Producer, composer and keyboard nut Simon Grey’s signature sound is a blend of jazz, polyphonic badness and layered syncopated grooves that’s as soulful as it is sophisticated //

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Simon's musical journey began early. Known for driving his piano teachers (and the parents of fellow students) up the wall, he refused to stick to the notes on the page. “Music was always the holy grail,” Simon reflects, “and conformity I was never very talented at.” Even early on, he challenged the notion that “everything’s already been done” in music. “I thought — really? Surely there’s so much more to explore and attempt to expand.”

That spirit of exploration shaped his early sonic world. Late-night mixtape deep-dives with mates introduced him to heroes and giants like Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, and Joe Zawinul. One haunting sound from those sessions refused to leave his head: “What was that oboe-ish thing?” he asked. Thats the ARP 2600 synthesizer my friend!  That moment sparked a lifelong obsession with analog synthesis vintage keyboards and all things polyphonic -  an obsession still far from under control. “It was the point of no return. I had to find that sound. I had to have those boxes." With jazz harmony, synth-based orchestration, Garibaldi-inspired linear grooves, and textures spanning classical to disco, Simon’s sound is always deeply layered, carefully arranged, and fiercely self-contained — where production and performance fuel one another in a cycle of creative energy.

Originally a drummer, Simon eventually shifted to jazz keys and production — but the drummer in him never left and drum programming still plays a big part in his approach. After formal jazz piano studies, he relocated to Europe in 2005, joining forces in the studio and on stage with UK soul heavyweights Incognito and Reel People. His unique production voice soon resonated across club culture, earning remix credits with KneeDeep for Jamiroquai, Elton John, and Bootsy Collins, along with his underground releases like Galactica Suite and Prophecy. As a player, he’s shared stages with the NDR Bigband, Deodato, Darryl Jones, and Tony Momrelle.

Never content with remaining in comfort zones or doing what is expected within them, Simon started to fuse the worlds of modern gospel, sound scapes and his own brand of broken beat and future Jazz in 2015. This led to a bold new chapter: The ‘Pressing Matters’ Sessions begun in 2018. Eclectic, ambitious, and recorded across multiple continents, the project brings together musical heroes as collaborators and explores his own uncharted sonic and harmonic terrain.