Steve James (DJ)

{{short description|American DJ}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Steve James | image = Steve James Press Photo.jpg | caption = Steve James in 2015 | birth_name = Stephen James Philibin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|04|11}} | origin = [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], United States | genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Pop music|pop]] | years_active = 2014–present | website = {{URL|www.stevejamesofficial.com}} }}

'''Stephen James Philibin''' (born April 11, 1998), better known by his stage name '''Steve James''', is an American record producer, songwriter and DJ.

==Career== Steve James was born in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]. He began learning the piano at the age of four, classically trained.<ref>[http://www.laweekly.com/music/steve-james-17-is-dance-musics-new-golden-boy-just-ask-justin-bieber-6347858 Steve James, 17, Is EDM's New Golden Boy — Just Ask Justin Bieber | L.A. Weekly]</ref> He was introduced to [[progressive house]] music by his brother and was inspired to pursue [[electronic music]] production after seeing [[Avicii]] live, at the age of 14. James began experimenting with Ableton at age 15 and found early success with his remix of ZHU's "Faded," which was the top remix of 2014 on Sirius XM's BPM Station.

In the summer of 2015, James took a trip to Los Angeles, California and was introduced to Jason Boyd (Poo Bear). Upon their first meeting, James played Poo Bear an instrumental idea on the piano, which lead to them co-writing and co-producing the title track on [[Justin Bieber]]'s fourth studio album, '''Purpose''.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6760761/justin-bieber-purpose-steve-james-17-year-old-producer Justin Bieber's 'Purpose': Meet 17-year-old co-producer behind title track| Billboard | Billboard]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.tribdem.com/news/richland-teen-brings-purpose-for-pop-star-bieber/article_5ab30550-8f2b-11e5-a5b6-4b833b79c1d9.html Richland teen brings ‘Purpose’ for pop star Bieber | News | tribdem.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.idolator.com/7615749/steve-james-justin-bieber-producer-purpose Justin Bieber’s Surprise Collaborator: 17-Year-Old Producer Steve James Talks “Purpose” | Idolator]{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The album has since gone 3× Platinum in the US (RIAA)<ref>https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Justin+Bieber&ti=Purpose#search_section.Retrieved April 2, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH</ref> and 4× Platinum in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=Purpose%20Justin+Bieber |title=Gold/Platinum |website=musiccanada.com |access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

Following the release of "[[Purpose (Justin Bieber song)|Purpose]]", James left Richland High School,<ref name=autogenerated1 /> passed the GED test, and returned to [[Los Angeles|LA]] to pursue music full-time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/11/steve-james-interview-bieber/|title = Pigeons & Planes: The Best in New Music Discovery and Curation}}</ref> In November 2015, James released his debut single, "Renaissance", on Seeking Blue and briefly supported [[the Chainsmokers]] on their Friendzone tour.<ref>[http://www.idolator.com/7616451/steve-james-clairity-renaissance Steve James Teams Up With Rising Vocalist Clairity For “Renaissance” | Idolator]{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

After meeting [[Martin Garrix]] in early 2016, James and Garrix collaborated on "[[In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song)|In the Name of Love]]".<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Martin-Garrix-Bebe-Rexha-In-The-Name-Of-Love/release/8840046 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love (File) at Discogs]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Martin-Garrix-Bebe-Rexha/In-the-Name-of-Love|title=Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - in the Name of Love Lyrics}}</ref> In March 2016, James snuck into Ultra Music Festival 2016 to watch Garrix premiere the song, as millions streamed the performance live.<ref>[http://www.laweekly.com/music/bribed-bouncers-and-fake-ids-underage-edm-djs-share-their-secrets-6934246 Underage EDM DJs Talk About Fake IDs, Bribing Bouncers and Sneaking Into Clubs | L.A. Weekly]</ref><ref>[https://www.grammypro.com/professional-development/video/buzzin-steve-james Buzzin' With Steve James | GRAMMYPro.com]</ref> "In the Name of Love" has since charted in over 30 countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/zoeken?search=Martin+Garrix+%26+Bebe+Rexha |title=Top 40 |website=www.top40.nl |access-date=30 September 2016}}</ref>

James' premiered his second single, "In My Head" in July 2016, on Martin Garrix's 1st episode of STMPD Radio with Zane Lowe.<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/curator/stmpd-radio-martin-garrix/1113692452 Connecting to the iTunes Store]</ref><ref>[http://www.youredm.com/2016/06/26/martin-garrix-brings-steve-james-board-first-ever-stmpd-radio/ Martin Garrix Brings Steve James On Board For First Ever STMPD Radio | Your EDM]</ref><ref>[http://www.youredm.com/2016/07/08/premiere-steve-james/ PREMIERE: Steve James Unleashes His Biggest Single Yet | Your EDM]</ref> Throughout the rest of 2016, James supported Garrix, [[Matoma]], and [[Vanic]] on their worldwide tours. James has since been seen working in the studio with [[Martin Garrix]], [[Oliver Heldens]], [[Morgan Page]], [[Matthew Koma]], and [[Lights (musician)|Lights]], among others.

==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Year !Title |- |"Renaissance" (with [[Claire Rachel Wilkinson|Clairity]]) |align="center" rowspan="1"| 2015 |- |"In My Head" (featuring RKCB) |align="center" rowspan="1"| 2016 |- |"Candles (with [[Morgan Page]])" |align="center" rowspan="2"| 2017 |- |"Warrior" (featuring [[Lights (musician)|Lights]]) |- |"Fall for You" | rowspan="2"| 2019 |- |"Missing You" (with [[Eric Nam]]) |- |"[[Church (Galantis album)|Bonfire]]" (with [[Galantis]]) | 2020 |- |"Like I Do" (with [[Morgan Page]] featuring Brooke Tomlinson)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/like-i-do-feat-brooke-tomlinson-single/1560208571 |title=Like I Do (feat. Brooke Tomlinson) - Single by Steve James & Morgan Page on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=16 April 2021 |accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref> | 2021 |}

=== Songwriting and production=== {|class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Artist !Credit |- |align="center" rowspan="1"| 2015 |"[[Purpose (Justin Bieber album)|Purpose]]" |[[Justin Bieber]] |Producer and Writer |- |align="center" rowspan="2"| 2016 |"[[In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song)|In the Name of Love]]" |[[Martin Garrix]] and [[Bebe Rexha]] |Producer and Writer |- |"[[Power (Little Mix song)|Power]]" |[[Little Mix]] featuring [[Stormzy]] |Producer |- |align="center" rowspan="3"| 2017 |"[[Middle of the Night (The Vamps and Martin Jensen song)|Middle of the Night]]" |[[The Vamps (British band)|The Vamps]] and [[Martin Jensen (DJ)|Martin Jensen]] |Producer and Writer |- |"[[Skin & Earth|Morphine]]" |[[Lights (musician)|Lights]] |Producer and Writer |- |"Suitcase" |[[Matthew Koma]] |Producer |}

=== Remixes === {|class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Artist |- | rowspan="8" align="center" | 2014 |"[[Rather Be]]" |[[Clean Bandit]] featuring [[Jess Glynne]] |- |"Ready For Love" |[[Felix Cartal]] featuring [[Chloe Angelides]] |- |"[[All of Me (John Legend song)|All of Me]]" |[[John Legend]] |- |"Reverse" |[[SomeKindaWonderful]] |- |"[[Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding song)|Beating Heart]]" |[[Ellie Goulding]] |- |"[[Take Me Home (Cash Cash song)|Take Me Home]]" |[[Cash Cash]] featuring [[Bebe Rexha]] |- |"Stay" |[[tyDi]] featuring [[Dia Frampton]] |- |"[[Faded (Zhu song)|Faded]]" |[[Zhu (musician)|ZHU]] |- |align="center" rowspan="6"| 2015 |"[[Oh Wonder (album)|All We Do]]" |[[Oh Wonder]] |- |"[[Lovetap!|Karaoke]]" |[[Smallpools]] |- |"I Want You To Know" |[[Zedd]] featuring [[Selena Gomez]] |- |"Earned It" |[[The Weeknd]] |- |"Let You Go" |[[The Chainsmokers]] featuring [[Great Good Fine OK]] |- |"[[Soap (Melanie Martinez song)|Soap]]" |[[Melanie Martinez (singer)|Melanie Martinez]] |- |align="center" rowspan="4"| 2016 |"[[Remind Me (Conrad Sewell song)|Remind Me]]" |[[Conrad Sewell]] |- |"Friend" |[[Andrew Goldstein (musician)|FRND]] |- |"Kisses Back" |[[Matthew Koma]] |- |"In My Head" |Steve James and Joe Mason |- |2017 |"[[Flame (Tinashe song)|Flame]]" |[[Tinashe]] |- |2020 |"[[Raising Hell (Kesha song)|Raising Hell]]" |[[Kesha]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.stevejamesofficial.com Website]

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