Richie Stevens / Drumhead / Dubversive


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British drummer, engineer, producer, programmer, and remixer.
Please use Richie Stephens for the Jamaican singer, producer and Pot Of Gold label owner of the Reggae genre (sometimes spelled Richie Stevens).

One of the UK’s top groove drummers, he has worked in a wide array of genres and styles, from Tina Turner, Simply Red, Oleta Adams, Joan Armatrading, Keziah Jones, Culture Club to reggae artists Linton Kwesi Johnson, Horace Andy, Dennis Bovell, I-Roy, Earl Sixteen etc. Signed to Virgin with his act Well Red, Richie’s work led him to collaborate with George Clinton and the P-Funk crew. As Drumhead and now Dubversive, Richie has produced Mica Paris and remixed tracks for acts including Dreadzone, Jamiroquai and Spacemonkeyz vs. Gorillaz project.

Son of drummer John Stevens (2).

ALBUMS


Mother Tongue
The Message Is Love
2022, ,
House/Deep House/Balearic
Boy George
This Is What I Dub Volume 1
2020, ,
Dub
Nele Needs A Holiday
Love Yeah
2017, LP, Album, Compagnie Cornelius,
Nele Needs A Holiday
Love Yeah
2017, CD, Album, Dig, Compagnie Cornelius,
Boy George
Play Me
2013, File, MP3, Single, Very Me Records, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad/Reggae-Pop
Boy George
This Is What I Do
2013, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad/Reggae-Pop
Rebel Control
Jammin At Rebel H.Q.
2009, CD, ianditunes, ,
Ragga
Dark Globe Feat. Boy George
Atoms (Remixes)
2007, ,
Electro/Deep House/Tech House
Various
Lieblinge Eins
2000, 2xCD, Ariola, ,
House/Downtempo/Hip Hop
Mica Paris
Black Angel
1998, ,
RnB/Swing
Mica Paris
Black Angel
1998, ,
Soul-Jazz
Mica Paris
Stay
1998, ,
UK Garage/Garage House
Dubversive Feat. Boy George & Mica Paris
Police And Thieves
1997, ,
Dub
Spee
Natural Stuff
1992, 12", Promo, Go! Beat, ,
Dub/Euro House
Sound Systemme
Crazy Lover
1991, ,
House/Dub/Acid Jazz
Sound Systemme
Play All Night
1991, ,
Breakbeat/House/Dub
Various
The Odin Sampler - Jazz Out Of Norway
1989, CD, Smplr, Odin, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Syndee
Which Way Is Up
1989, ,
House/Hip Hop/Hip-House
DJ D-Zire Featuring JC 001* & Glory B
Bad Place To Get Hit
1989, ,
Electro/Pop Rap/Conscious
A2L
A2L In Wonderland
1989, ,
Acid House/Techno
A2L
We Want The World
1989, ,
House/Acid House
Various
On The Loose Volume 1 - House Style
1989, ,
House/Hip-House/Britcore
Mac Thornhill / Well Red
Who's Gonna Ease The Pressure / M.F.S.B.
1988, 12", Promo, Virgin, ,
House
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
Accent
1988, CD, Album, Odin, Odin, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
12 Inches Of Virgin
1988, ,
House/Industrial
Various
Funkytown III
1988, ,
Acid House/Disco/House
A2L
The Sound Collides With Colour And Shadows Explode E.P.
1988, ,
Acid House
Well Red
Respect Due
1988, ,
Electro/Synth-pop/Funk
Well Red
M.F.S.B.
1988, ,
Instrumental/Cut-up/DJ
MC Syn-Dee*
Best 2 B A Girl
1988, ,
Pop Rap
Well Red
Honey / Love Gone Crazy
1988, ,
Synth-pop
Well Red
Get Lucky
1987, ,
Funk
Well Red
Honey / Saturday
1987, ,
Synth-pop
Well Red
Motion
1987, ,
Electro/Synth-pop
Dudu Pukwana / John Stevens
Radebe - They Shoot To Kill
1987, ,
Free Jazz
Well Red
Yes We Can
1986, ,
Synth-pop/Disco
Well Red
Limit Of Your Loving
1985, ,
Synth-pop/Funk
Well Red
Love Gone Crazy
1985, ,
Synth-pop
Attila The Stockbroker
Radio Rap!
1984,
JC-001 & DJ D-Zire
I Dis Therefore I Am
12", W/Lbl, Sti, Furious Fish Records,
Echoland
Silk Purse
12", W/Lbl, Not On Label, ,
Downtempo
Culture Club
Your Kisses Are Charity
1999, ,
Downtempo/Reggae-Pop
Culture Club
Don't Mind If I Do
1999, ,
Reggae-Pop/Synth-pop
Culture Club
Cold Shoulder / Starman
1999, ,
Synth-pop
Culture Club
I Just Wanna Be Loved
1998, ,
Reggae-Pop/House/Synth-pop
Azizi
(They Long To Be) Close To You
1992, 12", Promo, AD92, ,
Downtempo
Station 99 Featuring MC Spee*
Rhyme 2 The Rhythm
1991, 12", Force Inc. Music Works, ,
Techno
Nick Kamen
Move Until We Fly
1990, ,
Downtempo/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Keep It Locked: This Is The Big One
1989, ,
Breakbeat/Acid House/Electro
Syndee
Which Way Is Up (The 12" Mixes)
1989, ,
House/Hip Hop/Hip-House
Latin Quarter
Pantomime Of Wealth
2018,
A2L
Acid In Wonderland
1990, ,
Acid House
Latin Quarter
Nothing Like Velvet
1990,
Well Red
Rocketship Of Love
1988, 12", Promo, Virgin Dance, ,
Synth-pop
Well Red
Respect Due
1988, ,
Electro/Synth-pop/Funk
Well Red
Honey / Saturday
1987, ,
Synth-pop/Funk
Latin Quarter
Modern Times
1985, ,
Indie Rock

APPEARANCES +


Bill Brewster
After Dark
2013, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco/Deep House
Avenue D
Eurawesome!
2005, CD, EP, Avenue Dreams, ,
Hip Hop/Electro/Dancehall/Synth-pop
The Twin
Sanitised
2003, ,
Electro/Synth-pop
Culture Club
Culture Club
2002, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Virgin, Virgin, ,
Drum n Bass/Dance-pop/New Wave
Various
The Best Lovesongs ...Ever!
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin,
Culture Club / Thalia*
I Just Wanna Be Loved / Amor A La Mexicana
1998, 7", Jukebox, Promo, Virgin,
Various
Fuel Volume One
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, EMI Music Australia, ,
Acid Jazz/Alternative Rock/Country/Eurodance/Trip Hop/Britpop
Culture Club
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
1998, ,
Progressive House/Synth-pop
Various
Dancemania
1998, ,
Techno
Mica Paris
Stay
1998, ,
Contemporary R&B/UK Street Soul/UK Garage/House
Culture Club
VH1 Storytellers / Greatest Moments
1998, ,
Synth-pop/Dancehall/Reggae-Pop
Culture Club
I Just Wanna Be Loved
1998, ,
Progressive House/Reggae/Reggae-Pop
Various
Now That's What I Call Music! 41
1998, ,
Alternative Rock/House/Ballad/Contemporary R&B/Britpop
Anorac
Anorac Is ... E.P.
1997, ,
Trance/Drum n Bass
Lovebase
Message
1991, 12", W/Lbl, Not On Label, ,
House
Rebel Control
Worldwide Ceasfire
2023, File, MP3, WAV, Single, ianditunes, ,
Dub
Rebel Control
Things
2023, File, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, ogg, WAV, Single, ianditunes, ,
Lovers Rock/Reggae-Pop/Roots Reggae
Rebel Control
Don't Let Them Fool Ya
2021, File, MP3, WAV, Single, ianditunes, ,
Dub/Dub Poetry/Roots Reggae
Rebel Control
We Nah Got No Money (But We Got Love)
2020, File, AAC, FLAC, MP3, MPEG-4 Video, WAV, Single, ianditunes, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae
Culture Club
Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2002 (20 Year Anniversary)
2020,
Boy George and Culture Club
Let Somebody Love You
2018, ,
Reggae-Pop
Boy George And Culture Club
Life
2018, ,
Pop Rock
Bill Brewster
Tribal Rites
2017, ,
Afrobeat/Psychedelic Rock/Post-Punk/Funk/Experimental/Avantgarde/Disco/Dub/New Wave/Reggae/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Downtempo/Techno/Leftfield/Deep House/House/Electro House/Progressive House
Joss Stone
Water For Your Soul
2015,
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
New Surfacing
2013, CD, Comp, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Marek Niedźwiecki
Smooth Jazz Cafe 13
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Magic Records, ,
Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening
Omar
The Man
2013, ,
Soul
Saâda Bonaire
Saâda Bonaire
2013, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Dido
Greatest Hits
2013, ,
Downtempo/Ballad/Vocal
Mike Timothy*
Inside Out
2012, CD, Dig, Michael Timothy, ,
Dub/Trip Hop/Ambient
Dennis Bovell
Mek It Run
2012, ,
Dub/Roots Reggae
Karin Fransson
Private Behaviour
2011,
Vivianne Viveur
Rain Feelings
2010, CD, Album, My Fay Records, ,
Alternative Rock
Joss Stone
Colour Me Free!
2009, ,
Soul
Mick Karn
Bestial Cluster / The Tooth Mother
2008, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp, Ltd, CMP Records, ,
Fusion/Experimental
Various
The Look (Adventures In Rock & Pop Fashion)
2006, CD, Comp, Ltd, Adelita (2), ,
Rockabilly/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Downtempo/Psychedelic/Future Jazz/Latin Jazz/Leftfield/Jazz-Funk/Alternative Rock
Latin Quarter
Live At Full House Rock Show
2006, ,
New Wave
Manasseh
Dub Plate Style Vol.2
2004, CD, Album, Hammerbass, ,
Dub
Gabrielle
Play To Win
2004, ,
RnB/Swing
Gabrielle
Ten Years Time
2004,
DJ Sulo
Schranz Fusion
2003, 2xCD, Copy Prot., Mixed, Edel Records, ,
Techno
Culture Club
Live At The Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert
2003, ,
Pop Rock/Reggae-Pop
Boy George
Classic Masters
2002, CD, Comp, Virgin,
The Pete Bonas Scene
The Pete Bonas Scene
2002, CD, Album, Universal Music,
Spacemonkeyz Versus Gorillaz
Laika Come Home
2002, ,
Dub/Trip Hop/Reggae/Downtempo
SpaceMonkeyz Versus Gorillaz
Lil' Dub Chefin'
2002, ,
Dub
Keziah Jones
Blufunk Is A Fact / Liquid Sunshine
2001, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RE, Delabel,
Miyuki*
Mick & I
2001, CD, Invoke,
Dido
All You Want
2001, ,
Downtempo/Progressive Trance
Dido
Hunter
2001, ,
Soft Rock/Downtempo/Progressive House
Earl 16*
Cyber Roots
2001,
Various
Lock, Stock...The TV Series
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin, EMI, ,
Soundtrack
Toni Rios
DJ's Homebase
1999, CD, Comp, Mixed, Federation Of Drums, ,
Techno
Shelley Nelson
Fall From Grace
1999, ,
Trance/Pop Rock
Dido
No Angel
1999, ,
Downtempo
Various
Dubhead - Volume Four
1998, ,
Dub
Various
Welcome To Woop Woop (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)
1998, ,
Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Ska/Dance-pop/House/Reggae-Pop/Acoustic/Trip Hop/Tribal House
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology)
1998, ,
Dub Poetry/Dub
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Hot And Cold Heroes
1996, CD, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Tina*
Wildest Dreams
1996, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Dick Heckstall-Smith, John Stevens
Bird In Widnes
1995, CD, Konnex Records, ,
Free Jazz
Keziah Jones
African Space Craft
1995, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Funk Metal
Keziah Jones
Million Miles From Home
1995, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Free Funk
Simply Red
Life
1995, ,
Downtempo/Soul-Jazz/House
Keziah Jones
If You Know
1995,
John Stevens Dance Orchestra*
A Luta Continua
1994, CD, Album, Konnex Records, ,
Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
John Gotting
A Month Of Sundays + The Best Of Johnny G
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label (John Gotting Self-released), ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
Dick Heckstall-Smith / Jack Bruce / John Stevens
This That
1994, CD, Album, Atonal Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Tokyo Offshore Project
Hyper Ambient
1994, ,
Deep House
Black Radical MKII
This Is War
1993, 12", Copasetic Records, ,
Conscious/Britcore
Unitone Rockers
Magic Planet
1993, CD, Album, Beatfarm Recordings, ,
Dub/Reggae-Pop
Attila The Stockbroker
Attila The Stockbroker's Greatest Hits!
1993, Cass, Comp, Not On Label (Attila The Stockbroker Self-Released), ,
Punk/Poetry
Derek Bailey / John Stevens
Playing
1993, ,
Free Improvisation
Oleta Adams
Evolution
1993, ,
Soul/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Ballad
Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford (2) / Barry Guy / John Stevens
4,4,4,
1993, ,
Free Jazz
JC001*
Ride The Break
1993, ,
Breakbeat/Downtempo/Hip Hop
Wild Life
Zoo / Walking In The Park
1993, ,
House/Deep House/Funk
Various
Classic P-Funk Mastercuts Volume 1
1993, ,
P.Funk
Mick Karn
Bestial Cluster
1993, ,
Abstract/Art Rock/Ambient/Fusion
Paul Roberts
Slowdown
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Habana Music Entertainment, ,
Pop Rock
The Jazz Incredibles
Encore
1992, CD, Comp, Not On Label (The Jazz Incredibles Self-released), ,
Dixieland/Ragtime
Linton Kwesi Johnson
LKJ In Dub Volume Two
1992, CD, Album, LKJ Records, ,
Dub
Keziah Jones
Blufunk Is A Fact!
1992, ,
Electric Blues/Soul/Funk
Vivienne Mckone
Vivienne Mckone
1992, ,
Soul-Jazz/Downtempo/Soul
Linton Kwesi Johnson
LKJ In Dub Volume Two
1992, ,
Dub
Joan Armatrading
Square The Circle
1992, ,
Pop Rock
JC-001 & D-Zire*
Sea Of MC's
1992, ,
Breakbeat/Downtempo/Hip Hop
Des'ree
Mind Adventures
1992, ,
Downtempo/Neo Soul
Keziah Jones
Frinigro Interstellar EP
1991, ,
Soul/Funk
Jesus Loves You
The Martyr Mantras
1990, ,
House/Downtempo/Deep House/Vocal
The Senators
Hopes & Bodies
1990, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Lies Damned Lies
Lies Damned Lies
1990, ,
Pop Rock
Various
House In Compact
1989, CD, Comp, Virgin, ,
House
Various
House 89
1989, ,
House/Techno/Synth-pop
Climie Fisher
Coming In For The Kill
1989, ,
Synth-pop
Boy George
High Hat
1989, ,
Contemporary R&B/Synth-pop
George Clinton
The Cinderella Theory
1989, ,
P.Funk/Electro
Trevor Hartley
(No More) Nine Till Five
1989, ,
Lovers Rock
Jimmy Somerville
Read My Lips
1989, ,
Hi NRG/Synth-pop/Disco
Workshy
The Golden Mile
1989, ,
Soul-Jazz/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Various
Now That's Aciieed
1989, ,
Acid House/House
Various
Remixed Records 21
1988, 2x12", Remixed Records, ,
House/Breaks/Synth-pop
Various
Untitled
1988, 12", Promo, Virgin, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Reggae
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers* / Boy George
Tomorrow People / No Clause 28
1988, 7", Jukebox, Virgin, ,
House/Reggae
Boy George / Paula Abdul
No Clause 28 / Knocked Out
1988, 7", Promo, Virgin Japan, ,
Synth-pop
By George*
No Clause 28
1988, ,
House
Boy George
Tense Nervous Headache
1988, ,
Synth-pop
Various
Acid House Fever
1988, ,
Acid House/House/Electro
Various
Festivalbar '88
1988, ,
Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Soul/Italo-Disco
The Senators
Welcome To Our World
1988, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock
Masekela*
Mañana = Tomorrow
1987, Cass, WEA, ,
Future Jazz/Electro
Attila The Stockbroker
Libyan Students From Hell
1987, ,
Punk
Boy George
Everything I Own
1987, ,
Reggae/Synth-pop
Boy George
Sold
1987, ,
Synth-pop
Boy George
To Be Reborn
1987, ,
Vocal
Nerious Joseph
Love's Gotta Take It's Time
1987, ,
Lovers Rock
Masekela*
Tomorrow
1987, ,
Future Jazz/Electro
Paul Roberts
Kettle Drum Blues
1987, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
View From The Hill
In Time
1987, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Nick Kamen
Nick Kamen
1987, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop
Smiley Culture
The Original Smiley Culture
1986, ,
Dancehall
Patxi Andión
El Balcón Abierto
1986, ,
Ballad
Helen Terry
Blue Notes
1986, ,
Pop Rock/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Dennis Bovell And The Dub Band
Audio Active
1986, ,
Dub
Annabel Lamb
When Angels Travel
1986, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Dark City
Dark City
1986, ,
New Wave
Intimate Strangers
Charm
1986, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Various
Livingstone Rap
1985, 12", EP, Comp, Ltd, Davy Lamp Records, ,
Pop Rap/Poetry/Indie Rock
Annie Whitehead
Alien Style
1985, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Dub
Various
Great British M.C.'s
1985, ,
Dancehall/Toasting
Johnny Ringo Meets Asher Senator
JA To UK MC Clash
1985, ,
Dancehall/Toasting
Eji Oyewole
Me & You
1985, ,
Jazz-Funk/African/Disco
Annie Whitehead
Mix Up
1985, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz
The Kane Gang
The Bad And Lowdown World Of The Kane Gang
1985, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Soul
Johnny G
Sand Dance Ska
1984, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
The Law Lords International
Livingstone Rap!!
1984, ,
Dub
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Making History
1984, ,
Dub Poetry
Saâda Bonaire
You Could Be More As You Are / Invitation / Funky Way
1984, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Dub
Annabel Lamb
The Flame
1984, ,
Alternative Rock/Synth-pop/New Wave
Laurel & Hardy
What A Bargain
1983, LP, Upright Records, ,
Toasting
Annabel Lamb
Once Bitten
1983
Johnny G
Water Into Wine
1982, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
Johnny G
Night After Night (The Last Drink)
1980, 7", Single, Beggars Banquet
Various
National Lampoon's Animal House - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1980
Johnny G
Blue Suede Shoes
1980
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
The Source - From And Towards
1971, ,
Free Jazz
The Jeff Clyne / Ian Carr Quartet
Springboard
1969
Keziah Jones
Blufunk Is A Fact / Black Orpheus
Dark Globe, Boy George, Dubversive
Atoms (Dubversive Dub Mix)
2023
Various
Music Works 1997 Special Showcase
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, RM, Music Works, ,
Dancehall
Bobby Konders, Jabba
Reggae #2
1996, Cass, Mixtape, Not On Label, ,
Dancehall
Various
Stone Cold Riddims
CD, Comp, 2B1 Multimedia Inc.
Lonely Gimmick
Stay At Home To Sleep In
2024, CD, Album, Ltd, Mixtape, P/Unofficial, Promo, Not On Label
Annabel Lamb
When Angels Travel
2023
Annabel Lamb
The Flame EP
2023, ,
Alternative Rock/Synth-pop/New Wave
Boy George
This Is What I Dub Volume 1
2020, ,
Dub
The Jeff Clyne / Ian Carr Quartet
Springboard
2017, ,
Free Jazz
Saâda Bonaire
You Could Be More As You Are / Invitation / Funky Way
2013
Joss Stone
Colour Me Free!
2009, ,
Soul
The Rolling Stones
Hot Licks
2002, CD, Unofficial, Vol, ,
Classic Rock
Culture Club
Don't Mind If I Do
1999
Tina*
Wildest Dreams
1996, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Keziah Jones
Lesson Number One
1995, CD, Unofficial, Shot Of Salvation
Simply Red
Life
1995
Jesus Loves You
The Martyr Mantras
,
Synth-pop/Downtempo