Stephen Simpson (musician)
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Stephen Simpson | |
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 Ste Simpson performing with Robinn in 2015 at the Slaughtered Lamb music venue in Clerkenwell, London. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | (silence) MYƎGO |
| Born | Stephen Simpson |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronica, hip-hop, house |
| Occupations | Session musician, producer, dj |
| Instruments | Keyboards, Bass Guitar |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Website | silencemy3go |
Stephen Simpson Professionally known as (silence) MYƎGO is a musician, beat-maker, producer and dj, born in Huddersfield, UK, his music incorporates elements of hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica.
In 2004 Simpson began his career as a keyboardist with the grammy-nominated artist Estelle, joining her on her 2005 European tour supporting John Legend.[1] Moving to London in the summer of 2007 Simpson began working closely with Russian producer DJ Vadim[2] with whom he formed a production duo "Butterfish Black" and a band "The Electric".[3] After leaving the band in the winter of 2011, Simpson went on to work closely with numerous musical artists including Chipmunk, Liam Bailey,[4] Robinn, Altrego, Natural Self and Hawkhouse before teaming up with Chesca Royalty in 2017 to work on several tracks on her "System Olympia" project.
Style
Simpson's music fuses genres to create a digital-analog hybrid sound using various vintage synthesizers, drum machines and acoustic instruments to create dreamy textures.[5]