Scarlett Stevens is an Australian singer/drummer from the indie band

San Cisco San Cisco is an Australian indie pop band that formed in 2009 in Fremantle, Western Australia. The band are a three-piece, and currently consists of Jordi Davieson (guitar, lead vocals), Josh Biondillo (guitar, vocals) and Scarlett Stevens ( ...

The Flairz The Flairz were an Australian garage rock band from Perth. They were formed as a trio in late 2003 by pre-teens, Dion Mariani on guitar, bass guitar and vocals, his cousin, John Mariani on guitar, bass guitar and vocals, and Scarlett Stevens o ...

and grunge band Ghetto Crystals. She has performed on recordings by Bob Evans and

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. She is the daughter of Phil Stevens, co-founder of

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and manager of

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and

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Music career

Stevens has been playing drums since she was ten years old, she started a garage rock band,

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, at age eleven with a two friends, John and Dion Mariani (the son and nephew of Dom Mariani), both of whom played guitar, vocals and bass guitar. They played their first live show in December 2003, performing around Western Australia, in between school commitments. The band recorded and released two EPs and an album and performed at

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. In November 2009, at the end of high school, the Flairz disbanded and Stevens started jamming with other musicians around the same age. She was asked to play on a friend's recording, which led to the formation of King George, which later became

. In a 2013 interview with

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magazine Stevens recalls that her initial introduction to the drums happened when she met Jack Johnson's drummer, Adam Topol, who showed her how to play a basic rock beat. Following which he invited her to perform onstage for one song at the

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in Melbourne and then again at

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the following year. In 2014 she established a side project, a two-piece electronic hip-hop group, Ghetto Crystals, with Doug May (the guitarist and brother of Abbe May).

Discography

Singles

Featured singles

Awards and nominations

National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are annual Australian music awards, established by Heath Media in 2016. They were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards in the previous two years. The awards are given in categories that recognise the best ...

(NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia. , - ,

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, Scarlett Stevens (San Cisco) , Live Drummer of the Year , , -

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The

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are annual awards celebrating achievements for Western Australian music. They commenced in 1985. San Cisco won six awards in 2012. (wins only) , - , 2012 , Scarlett Stevens , Drummer/Percussionist of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Scarlett 1992 births Australian people of Italian descent 21st-century Australian drummers 21st-century women musicians APRA Award winners Australian indie pop musicians Living people Musicians from Western Australia People from Fremantle Australian women drummers