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Steve Jansen

dr, perc, *1959 GB, Beckenham
Singer / Musician / Composer of Electronic and Rock
A.k.a. Stephen Batt

Steve Jansen (born Stephen Batt, 1 December 1959, in Beckenham, Kent, England) is an English drummer, percussionist, musician and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, leaving at 16. He is self-taught.He is a founding member of the group Japan, along with his brother David Sylvian (vocals, guitars and keyboards), Mick Karn (bass guitar), Richard Barbieri (keyboards), and Rob Dean (guitar).In 1991, Jansen, Barbieri, and Karn formed Medium Productions as a venue for releasing their own music, as well as releases by other artists.

     
Instruments
  • Drums
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Marimba
  • Keyboards
Genres
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Dance
Popular Tracks   
Mending a Secret on Tender Extinction by Steve Jansen
Playground Martyrs on Slope by Steve Jansen
Sleepers Awake on Lumen by Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen
Toward The Surface on Neither Present Nor Absent by Steve Jansen & Maiya Hershey
Stay Close on Stay Close by Yukihiro Takahashi & Steve Jansen
Lumen on Lumen by Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen
Captured on Tender Extinction by Steve Jansen
Ballad Of A Deadman on Slope by Steve Jansen
Mother London on Stone to Flesh by Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen
Long Tales, Tall Shadows on Lumen by Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Captured Through A Quiet WindowSteve Jansen2013Single
A Secret LifeSteve D'Agostino / John Foxx / Steve Jansen2009Album
4 Remixes From SlopeSteve Jansen2008Album
The Occurrence Of SlopeSteve Jansen2008Album
Swimming In Qualia (Ascent)Steve Jansen2008Single
SlopeSteve Jansen2007Album
KinoapparatomSteve Jansen2001Album
Marco Polo (Volume II)Alesini & Andreoni Featuring Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, Roger Eno, Harold Budd, David Torn1998Album
Changing HandsSteve Jansen / Richard Barbieri / Nobukazu Takemura1997Album
Words With The ShamanDavid Sylvian, Jon Hassell • Steve Jansen, Holger Czukay1985Album
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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