Steven Malcolmson (born 9 April 1983) – also known as Steve Malcolmson, is a Scottish songwriter, [1] record producer, originating from Glasgow, Scotland.
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Birth name | Steven Malcolmson |
Born | Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland | 9 April 1983
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer, record producer, remixer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, guitar, vocals, synthesizer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Steven Malcolmson was born in Glasgow. He grew up in a council house, living in East End, Parkhead [2] with his parents and siblings. Malcolmson attended Whitehill Secondary School, Dropping out in the year 1998 as the music class was stopped due to a lack of funding. [3]
He began creating music in his early teens, teaching himself guitar and piano from books, using software Cubase to create his earliest forms of music. Joining the band "theoceanfloor" at nineteen – and later "Co-pilot Effect" – led him to creating indie music. [4] [5] However he later developed a passion for pop. He got in touch with Richard "Biff" Stannard who was willing to mentor him. [6]
Steve wrote the song " The Way Love Goes" which was pitched to platinum selling artist Lemar. It became the lead single for Lemar's Greatest Hits album, with the song peaking at No. 8 on the UK Singles chart he was signed in 2010 to Major 3rd Music/ BMG Rights Management. Writing with music production team Biffco he began to co-write for X Factor finalists.
He worked with Joe McElderry on his Wide Awake album with the song "Feel the Fire" [7] [8] as well as doing production work for Ellie Goulding on the single " Lights" which charted at No. 2 in the US. [9] [10] [11] and No 49 in the UK. [12] [13] Steve also worked with Kylie Minogue on the song "Love Love Love" which was leaked onto video-sharing website YouTube resulting in the song not being featured on Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite album. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Year | Artist | Tracks | Album | Role | UK Singles Chart position | US Singles Chart position |
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2010 | Lemar | " The Way Love Goes" | The Hits | Writer | No. 8 | – |
2010 | Ellie Goulding | " Lights" | Bright Lights | Programming | No. 49 | No. 2 |
2010 | Joe McElderry | "Feel the Fire" | Wide Awake | Writer | – | – |
2010 | Kylie Minogue | "Love Love Love" | – | Writer | – | – |
2010 | Alphabeat | " DJ (I Could Be Dancing)" | The Spell | Programming | No. 116 | – |
2014 | Toni Etherson | "Born in the Wrong Generation" | Bright Side | Producer | – | – |