Steve Thompson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Thompson
Occupation	Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1952(1952-04-24)
Age	72
Birthplace	Consett
Birth City	Consett
Horoscope	Taurus

Steve Thompson Biography

Steve Thompson is one of the most popular and richest Songwriter who was born on April 24, 1952 in Consett, Consett, ****. Steve Thompson (born 24 April 1952) is a British songwriter and record producer who is responsible for a number of single and album chart hits and well known songs recorded by international recording artists. He was instrumental in setting up the influential Neat Records. He was particularly active as a producer during (as well as being partially responsible for), the NWOBHM years (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) During this time he produced many acts and kick-started the careers of several influential heavy metal acts including the first recordings of Newcastle band Venom (who are widely credited with the invention of black metal) and Raven who have been credited with being hugely influential by Metallica.

Towards the end of the 1980s Thompson set up a publishing and production company named De Lucca with Brian Johnson of AC/DC. Johnson was by now based in the USA but Thompson was based in Newcastle upon Tyne at Johnsons’ recording studios: Lynx De Lucca. Thompson’s role was similar to the one he had at Neat Records which was to seek out new talent, produce recordings and develop his own song repertoire. During this time Thompson wrote and produced an album’s worth of material with Alvin Stardust (which remains unreleased) and wrote two tracks on an album for Middle of The Road.

Thompson eventually quit Neat records in 1981. It is to be assumed that he did so to concentrate on his songwriting because beyond this time his production credits grow fewer whilst his writing credits increase. In 1982 he enjoyed a top 20 hit with a recording by Wavelength of his song “Hurry Home”. The song stayed in the UK charts for a full 3 months and peaked at 17 where it stayed for two consecutive weeks. Hurry Home was also later recorded by Sarah Brightman and released as the second CD in a special edition of her CD The Fly.

In 1982 Sheena Easton released her Madness, Money & Music album which contained the Steve Thompson song “Please Don’t Sympathise”. The album charted at 44 in the UK Albums Chart. The US version did not include Thompson’s track but on later editions it was included.

The partnership with Brian Johnson ended and Thompson formed his own publishing company ST Music. ST Music now owns many of his early copyrights as well as his post 1980’s output. The first copyrights handled by the new company included two songs recorded by Elkie Brooks for her album Pearls III (Close to the Edge). Both songs “The Last Teardrop” and “One of A Kind” were released as singles the latter in Belgium Only.

Steve Thompson Net Worth

Steve Thompson is one of the richest Songwriter from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Thompson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1969, he formed the band Bullfrog who established a huge reputation in the North East of England and then further afield. The band played support to the likes of Wishbone Ash, Vinegar Joe, the Pretty Things, East of Eden, the Edgar Broughton Band, Juicy Lucy and did TV shows with the Bay City Rollers, and Lindisfarne. In 1973 the band signed to Cube Records and started work with Black Sabbath producer Rodger Bain. At this time working with Roger Bain, Thompson was introduced to producer Gus Dudgeon who attended several of the Bullfrog recording sessions. Dudgeon was later to become influential in Thompson’s songwriting career. This period is also notable in that it represents the burgeoning heavy rock era that gave rise to a “New Wave” of heavy rock involving Thompson at the next stage of his career. Hugh Murphy (Gerry Rafferty/Baker Street) later replaced Bain in the production chair. A couple of singles were released by Cube but they failed to make an impact.

In 1978 he joined Impulse Studios in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. His role was twofold (1) to encourage studio usage by local bands and where necessary act as producer, (2) develop a publishing arm (Neat Music Publishing) at the same time developing his own songwriting. Initially recordings were released in an Impulse subsidiary Rubber Records but in 1979 he helped set up a new record label “Neat Records”. The first single was one of Thompson’s own songs “One and Only Girl” with an 11-year-old singer Janie McKenzie who was making a name for herself in the clubs. Thompson also produced the second Neat Single: “All I Wanna Be Is Your Romeo” by a band called Motorway. It was the third Thompson produced single that was to establish the label as a heavy metal/rock outfit and this was “Don’t Touch Me There” by the Tygers of Pan Tang.

In 1980 Thompson re-established his acquaintance with Bullfrog’s first producer Roger Bain. Roger was now A&R manager for Phonogram Records and introduced Steve to legendary producer Gus Dudgeon (Elton John, Elkie Brooks, David Bowie) Gus travelled with Roger to Impulse studios in Wallsend (Neat) where Thompson laid on a showcase performance for them with the house band of session musicians he had assembled (Steve himself playing guitar). The house band was fronted by the vocal talents of the Caffrey Brothers, 3 actual siblings with a fine vocal blend. The Caffreys had been providing backing vocals on many recordings at the studio but in this instance they were the featured artists. Roger signed the act to Phonogram and Gus produced the recordings. Sadly the recordings failed to chart but Thompson was to work with Dudgeon on several projects over the years.

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In 1984 Thompson once again joined forces with Gus Dudgeon who brought the legendary Dick James (the man who signed the Beatles) out of retirement to sign Steve to an exclusive songwriting agreement with DJM (Dick James Music)

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Further Thompson/Verity collaborations took place after “The Truth of the Matter” and these recordings have been released on a variety of collections. Gus Dudgeon produced a number of recordings of songs by the pair with Thompson on Bass and Keyboards, Verity on Guitars and vocals with a string of sessions musicians. One of these session musicians Mike Stacey (also known as Mike Craft) who recorded a version of ” the Thompson/Verity song “I Want You” with Dudgeon producing, Verity on Guitar and Thompson on Bass and Keyboards. The song became a finalist in the 1986 Song For Europe

What is Steve Thompson doing now?

Thompson, who called time on his rugby union career in 2011 due to a neck problem, suffered repeated concussions during his playing days in the sport. He is now part of a group of former players that are bringing a legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.

Where does Steve Thompson rugby player live?

Thompson has been based in Dubai and has acted as an ambassador for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation. He has also been appointed as sports ambassador for security and facilities management services company Transguard, and worked in the media as rugby analyst for OSN and ESPN (UK).

Who is Steve Thompson Disney?

Thompson started working in animation design but as filmmaking changed, so did his career path. Now, Thompson is the principal animation designer at The Walt Disney Company and works on character products from Mickey Mouse to Star Wars, and creates collectibles like snow globes,figurines and holiday ornaments.

Has Steve Thompson got dementia?

He was diagnosed with early-onset dementia and suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy in November 2020. Thompson told the Daily Mail: “I was put on suicide watch a little while back.

How many children does Steve Thompson have?

Thompson is having one of his better days. He’s come straight to this interview from a fifth birthday celebration for Saskia, the third of his four kids with Steph.