Steve Bays

Steve Bays is a Canadian musician, music engineer, producer and writer.[1] He was also the frontman and one of the founding members of Hot Hot Heat.[2]

Steve Bays
Steve Bays performing with Hot Hot Heat
Background information
GenresIndie rock, Alternative, art punk
Occupation(s)musician, record producer, recording engineer
Instrumentskeyboards, vocals
Years active1999–present
LabelsDangerbird, Dine Alone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records
Associated actsHot Hot Heat, Fake Shark, Mounties, Fur Trade

Career

Steve Bays is a member of Canadian bands Hot Hot Heat, Fur Trade, and Mounties.

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 & The Tantrums, Mounties, Born Ruffians, Mother Mother, Gay Nineties[4] and Hawksley Workman.[5]


Steve Bays has been nominated for two Juno awards. In 2019 he received a Recording Engineer of the year Nomination for "Flashes" from the album PHASES by Dear Rouge and "Unamerican" from the album UNAMERICAN by Said The Whale. In 2020 he has been nominated for Jack Richardson Producer of the Year for "Record Shop" from the album CASCADIA by Said The Whale and "Song In My Head" from RIP by We Are The City.

Selected Discography
Year Artist Title Label Role
2018 Dear Rouge Phases ("Motion", "Flashes")
  • Released: March 9, 2018
 Universal Music Canada Producer

Engineer
Mixer

2017 Yukon Blonde Crazy (Single)
  • Released: July 28, 2017
 Dine Alone Records Producer

Engineer
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

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
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
2015 Hawksley Workman Old Cheetah
  • Released: June 2, 2015
 Six Shooter Records Producer

Co-writer
Mixer

2014 JPNSGRLS Circulation
  • Released: July 15, 2014
 Light Organ Records Producer

Mixer

2014 Steve Aoki, Diplo, Deorro 22 Jump Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("Freak")
  • Released: June 10, 2014
 Republic Records Co-writer

Vocals

2014 Mounties Thrash Rock Legacy
  • Released: March 4, 2014
 Light Organ Records Producer

Engineer
Mixer

2013 Fur Trade Don't Get Heavy
  • Released: July 22, 2013
 Last Gang Records Producer

Engineer
Mixer

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References
  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".
  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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