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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kai Stephens |
| Origin | Staines, Surrey, England |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock, Indie, Punk |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass Guitar |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Associated acts | Hard-Fi |
| Website | Hard-Fi |
Kai Stephens plays bass and also sings backing vocals for the band Hard-Fi. Staines is a Thames -side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England, Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 He began his career as a pest killer.
His first band was called Twist, which was named after Indio, a character in a spaghetti western film. The band was made up of him and one of his friends. " I grew up in a band, so there were always friends floating around. I’d just got given a guitar, so then my brother decided he wanted to get a drum kit, and a mate over the road could play bass a little bit and we just rushed into forming a band. "
One day, when Stephens was in a pawn shop, he decided to pick up a bass and learn to play it, to get the band moving as they could not find a bassist, " The first time I played it, I thought, “Yeah, I can get my hand round this. ” It was a Fender Precision, an old beaten-up one. I bought it and haven’t looked back. "
Twist played a couple of gigs locally where a lot of friends came down to see them. They played to some busy audiences, "but we were rubbish" says Stephens.
When he used to play guitar he liked to copy chords from bands such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd who are two of his favourite artists along with The Clash and hip-hop acts such as Run DMC and NWA. Led Zeppelin were Pink Floyd are For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D [1]
His brother, Ciaran is the lead guitarist of the band called "Satellite State". [2]
References
- ^ Trimmington, Nigel. "A Pint & A Chat With ... Hard Fi", Fender News, Fender. co. uk.
- ^ Contempo - Staines, UK - Alternative
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