Steve Bays

Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. Image File history File links Steve_bays. ... Image File history File links Steve_bays. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Hot Hot Heat is a Synth pop/Dance-punk rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Bays had been in many different bands since about 1995 and met Paul Hawley (later Hot Hot Heat's drummer) in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one else knew how. Hawley took over the drums from Bays (who had been playing until them that point) and the two found Dustin Hawthorne to play bass. Matthew Marnick, who was a friend of the band, sang vocals. In 2000, Bays took over as the lead vocalist. Paul Granville Scott Hawley (born October 24, 1980) is the drummer in the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Dustin Patrick Hawthorne (born July 21, 1976) is the Bassist in the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ...