Steve Bays

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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.

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 them until 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. After Marnick left, the trio found Luke Paquin (a guitarist) and formed a band, known as Hot Hot Heat. There have been three main releases: Knock Knock Knock (2001), Make Up The Breakdown (2003), and Elevator (2005). Their newest release, Happiness Ltd, is due to come out this summer.