Steven Marsden

About Steven Marsden

Biography |

I’m a professional guitarist, songwriter, producer and music educator, with over 15 years of touring, recording and teaching experience in Further and Higher Education. After an early break into the music industry through Atlantic Records, I’ve continued to develop my versatility as a guitar-player working with artists, musicians and producers across various musical genres.

I'm currently the Programme Leader at Spirit Studios for the BA(Hons) Popular Music, Songwriting and Performance degree.

Artists | Musicians | Producers

Funked It Up | UTC | Jesca Hoop (Sub-Pop) | Josephine (Solar Management) | JP Cooper (Island Records) | Pete Marshall (Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott) | Kate Jackson (Long Blondes) | Chris Sheldon (music producer - Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, Therapy) | Fraser Smith (music producer and mixer) | Grammy-Nominated remix team Love To Infinity (Notting Hill Music)

Live Work | Radio | TV Sessions

Headline shows throughout the U.K, Europe and the USA, performing at venues such as; Albert Hall (Manchester) | KoKo (London) | Shepherd's Bush Empire (London) | Brixton Academy (London) | The Bullingdon (Oxford) | Ancienne Belgique (Brussels) | The Hotel Cafe (L.A) | De Gudde Wellen (Luxembourg) | MA Scene Nationale (Montbeliard) | Support-Tours with Paloma Faith (RCA) | The Killers (Island) | Ella Henderson (Syco) | Festival Performances at South-by-Southwest | Glastonbury | T-In-The-Park | Cheltenham Jazz Festival | Other Voices Festival | Electric Picnic Festival | V-Festival | Download Festival | HIFA | Kenilworth Arts Festival

BBC Radio 2 (Clare Balding, Richard Madeley) | BBC Radio London (Robert Elms) | Zane Lowe Show (BBC Radio 1) | The Saturday Night Show (RTE 1) | Vintage TV

Quotes | Testimonials

‘When anyone enquiries if I know of any guitarists for session work or touring my mind immediately goes to Steve! A fantastic player and all round good guy. It was a pleasure working with him and I look forward to doing so again in the future...’ - Joel De'ath (A&R Consultant at Cooking Vinyl)

‘Steve has been employed by us at Solar on a session basis and has always delivered. A dedicated and extremely talented individual I wouldn't hesitate in recommending within the music industry...’ - Gunther Walker (Senior Manager/Business Affairs at Solar Management Ltd)

‘Steve did some great guitar playing on a record I was producing - he was very professional and brought a lot of fun to the session as well...’ - Fraser Smith (Producer, Mixer & Songwriter)

‘Steve is a fantastic guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and all round top fella. He will always find the right sound or part to serve the song he is playing. Aside from the fact he outshone my own musical abilities by a country mile, it was great working with him!’ - Nick Fowler (Session Musician for Gaz Coombes, Fionn Regan, Emiliana Torrini)