Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya (born May 23, 1998), better known as Steve Lacy, is an American guitarist, bassist, 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.[5][6] In February 2017, Lacy released his debut project, a song-series,[2] titled Steve Lacy's Demo.[7][8]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Artistry 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5.1 Extended plays (Song Series) 5.2 Collaboration albums & EPs 5.2.1 With The Internet 5.2.2 With Ravyn Lenae 6 Awards and Nominations 6.1 Grammy Awards 7 References 8 External links Early life

Steve Lacy was born on May 23, 1998, in Compton, California.[6] His mother, Valerie, is African-American and his father was Filipino;[9] he passed away when Lacy was ten years old.[9][10]

Career

Lacy met former band member of The Internet, Jameel Bruner, while in the jazz band at the high school they both attended.[2][9] Steve got his start by producing beats on his iPhone, making his first songs on the device, using a plug-in piece for his guitar, called an iRig.[11][12][13] In 2013, he began producing on what would become The Internet's third studio album, Ego Death.[2] Contributing on the production of 8 tracks, Ego Death was nominated at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album.[5] Steve appeared on Matt Martians' The Drum Chord Theory and Syd's Fin after it was announced that The Internet members would release solo projects.[14] He also began producing songs for Twenty88, Denzel Curry, Isaiah Rashad, J. Cole, GoldLink, Kendrick Lamar, producing the song "Pride" on Kendrick's Grammy Award-winning album Damn,[15] and was reported to be working with Vampire Weekend.[5][16][17] On February 17, 2017, Steve Lacy's Demo was released, with Steve 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.[18][19] He also programmed the drum patterns in Ableton.[20][21] In 2017, he co-wrote and produced Ravyn Lenae's entire EP Crush, which was released in February 2018.[22] After he and his Internet bandmates released solo projects in 2017, they worked on their 2018 follow-up, Hive Mind, released in July of that year.[23][24] Lacy went on to produce for Solange,[25][26] Kali Uchis, on her debut album, Isolation,[27][28][29][30] Mac Miller, on his 2018 album, Swimming,[31] and was featured on Dev Hynes' Blood Orange album, Negro Swan.[32][33][34][35] Steve revealed in 2018 that he produced for fellow Compton native, rapper YG, and that he was now using devices, other than his phone, to produce music.[10] In March 2019, Lacy was credited for producing on two tracks off of Solange's When I Get Home album.[36][37][38]

Artistry

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.[5] Makeda Sandford of Saint Heron described his sound as "an electrifying yet smooth... playful depiction of beachy funk, rock 'n roll-sprinkled soul."[11] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork said he "sparkles with classic Southern California funk and soul."[39] He has also stated that one of his biggest influences, in regard to production, is Mac Demarco.[40] Lacy has said that he is most comfortable writing about topics regarding love and dating, and describes his musical sound to be like the tartan fabric 'plaid'.[9][41]

Personal life

Steve identifies as bisexual, stating that although he was always attracted to women, he repressed his attraction to men, feeling that he was committing sin as a Christian.[9] After a male friend came onto him on New Years 2017, he finally decided to embrace his bisexuality and is currently exploring his same-sex attraction.[9]

Discography Main article: Steve Lacy discography Extended plays (Song Series) Steve Lacy's Demo (2017) Collaboration albums & EPs With The Internet Ego Death (2015) Ego Death (Bonus Tracks) (2015) Hive Mind (2018) With Ravyn Lenae Crush (2018) Awards and Nominations See also: The Internet (band) § Awards and nominations Grammy Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2018 Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. Best Rap Album (as Producer and Songwriter)[42][43][44] Won