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== Discography ==
{{Main|Placebo discography}}
;With Boo Radleys
* '']'' (1990)
;With Breed
* ''Grin'' (1991)
* ''Violent Sentimental '' (1993)
;With Placebo
* '']'' (1998)
* '']'' (2000)
* '']'' (2003)
* '']'' (2006)
;With Love Amongst Ruin
* '']'' (2010)
;Collaborations
* Sharkboy - ''The Valentine Tapes'' (1 track, album, 1995)
* Sharkboy - ''The Valentine Singles'' (8 tracks, 4-part single set, 1995)
* Polaroid Kiss - ''The New Coliseum'' (EP, 2011)



==References== ==References==

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Steve Hewitt
Musical artist

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.

Personal life

Steve was born in Northwich, Cheshire, England and attended Weaverham High School. He has a daughter named Emily.

Career

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.

His new band is called Love Amongst Ruin 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.

Equipment

Steve's setup for Placebo's 2006-07 Meds tour included:

  • Drums - Yamaha Maple Custom
    • 10" Tom
    • 14" Floor Tom
    • 16" Floor Tom
    • 22" Bass Drum
    • 14x5" Sonor Snare (primary)
    • 12x5.5" Brady Snare (secondary)
  • 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).

Discography

Main article: Placebo discography
With Boo Radleys
With Breed
  • Grin (1991)
  • Violent Sentimental (1993)
With Placebo
With Love Amongst Ruin
Collaborations
  • Sharkboy - The Valentine Tapes (1 track, album, 1995)
  • Sharkboy - The Valentine Singles (8 tracks, 4-part single set, 1995)
  • Polaroid Kiss - The New Coliseum (EP, 2011)


References

  1. PlaceboWorld: News
  2. PlaceboWord: News Archive
Love Amongst Ruin
  • Magnus Lundén
  • Keith York
  • Laurie Ross
  • Teresa Morini
  • Steve Hove
  • Dave Weston
  • Ramon Sherrington
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