The Steve Bell Projects

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Steve Bell was brought up on seventies and eighties pop, soul and funk. He was obsessed with Earth Wind and Fire, Bee Gees, Al Jarreau, TOTO, George Benson and, the great, David Foster. While at college he played drums in numerous bands, but in his own words ‘wasn’t much chop at that’. But he did have a knack for playing piano by ear and writing ‘kind of cool’ ballads and soul songs. In his twenties he had a part-time role (on top of his day job) as a pop music critic, where he interviewed acclaimed artists from across the world. By the early nineties he was composing soul pop songs with local artist Lisa Roberts and under the guidance of London based jazz composer William South. Then he took a break - for over 20 years. Family responsibilities took over. In 1998 Bell started a highly successful consulting firm that still exists today. He did little music. However, he yearned for creative endeavours and once locked down during the COVID crisis, he started writing songs again. His first song ‘Lonely View’ was written looking out across the local bay from his composing studio and recorded using the amazing vocals of Jennifer Davids. Thus he started the journey of identifying a talented singer and penning them a song with rich 70s, 80s melodies and jazz pop inspired chord structures. In 2025 Bell released the pop soul jazz EP ‘Two of Us’ followed by the 2026 album ‘In this World’, featuring an international cast of musicians and singers.