Steve Hansgen
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Steve Hansgen was a bass
player in the hardcore
band Minor Threat
, joining them in the fall of 1982 to allow bassist Brian Baker
to switch over to second guitar
.
Hansgen appeared on the Out of Step EP but left Minor Threat when the founding members decided to return the band to its original configuration.
Hansgen later formed Second Wind with Minor Threat roadie Rich Moore and also had a three piece hardcore band with Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker
called Middle Aged Brigade.
Hansgen also worked with Tool
, in 1992 on the production of their first EP - Opiate
.
In 1993 he also played bass in Emmapeel, with Government Issue
's vocals, John Stabb.
In 2009, Steve Hansgen joined Mike Dolfi, Boyd Farrell and Phil Ricche in the band Rustbuckit. Farrell and Dolfi are veterans of the Washington D.C. punk band Black Market Baby, while Ricche was a founding member of D.C. pop-punk band The Intentions.
Steve Hansgen has a wife that works in performing arts, a seven-year old son.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player in the hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band Minor Threat
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...
, joining them in the fall of 1982 to allow bassist Brian Baker
Brian Baker (musician)
Brian Baker is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994 alongside Greg Hetson...
to switch over to second guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
Hansgen appeared on the Out of Step EP but left Minor Threat when the founding members decided to return the band to its original configuration.
Hansgen later formed Second Wind with Minor Threat roadie Rich Moore and also had a three piece hardcore band with Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker
Brian Baker (musician)
Brian Baker is an American punk rock musician. He is best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion since 1994 alongside Greg Hetson...
called Middle Aged Brigade.
Hansgen also worked with Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, in 1992 on the production of their first EP - Opiate
Opiate (album)
Opiate is an EP by American rock band Tool. It was produced and engineered by Sylvia Massy and former Minor Threat bassist Steve Hansgen. Released in 1992, it was the result of some two years of the band playing together after their formation in 1990. "Opiate" preceded Tool's first full-length...
.
In 1993 he also played bass in Emmapeel, with Government Issue
Government Issue
Government Issue was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. active from 1980 to 1989. The band experienced many changes in membership during its nine-year existence, with singer John Stabb as the only consistent member in an ever-fluctuating lineup that at various times included...
's vocals, John Stabb.
In 2009, Steve Hansgen joined Mike Dolfi, Boyd Farrell and Phil Ricche in the band Rustbuckit. Farrell and Dolfi are veterans of the Washington D.C. punk band Black Market Baby, while Ricche was a founding member of D.C. pop-punk band The Intentions.
Steve Hansgen has a wife that works in performing arts, a seven-year old son.