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To Where You Are

A song written with Ben Robbins in half a day to a brief for an ad pitch. It was all done and dusted by lunchtime, and over a celebratory Guinness we called on our mate, the brilliant violinist Anna Phoebe to come put some of her magick down.
It may form part of an ongoing writing project, but for now we hope you enjoy.
Production by http://www.benrobbins.net

This Moment Is You (Downloadable)

Demo of a Jackson Browne song for the Balsamo/Deighton project. Checking to see if key, feel and tempo works.

SKY BLUE & BLACK demo teaser

A demo of a Balsamo/Deighton song written with Julian Wilson of Grand Drive. A new version for the album has been recorded with producer John Reynolds.

The last time demo teaser

Demo teaser of a song by Balsamo/Deighton co-written with Julian Wilson of Grand Drive. We tried out the song for key, vibe, tempo and to see if our voice blend or 'the rub' as Emmylou puts it, is working. We like it and have put down another version with producer John Reynolds but have changed up a couple of words here and there. The last line pay off now goes ' bad luck for me, and bad luck for you'...

Bad luck for me(you're too good to be true) demo teaser

ALL SONGS Produced & Co-Written by Ben Robbins :

ALIVE                                                    Steve Balsamo (Balsamo / Robbins)
STRAIGHT TO MY HEAD                  Amanda Wilson (Datchler / Robbins)
CRAZY FOR YOU                               Heather Small (Small / Robbins)
LIFE THROUGH A LENS                   Stephanie (Grace / Robbins)
BITCH                                                    Liz McClarnon (McClarnon / Wright / Robbins)
NOW YOU'RE GONE                          Anthony Callea (Callea / Balsamo / Robbins)
RIGHT BY MY SIDE                            Emma Jane (Thommen / Robbins)
DON'T GET ME STARTED                 Noush Skaugen (Skaugen / Balsamo / Robbins)
UNISON                                                 Stephanie (Grace / Robbins)
THINKING OF SOMEONE ELSE      Tinatin  (Japaridze / Neil / Robbins)
I FEEL YOU                                           Delta Goodrem (Goodrem / Shayne / Robbins)
STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE                   Amanda Wilson (Robbins)
IF YOU EVER                                       Tina Arena (Arena / Sheyne / Robbins)
FINALLY FOUND MY WAY                Heather Small (Small / Robbins)                                 


ALIVE  Steve Balsamo (Balsamo/Robbins)

SOMETHING DEEPER Oystermouth

The first single from the Balsamo Deighton project is to be released digitally on 29th July 2012.  A cover of a Shawn Colvin song, it features Steve White on drums (www.whiteydrums.com - Paul Weller, Style Council, Oasis, Sam Gray)  and Robbie McIntosh on guitars (www.robbiemcintosh.com - John Mayer, The Pretenders, Norah Jones, Macca) as well as the beautiful voices of Steve Balsamo (www.stevebalsamo.co.uk) and Rosalie Deighton (www.myspace.com/rosaliedeighton).
Film maker Kamma Pastoll directed the beautiful video to accompany this release.  To watch it please go to www.balsamodeighton.com

Other beautiful players...Piano - Ben Robbins, Bass - Andy Collins. Produced by Ben Robbins and Balsamo Deighton

Balsamo Deighton - I Don't Know Why (preview clip)

Written with Emma Jane Thommen and recorded at Chris Sheehan's studio in London. We kept it sparse and spectral with just Em on piano and added a tracked up harmony vocal to add some atmosphere. Will probably put a spooky twangy guitar when we come to record proper for the album.

The Ghost Of Me And You

Written and recorded at Dean St Studios Soho London, during a session for another song, These Four Walls. Someone started playing a few chords, and 3 hours later Drive On was finished. Ben Robbins wrote it with us and produced. 

DRIVE ON - demo teaser

1) Glorious - Annelies (Balsamo, Lister, Robbins)
2) Long Hard Road - The Storys (Balsamo, Collins, Thomas, Thomas, Smith, Thompson)
3) Smash My Heart To Smithereens- Helena Jesele (Balsamo, Lister, Jesele)
4) I Know - Sarah Hudson (Balsamo, Grakal, Hudson)
5) You Will Have Your way - Oystermouth (Balsamo, Collins, Thompson)
6) Don't Get Me Started - Noush Skaugen (Balsamo, Skaugen, Robbins)

Steve Balsamo song writing showreel 1

All That Echoes

I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)

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Steve Balsamo & Rosalie Deighton have been writing beautiful folk/country/americana songs together for a little while and have made an album called "Unfolding" out now.