EPISODE · Jun 14, 2023 · 1H 16M
Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Fur Trade) Interview
from The Shaky Experience · host James Richard Lane
Steve Bays is a musician and recording engineer from British Columbia, Canada. He may be best known as the frontman / songwriter for Hot Hot Heat, which have released music with Sub Pop and Warner Brothers. The band has 5 full length albums, a handful of EPs, and several of hit singles. He’s notably toured across country with Foo Fighters, Weezer, The Killers, and Snow Patrol. He’s performed major festivals including Coachella and Glastonbury. His band were previously on the front cover of NME and have been featured in countless other publications. Steve owns and operates his own recording studio - Tugboat Pl. Studio where he has worked with artists including Diplo, Steve Aoki, Fitz and the Tantrums, and many many others. And he has other side projects Fur Trade, Mounties and Left Field Messiah. Learn more about Steve and his projects by following him in the link below: . . . https://twitter.com/stevebays https://www.instagram.com/stevebays/ https://linktr.ee/Stevebays . . . Do you have any questions, feedback, or recommendations for the show? Let James know on social media: Instagram: @jamesrichardlane Twitter: @jameslanee . . . Listen to the entire episode to hear my product review of Rowdy Mermaid and my festival review of Let's Go Music Festival!
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Steve Bays is a musician and recording engineer from British Columbia, Canada. He may be best known as the frontman / songwriter for Hot Hot Heat, which have released music with Sub Pop and Warner Brothers. The band has 5 full length albums, a handful of EPs, and several of hit singles. He’s notably toured across country with Foo Fighters, Weezer, The Killers, and Snow Patrol. He’s performed major festivals including Coachella and Glastonbury. His band were previously on the front cover of NME and have been featured in countless other publications. Steve owns and operates his own recording studio - Tugboat Pl. Studio where he has worked with artists including Diplo, Steve Aoki, Fitz and the Tantrums, and many many others. And he has other side projects Fur Trade, Mounties and Left Field Messiah. Learn more about Steve and his projects by following him in the link below: . . . https://twitter.com/stevebays https://www.instagram.com/stevebays/ https://linktr.ee/Stevebays . . . Do you have any questions, feedback, or recommendations for the show? Let James know on social media: Instagram: @jamesrichardlane Twitter: @jameslanee . . . Listen to the entire episode to hear my product review of Rowdy Mermaid and my festival review of Let's Go Music Festival!
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