1. Steph Honde was born on Stephane Honde; 5 September 1975 and is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
10 Facts About Steph Honde
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Steph Honde started his music career as the frontman with the French band Mamooth.
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In 2010, after leaving the band Cafe Bertrand, Steph Honde toured with Paul Di'Anno and The Stars across France.
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In 2012 Steph Honde emigrated to California, US and started working on his own project, the band Hollywood Monsters which features guest musicians.
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Steph Honde created the project in 2013 and is the only songwriter of the project, including the band's debut album Big Trouble.
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Steph Honde met Don Airey in 2006 when Honde's then-current band Cafe Bertrand was the opening band for the Deep Purple European leg of the Rapture of the Deep tour.
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Tim Bogert appreciated the demo recordings suggested to him by Steph Honde and agreed to play on three tracks of the album despite the fact he had been in retirement for several years prior to the recording of the album Big Trouble.
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Steph Honde wrote the song "Village Of The Damned" as an homage to Vinny Appice before even meeting him.
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The music genre of Steph Honde is commonly referred to as hard rock reminiscent of the 1970s, yet his songwriting was inspired by progressive rock and heavy metal.
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Steph Honde listed among his influences Iron Maiden, along with Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, The Who, Deep Purple, Marillion, Led Zeppelin.