- Steve Hewitt
Steve Hewitt (born
22 March ,1971 ) was the drummer for the band Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007. [ [http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/news/index.html PlaceboWorld: News ] ] He was born inNorthwich , 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.fact|date=November 2007He 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. [ [http://placeboworld.co.uk/archive/newsarchive_01.html PlaceboWord: News Archive] ]Equipment
Drums
*Yamaha Maple custom (22" bass, 10", 14" and 16" toms)
*Sonor 14x5" snare drum
*Brady 12x6" aux snare drumCymbals
*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-hatsPersonal life
He has a daughter named Emily.citation |url=http://placeboworld.co.uk/archive/times99.htm |periodical=Metro Music |title=Placebo Effect |accessdate=2008-03-04 ]
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