Starlite & Campbell is a group based in

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. Formed in 2016, the band is led by married couple Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell. Their debut album, ''Blueberry Pie'' was nominated for a European Blues Award in November 2017 and blends British blues,

British rock British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. Since around 1964, with the "British Invasion" of the United States spearheaded by the Beatles, British rock music has had a considerable impact on the develop ...

blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...

and

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. In 2023, following the transition album ‘’The Language of Curiosity’’ they decided to change musical direction and launched the multimedia,

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project Starlite.One. Simultaneously, the band name was changed from the Starlite Campbell Band to Starlite & Campbell reflecting the new direction.

History

The duo had been recording, playing and touring independently in bands for many years until they met in 2012, when Starlite asked Campbell, who was

British Blues Awards The British Blues Awards were inaugurated in 2010. The prize was awarded in various categories, such as 'Male vocals', 'Female vocals', 'Guitarist', 'Bass player' and 'Keyboard player', 'Blues band', 'Young artist', 'Blues album', 'Blues festival' a ...

Nominee, to join her band as the guitar player. The love extended past each other's playing and the duo were wed in 2014 after a whirlwind romance, forming their new joint band, Starlite Campbell, in January 2016. As prolific singer-songwriters, they started writing together immediately and built up a large collection of songs in a variety of styles, from

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to British blues. The art of the song is everything and they fly in the face of disposable music – writing, recording and producing their work and then releasing on their independent label Supertone Records. Their first recorded collaboration was on Campbell's second solo album, ''The Knife'' where they jointly wrote and performed ''Do You Want Me'' with Campbell on acoustic guitar,

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and vocals and Starlite on

Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

and vocals.

Recordings

''Blueberry Pie''

The couple wrote the material for their debut album ''Blueberry Pie'' over two weeks in April 2016 and started recording in July at the Supertone Records Studio in

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, Spain, with the album mixed and mastered in October 2016. It was produced and engineered by Campbell, co-produced by Starlite and mastered by

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who is known for his work with

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and other rock luminaries. In addition to the band and session musicians Steve Gibson and Jonny Henderson, Valencian native Danny Boy Sanchez was co opted to play harmonica on track No. 5, "Say What You Want". The album artwork is based on a picture taken by Starlite in the late 70's of her Grandmother Betty Higgs. ''Blueberry Pie'' was released on 1 February 2017 and has been extensively reviewed by publications in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia '' Blues Matters!'', ''

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'', ''

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'' The band made a festive release ''It Started Raining'' on 24 December 2017. The song was recorded live at Supertone Records studio in

, Spain as part of the 'Blueberry Pie' sessions with a single guitar overdub. The cover image was taken by

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-based photographer Phil Kneen and features an old caravan featured in the song's lyric. On 12 November 2018 the band simultaneously released their new single ''Heart of Stone'' along with a limited edition,

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, 180g double

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(vinyl) of their album ''Blueberry Pie''. The lacquers were cut by Miles Showell at

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and the pressing supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council. Recorded as part of the original ''Blueberry Pie'' sessions, the track has a stinging, acidic lyric that complements the track's hypnotic rolling groove. It appears exclusively in physical form on side four of the record. The cover image was taken by

-based photographer Phil Kneen featuring actor Rob Smith.

''The Language of Curiosity''

In May 2019 Starlite and Campbell relocated their Supertone Records studio into the countryside near

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, Germany, where they started recording their second

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album, ''The Language of Curiosity'' moving again in October 2020 to

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where they continue work on the recordings. Five singles have been released from the album which was made its debut on November 5, 2021 and has been extensively reviewed by publications in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia including '' Blues Matters!'', ''

'', ''

'' Again, it is produced and engineered by Campbell, co-produced by Starlite and mastered by Astley. In addition to the band and session musicians Steve Gibson (drums), Gabriele De Vecchio (Grand / upright Piano, Wurlitzer and Hammond organ) and Jonny Henderson (Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer Electric piano, Vox Continental, Hohner Clavinet and Bechstein grand piano). Some of Henderson's keyboard parts were recorded at

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in Monmouth, Wales. The cover photograph was taken by award-winning photographer Stuart Bebb depicting dancing in the streets of Oxford following the relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom.

''Starlite Campbell Band Live!''

During the course of the band's career, several live recordings were made and in 2022 eight tracks were mixed and released digitally and on Compact Disc. The album features highly improvised and extended versions of tracks from Campbell's solo album ''ThirtySix''plus the bands ''Language of Curiosity'', ''Blueberry Pie'' and

Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have List of best-selling singles, sold over ...

A Whiter Shade Of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, i ...

which was released as a single in June 2022. The album has attracted excellent reviews. The band digitally released the accompanying album ''Starlite Campbell Band Live! 2 in October 2022.

''The Coat''

The couple are currently recording an experimental

album ''The Coat'', which will fuse electronic elements with traditional acoustic instrumentation. The album is set for release in October 2023 under the Starlite.One banner.

Live performances

British blues trio / quartet

During 2017 and 2018, the band performed extensively throughout Spain and the Isle of Man; in July 2018 band played Linton Festival to great reviews. Accompanied by drummer Steve Gibson, the band traveled to Australia to headline the blues marquee at

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on Saturday 3 November 2018 to over 3000 people with great reviews and extensive publicity. Accompanying the band on this show was Australian keyboard player

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. The Starlite Campbell Band embarked on their debut tour of the United Kingdom in December 2018 with performances in

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, Edinburgh,

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and

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in Campbell's hometown of

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to great reviews. 2019 has seen them touring Europe and the United Kingdom which included a show at one of London's longest-running and most respected live music venues,

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plus the Forum,

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- which featured

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on keyboards - Flirting With The Blues festival,

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, Porgy en Bess,

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and the Greystones,

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. In 2020 the band performed at The Great British Rock and Blues Festival (main stage), Skegness; Backstage at the Green, Kinross; Redcar R&B Club and the Half Moon, Putney amongst others. Due to the

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, much of 2021 was rescheduled to 2022/2023.

Duo

Starlite & Campbell tour material from the band's first two albums, Campbell's ''ThirtySix'' and ''The Knife'' plus their upcoming album ''The Coat'' in venues throughout the UK and Europe to great reviews. Between December 2021 and July 2022, Starlite & Campbell broadcast a weekly live stream on

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and

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from the Supertone studio in Portugal.

Members

* Suzy Starlite: Lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, stylophone,

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, fife, percussion,

Moog Taurus The Moog Taurus is a foot-operated analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by Moog Music, originally conceived as a part of the Constellation series of synthesizers. The initial Taurus I was manufactured from 1975 to 1981; a less popular re ...

bass pedals,

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and recorder (2016–present) * Simon Campbell: Lead and backing vocals, electric guitar,

resonator guitar A resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar that produces sound by conducting string vibrations through the bridge to one or more spun metal cones (resonators), instead of to the guitar's sounding board (top). Resonator gui ...

Moog guitar The Moog Guitar is an electric guitar developed in 2008 by Paul Vo that controls the level of energy within the strings of the guitar to modify the capabilities of the guitar. The guitar can send energy into strings to allow for infinite note sus ...

, acoustic guitar,

theremin The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...

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Tempest drum machine, percussion and piano (2016–present)

Session musicians

The band use a variety of fine musicians both live and in the studio depending upon suitability for the project, availability and geographical location. * Josh Phillips:

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptua ...

(2019-2020) * Govert Van Der Kolm:

(2019) * Jonny Henderson:

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

(2016–present) *

(2018) * Christian Madden:

(2016–present) * Gabriele Del Vecchio:

(2017–present) * Steve Gibson:

Drum kit A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player ( drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsti ...

(2016–present) * Hugo Danin:

(2023–present)

Equipment

Both Starlite and Campbell are users of vintage equipment, specifically

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s for guitar and bass and use multiple brands including vintage

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, Gartone, Germino, Vox, Matamp, Supertone,

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and Van Weelden with speakers by

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and Bergantino Audio Systems. Starlite favours instruments by Mike Lull,

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and

Fylde Guitars Fylde Guitars is an English manufacturer of handmade fretted musical instruments. The company was founded in 1973 by (until then amateur) luthier Roger Bucknall, and remains under his personal control. Originally located in The Fylde, in 1996 the ...

some fitted with the Hipshot drop-D tuners. She was featured with a two-page article in ''

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'' talking her equipment and playing style. Campbell's instruments include

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Moog Guitar The Moog Guitar is an electric guitar developed in 2008 by Paul Vo that controls the level of energy within the strings of the guitar to modify the capabilities of the guitar. The guitar can send energy into strings to allow for infinite note sus ...

E1-M,

Mosrite Mosrite is an American guitar manufacturing company, based in Bakersfield, California, from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists. Mosrite guitars were ...

Collings Guitars Collings Guitars is an Austin, Texas based stringed instrument manufacturer. The company was founded in 1973 by ''Bill'' ''Collings'' (August 9, 1948 – July 14, 2017). In addition to acoustic guitars they also make electric guitars, archtop g ...

National Reso-Phonic Guitars National Reso-Phonic Guitars is a manufacturer of resonator guitars and other resonator instruments including resonator mandolins, tenor instruments, and resonator ukuleles.Guild Guitar Company,

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Fallstaff six, 12 and Classical models all with cutaways, plus signature models by luthier Jim Drake in

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and Gordon Whittam (Gordy) in

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, UK with pickups by Lollar, Sheptone, Lindy Fralin and House of Tone. He is known for his expertise and extensive use of the Maestro

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EP2 tape echo. They use bass/guitar strings principally by Curt Mangan,

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and Pyramid with

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's by Lehle, DWJ Pedals, Supertone, Ernie Ball, Hudson Electronics, TC Electronic, Eventide, Lexicon, Chase Tone, Headway, Sonic Research, LovePedal, Skrydstrup R&D, Textone, Digitech, Voodoo Labs, GigRig, Origin Effects, CMAT Mods, Headway Music Audio, Gamechanger Audio, Strymon, B. K. Butler, Stomp Under Foot, Danelectro, T-Rex,

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, Ceriatone and Fulltone. Synthesisers: Matriarch, Minitaur and Opus 3 by

, STVC by

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, Tempest and

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Side projects

Starlite.One

In August 2022 Starlite & Campbell announced the development of a multimedia project, Starlite.One. It is musically explorative whilst keeping the narratives of melody, emotion, soundscapes and lyrical story-telling alive. The music binds conceptual, applied and visual art which is represented physically and digitally.

The Supertone Show

From November 2015 to October 2019 Starlite and Campbell broadcast the ''Supertone Show'', a weekly, music-inspired chat show about songs and the people who make them. It featured an eclectic mix of music from their vinyl collections, plus special shows focussing on inspirational people who have influenced and changed the sound of modern music. The show was syndicated to 14 internet and FM stations based in the Netherlands, USA, Canada, and the UK. Repeats are still being broadcast an
an archive
is available on the Starlite & Campbell website. The show was resurrected in January 2023 and is available on Spotify and the Starlite & Campbell website.

Electrolite

In May 2014 the couple, with Mark Cleator, recorded a

synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

record under the name Electrolite. Writing took place on the

and later in

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, France and

, Spain. The EP was released electronically and on 180g vinyl and features Starlite on vocals, Campbell on drum & bass synthesiser programming, MOOG E1 guitar, electric guitar,

, backing vocals with Mark Cleator on an array of

analog synthesizer An analog (or analogue) synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog signals to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s, such as the Trautonium, were built with a variety of ...

s by Moog, ARP, Dave Smith plus an original

. It was recorded at the Chairworks Studio in Castleford with engineer James Mottershead, produced by Campbell and mastered by Kevin Grainger at Wired Masters, London and in 2017 the record was licensed to Ninthwave Records. The sleeve was designed by Barry Kinder and Daren Newman.

Discography

Studio albums Live albums Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Starlite Campbell websiteStarlite.One websiteSupertone Records website
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