Steve Anderson (music)

Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson at a show rehearsal in 2012.
Background information
Birth name	Stephen John Anderson
Also known as	Steve Anderson
Born	1969 Southend, UK
Origin	Southend, UK
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Record Producer, Songwriter, Musical Director, Arranger
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Universal Publishing
Associated acts	Brothers in Rhythm

Steve Anderson is a British musician, songwriter and record producer, whose most recognisable work is as Kylie Minogue's collaborator on her tours and previous albums. He has also worked on songs and albums for many recording artists such as Britney Spears, Westlife, Christophe Willem, Judy Tzuke and Susan Boyle, among others.

Steve Anderson began his musical career at DMC Studios as one half of remix/production team Brothers in Rhythm with Dave Seaman. They went on to work on artists including Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Sting and Paul McCartney. Steve's role at DMC was initially as an apprentice or, as he described it, "tea-boy creating some mixes for their subscription service". Steve Anderson's first remix for Kylie Minogue under the DMC label was her 1990 disco single "Step Back In Time". Though this remix was not officially serviced, it has ben suggested that it later provided inspiration for the successful Harding/Curnow remix of the Rhythm of Love single. Further, it would lead to Anderson collaborating with Minogue on her ballad "Finer Feelings" in 1991. Recalling the important influence of the band Massive Attack's music at the time, Anderson states in an interview:

Finer Feelings came from someone at PWL loving what we were doing with Brothers In Rhythm, which up until then had been predominantly house music, so taking on a gorgeous mid tempo was quite a risk but of course we loved the song and just embellished what was there with a whole load of piano, strings and choir… On the original 1992 remix it was purely about making the rhythm section tougher and the orchestration more lush - everyone was influenced by Massive Attack then, so that’s where we were headed”