- Steven Stanley
Steven J. C. Stanley is a Jamaican audio engineer,
record producer andkeyboardist who has worked in thereggae , dub and rock music genres since 1975, most notably withTalking Heads ,Tom Tom Club andBlack Uhuru .Stanley began as an in-house sound mixer at
Compass Point Studios . He was considered to be a member of the 1980s new wave groupTom Tom Club , [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifyxqr5ldse~T0] co-producing their debut album "Tom Tom Club" (1981). [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/100842/review/5945498?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview] He is credited as co-writer of "Genius of Love ", sometimes considered the most sampled song inhip-hop music , [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:dbfpxqldldse] having been re-interpreted byGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in the 1982 song "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)", and sampled by Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde,The X-Ecutioners , and on Mariah Carey's #1 hit "Fantasy" (1995) [http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hvfpxvraldae] which earned Stanley a 1997ASCAP Pop Award as asongwriter .Stanley worked on the
Grammy Award -winning albums, "Anthem" byBlack Uhuru that he co-produced withSly and Robbie , and "Dutty Rock " bySean Paul , mixing the song “I’m Still in Love With You”. Outside of the reggae genre, Stanley has also worked withGrace Jones , and theThe B-52's , receiving aGold Album for "Wild Planet " (1981). He lives inKingston, Jamaica and works at his studio there, Steven Stanley Recording Studio. [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20031002t200000-0500_49834_obs_bankie_banks_riding_on_a_chariot_of_steel.asp] [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20050827T200000-0500_87033_OBS_FIRST_BORN.asp]
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