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Steve was handed an old Sears Silvertone bass at
age ten by guitar playing brother Stuart, two years his senior, so he
could fill in bass and backing harmonies to Beatles songs is his first
memories of the beginnings of an education and a lifelong passion, music.
Growing up following the more obscure bands, Steve found drumming and the
math in music more atoned to his personal preference and was influenced at
that time by drummers such as Giles, Bruford, Baker, and Palmer. After
putting an ad for a bass man on Axe Handler's bulletin board in 1977 he
hooked up with Glen DeJongh and Don Dioron and the three formed the
Spiffs. He spent a brief but interesting period studying the raw aspects
music can have. In 1978 he was drafted into the newly formed Jetzons after
the untimely death of local legend Mike Corte. This opened up even more
aspects of creating and performing music and an appreciation and respect
for those who do it well and a close call with a record label. Spent years
bouncing around town, working in different bands playing jazz, rock,
country, blues, and whatever, has contributed to his unique style of
playing and honed his harmonizing.
Some Previous Bands Steve has been in
The Spiffs
Burning Flamingoes
The Jetzons
Mortal Engines
Wall Street
Bob
The Brick Wall
The Crimsons
Hootenanny
Counterfit ( I was in that band too)
Some of Steve's influences
Bill Bruford, Allan White, Michael Giles, Ginger Baker, Buddy Rich,
Charlie Watts, Carl palmer, Rod Morganstien, Ringo Starr, Billy Cobham,
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