Steve Hewitt
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| Steve Hewitt | |
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 Steve Hewitt backstage at Manchester Academy, February 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steven James Hewitt |
| Born | 22 March 1971 |
| Origin | Northwich, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Ancient B |
| Associated acts | The Mystic Deckchairs, The Boo Radleys, Breed, Placebo, Love Amongst Ruin |
| Website | www.loveamongstruin.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Yamaha Maple Custom Gibson Les Paul Custom |
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Steven James Hewitt (born 22 March 1971) is the singer and guitarist in Love Amongst Ruin, having previously been the drummer for Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
Steve was born in Northwich, Cheshire, England and attended Weaverham High School. He has a daughter named Emily.[2]
[edit] Career
Prior to joining Placebo, Hewitt was a member of various bands such as Electric Crayons, K-Klass, The Mystic Deckchairs, The Boo Radleys and Breed.[3] He also worked as a session musician. Like previous drummer, Schultzberg, he also plays drums left-handed.[4]
He met band member Brian Molko through his then-girlfriend. Although he appeared on some early demo tapes for Placebo, he wasn't able to join the band at first due to prior commitments to Breed. Placebo then earned their record deal with replacement drummer Robert Schultzberg. Later, as Breed broke up, Schultzberg was departing from Placebo so Hewitt accepted the invitation to join Placebo permanently.[3]
On 1 October 2007, it was announced via the official Placebo website that Steve Hewitt had parted company with Placebo due to personal and musical differences.[5]
His new band is called Love Amongst Ruin[6] and the band's debut album of the same name was released on 13 September 2010, preceded by the single So Sad (Fade), released 30 August 2010.[7]
[edit] Equipment
Steve's setup for Placebo's 2006-07 Meds tour included:
- Drums - Yamaha Maple Custom
- Cymbals - Zildjian
- 12" A Custom Splash
- 13" A Custom Hi-Hats (secondary)
- 14" A New Beat Hi-Hats (primary)
- 14" A Custom Crash
- 16" A Custom Crash
- 18" A Custom Crash
- 18" A Custom China
- 20" A Custom Crash
- 22" A Custom Ride
- 21" A Sweet Ride
Vic Firth drumsticks (size 1A).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- with Boo Radleys
- Ichabod and I (1989)[8]
- with Breed
- Grin (1991)[8]
- Clawfist – The Peel Sessions (Breed and Gallon Drunk) (1992, EP)[8]
- Violent Sentimental (1993)[8]
- with Baby June
- Need to Need You (1993)[8]
- with Placebo
- Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
- Black Market Music (2000)
- Sleeping with Ghosts (2003)
- Meds (2006)
- with Love Amongst Ruin
- Love Amongst Ruin (2010)[8]
[edit] Collaborations
- Sharkboy – The Valentine Tapes (LP, 1995); drums in "Same Mother of Pearl"[8]
- Sharkboy - The Valentine Singles (4-part single set, 1995); 8 tracks
- Polaroid Kiss - The New Coliseum (EP, 2011)[9]
[edit] Producer
- Lys - TBA (album, 2011, with Paul Corkett)
[edit] References
- ^ PlaceboWorld: News[dead link]
- ^ "Steve Hewitt - Placebo Fanpage - Kostenlose Homepage". Lostrosecrazy.sebjo.de. http://lostrosecrazy.sebjo.de/home/lostrosecrazy/Steve-Hewitt/. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ a b "Steve Hewitt artist, artist pages, artist news". Drummerszone.com. 1971-03-22. http://www.drummerszone.com/artists/artist.php?artistNR=054f2a879887475224348b55fb8d23dd&bioLimit=all. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Love Amongst Ruin @ Pub Mac Carthy, Nancy (+interview)". Funk You Dear. 2011-03-08. http://funkyoudear.com/2011/03/08/love-amongst-ruin/. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ PlaceboWord: News Archive
- ^ Reid, Sean (2009-08-20). "Ex-Placebo Drummer Forms Love Amongst Ruin". Alter The Press!. http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/08/ex-placebo-drummer-forms-love-amongst.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Love Amongst Ruin announce UK tour and debut album | News". Rocklouder. http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/love-amongst-ruin-announce-uk-tour-and-debut-album. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g Steve Hewitt discography at Discogs
- ^ "The New Coliseum - E.P.". Polaroid Kiss. http://musicshop.polaroidkiss.net/album/the-new-coliseum-e-p. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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