Trevor Steel
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Trevor Steel is the singer in the band, The Escape Club
, Songwriter, Record Producer and Record Label owner based in Sydney, Australia.
Genre: Pop
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Career.
Steel formed the Escape Club as lead singer in 1983. They released their first album White Fields in the UK in 1987. Their next album was released in the summer of 1988 on Atlantic records out of the USA. The title track and first single, Wild Wild West went to #1 on the Billboard hot 100 chart.. They released two more singles from the Wild, Wild West album, ‘Shake for the Sheik’ which got to # 28 and ‘Walking Through Walls which peaked at # 81. They released their third album in March 1991which included the # 8 single, ‘I’ll Be There’
The Band disbanded in 1992 and Steel went on to start a career as a songwriter and producer with his partner in the Escape Club, John Holliday. Based out of Air Studios in London, first under the production name ‘Bump and Grind’ and later as themselves, they wrote and produced many U.K. pop hits. Best known in the UK for writing and producing Louise Nurding’s biggest hits, ‘Naked’, ‘Arms Around the World’ and ‘The Woman in Me,’ Steel and Holliday’s many credits also included:
Andrew Dorff, Aswad, Atomic Kitten, Candice Alley, Bahamen , Boyzone, Eternal, Honeyz, Nightrawlers, Stella Soleil, Sting, Shaggy, Thunderbugs, Westlife .
In 2004 Steel emigrated to Australia where he was hired by Universal records to A&R the music for the ill-fated channel seven show ‘Popstars Live.’ After two judges were sacked, Steel appeared on the judging panel alongside Molly Meldrum and Shauna Jensen.
In 2006 after discovering the band, Short Stack
, Steel formed the record Label, Sunday Morning Records in Sydney, Australia. Short Stack’s first album, ‘Stack is the New Black’ Charted at #1 on the Australian charts and their second album, ‘This is Bat Country’ charted at #6. Both albums achieved gold sales. Steel co-wrote some of the songs on ‘This is Bat Country’ with Short Stack singer, Shaun Diviney , including the platinum selling ‘Planets’ single which debuted at #4. Steel also co-produced both albums.
In 2010 Steel re-formed The Escape Club with John Holliday to make a new album, ‘Celebrity’, which is due for release in February 2012.
The Escape Club
The Escape Club began in 1983 as an English pop rock band based in London. The band was composed of former Mad Shadows members' lead singer/rhythm guitarist Trevor Steel and guitarist John Holliday, along with former Expressos members bassist Johnnie Christo and drummer Milan Zekavica...
, Songwriter, Record Producer and Record Label owner based in Sydney, Australia.
Genre: Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
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Career.
Steel formed the Escape Club as lead singer in 1983. They released their first album White Fields in the UK in 1987. Their next album was released in the summer of 1988 on Atlantic records out of the USA. The title track and first single, Wild Wild West went to #1 on the Billboard hot 100 chart.. They released two more singles from the Wild, Wild West album, ‘Shake for the Sheik’ which got to # 28 and ‘Walking Through Walls which peaked at # 81. They released their third album in March 1991which included the # 8 single, ‘I’ll Be There’
The Band disbanded in 1992 and Steel went on to start a career as a songwriter and producer with his partner in the Escape Club, John Holliday. Based out of Air Studios in London, first under the production name ‘Bump and Grind’ and later as themselves, they wrote and produced many U.K. pop hits. Best known in the UK for writing and producing Louise Nurding’s biggest hits, ‘Naked’, ‘Arms Around the World’ and ‘The Woman in Me,’ Steel and Holliday’s many credits also included:
Andrew Dorff, Aswad, Atomic Kitten, Candice Alley, Bahamen , Boyzone, Eternal, Honeyz, Nightrawlers, Stella Soleil, Sting, Shaggy, Thunderbugs, Westlife .
In 2004 Steel emigrated to Australia where he was hired by Universal records to A&R the music for the ill-fated channel seven show ‘Popstars Live.’ After two judges were sacked, Steel appeared on the judging panel alongside Molly Meldrum and Shauna Jensen.
In 2006 after discovering the band, Short Stack
Short Stack
Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi (on the 'Central Coast', New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of members, Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, electric guitar), Andy Clemmensen (backing vocals, bass), and Bradie Webb...
, Steel formed the record Label, Sunday Morning Records in Sydney, Australia. Short Stack’s first album, ‘Stack is the New Black’ Charted at #1 on the Australian charts and their second album, ‘This is Bat Country’ charted at #6. Both albums achieved gold sales. Steel co-wrote some of the songs on ‘This is Bat Country’ with Short Stack singer, Shaun Diviney , including the platinum selling ‘Planets’ single which debuted at #4. Steel also co-produced both albums.
In 2010 Steel re-formed The Escape Club with John Holliday to make a new album, ‘Celebrity’, which is due for release in February 2012.