Stephen C Wilson is a musician and songwriter from Cambridge, UK. 

Stephen has been involved in the music industry in general and the Cambridge music scene for many years, playing in bands as diverse as Java, The Burning Thorns, The Scutters and more recently and currently Sound Menagerie with vocalist Abi Parker. He plays guitar and bass guitar, sings and has also worked as a session bass player.

His songwriting is very prolific and he has a catalogue of songs numbering several hundred, the majority of which have yet to be professionally recorded or released.

Stephen has written, recorded and released several albums of his original songs, including Sound Menagerie albums (the first was Mirror The Change' in 2006) and then with vocalist Abi Parker ( 'Far Or Through' 2011, 'Clocks & Towers' 2015 and 'House Of Yesterdays' 2017 ) and his music has been played on several radio stations in the UK and around the world. When recording 'Clocks & Towers' he worked with Stereolab's Andy Ramsay and Joe Watson who contributed drums and keys to the album. It was primarily recorded at Press Play Studio in London and was also produced by Andy Ramsay. One of the songs from this album 'Watermark' also features a lead guitar solo from Rowan Robertson (Dio/ DC4/Vast) and violin by Sharon Sullivan.
 
The album 'clocks' in at 52 minutes of enigmatic and carefully crafted songs, plenty to get lost in on a summer afternoon or late evening....” Review of 'Clocks & Towers' by Cambridge Music Reviews

The wonderfully melodic perfect pop of 'Stay With Me was one of the tracks to be born out of the sessions at Press Play Studios. The bands last release, the album 'Far Or Through' came out in 2011 and gained airplay from a number of radio stations. The exposure has seen the band gain a number of fans with the vast majority of these coming from the USA and Canada.” UN Sung Magazine

Stay With Me is a cleverly produced and written single (lyrically and musically) featuring techniques that illuminate the blissful sound of Sound Menagerie.” Stay With Me track review by Jasleen Dhindsa 

“Their sound intrigued the Introducing team when listening to some of the tracks sent into them recently...Influences for their sound come from far and wide and represent all the years of listening to songs seperately and together.” BBC Norfolk Volume Magazine

Steve Wilson of Cambridge dream pop duo Sound Menagerie tells us how they came to collaborate with two former members of Stereolab... Third album 'Clocks & Towers is available on CD, iTunes and Amazon”  Cambridge News 

 

"Great Sound Menagerie page and I love your new album! It's a thrill to see how far you have come and how well you are doing. Well deserved! Congrats! It's been a pleasure rooting for you and cheering you on from the sidelines! Keep rocking! Cheers!"  Mark Wirtz. (Legendary Abbey Road Producer/Composer/Arranger/Artist) December 2010 -  Commenting on the 'Far Or Through' album

In 2021 Sound Menagerie released a single 'Close The Door' which features a lead guitar solo by Echobelly's Glenn Johansson.

As well as writing for his band and solo projects, Stephen writes a wide range of songs suitable for many music and vocal styles. He has also recorded many low fi instrumental and experimental tracks on various mediums including cassette four track recordings through to high end digital recordings using the latest software. He does profess to having an affinity particularly with old school reel to reel recording. 

Stephen is currently working on various new music projects including compiling a Mark Wirtz Anthology CD box set. which will be entitled 'Dream, Dream , Dream' on behalf of the Mark Wirtz Estate and Cherry Red Records.  Stephen has also completed a selection of remixes of Mark Wirtz material which will be included on the box set. He is also currently working on his own personal music projects.

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Please find a link to Stephen's Soundcloud player below with a selection of songs and music from his various projects including Sound Menagerie. For more information about Sound Menagerie please go to www.soundmenagerie.co.uk. For any enquiries regarding Stephen's music, please use the contact page www.soundmenagerie.co.uk/contact .