Steevi Bacon Explained
Steevi Bacon |
Landscape: | yes |
Origin: | London, England |
Instrument: | Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals |
Years Active: | 1987–present |
Label: | HARMONY FACTORY |
Associated Acts: | Cats in Space, Robin Trower, TasteXperience, James Brown, Black Hole Recordings, TooRex, The Ben Poole Band |
Website: | https://www.steevi.com/ |
Steevi Bacon is a musician from London, UK. He is co-founder member and drummer for the UK based power pop rock band Cats in Space,[1] [2] [3] established May 2015 with guitarist Greg Hart, and their fellow songwriting partner Mick Wilson[4] [5] of British 70s phenomenon 10cc.
He has also recorded at Queen's Mountain recording studios in Montreux, Switzerland completing many unlisted sessions for producer David Richards, and has also played drums on two transatlantic guitar legend Robin Trower albums, Go My Way and Another Day's Blues.[6]
Currently touring with CATS in SPACE, recently completed ten date sellout tour March 2017 with UK rock legends THUNDER[7] with final date at London's Eventim Apollo. The band also guested at Hyde Park BST[8] [9] on 30 June 2017 as opener to headliners Blondie and Phil Collins and many other original 20th century artistes. 12 August 2017 saw the band appear in front of over 20,000 attendance at a sellout Fairport Cropredy[10] Convention 2017. November 2017 saw Cats in Space invited as support to Deep Purple on their five UK arena dates along with rockers Europe on UK leg of the Long Goodbye Deep Purple world tour. Cats in Space then deviated to join Status Quo as special guests on nine of their Plugged In Live and Rockin' Winter UK Tour[11] dates ending in December, once again with final show at Hammersmith Eventim Apollo. More recently opening at the London Palladium[12] for Bonnie Tyler[13] [14] in September 2019 and Blue Öyster Cult [15] [16] at Leicester De Montfort Hall and Newcastle City Hall October 2022
Discography
CATS in SPACE[17]
- Too Many Gods[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] – released on Harmony Factory Records 31 October 2015. Featured lead track 'Mr Heartache' played by Radio 2,[24] Planet Rock and over 250 radio stations worldwide.
- Scarecrow - released on Harmony Factory Records on 25 August 2017.[25] (Bacon co-wrote ‘Timebomb’)
- Cats Alive - Cats in Space (Live at Cardiff MotorPoint Arena) Harmony Factory Records 23 February 2018[26] [27]
- Day Trip to Narnia - released on Harmony Factory Records on 1 March 2019 (Bacon co-wrote ‘Chasing Diamonds’)
- My Kind of Christmas - released on Harmony Factory Records 6 December 2019 - (Bacon co-wrote ‘My Kind of Christmas’)
- Atlantis - released on Harmony Factory Records 27 November 2020 - (Bacon co-wrote ‘Spaceship Superstar’, ‘Sunday Best’ and the title track ‘Atlantis’)
- Kickstart The Sun - released on Harmony Factory Records 29 July 2022 - (Bacon co-wrote King Of Stars, ‘Teenage Millionaires’*, ‘Hero’, and ‘Bootleg Bandoleros’) *BBC Radio 2 played ‘Teenage Millionaires’ on Johnnie Walker’s Friday Rock Show on 15 July 2022.
Robin Trower
Richard Watts
Janey Bombshell
- "Rock-A-Roll-Around"[38] (JB001) independent UK release (Bacon co-wrote "Last Night on Earth")
Notes and References
- Web site: Rock. Classic. Classic Rock's Tracks of the Week. Team Rock. Classic Rock Magazine. 13 May 2016.
- Web site: Growl. Rock 'n. Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album, Video ROCKNGROWL.COM. www.rockngrowl.com. Axel Wiesenauer. 24 August 2015.
- Web site: Rock Radio. Platinum Rock. Review – Cats in Space Platinum Rock Radio. platinumrockradio.com. 29 August 2015.
- Web site: CATS in SPACE lineup.
- News: Mick Wilson . 10cc World. 23 August 2017. en-US.
- Web site: Steevi Bacon. discogs. en. 2 April 2017.
- Web site: Thunder / Cats in Space. Rocktopia. Rocktopia. 23 August 2017.
- News: Cats in Space To Support Phil Collins & Blondie at BST-Hyde Park Festival. 19 June 2017. Jar Music Live. 23 August 2017. en-US.
- Web site: Phil Collins Barclaycard presents BST Hyde Park. Park. Barclaycard presents BST Hyde. www.bst-hydepark.com. en. 23 August 2017.
- Web site: Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2017. Songkick. en. 23 August 2017.
- Web site: Status Quo AEG Presents. Presents. AEG. www.aegpresents.co.uk. en. 2017-12-22.
- Web site: The London Palladium Official Box Office . 2023-07-30 . LW Theatres . en-GB.
- Web site: Bonnie Tyler Tickets, The London Palladium – Official Box Office . 2023-07-30 . LW Theatres . en-GB.
- Web site: MetalTalk . 2019-09-21 . BONNIE TYLER STRIKES GOLD IN A STARRY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM MetalTalk - Heavy Metal News, Reviews and Interviews . 2023-07-30 . MetalTalk - Heavy Metal News, Reviews and Interviews We are MetalTalk and we publish Rock 'n Roll.
- Web site: 2022-09-14 . Cats in Space Launch ‘Kickstart The Sun’ Tour With 2 Feature Shows Supporting Blue Öyster Cult . 2023-07-30 . ROCKPOSER DOT COM! . en.
- Web site: Vickers . Lee . 2022-09-19 . Cats in Space: Launch 'Kickstart The Sun' tour with two feature shows supporting legends Blue Öyster Cult . 2023-07-30 . en-US.
- Web site: Vickers . Lee . 2022-09-19 . Cats in Space: Launch 'Kickstart The Sun' tour with two feature shows supporting legends Blue Öyster Cult . 2023-07-30 . en-US.
- Web site: RockReport.be :: Album Reviews. rockreport.be. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Cats in Space 'Too Many Gods' Album Details Revealed – PlanetMosh. 24 August 2015. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Cats in Space Announce The Release of Debut Album 'Too Many Gods' For October 2015. Goldby. Steve. metaltalk.net. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Cats in Space – Too Many Gods (Review by YngwieViking). Brobarian. EN. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Cats in Space – Too Many Gods CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography. heavyharmonies.com. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: CATS IN SPACE: "Too Many Gods" Revealed Rock by Wild. 24 August 2015. it-IT. 15 July 2016.
- Web site: With Alex Lester, After Midnight – BBC Radio 2. BBC. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: CATS IN SPACE STAND ALONE IN THEIR FIELD WITH 'SCARECROW'. Goldby. Steve. www.metaltalk.net. 2018-04-06.
- News: Cats in space - Cats alive! - PlanetMosh. 2018-02-10. PlanetMosh. 2018-04-06. en-GB.
- Web site: Cats In Space 'Cats Alive!'. Cargo Records UK. 2018-04-06.
- Web site: Trower Live. Robin Trower Live.
- Web site: Go My Way – Robin Trower. discogs.
- Web site: Discography – Steevi Bacon. discogs.
- Web site: SteeviBacon. members.shaw.ca. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: The Robin Trower Album-by-Album Thread. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Robin Trower – Another Days Blues. discogs. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Another Days Blues. robintrowerlive.co.uk. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: experience – STEEVi BACON – UK Freelance Drummer – Official Website. steevi.com. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: RWwhatsnew. members.shaw.ca. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Radiate by Richard Watts on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Rocka-Roll-Around by Janey Bombshell on iTunes. iTunes Store. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Tastexperience – Celestrial Dreams. discogs. 15 July 2016.