Mixer – ''Pearl Necklace''
* 2006: [[Young Love (band)|Young Love]] - Producer - [[Too Young to Fight It]]''
* 2005: [[Syntax (band)|Syntax]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Meccano Mind]]''
* 2006: [[Brookville (band)|Brookville]] - Producer - ''Life In The Shade''
* 2004: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Eye to the Telescope]]''
* 2006: [[Clearlake (band)|Clearlake]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Amber (Clearlake album)|Amber]]''
* 2004: [[Chikinki]] – Producer & Mixer – ''Lick Your Ticket''
* 2005: [[Thrice]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Vheissu]]''
* 2004: [[Longview (British band)|Longview]] – Producer & Mixer – "Nowhere", "Sleep" and "Still"
* 2005: [[Ivy (band)|Ivy]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[In The Clear]]''
* 2004: [[Magnet (musician)|Magnet]] – Producer & Mixer – ''Chasing Dreams'' ([[Extended play|EP]])
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* 2005: [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]] – Remixer – "[[Strange and Beautiful (Aqualung album)|Strange and Beautiful]]"
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* 2005: [[The Departure]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Dirty Words]]''
* 2005: Colour Of Fire - Producer & Mixer - ''Pearl Necklace''
* 2003: [[Leaves (Icelandic band)|The Leaves]] – Assistant Producer & Mixer – "Breathe"
* 2005: [[Syntax (band)|Syntax]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Meccano Mind]]''
* 2003: [[Lamb (electronic band)|Lamb]] – Producer – "[[Between Darkness and Wonder]]"
* 2004: KT Tunstall - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Eye to the Telescope]]''
* 2003: [[Peter Gabriel]] – Assistant Producer & Mixer – ''Growing Up''
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* 2003: Peter Gabriel – Remixer – ''The Tower''
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* 2004: [[Chikinki]] - Producer & Mixer - ''Lick Your Ticket''
* 2004: [[Longview (British band)|Longview]] - Producer & Mixer - "Nowhere", "Sleep" and "Still"
* 2002: [[Doves (band)|Doves]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[The Last Broadcast (album)|The Last Broadcast]]''
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* 2001: [[New Order (band)|New Order]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]''<ref>Bambarger, Bradley (2001) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=kBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 New Order ''Get Ready'']", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 27 October 2001.</ref>
* 2004: [[Magnet (musician)|Magnet]] - Producer & Mixer - ''Chasing Dreams'' ([[Extended play|EP]])
* 2001: [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] – Producer & Mixer – "[[Music Gets the Best of Me]]"
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* 2005: [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]] - Remixer - "[[Strange and Beautiful]]"
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* 2000: Doves – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Lost Souls (Doves album)|Lost Souls]]''
* 2003: [[Leaves (Icelandic band)|The Leaves]] - Assistant Producer & Mixer - "Breathe"
* 2003: [[Lamb (electronic band)|Lamb]] - Producer - "[[Between Darkness and Wonder]]"
* 2000: [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Asleep in the Back]]''
* 2003: [[Peter Gabriel]] - Asstant Producer & Mixer - ''Growing Up''
* 2000: [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Love Is Here]]''
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* 1999: [[Suede (band)|Suede]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Head Music]]''
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* 2003: Peter Gabriel - Remixer - ''The Tower''
* 2002: [[Doves (band)|Doves]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[The Last Broadcast (album)|The Last Broadcast]]''
* 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "[[Electricity (Suede song)|Electricity]]"
* 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "[[She's in Fashion]]"
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* 2001: [[New Order (band)|New Order]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]''<ref>Bambarger, Bradley (2001) "[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=%22steve+osborne%22+producer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE_off-ZvPAhXoIcAKHZVIBUQQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=%22steve%20osborne%22%20producer&f=false New Order ''Get Ready'']", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 27 October 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2016</ref>
* 2001: [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] - Producer & Mixer - "[[Music Gets The Best Of Me]]"
* 1998: [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Without You I'm Nothing (Placebo album)|Without You I'm Nothing]]''
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* 1997: [[U2]] − [[Staring at the Sun (U2 song)|Staring at the Sun]] single − Additional production
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* 2000: Doves - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Lost Souls (Doves album)|Lost Souls]]''
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* 1997: U2 – Producer ''[[Pop (U2 album)|Pop]]''<ref>Verna, Paul (1997) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 U2 ''Pop'']", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 15 March 1997, p. 63.</ref>
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* 2000: [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Asleep In The Back]]''
* 2000: [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Love Is Here]]''
* 1997: [[Curve (band)|Curve]] – Producer & Mixer – "[[Chinese Burn (song)|Chinese Burn]]" and "Coming Up Roses"
* 1999: [[Suede (band)|Suede]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Head Music]]''
* 1996: [[Lush (band)|Lush]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Lovelife (album)|Lovelife]]''
* 1999: Suede - Producer & Mixer - "[[Electricity (Suede song)|Electricity]]"
* 1994: [[Scorpio Rising (band)|Scorpio Rising]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Brutal Deluxe (album)]]''
* 1999: Suede - Producer & Mixer - "[[She's in Fashion]]"
* 1993: [[Deacon Blue]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Whatever You Say, Say Nothing]]''
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* 1992: U2 − Remixer – [[Even Better Than the Real Thing|"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Remixes)]] (remix single)
* 1998: [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Without You I'm Nothing (Placebo album)|Without You I'm Nothing]]
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* 1990: [[Happy Mondays]] – Producer & Mixer – ''[[Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches]]''
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* 1997: [[U2]] − [[Staring at the Sun (U2 song)]] single − Additional production
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* 1997: [[U2]] - Producer ''[[Pop (U2 album)|Pop]]''<ref>Verna, Paul (1997) "[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63&dq=%22steve+osborne%22+producer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE_off-ZvPAhXoIcAKHZVIBUQQ6AEIKjAD#v=onepage&q=%22steve%20osborne%22%20producer&f=false U2 ''Pop'']", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 15 March 1997, p. 63. Retrieved 19 August 2016</ref>
* 1997: [[Curve (band)|Curve]] - Producer & Mixer - "[[Chinese Burn (song)|Chinese Burn]]" and "Coming Up Roses"
* 1996: [[Lush (band)|Lush]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Lovelife (album)|Lovelife]]''
* 1993: [[Deacon Blue]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Whatever You Say, Say Nothing]]''
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* 1992: Remixer - [[U2]] − [[Even better than the real thing remixes]] ( remix single )
* 1990: [[Happy Mondays]] - Producer & Mixer - ''[[Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44920/biography Allmusic.com biography]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44920/biography AllMusic biography]
*[http://www.140db.co.uk/writerproducers/steve-osborne Official site at 140db production collective]
*[http://www.140db.co.uk/writerproducers/steve-osborne Official site at 140db production collective]
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Not to be confused with Steve Osborn or Stephen Osborne (disambiguation).
For English professional footballer, see Steve Osborne (footballer).

Stephen John "Steve" Osborne (born 1963) is a British record producer, living in Bath, England. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Suede, the B-52s, A-ha, New Order, Elbow, U2,[1] Happy Mondays, Placebo, Gregory Porter, Doves, KT Tunstall, Vanessa Carlton, and Simple Minds.

Career[edit]

During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team,[citation needed] a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; they worked with Happy Mondays,[2] U2, and other artists. He and Oakenfold were part of the 1990s dance music act Grace which existed from 1994 to 1997.

Osborne worked with Cat's Eyes 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's "Natural Blues", U2's "Beautiful Day", and compose the music for Big Brother UK with Oakenfold under the name Elementfour.

Production and mixing credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kootnikoff, David (2012) Bono: A Biography, Greenwood, ISBN 978-0313355097, p. 171
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Paul Oakenfold". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Premiere: Vanessa Carlton – 'Nothing Where Something Used To Be' (Steve Osborne Remix)", Clash, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016
  4. ^ Bambarger, Bradley (2001) "New Order Get Ready", Billboard, 27 October 2001.
  5. ^ Verna, Paul (1997) "U2 Pop", Billboard, 15 March 1997, p. 63.

External links[edit]

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