Steven Mark Firth (born 1 February 1965 in Halifax, England) is the bass guitarist for the English band Embrace. He studied art at

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, and also completed a psychology degree. Firth admitted that he only found out about Embrace by chance, as he was looking in the music adverts section of a local paper as an old habit and had temporarily given up due to several failures in bands. He replaced the band's original bass player J Senior in 1995. In spite of the band's affiliation with

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through the release of the 2006 World Cup song, Steve is believed to be the only member of the band who is largely interested, and supports

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. He also holds an affinity for

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Firth is also a founding member and bassist of Land Sharks, formed in 2018. The band also features Embrace drummer Mike Heaton. In 2018, Steve Firth joined forces with Preston-based songwriter, Mark Whiteside vil Blizzardto record album “Between Light and Space” under Mark’s pre-existing solo project, One Sided Horse. Embrace members

Richard McNamara Richard McNamara (born 23 October 1972 in Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for Embrace. He and his older brother, Danny, grew up in the village ...

, Mike Heaton and Mickey Dale also featured on the album which was also produced by Mickey Dale and released on UK Independent Label, Butterfly Effect. Interview with Mark Whiteside September 15, 2016

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1965 births Living people Alumni of the University of Liverpool Musicians from Halifax, West Yorkshire English bass guitarists English male guitarists British male bass guitarists {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub