ArtistInfo

Steed Lord

Band, 2006-2013 IS, Reykjavík
Dance, Electronic and Pop
A.k.a. Kali (8) Svala Svala Björgvinsdóttir

Steed Lord are an electronic band from Iceland. Their distinctive sound made from their banging beats, killer pop melodies, heavy vocoding and epic synthesizing has been blowing up sound systems all over the world since early 2006. Steed Lord have made a lot of noise within the electronic music scene over the past few years. Appearing constantly on numerous music blogs, in magazines and on tv and radio. Their music has been heavily supported by some of the biggest dj´s in dance music and heard in clubs across the world as well as being featured on their mixes and compilation albums through the years like on the "Ménage-à-Trois" mix by Dj Mehdi (Ed Banger Records) for MixMag Magazine and Don Rimini´s "I Love Techno" Mix to name a few. Steed Lord released their debut album Truth Serum in 2008, writing and producing all of their own songs as well as collaborating with the Italian duo Crookers on the song Take My Hand and Icelandic rock royalty Krummi on the song Bucket Of Blood. The album got great reviews and was licenced on bunch of tv shows in North America on MTV, E! Channel, Bravo and other channels. Steed Lord have also gained tremendous respect after being remixed by some of the biggest names in electronic music like Jack Beats, Crookers, SonicC, Dj Mehdi, Mustard Pimp, Dj Klever, Mercury, Nic Sarno, Tommie Sunshine and many others. In 2009 Steed Lord released The Truth Serum Remix Project, a remixed version of their debut album Truth Serum showcasing remixes from 19 artists who contributed to the album as well as remixing three of their own songs. The Truth Serum Remix Project was released on Last Gang Records (Boys Noize, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT) and got great support from fans, dj´s and music blogs worldwide. Steed Lord are also know for their remix work and have remixed artists on such as The Willowz (Dim Mak), Crookers, Reset!, Passion Pit and Audiofun. In 2010 Steed Lord collaborated again with the world famous Italian duo Crookers now for their debut album Tons Of Friends co-writing and singing on the song Transilvania. The song has received some of the best reviews from the album. Steed Lord are best known for their amazing live performances showcasing their raw energy and their passion for their music onstage as well as having one of the most extraordinary female singers in the game. You got to see Steed Lord live to understand what they are truly all about and experience their power. For the past 4 years Steed Lord has toured all over the world from Europe to Canada to Mexico to Russia to all over North America headlining their owns shows as well as supporting great artists like Chromeo and Peaches on their North American tours. But Steed Lord do more than music. They are a 100% DIY band who design all of their own artworks, t-shirts and even shoot their own photos and direct their own videos. Steed Lord have also been recognized as clothing designers because in 2007 Steed Lord was approached by the retail giant H&M to design a clothing line for their "Divided" brand. The Steed Lord/H&M clothing line sold out in over 100 stores in over 50 countries. Steed Lord are also know in the fashion world for their flamboyant and creative style and have appeared on numerous fashion blogs and in fashion and street magazines such as Vogue, Clark, Bon and Style Noir magazine. In 2007 Steed Lord won the WeSC/Vice song contest with their song "The Beat" and since then they have been "WeSC Activists" taking part in advertising both for print and tv campaigns for the Swedish clothing company. Steed Lord moved their HQ from Iceland to Los Angeles in the fall of 2009 and signed with the AM Only booking agency in North America. Since then they have been extra prolific writing new songs and doing remixes. In march 2010 Steed Lord released the first single of their upcoming Heart II Heart album entitled Bed Of Needles with remixes. In may Steed Lord released Vanguardian with remixes and in july they released their 3rd and final single 123, If You Want Me along with One Good Reason. In august of 2010 Steed Lord will release their 2nd album Heart II Heart.

Members

	Svala voc *1977
	Edvard Egilsson
	Erling Egilsson
	Einar Egilsson
	Svala Björgvinsdóttir