Stephen James Philibin (born April 11, 1998), better known by his stage name Steve James, is an American record producer, songwriter and DJ.

Career

Steve James was born in

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. He began learning the piano at the age of four, classically trained. He was introduced to

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music by his brother and was inspired to pursue

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

production after seeing

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live, at the age of 14. James began experimenting with Ableton at age 15 and found early success with his remix of ZHU's "Faded," which was the top remix of 2014 on Sirius XM's BPM Station. In the summer of 2015, James took a trip to Los Angeles, California and was introduced to Jason Boyd (Poo Bear). Upon their first meeting, James played Poo Bear an instrumental idea on the piano, which lead to them co-writing and co-producing the title track on

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's fourth studio album, Purpose''.Richland teen brings ‘Purpose’ for pop star Bieber , News , tribdem.com
/ref> The album has since gone 3× Platinum in the US (RIAA) and 4× Platinum in Canada. Following the release of "

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", James left Richland High School, passed the GED test, and returned to LA to pursue music full-time. In November 2015, James released his debut single, "Renaissance", on Seeking Blue and briefly supported

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on their Friendzone tour. After meeting

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

in early 2016, James and Garrix collaborated on "

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". In March 2016, James snuck into Ultra Music Festival 2016 to watch Garrix premiere the song, as millions streamed the performance live. "In the Name of Love" has since charted in over 30 countries. James' premiered his second single, "In My Head" in July 2016, on Martin Garrix's 1st episode of STMPD Radio with Zane Lowe.PREMIERE: Steve James Unleashes His Biggest Single Yet , Your EDM
/ref> Throughout the rest of 2016, James supported Garrix,

Matoma Tom Stræte Lagergren (born 29 May 1991), professionally known as Matoma, is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. Early life Lagergren was born in Åsnes, Norway. He started playing the piano as a child. During that period, he won a contest t ...

, and

Vanic Jesse Hughes (born May 6, 1989), known professionally as Vanic, is a Canadian DJ and producer, based in New Westminster, British Columbia. Early life A metal enthusiast when he was in middle school, Hughes developed an interest in hardstyle ...

on their worldwide tours. James has since been seen working in the studio with

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

Morgan Page Morgan Wolf Page (born May 31, 1981) is an American DJ and music producer. His tracks include "The Longest Road", "Fight for You" and "In the Air". Page has received two Grammy Award nominations; a personal nomination for best remix with Nadia ...

Matthew Koma Matthew Bair (born June 2, 1987), known professionally as Matthew Koma, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Songs written by Koma include "Spectrum" and Grammy Award-winner "Clarity", both performed by Zedd. Koma has colla ...

, and

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, among others.

Discography

Singles

Songwriting and production

Remixes

References

External links

Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Steve 1998 births Living people American DJs Record producers from Pennsylvania Electronic dance music DJs