Coby Sey

Coby Sey is a British musician, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, born and based in Lewisham, South East London.^[1][2] He has worked with musicians Tirzah,^[3][4] Mica Levi,^[4] DELS,^[5] Kwes,^[6] Laurel Halo,^[7] Klein,^[8] Lafawndah^[9][10] and London Contemporary Orchestra,^[11] artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot^[12] and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens,^[4] Max de Wardener^[13] and Leifur James. In 2019 he had a featured session on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction in an improvised collaboration with PAN affiliated artist Pan Daijing.^[14] Sey is also a founder and member of a collective named CURL^[15] with Mica Levi & Brother May, and is one third of a project/band named GAISTER with Olivia Salvadori and Bo Ningen's Akihide Monna. Sey released his debut album, Conduit, on 9 September 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim.^[16][17][18]

Coby Sey
Born	Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Origin	Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupations	Artist musician songwriter DJ radio host producer
Instruments	Vocals electronics bass guitar keyboards drums percussions
Years active	2012–present
Labels	AD 93 Curl
Website	cobysey.com

Sey's older brother is the musician Kwes.^[19]

Artist discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details
2022	Conduit[20][21] Released: 9 September 2022 Label: AD 93 Formats: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette tape

Extended plays

Year	EP details
2017	Whities 010: Transport for Lewisham[22][23] Released: 7 April 2017 Label: Whities,[A] Young Turks[B] Formats: 10" EP, digital download, streaming
2020	River[26] Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Curl Formats: Digital download, streaming

Soundtracks

Year	OST details
2020	MASS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[27] Released: 5 June 2020 Label: Curl Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

• "Shields / I Have To" (10 April 2016)
• "Petals Have Fallen" (31 May 2017)^[28]
• "To" (13 April 2020)
• "Kiss From a Rose" (12 December 2021) (Seal Cover) ^[29]
• "Permeated Secrets" (21 June 2022)^[30]
• "Onus" (2 August 2022)

Collaborations

• "Devotion" (19 July 2018) (Tirzah feat. Coby Sey)
• "Oilseed Stone" (23 October 2020) (Lol K feat. Coby Sey)
• "Tighter" (24 February 2021) (Cosha feat. Coby Sey) ^[31]
• "Hive Mind" (8 September 2021) (Tirzah feat. Coby Sey)
• "So I Can See You" (26 January 2022) (TONE feat. Coby Sey)^[32]
• "Splash" (3 August 2022) (Nadeem Din-Gabisi feat. Coby Sey and MettaShiba)
• "Can't Be Unstuck" (18 January 2023) (TYSON feat. Coby Sey)^[33]
• "On Grounds" (12 April 2023) (Speakers Corner Quartet feat. Coby Sey) ^[34]
• "Bites" (14 June 2023) (V/Z (Valentina Magaletti & Zongamin) feat. Coby Sey)^[35]
• "Belleville" (12 July 2023) (Laurel Halo feat. Coby Sey)^[7]
• "The Graves at Charleroi" (16 November 2023) (Rainy Miller x Space Afrika feat. Coby Sey)^[36][37]
• "five" (28 Nov 2023) (Louis Carnell & Coby Sey)^[38]
• "Sento" (18 September 2024) (GAISTER (Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna & Coby Sey))^[39]
• "Clean Slate" (10 October 2024) (Ben Klock & Fadi Mohem feat. Coby Sey)^[40]
• "We Know What Gives" (25 October 2024) (Moin feat. Coby Sey)^[41]
• "Yet To Know The Meaning of Forever" (01 January 2025) (Loraine James & Coby Sey)^[42]
• "Stay" (11 February 2025) (Raisa K feat. Coby Sey)^[43]
• "All Our Knives Are Always Sharp" (16 April 2025) (Tony Njoku feat. Coby Sey)^[44]

With GAISTER

• GAISTER (2024)

Remixes

• Mount Kimbie - "Marilyn - Coby Sey Remix" (27 October 2017) ^[45]
• Kelly Lee Owens - "Melt! (Coby Sey Rework)" (22 July 2020) ^[4][46]
• Max de Wardener - "Bismuth Dream (Coby Sey Rework)" (07 August 2020)
• Lafawndah feat. Lala &ce, Tirzah & Coby Sey - "Le Malentendu (Tirzah & Coby Sey Version)" (15 June 2021)
• Galya Bisengalieva - "Aralkum - Coby Sey Remix" (15 October 2021)^[47]
• Kelly Lee Owens - "Corner of my Sky feat. John Cale (Coby Sey Rework)" (11 June 2021)^[48]
• Jockstrap & Taylor Skye - "All roads lead to London (feat. Coby Sey & Ersatz)" (3 November 2023)^[49]

Videos

Song	Directed by
All Change	Coby Sey and Alex McCullough[50]	2017
Devotion	Akinola "Crackstevens" Davies Jr.[51]	2018
Hive Mind	Leah Walker and Rebecca Salvadori[52]	2021
Permeated Secrets	Eva-Grace Bor[53]	2022
all we got is us in the moment	Rebecca Salvadori[54]	2023
Onus	Lallie Doyle[55]	2023
Stay	Basil Anthony Harewood[56]	2025

Notes

1. Whities is known as AD 93 as of June 2020.^[24]
2. Young Turks is known as Young as of April 2021.^[25]

Touring band members

• Coby Sey – vocals, electric bass, keyboard, electronics^[57]
• CJ Calderwood – alto saxophone
• Sébastien Forrester – percussion, vibraphone
• Momoko Gill – drums, vibraphone
• Charlie Hope – visuals
• Leisha Thomas (Alpha Maid) – electric guitar
• Ben Vince – tenor saxophone