Steve Askew is a British guitarist best known as the original, and current lead guitarist for Kajagoogoo. He was born on December 9, 1957 in Middlesex, London. Later he moved with his family to Leighton Buzzard in 1962/63 and attended Beaudesert primary school, Pulford junior school and Brooklands School.
After Kaja (ex Kajagoogoo) split up in 1986, Steve Askew set up a band called the Smalltown Elephants, he created the music concept, image and direction for the band and co-wrote all material.
Steve lives in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, with his wife Anna Conti, a stained glass artist and their sons, Felix, and Courtney Askew-Conti (session musician who has worked with bands such as Ego Trip and Jason Dass and the Four Cucumbers). He has his own recording studio and also teaches the guitar/bass & music tech.
In October 2003, he appeared in a Kajagoogoo reunion on VH1's Bands Reunited.
Read more about Steve Askew: Industrial Salt, Lu Cozma, REDdot Music Ltd, Gemma Aguilar, Current Activities (Kajagoogoo)
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