James Stelfox best known as Stel is a member of the British group, Starsailor

Starsailor (band)

Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...

, and one of the first members of the band. He plays bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

. Stel produced with John Kettle, Kingsway

Kingsway

-Canada:*Burnaby—Kingsway, a federal electoral district in British Columbia between 1988 and 1997*Kingsway , a road in Edmonton, Alberta *Kingsway , a road in Vancouver, British Columbia...

's debut EP

Extended play

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Biography

Stelfox first met Ben Byrne ten years prior to Starsailor forming. They became friends since junior school and they went to Leigh Campus of Wigan

Wigan

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 and Leigh College, where they finally met Barry Westhead

Barry Westhead

Barry Westhead is a musician and pianist of the British group Starsailor.-Biography:Westhead was working as pianist in a church before meeting the other members of Starsailor, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne and James Walsh in March 2000. He was the last member to join the band, then named Waterface...

 and James Walsh

James Walsh (musician)

James Walsh is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and frontman of the band, Starsailor....

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Stelfox and Byrne started playing in the north west of England for a number of years. After their singer fell ill, James Walsh

James Walsh (musician)

James Walsh is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and frontman of the band, Starsailor....

 decided to join them (before, he was on a school choir).

In 2008, he became a father again, when his partner gave birth to a girl, named Ella, in November while the rest of the band were doing their first trip to Korea

Korea

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Stelfox's musically influenced by Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

 and Massive Attack

Massive Attack

Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...

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