About
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Electronic music producer & live performer
Steve Pottz is the music of Steve Phillpott — a Sydney-based electronic music producer and performer who marries genuine old-school jazz and blues skills with cutting house and techno grooves.
A lifelong pianist, Steve first found his groove in Cape Town’s jazz scene, playing with Basil ‘Mannenberg’ Coetzee and his band Sabenza — raw, powerful music synonymous with South Africa at a pivotal time. Jazz and blues bands, TV jingles, and film music followed before a move to Australia in 1999.
After years away from music while working in finance, Steve made the decision to put music first. Since 2013 he’s been building a body of original work using Ableton Live, keyboards, and controllers — a live set that’s never ‘just press play’, but closer to a jazz jam: improvised, on-the-fly, different every time.
What I’m doing now
2026 is the Year of Playing Live — my number one goal is to get out on stage as much as possible, in Sydney and beyond. I’m also deep in the R.A.W. series: producing and releasing a track a week, every week. That’s 50 originals a year, building a catalogue I can take anywhere.
Every month I write about what I’ve been making, playing, and thinking — follow along via the Monthly Notes or subscribe to the mailing list to get it directly.
Burning Man & Beyond
Burning Man is more than a gig — it’s a proving ground. Playing on the playa, rebuilding the dancefloor after desert storms, finding the groove in the dust. Some of my best music has come from those moments.
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