Coby Sey
British musician
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Coby Sey is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, based in London.[1][2] Sey released his debut album Conduit, in 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim.[3][4][5]
- Artist
- musician
- songwriter
- DJ
- radio host
- producer
- Vocals
- bass guitar
- electronics
- keyboards
- drums
- percussions
Coby Sey | |
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| Born | Lewisham, London, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Lewisham, London |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | cobysey |
Career
Coby Sey has worked with musicians Tirzah,[6][7] Mica Levi,[7] DELS,[8] Kwes,[9] Laurel Halo,[10] Klein,[11] Lafawndah[12][13] and London Contemporary Orchestra,[14] artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot[15] and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens,[7] Max de Wardener[16] and Leifur James. In 2019 he had a featured session on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction in an improvised collaboration with PAN affiliated artist Pan Daijing.[17] Sey is also a founder and member of a collective named Curl[18] with Mica Levi and Brother May, and is one-third of a group named Gaister, with Olivia Salvadori and Bo Ningen's Akihide Monna.
In September 2022, Sey released his debut album Conduit on AD 93 to critical praise.[19][20][21][22]
Personal life
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Conduit[21][24] |
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Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Colourgrade (with Tirzah and Mica Levi as Tirzah)[25][26][27] |
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| GAISTER (with Olivia Salvadori and Akihide Monna as GAISTER)[28] |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Whities 010: Transport for Lewisham[29][30] |
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| River[33] |
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Soundtracks
| Title | Album details |
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| MASS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[34] |
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Singles
Collaborative singles
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album/EP/Mixtape |
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| "Sento"[37] | 2024 | GAISTER (Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna & Coby Sey) | GAISTER |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album/EP/Mixtape |
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| "7-5 (Change)"[38] | 2012 | Kwesachu (Kwes. & Micachu), Grant Armour, Elan Tamara | Kwesachu Vol. 2 |
| "Devotion" | 2018 | Tirzah | Devotion |
| "Alien"[39] | 2020 | Leifur James | Angel in Disguise |
| "Oilseed Stone" | Lol K | Born Under a Bad One | |
| "Tighter"[40] | 2021 | Cosha | Mt. Pleasant |
| "Hive Mind" | Tirzah | Colourgrade | |
| "So I Can See You"[41] | 2022 | TONE | So I Can See You |
| "Splash" | Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Momoko Gill | POOL | |
| "Grasp"[42] | Nosaj Thing, Slauson Malone 1, Sam Gendel | Continua | |
| "Can't Be Unstuck"[43] | 2023 | TYSON | Sunsetters / Daybreakers |
| "On Grounds"[44] | Speakers Corner Quartet | Further Out Than The Edge | |
| "Bites"[45] | V/Z (Valentina Magaletti & Zongamin) | Suono Assente | |
| "Belleville"[10] | Laurel Halo | Atlas | |
| "The Graves at Charleroi"[46][47] | Rainy Miller x Space Afrika | A Grisaille Wedding | |
| "five"[48] | Louis Carnell & Coby Sey | 111 | |
| "Clean Slate", "Ultimately" [49] | 2024 | Ben Klock & Fadi Mohem | Layer One |
| "We Know What Gives"[50] | Moin | You Never End | |
| "Yet To Know The Meaning of Forever"[51] | 2025 | Loraine James | New Year's Substitution 3 |
| "Stay"[52] | Raisa K | Affectionately | |
| "All Our Knives Are Always Sharp"[53] | Tony Njoku | All Our Knives Are Always Sharp | |
| "Palimpsest"[54] | Alpha Maid, Ben Vince | Is this a queue |
Remixes
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album/EP |
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| "Marilyn - Coby Sey Remix"[55] | 2017 | Mount Kimbie | Four Years and One Day |
| "Melt! (Coby Sey Rework)"[7][56] | 2010 | Kelly Lee Owens | Non-album remixes |
| "Bismuth Dream (Coby Sey Rework)" | Max de Wardener | Detuned Reworks | |
| "Le Malentendu (Tirzah & Coby Sey Version)" | 2011 | Lafawndah feat. Lala &ce, Tirzah & Coby Sey | The Fifth Season (Versions) |
| "Corner of my Sky feat. John Cale (Coby Sey Rework)"[57] | Kelly Lee Owens | Inner Song Remix Series | |
| "Aralkum - Coby Sey Remix"[58] | Galya Bisengalieva | Aralkum Remixes | |
| "I Fucked It Up" [59] | 2022 | Goddess911 | I.F.I.U (Remixes) |
| "All roads lead to London (feat. Coby Sey & Ersatz)"[60] | 2023 | Jockstrap & Taylor Skye | I<3UQTINVU |
| "That Can Be Arranged (Coby Sey Remix)"[61][62] | 2025 | Tom Vek | We Have Sound Remixes |
Covers
Videos
| Song | Year | Director(s) |
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| All Change | 2017 | Coby Sey and Alex McCullough[65] |
| Devotion | 2018 | Akinola "Crackstevens" Davies Jr.[66] |
| Hive Mind | 2021 | Leah Walker and Rebecca Salvadori[67] |
| Permeated Secrets | 2022 | Eva-Grace Bor[68] |
| all we got is us in the moment | 2023 | Rebecca Salvadori[69] |
| Onus | 2023 | Lallie Doyle[70] |
| Stay | 2025 | Basil Anthony Harewood[71] |
Notes
Touring band members aka Continue
- Coby Sey – vocals, electric bass, keyboard, electronics[72]
- Momoko Gill – drums, vibraphone
- Leisha Thomas (Alpha Maid) – electric guitar
- Charlie Hope – visuals
- Ben Vince – tenor saxophone
- CJ Calderwood – alto saxophone
- Sébastien Forrester – percussion, vibraphone