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Steven DeMarchi is a Canadian
guitarist, backing vocalist and
songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...
. He is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the bands
Sheriff (1979–1985) and
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
(1988–1991). DeMarchi also played guitar for
The Cranberries
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...
(1996–2003) and was the main guitarist for
Dolores O'Riordan (2005–2008).
As a Billboard hit songwriter, DeMarchi is known for co-writing the hit songs "
More Than Words Can Say", a 1990 Number 1 hit on the BillBoard Hot AC chart and Number 2 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and “Haunted Heart”, a 1990 Number 18 hit on the US
Mainstream Rock
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Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...
chart.
BMI presented DeMarchi with the "Million-air award" for the song "
More Than Words Can Say". According to
BMI’s web site, only 1,500 songs including "
When I'm with You" by
Sheriff have achieved Million-air status (one million air plays) among the 4.5 million songs by 300,000 BMI represented artists. One million performances is equal to approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay.
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In 1982, DeMarchi performed live with Sheriff in LA on a nationwide TV show ''An Evening at the Improv
The Improv is a comedy club franchise. It was founded as a single venue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in 1963, and expanded into a chain of venues in the late 1970s.
History
Originally, it was a single venue founded in ...
''. In 1990, he performed live with Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
on several national TV shows, including two performances on ''The Tonight Show
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'' - once with Johnny Carson and once with Jay Leno.
DeMarchi was guitarist for the band The Cranberries
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...
between 1996 and 2003. Between 2005 and 2007 Dolores O’Riordan, the voice of The Cranberries
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...
and DeMarchi recorded O'Riordans first solo record titled "Are You Listening". DeMarchi appeared with O'Riordan on many televised and radio live performances in 2007 in support of that record, and travelled to over 22 countries in Europe, North America and South America on the 2007 O'Riordan world tour.
In May 2007, DeMarchi along with other band members, were featured with O’Riordan in live performances on the '' Carson Daly Show'', ''The Tonight Show
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'' with Jay Leno, True Music on HDnet cable network TV, and on Heaven and Earth BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
Manchester.
In January 2009,
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
(primarily DeMarchi and Curci) announced the release of their second album, appropriately titled ''
Never Say Never''. Live performances are expected during 2009 in support of this new album release.
[Tour dates and band member lineup are yet to be announced. More information at th]
official ALIAS myspace profile
Songwriting career
DeMarchi has collaborated with other successful songwriters like Steve Diamond, Jim Vallance,
Freddy Curci
Federico "Freddy" Curci (born October 30, 1962) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was lead vocalist for the rock band Sheriff and later founded and became frontman for the band Alias, a position he retains to this day.
Curci provided lea ...
,
Arnold Lanni
Arnold David Lanni (born May 4, 1956) is a Canadian record producer and former member of Frōzen Ghōst and Sheriff. He wrote Sheriff's most successful song, " When I'm with You."
History
Lanni was a founding member of Canadian rock band Sher ...
, Rick Neigher, Albert Hammond, and Jeff Paris just to name a few.
On the 1982
Sheriff album ''Sheriff'', DeMarchi co-wrote with
Arnold Lanni
Arnold David Lanni (born May 4, 1956) is a Canadian record producer and former member of Frōzen Ghōst and Sheriff. He wrote Sheriff's most successful song, " When I'm with You."
History
Lanni was a founding member of Canadian rock band Sher ...
the songs:
*Track 5-Kept Me Coming
*Track 7-Crazy Without You
DeMarchi wrote most of the songs on the 1990
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
album
''Alias'' with
Freddy Curci
Federico "Freddy" Curci (born October 30, 1962) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was lead vocalist for the rock band Sheriff and later founded and became frontman for the band Alias, a position he retains to this day.
Curci provided lea ...
, (the lead vocalist of Sheriff and Alias):
*Track 1-Say What I Wanna Say
*Track 2-Haunted Heart
*Track 4-The Power
*Track 5-Heroes
*Track 6-What To Do
*Track 7-After All The Love Is Gone
*Track 8-
More Than Words Can Say
*Track 10-True Emotion
*Track 11-Standing In The Darkness
On
Curci's 1994 solo album "Dreamer's Road", DeMarchi collaborated in writing the songs:
*Track 2-Dreamer's Road
*Track 4-Just To Be Close
*Track 8-Real Love
*Track 9-Into the Fire
*Track 10-Diamonds
*Track 11-Life Goes On
On the 2006 Zion album, DeMarchi collaborated with Curci for the songs:
*Track 2-How Much Longer Is Forever
*Track 4-Dangerous
*Track 7-No Surprise
*Track 10-Who Do You think You Are
*Track 11-Crash The Mirror
Discography
Sheriff
* 1982 ''Sheriff'' (self-titled album), Capitol Records
Alias
* 1990 ''
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
'' (self-titled album), EMI
* 1990 ''Haunted Heart'' EP, EMI
* 1991 ''Waiting For Love'' EP, EMI
* 1992 ''Perfect World'' EP, EMI
* 2009 ''
Never Say Never''
Freddy Curci
* 1994 solo album, ''Dreamer's Road'', EMI Music Canada
* 2000 compilation album, ''Then and Now'', Frontiers (Italy)
Zion
* 2006 ''Zion''(?), Frontiers Records
Dolores O'Riordan
* 2007 ''
Are You Listening?''
* 2009 ''
No Baggage in the song "Stupid"''
Singles
Filmography
1991 -
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' is a 1991 American coming-of-age black comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Neil Landau and Tara Ison, and starring Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, John Getz and Josh Char ...
Soundtrack: Performer / Producer “Perfect World”
References
"''Billboard''" Billboard ''Hot 100 airplay and sales charts''. Retrieved June 11, 2006.
* Feldman, Christopher (2000). ''The Billboard Book of Number Two Hits''. .
LiveDairy interview Dolores O'RiordanDreamer's Road Heavy Harmonies Community
* Capitol Records Inc. (1988) Sheriff album cover insert. UPC 0 77777-91216-2 5
* Capitol Records Inc. (1990) Alias album cover insert. UPC 0 20831-4097-2 89
* EMI Music Canada (1994) Dreamer's Road album cover insert. UPC 7243 8 29339 22
* Frontier Records (2006) Zion album cover insert. UPC 8 024391 031322
latest news updateMarch 2009 Interview with Steve DeMarchi, Behind the Alias
External links
Steve DeMarchi Myspace ProfileThe Official ALIAS Myspace Profile
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Living people
Musicians from Toronto
Canadian male singers
Canadian singer-songwriters
Canadian people of Italian descent
Canadian rock guitarists
Canadian male guitarists
Sheriff (band) members
The Cranberries members
Alias (band) members
Year of birth missing (living people)