Stephen John "Steve" Osborne (born 1963) is a British

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, living in

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, England. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including

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A-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ro ...

, New Order,

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, U2,

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, Gregory Porter,

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, Vanessa Carlton, and

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Career

During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the

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team, a production and remix collaboration with

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; they worked with Happy Mondays, U2, and other artists. He and Oakenfold were part of the 1990s dance music act

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which existed from 1994 to 1997. Osborne worked with

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on their critically acclaimed album, released in April 2011. At the 2012

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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

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'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

* 2016:

– Producer & Mixer – "Objects in the Mirror" (single) * 2016: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – " Cast in Steel" (single) * 2015: Young Guns = Producer & Mixer – '' Ones and Zeros'' * 2014: Vanessa Carlton = Producer & Mixer – '' Liberman'' * 2014:

Charlie Simpson Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June 1985) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is a member of multi- BRIT Award-winning rock band Busted and he is also the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist in the British post-hardcore band ...

= Producer & Mixer – '' Long Road Home'' * 2014:

= Producer & Mixer – '' Big Music'' * 2012:

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= Producer & Mixer – "Hummingbird" * 2012:

= Producer & Mixer – "Farmer & His Gun" * 2012: Urusen = Producer & Mixer – ''This Is Where We Meet'' * 2012: Morten Harket – Producer & Mixer – '' Out of My Hands'' * 2011: Vanessa Carlton – Producer & Mixer – '' Rabbits on the Run'' * 2010: Cat's Eyes – Producer & Mixer – ''

'' * 2010: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – " Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" (single) * 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – ''

Foot of the Mountain ''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the album d ...

'' (single) * 2009: A-ha – Producer & Mixer – "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single) * 2008: Starsailor – Producer & Mixer – '' All the Plans'' * 2008:

The Twang The Twang are an English indie rock band, formed in 2004 in Birmingham. The band have released five studio albums - '' Love It When I Feel Like This'' (2007), ''Jewellery Quarter'' (2009), '' 10:20'' (2012), '' Neon Twang'' (2014), ''If Confron ...

– Producer & Mixer – "Ice Cream Sunday" * 2008:

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Funplex'' * 2007:

– Producer – '' Drastic Fantastic'' * 2006: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – '' KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' * 2006:

Union of Knives Union of Knives are a Scottish electronic rock band from Glasgow, a trio consisting of producer and musician Chris Gordon (also known for the band Baby Chaos), programmer Dave McClean and singer Craig Grant. Described by Time Out magazine a ...

- Producer & Mixer - ''Violence and Birdsong'' * 2006:

– Producer & Mixer – ''Debut'' * 2006:

The Fratellis The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Thei ...

– Mixer – '' Costello Music'' * 2006: Young Love – Producer – Too Young to Fight It'' * 2006: Brookville – Producer – ''Life in the Shade'' * 2006: Clearlake – Producer & Mixer – ''

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'' * 2005:

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– Producer & Mixer – '' Vheissu'' * 2005:

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– Producer & Mixer – '' In The Clear'' * 2005:

The Departure The Departure was an English rock band from Northampton, formed in October 2003. Their debut album, '' Dirty Words'', was released 13 June 2005 by Parlophone. A second album, ''Inventions'', was expected to be released in early 2008, but was no ...

– Producer & Mixer – '' Dirty Words'' * 2005: Colour of Fire – Producer & Mixer – ''Pearl Necklace'' * 2005:

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– Producer & Mixer – '' Meccano Mind'' * 2004: KT Tunstall – Producer & Mixer – ''

Eye to the Telescope ''Eye to the Telescope'' is the debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released on 13 December 2004 and re-released 10 January 2005 by Relentless Records. On 19 July 2005, it was nominated for the 2005 Mercury ...

'' * 2004:

Chikinki Chikinki were an English electropop band from Bristol, England. History The band formed at Hiatt Baker Hall at the University of Bristol in 1996. Originally there were six members: Rupert Browne ( vocals), Ed East ( rhythm guitar), Steve Bond ...

– Producer & Mixer – ''Lick Your Ticket'' * 2004: Longview – Producer & Mixer – "Nowhere", "Sleep" and "Still" * 2004:

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– Producer & Mixer – ''Chasing Dreams'' ( EP) * 2005: Aqualung – Remixer – " Strange and Beautiful" * 2003: The Leaves – Assistant Producer & Mixer – "Breathe" * 2003: Lamb – Producer – " Between Darkness and Wonder" * 2003:

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

– Assistant Producer & Mixer – ''Growing Up'' * 2003: Peter Gabriel – Remixer – ''The Tower'' * 2002:

– Producer & Mixer – '' The Last Broadcast'' * 2001: New Order – Producer & Mixer – '' Get Ready'' * 2001: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Producer & Mixer – "

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" * 2000: Doves – Producer & Mixer – '' Lost Souls'' * 2000:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Asleep in the Back'' * 2000: Starsailor – Producer & Mixer – '' Love Is Here'' * 1999:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Head Music'' * 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "

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" * 1999: Suede – Producer & Mixer – "

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" * 1998:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Without You I'm Nothing'' * 1997: U2 − Staring at the Sun single − Additional production * 1997: U2 – Producer ''

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''Verna, Paul (1997)
U2 ''Pop''
, ''

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'', 15 March 1997, p. 63. * 1997:

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– Producer & Mixer – " Chinese Burn" and "Coming Up Roses" * 1996: Lush – Producer & Mixer – ''

Lovelife ''Lovelife'' is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Harmon Feldman. The ensemble cast includes Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Bruce Davison, Jon Tenney and Peter Krause. ''Lovelife'' was nominat ...

'' * 1993: Deacon Blue – Producer & Mixer – '' Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' * 1992: U2 − Remixer – "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (Remixes) (remix single) * 1990:

– Producer & Mixer – '' Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches''

References

External links

AllMusic biographyOfficial site at 140db production collective
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Steve English electronic musicians English record producers Living people 1963 births Remixers