Steve Hewitt
born on 22/3/1971 in Northwich, Manchester, United Kingdom
Steve Hewitt
Steven James Hewitt (born 22 March 1971) was the drummer for the band Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007.[1] He was born in Northwich, Cheshire, England. Prior to joining Placebo, Hewitt was a member of various bands such as Electric Crayons, K-Klass, The Mystic Deckchairs, Boo Radleys and Breed. He also worked as a session musician. Like previous drummer, Schultzberg, he also plays drums left-handed.
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.
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.[2]
His new band is called Love Amongst Ruin and the debut album of the same name is due to release on 13 September 2010, preceded by the single So Sad (Fade) released 30 August 2010.
The band's first ever live show was at the Eurosonic festival in Holland on 14 January 2010. Their first UK gig was at Camden Barfly on 11 May 2010 followed by a show at Scala, London on 9 June. They will be touring Europe in September and October 2010 and the UK in November. [3][4]
Equipment
Drums
- Yamaha Maple custom (22" bass, 10", 14" and 16" toms)
- Sonor 14x5" snare drum
- Brady 12x6" aux snare drum
Cymbals
- Zildjian cymbals
- A Custom - 12" splash, 14", 16, 18" and 20" crashes, 22" ride, 18" china, 13" A Custom hi-hats (secondary) and 14" A New Beat hi-hats zildjian a custom
Personal life
He attended Weaverham Highschool. He has a daughter named Emily.
References
- PlaceboWorld: News
- PlaceboWord: News Archive
- http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/stevehewitt09?ref=ts&__a=1
- http://www.myspace.com/loveamongstruin
Placebo |
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Brian Molko | Stefan Olsdal | Steve Hewitt |
Live members: William (Bill) Lloyd | Alex Lee |
Discography |
Studio albums: Placebo | Without You I'm Nothing | Black Market Music | Sleeping with Ghosts | Meds |
DVDs and compilations: Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) | Once More With Feeling (video collection) | Once More with Feeling | Covers | Extended Play '07 |
Singles: "Bruise Pristine" | "Come Home" | "36 Degrees" | "Teenage Angst" | "Nancy Boy" | "Pure Morning" | "You Don't Care About Us" | "Every You Every Me" | "Without You I'm Nothing" | "Burger Queen Francais" | "Taste in Men" | "Slave to the Wage" | "Special K" | "Black-Eyed" | "The Bitter End" | "This Picture" | "Special Needs" | "English Summer Rain" | "Twenty Years" | "Protège-Moi" | "Because I Want You" | "Song to Say Goodbye" | "Infra-Red" | "Meds" |
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