Steve Sutherland
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Steve Sutherland is a DJ in the United Kingdom. The music he produces varies from R&B Hip Hop, 2 step vocals, 4x4, and Grime.
In 2000 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club DJ" at the MOBO AWARDS
Music Of Black Origin in London.
In 2002 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club & Radio DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London.
In 2004 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London.
In 2006 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club & Radio DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London
Nominations include ‘Best DJ 2001’, Best Club DJ 2003’, ‘Best Radio DJ 2003’, ‘Best DJ 2005’, ‘Best Club DJ 2007’, Best Radio DJ 2007’, ‘Best DJ 2008’, ‘Best Club DJ 2009’, Best Radio DJ 2009. Steve Sutherland has also received multiple nominations within the music industry genre.
Steve Sutherland is one of Britain's most successful Urban DJ's. His career has spanned over ten years after being made resident of the Twice As Nice club brand.
Sutherland got his first break in radio via an introduction from the then-BBC Radio 1
producer Ivor Etienne, (who dubbed him ‘Steve 'Smooth' Sutherland’), to the then-controller of Radio 1, Matthew Banister, to host a four hour radio show encompassing Hip Hop
, R&B
, Soul
, UK Garage
, Dancehall
and House
. He enlisted the help of DJ / producer Shamus Haji, and after that brief foray, he did various radio mixes for Kiss 100
, before London’s Choice FM
approached him in 2000. He then brought co-host Asha on board, where they had one of the most successful shows on Choices’ new sister station Choice 107.1, with two shows during the week. Sutherland quickly picked up on the craft of running a successful radio program and went on to guest-host other shows on Choice FM 96.9
After only five months at Choice FM, he won his 1st best DJ award at the MOBO Awards
ceremony, where he was approached by various radio stations. He left Choice FM to host a networked Sunday show on Galaxy FM and was offered the 9pm-1am time slot, following the stations headlining talent Hed Kandi
. The popularity of his radio show quickly began to overtake competitive shows on other stations in the Rajar
ratings), where he quickly gained a large fan base. The Steve Sutherland Show quickly became one of the most popular urban shows in the United Kingdom. His show broadcast on the entire Galaxy Network (Galaxy Birmingham, Galaxy Manchester
, Galaxy North East, Galaxy Scotland
, Galaxy South Coast, Galaxy Yorkshire
and Galaxy Digital
).
On 1 December 2008, Global Radio
, owners of Galaxy Radio, suspended Steve Sutherland along with his producer, after a number of listeners complained about offensive lyrics on a song played on his Saturday night show at 9:58pm on 29 November 2008. The song was Arab Money
by Busta Rhymes
. Following a one-week suspension and a full investigation, Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, deemed that Sutherland and Galaxy Radio was not in breach of industry codes or regulations. The report concluded that "the programme was not in breach of Rule 2.3" and "noted that the practice of sampling content from a diverse range of sources is common in this genre of music." Ofcom report.
Steve is no longer presenting on the Galaxy Network as the stations were renamed Capital FM and was not added to the schedule.
, Jay Z, Mary J. Blige
, 50 Cent
, Kanye West
, Beyonce
, Usher
, Omarion
, Ciara
, Chris Rock
, Drake
, Ja Rule
, Alicia Keys
, Lemar
, Mark Ronson
, Busta Rhymes
, Missy Elliott
, Sean Paul
, Lil Jon
, John Legend
, Justin Timberlake
, Timbaland
, Janet Jackson
, Wyclef
, Kano
, Akon
, Stephen and Damian Marley
plus many more. He has also flown to the USA to interview the likes of R. Kelly
, Brandy
, OutKast
amongst others.
The success of the Sunday show has allowed station executives of the Chrysalis Group to start a Saturday radio show. It is the most listened to Urban radio show within the Galaxy transmission reach.
Steve also hosts his twice weekly shows on the most listened to commercial radio station by 15-34s in the UK–‘Galaxy FM’, two of the biggest Urban radio shows in the United Kingdom every Saturday & Sunday night. The public attribute this to his high-octane style, taste-making music and his inter stellar live guest list in the studio that Steve has assembled - a roster of the hottest and most versatile artists in the planet.
Most notably known for his contribution to Urban music via his history with the legendary Twice As Nice, where from being the first DJ to play at this event, he went onto mix 11 albums via Warner
and Universal Music
.
, he has also held residencies at Pacha Ibiza, Ministry Of Sound
, Gatecrasher
and Cookies and Cream London
He constantly performs in various locations as such as Dubai, Switzerland, Africa, Athens, Austria, Ibiza, Barcelona, Cairo, Sharm El Shek, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Amsterdam plus many more around the globe.
DJ career and radio shows
Steve Sutherland known also as Steve 'Smooth" Sutherland, is a Club DJ, Radio Presenter, Voice Over Artist and television presenter. He is known for his prolific work in his work in clubs and his radio show's within the Urban genre. He has released 12 'live' studio albums, 7 of which has reached the Top 40 compilation charts in the UK, with two of the biggest major record companies in the world Warner Music and Universal records. In addition, Steve has won four MOBO Awards.In 2000 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club DJ" at the MOBO AWARDS
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....
Music Of Black Origin in London.
In 2002 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club & Radio DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London.
In 2004 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London.
In 2006 Steve Sutherland was voted winner of the "Best Club & Radio DJ" at the MOBO Awards in London
Nominations include ‘Best DJ 2001’, Best Club DJ 2003’, ‘Best Radio DJ 2003’, ‘Best DJ 2005’, ‘Best Club DJ 2007’, Best Radio DJ 2007’, ‘Best DJ 2008’, ‘Best Club DJ 2009’, Best Radio DJ 2009. Steve Sutherland has also received multiple nominations within the music industry genre.
Steve Sutherland is one of Britain's most successful Urban DJ's. His career has spanned over ten years after being made resident of the Twice As Nice club brand.
Sutherland got his first break in radio via an introduction from the then-BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
producer Ivor Etienne, (who dubbed him ‘Steve 'Smooth' Sutherland’), to the then-controller of Radio 1, Matthew Banister, to host a four hour radio show encompassing Hip Hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, UK Garage
UK garage
UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...
, Dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and House
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
. He enlisted the help of DJ / producer Shamus Haji, and after that brief foray, he did various radio mixes for Kiss 100
Kiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...
, before London’s Choice FM
Choice FM
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations...
approached him in 2000. He then brought co-host Asha on board, where they had one of the most successful shows on Choices’ new sister station Choice 107.1, with two shows during the week. Sutherland quickly picked up on the craft of running a successful radio program and went on to guest-host other shows on Choice FM 96.9
After only five months at Choice FM, he won his 1st best DJ award at the MOBO Awards
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....
ceremony, where he was approached by various radio stations. He left Choice FM to host a networked Sunday show on Galaxy FM and was offered the 9pm-1am time slot, following the stations headlining talent Hed Kandi
Hed Kandi
Hed Kandi is an UK-based record label and a music brand which was established in 1999 by Mark Doyle, specialising in funky, soulful house music. Hed Kandi's catalogue includes both artist albums and various genres of club compilations. As well as producing music albums and compilations, Hed Kandi...
. The popularity of his radio show quickly began to overtake competitive shows on other stations in the Rajar
RAJAR
RAJAR was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. RAJAR is jointly owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the RadioCentre...
ratings), where he quickly gained a large fan base. The Steve Sutherland Show quickly became one of the most popular urban shows in the United Kingdom. His show broadcast on the entire Galaxy Network (Galaxy Birmingham, Galaxy Manchester
Galaxy Manchester
Capital Manchester is a Manchester, England radio station owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network specialising in mainstream music...
, Galaxy North East, Galaxy Scotland
Galaxy Scotland
105-106 Capital is a regional radio station broadcasting to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the kingdom of Fife...
, Galaxy South Coast, Galaxy Yorkshire
Galaxy Yorkshire
Capital Yorkshire is an Independent Local Radio station owned by Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital radio network which specialises in mainstream music...
and Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital was a radio station broadcasting through the digital platform across the United Kingdom and was owned by Global Radio. It primarily broadcast in areas where Galaxy was not represented on FM, such as London, Leicester, Nottingham, and Derbyshire...
).
On 1 December 2008, Global Radio
Global Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
, owners of Galaxy Radio, suspended Steve Sutherland along with his producer, after a number of listeners complained about offensive lyrics on a song played on his Saturday night show at 9:58pm on 29 November 2008. The song was Arab Money
Arab Money
"Arab Money" is the first official single from Busta Rhymes' eighth studio album Back on My B.S. The song features and is produced by Ron Browz. It discusses the influx of wealth in the Middle East, particularly in Dubai...
by Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
. Following a one-week suspension and a full investigation, Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, deemed that Sutherland and Galaxy Radio was not in breach of industry codes or regulations. The report concluded that "the programme was not in breach of Rule 2.3" and "noted that the practice of sampling content from a diverse range of sources is common in this genre of music." Ofcom report.
Steve is no longer presenting on the Galaxy Network as the stations were renamed Capital FM and was not added to the schedule.
Guests
During the course of his program, he has had such high profile guests as Mariah CareyMariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Jay Z, Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, Beyonce
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Omarion
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry better known as Omarion, is an American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and former lead singer of the R&B group, B2K. Omarion was spotted at a young age by a manager, Christopher B. Stokes, who took a liking to his vocal abilities...
, Ciara
Ciara
Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...
, Chris Rock
Chris Rock
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...
, Drake
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
, Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
, Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Lemar
Lemar
Lemar Obika , professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English recording artist. Obika has had a run of chart success in the UK, Europe and Australia...
, Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
, Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
, Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, Sean Paul
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
, Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
, John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
, Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
, Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
, Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
, Wyclef
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
, Kano
Kano (rapper)
Kane Brett Robinson , better known as Kano and also known as Kane O, is an English rapper and actor. His grandparents came to England as immigrants from Jamaica. He was formerly a key member of east London’s N.A.S.T.Y...
, Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
, Stephen and Damian Marley
Damian Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
plus many more. He has also flown to the USA to interview the likes of R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
, Brandy
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
, OutKast
OutKast
Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
amongst others.
The success of the Sunday show has allowed station executives of the Chrysalis Group to start a Saturday radio show. It is the most listened to Urban radio show within the Galaxy transmission reach.
Steve also hosts his twice weekly shows on the most listened to commercial radio station by 15-34s in the UK–‘Galaxy FM’, two of the biggest Urban radio shows in the United Kingdom every Saturday & Sunday night. The public attribute this to his high-octane style, taste-making music and his inter stellar live guest list in the studio that Steve has assembled - a roster of the hottest and most versatile artists in the planet.
Most notably known for his contribution to Urban music via his history with the legendary Twice As Nice, where from being the first DJ to play at this event, he went onto mix 11 albums via Warner
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
and Universal Music
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
.
DJ
A founding DJ of urban club brand Twice As NiceTwice as Nice
Twice as Nice is an Australian record producing and song-writing duo consisting of Nick Audino & Lewis Hughes. The team produce all genres of music which include pop, dance, rap, dub-step, etc.-Early career and artist development:...
, he has also held residencies at Pacha Ibiza, Ministry Of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
, Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher
Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the Gatecrasher dance music events held at the Gatecrasher One nightclub in Sheffield, England during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The event received awards such as "Club Of The Year" at the Ericsson Muzik Magazine Dance Awards in...
and Cookies and Cream London
He constantly performs in various locations as such as Dubai, Switzerland, Africa, Athens, Austria, Ibiza, Barcelona, Cairo, Sharm El Shek, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Amsterdam plus many more around the globe.