Mention Steve Schaeffer around L.A. and you will probably hear comments such as these: Patty Fidelibus (Contractor, Warner Bros.): “Steve makes me feel very safe. If we have a 2:00 downbeat, at 1:30, Steve is already there, set up, ready to go, and totally involved in that project. You have 150% of him. He has a tremendous ability to put himself in a composer’s shoes, knowing what that composer wants from him musically. At the same time, he has the ability to read something else into it and maybe develop something that he feels the composer isn’t able to communicate.” Pat Williams (Composer): “I’ve used Steve for quite some time. When I met him, he was playing in A Chorus Line, and I’ve watched him develop into a really state-of-the-art studio drummer. I think Steve combines a very eloquent variety of abilities. He’s very bright, he’s an extremely good musician, […]

April 1985 Issue