Coby Sey

Coby Sey
BornLewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
OriginLewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Artist
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • DJ
  • radio host
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • electronics
  • bass guitar
  • keyboards
  • drums
  • percussions
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitecobysey.com

Coby Sey is a British musician, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, born and based in Lewisham, South East London.[1][2] He has worked with musicians Tirzah,[3][4] Mica Levi,[4] DELS,[5] Kwes,[6] Laurel Halo,[7] Klein,[8] Lafawndah[9][10] and London Contemporary Orchestra,[11] artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot[12] and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens,[4] Max de Wardener[13] and Leifur James. In 2019 he had a featured session on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction in an improvised collaboration with PAN affiliated artist Pan Daijing.[14] Sey is also a founder and member of a loose collective named Curl. Sey released his debut album, Conduit, on 9 September 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim.[15][16][17]

Sey's older brother is the musician Kwes.[18]

  1. ^ Elifio, Gustavo Mitchell Lobo. "Coby Sey shares an album outtake – The Wire". The Wire Magazine – Adventures in Modern Music. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (3 December 2021). "Spotify Wrapped's robots don't have a clue about my taste in music". The Times. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (20 April 2021). "Song You Need to Know: Tirzah, 'Send Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Song You Need: Coby Sey delivers candour from the underground on "Permeated Secrets"". The Fader. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ Diver, Mike (24 October 2014). "Rapping, Delighted: Dels Interviewed". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ Whities 010 (liner notes). Coby Sey. Whities, Young Turks. 2017. WHYT010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  8. ^ XLR8R (23 June 2022). "Coby Sey Next on AD 93 for Debut Album". XLR8R. Retrieved 23 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Christie, Erin (6 October 2020). "Flying Lotus, Roisin Murphy & more playing Mixcloud's new livestream series". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ Durston, Tom (21 June 2021). "Latency release Lafawndah remixes from Tirzah & Coby Sey, Moor Mother and Laurel Halo". Inverted Audio. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. ^ Dener, Margaret (29 November 2022). "Purcell Sessions: Coby Sey x LCO". Time Out. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. ^ Duffau, Anne (1 September 2020). "The Ungoverned – Maëva Berthelot and Coby Sey" (Interview). Tank Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (29 August 2022). "Fact Mix 874: Cõvco" (Interview). FACT Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Pan Daijing and Coby Sey". BBC. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ Joshi, Tara (5 November 2022). "One to watch: Coby Sey". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ "The Quietus – Features – Album Of The Week – Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  17. ^ "The Best Electronic Music of 2022". Pitchfork. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  18. ^ Quarshie, Adam (14 September 2022). "Coby Sey: Passing Through". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2022.