Coby Sey is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, based in London. Sey released his debut album Conduit, in 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim.
Career Coby Sey has worked with musicians Tirzah, Mica Levi, DELS, Kwes, Laurel Halo, Klein, Lafawndah and London Contemporary Orchestra, artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens, Max de Wardener 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. Sey is also a founder and member of a collective named Curl with Mica Levi and Brother May, and is one-third of a group named Gaister, with Olivia Salvadori and Bo Ningen's Akihide Monna aka Monchan.
In September 2022, Sey released his debut album Conduit on AD 93 to critical praise.
Personal life
Sey was born in and is based in Lewisham, London. His older brother is the musician Kwes.
Discography Studio albums + List of solo studio albums Title Album details ConduitReleased: 9 September 2022 Label: AD 93 Formats: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette tape
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative studio albums Title Album detailsColourgrade 1 October 2021 Label: Domino Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streamingGAISTER Released: 1 November 2024 Label: AD 93 Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of solo extended plays Title Album detailsWhities 010: Transport for Lewisham Released: 7 April 2017 Label: Whities, Young Turks Formats: 10" EP, digital download, streamingRiver Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Curl Formats: Digital download, streamingPassengers Released: 20 March 2026 Label: Cardinal Loom Formats: Digital download, streaming
Soundtracks + List of solo soundtracks Title Album detailsMASS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Released: 5 June 2020 Label: Curl Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles
+ List of singles showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Shields / I Have To" 2016 rowspan="2" "Petals Have Fallen" 2017 "Face" 2018 Passengers "To" 2020 "Permeated Secrets" 2022 Conduit "Onus"
Collaborative singles + List of collaborative singles as part of a group Title Year Artist(s)Album/EP/Mixtape"Sento">2024GAISTER (Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna & Coby Sey)GAISTER
As featured artist + List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Artist(s)Album/EP/Mixtape"7-5 (Change)"2012Kwesachu , Grant Armour, Elan TamaraKwesachu Vol. 2"Devotion"2018TirzahDevotion"Alien" 2020Leifur JamesAngel in Disguise"Oilseed Stone" Lol KBorn Under a Bad One"Tighter" 2021CoshaMt. Pleasant"Hive Mind"TirzahColourgrade"So I Can See You"2022TONESo I Can See You"Splash"Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Momoko GillPOOL"Grasp"Nosaj Thing, Slauson Malone 1, Sam GendelContinua"Can't Be Unstuck"2023TYSONSunsetters / Daybreakers"On Grounds"Speakers Corner QuartetFurther Out Than The Edge"Bites"V/Z (Valentina Magaletti & Zongamin)Suono Assente"Belleville"Laurel HaloAtlas"The Graves at Charleroi"Rainy Miller x Space AfrikaA Grisaille Wedding"five" Louis Carnell & Coby Sey111"Clean Slate", "Ultimately" 2024Ben Klock & Fadi MohemLayer One"We Know What Gives"MoinYou Never End"Yet To Know The Meaning of Forever"2025Loraine JamesNew Year's Substitution 3"Stay"Raisa KAffectionately"All Our Knives Are Always Sharp"Tony NjokuAll Our Knives Are Always Sharp"Palimpsest"Alpha Maid, Ben VinceIs this a queue"Inner Link"2026Carl GariCarl Gari"The Edge"TYSONThe Edge / Away
Remixes Title Year Artist(s) Album/EP"Marilyn - Coby Sey Remix"2017Mount KimbieFour Years and One Day"Melt! (Coby Sey Rework)"2010Kelly Lee Owens"Bismuth Dream (Coby Sey Rework)"Max de WardenerDetuned Reworks"Le Malentendu (Tirzah & Coby Sey Version)"2011Lafawndah feat. Lala &ce, Tirzah & Coby SeyThe Fifth Season (Versions)"Corner of my Sky feat. John Cale (Coby Sey Rework)"Kelly Lee OwensInner Song Remix Series"Aralkum - Coby Sey Remix"Galya BisengalievaAralkum Remixes"I Fucked It Up" 2022Goddess911I.F.I.U (Remixes)"All roads lead to London (feat. Coby Sey & Ersatz)"2023Jockstrap & Taylor SkyeI<3UQTINVU"That Can Be Arranged (Coby Sey Remix)" 2025Tom VekWe Have Sound Remixes
Covers TitleYear Original Artist(s) Album/EP"Kiss From a Rose"2021Seal"Mentions" 2025HTRKString of Hearts (Songs of HTRK)
Videos Song Year Director(s) All Change 2017 Coby Sey and Alex McCullough Devotion 2018 Akinola "Crackstevens" Davies Jr. Hive Mind 2021 Leah Walker and Rebecca Salvadori Permeated Secrets 2022 Eva-Grace Bor all we got is us in the moment 2023 Rebecca Salvadori Onus 2023 Lallie Doyle Stay 2025 Basil Anthony Harewood
Notes
Touring band members aka Continue Coby Sey – vocals, electric bass, keyboard, electronics Momoko Gill – drums, vibraphone Leisha Thomas (Alpha Maid) – electric guitar Charlie Hope – visuals Ben Vince – tenor saxophone CJ Calderwood – alto saxophone Sébastien Forrester – percussion, vibraphone
References
External links Coby Sey on Bandcamp Coby Sey on Discogs