Steve Keith

Founding member of the band Private Lightning. Owner of Baselines Designs Studio in Boston.

At the age of 7, Steve suffered through piano lessons at the hands of the
good sisters from St. Joseph’s Parochial School. This did not dampen his
enthusiasm for music and taught him the basics of scales and chord
progressions.

Throughout the years, much to his parent’s chagrin he kept hammering away at the piano, mostly the devil’s music rock and roll.

Everything changed when the Beatles hit the scene, and Steve obtained his first guitar, a $20 monstrosity that left grooves in the tips of his fingers.

Several instrument upgrades and local bands later, due to the difficulties
finding a decent bass player he switched instruments and in 1975
answered an ad in the Boston Phoenix for a bass player. Along with
longtime friend and keyboard player Eric Kaufman, he met Paul and Patty
Van Ness who had placed the ad. This was the beginning of a band
called Quick, which over the next year developed quite a sizable local
following.

The band went through several changes and eventually
became Private Lightning. This band played for several years and signed
a contract with A&M Records, releasing one eponymous album in the early 80s.

Private Lightning eventually broke up, and Steve played bass guitar in
several other local bands before ‘getting a real job’. While he no longer
plays out, he has been involved in recording both original tunes and also
covers when the mood strikes.