Steevi Bacon

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Steevi Bacon
CATS in SPACE drummer Steevi Bacon.jpg
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • musician
  • music programmer
  • graphic designer
  • drum tutoring/mentoring
Instrument(s)Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Years active1987–present
Labels HARMONY FACTORY
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.

Discography

CATS in SPACE

Robin Trower

Richard Watts

Janey Bombshell

TasteXperience

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