Steve Mazur

American guitarist (born 1977)

Steve Mazur

Background information
Birth name	Steven Theodore Mazur
Born	(1977-12-21) December 21, 1977 (age 46) Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, United States
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	2002–present

Musical artist

Steven Theodore Mazur (born December 21, 1977) is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for alternative rock band Our Lady Peace.^[1] Mazur replaced original band guitarist Mike Turner in 2002.^[2]

Early life and education

Mazur has two sisters and two stepsisters and grew up in Richmond, Michigan, attending Cardinal Mooney Catholic College Preparatory High School in Marine City. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2000. At the commencement ceremony, he performed a solo acoustic guitar version of "Think About It," written by Herb Alpert, Will Calhoun, and Doug Wimbish.

His first electric guitar was a black Yamaha RGX 112.^[3]

Career

Before joining Our Lady Peace, he was in many different bands including Dragonfly (with Jeff Gutt on vocals), Butter Jackson, Ph (pronounced F), and Gabriel Mann's band. He played on the title track for the video game No One Lives Forever for the PlayStation 2. He also gave guitar lessons at Southern Thumb Music in Richmond and in Los Angeles.

Our Lady Peace

Mazur attended his first Our Lady Peace concert as a fan on July 10, 2001, at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

Mazur replaced founding member Mike Turner as guitarist for Our Lady Peace during the recording of the band's fifth album, Gravity.^[2] Mazur was selected after the band sorted through thousands of audition tapes, CDs, videos, and DVDs, in search of a new guitar player.^[2]

Mazur's first appearance on stage with the band was at the video shoot for "Somewhere Out There", followed by his first concert on stage with the band on May 15, 2002, at The Asylum in Dayton, Ohio.

References

^ Kates, Kristi (November 2009). "OLP Goes on Their Own". Electronic Musician. Vol. 25, no. 11. p. 18. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Just for the Record". Canadian Musician. Vol. 24, no. 3. May 2002. p. 16. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
^ Adams, Bill (May–June 2004). "Guitar 2004". Canadian Musician. Vol. 26, no. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.