Steve is co-owner of TCP Recordings, the well-respected new label from Bristol. Steve and label partner Thomas Christopher have been producing electronic music together for over two years. Early 2005 they decided it was time to start-up a label together as an outlet for their many high quality productions.
Steve has been producing and experimenting with many different dance music genres for seven years. His love for music became apparent when he started to learn how to play the guitar at the age of thirteen. He soon joined a local grunge band and helped write much of their material. Steve then enrolled at Music College, where it all started to fit into place and the beats began rolling off his fingers. Experimenting with everything from Hip Hop, Breaks and House he developed a love for many styles of dance music.
Having collaborated with many DJs and producers in the southwest, Steve had become recognised as a talented engineer. Techno in Bristol was given a huge boost with the launch of Vagisness (run by Steves college friend Thomas Christopher). Steve was engrossed by the European sound being championed by DJs like Valentino Kanzyani, Marco Bailey, Umek, Beyer, Ben Sims, etc... Payne and TC decided to start producing their own brand of this funky hi energy dance music.
People have obviously been taken with Steves sound Most notably is his The Pressure which was used to re-launch the legendary Primevil Label. His releases on TCP both solo and in collaboration with TC have been featured in iDJ, Mixmag and many other dance music publications. His work has also received lots of airplay on many radio stations around the world inc. BBC Radio1, Samurai FM and XM Satellite Radio.
Steves genius is most apparent when fusing different music genres to create amazing new sounds. Although varied, he manages to maintain originality in his work; whether it be writing or producing, his distinct style is always prevalent.
Following the success of his exclusive CDJ sets (only playing his own material) Steve is currently working on a live set, which should see fruition in the not to distant future!
