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SERVING FRESH MUSIC SINCE 2000 Stephen Stewart Short - 2 time Grammy Award Winner and Producer
Stephen was invited to work in the United States in the early 1990’s. After 12 years of owning and running one of the best studios in the world, Stephen found the invitation a fresh challenge. This meant returning to the basics in recording and learning the subtle differences between the production of the English and American styles, whilst working with artist like Chaka Kahn, DC Talk, Remy Zero, Joan Armatrading and Ray Charles. Along the way, Stephen earned 2 Grammys for this work. It was whilst working with DC Talk in Nashville that Stephen began building relationships with young artists like Ben Folds and Fleming and John, entertainment attorneys and A&R, which helped to form a strong interest in artist management and development. His first major label management signing, was an 18 year old singer songwriter, Mathew Vasquez, who Stephen signed and developed for 2 years, eventually signing him to Jimmy Iovine’s label, Interscope records. This was followed by another Management/Production deal with an unknown band from Greenville College named, Augustana. Stephen took the band into the studio and produced five songs that got them a combined multi-million dollar record and publishing deal. Within 6 months Stephen discovered his next artist, a band from Minneapolis, called This World Fair. After signing a management/production contract, Stephen produced the demos that led to a record deal with EMI/Rethink in Nashville. This World Fair have just completed their first full length CD. They also wrote and performed the main theme in “Disturbia” which was the #1 Movie for three straight weeks at the US box office. In 2008, Stephen developed, produced and signed Minneapolis band, Camera Can’t Lie to Atlantic Records.
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In 1977 Stephen began his professional career, engineering at London’s Legendary Trident Studios. Trident was widely regarded as a world leader in sound recording and production and was among the top 5 studios in the world. Trident gained its reputation by helping to forge the careers of Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, The Beatles and Queen to name but a few. Stephen garnered vast experience from the staff and clientele, gaining production and engineering expertise whilst working with such artists as Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Rod Stewart, The Grateful Dead, Paul McCartney, Tears for Fears, and producers as varied as Mutt Lang, Terry Brown, and Phil Ramone. This experience was priceless, using the finest equipment available anywhere in the world, Studer, Neumann and Trident consoles. Trident was the first 8 track, then 16 track, then Studer 24 and 48 track studio in the UK; developing recording techniques that are still in use today and pushing all manner of creative boundaries.