Steve
Steve (Fester) is the Trumpet player for the Reggaskas
Life and Career:
Taught by his father he started playing at the age of four on the cornet for several years. He then moved onto the clarinet and Tuba which he played in his father’s band.
In 2006 he joined a ska band called Too Hot playing the trumpet. supporting and headlining many Festivals and gigs all over the country Though the years he helps to support bands like Bad Manners, The Skints, Skatalites, Alaska, and many more.
Enjoy the feeling of performing live, in 2010 he decided to join another band called ‘The Blue Brothers Collective’ again playing gigs all over the country and headlining festivals. Playing all the great songs of Jake and Elwood.
In 2013 on a night out, after hearing some of the songs that mike had been working on, Fester came up with the idea of Starting The Reggaskas, Sealed with a pint of Guinness they both agreed on it.
Influences:
The Specials, Bad Manners, Desmond Dekker, The Skatalites, No Doubt, The Rudiments, The Slackers, The Toasters, The Skints, and many more …….
Instruments:
Instruments that Fester can play are Cornet, Clarinet, Tuba, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, and Trumpet.
Summary:
Steve passion is playing live on stage, see everyone enjoying themselves to the music he plays, just give him such an amazing feeling.
