Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya (born May 23, 1998), better known as Steve Lacy, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in Compton, California, and gained recognition as a member of the Grammy-nominated R&B band The Internet in 2015. In 2017, Lacy released his debut EP, a song-series, titled Steve Lacy’s Demo.
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He was born in Compton, California and gained recognition as a member of the Grammy-nominated R&B band, The Internet, in 2015. In February 2017, Lacy released his debut project, a song-series, titled Steve Lacy’s Demo and his debut album, Apollo XXI, was released in May 2019.
On February 17, 2017, Steve Lacy’s Demo was released, with Lacy having created most of the song-series on his iPhone, producing the guitar and bass arrangements and singing his vocals right into its built-in microphone. He also programmed the drum patterns in Ableton.
Who did Lacy go on to produce for?
Lacy went on to produce for Solange, Kali Uchis on her debut album, Isolation, Mac Miller on his 2018 album, Swimming, and was featured on Dev Hynes’ Blood Orange album, Negro Swan.
On February 17, 2017 , Steve Lacy’s Demo was released, with Lacy having created most of the song-series on his iPhone, producing the guitar and bass arrangements and singing his vocals right into its built-in microphone. He also programmed the drum patterns in Ableton.
Lacy got his start producing by making beats on his iPhone, creating his first songs on the device, using a plug-in piece for his guitar, called an iRig. In 2013, he began producing on what would become The Internet’s third studio album, Ego Death.
Lacy first gained an interest in the guitar at age seven through the video game Guitar Hero, but soon wanted to learn how to play on an actual guitar. He met fellow band member of The Internet, Jameel Bruner, while in the jazz band at the high school they both attended.
In March 2019 , Lacy was credited for producing on two tracks off of Solange’s When I Get Home album. He was also featured on the song and video for Vampire Weekend’s “Sunflower” that same month. In April, Lacy released the debut single, “N Side”, off of his debut album, Apollo XXI.
Steve Lacy was born on May 23, 1998, in Compton, California. His mother, Valerie, is African-American and his father was Filipino. Lacy did not really know his father and said that he only came around for special occasions, such as birthdays; he died when Lacy was ten years old. Lacy attended private school for most of his childhood and has said that he grew up sheltered, a result of his mother wanting to shield him and his sisters from the environment at the time in Compton.
In an interview with The Fader, Steve Lacy cited Thundercat, Erykah Badu, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Pharrell Williams and The Neptunes as some of his biggest influences, as well as mentioning Prince as his dream collaborator.
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