Steven DeMarchi is a Canadian guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the bands Sheriff (1979–1985) and Alias (1988–1991). DeMarchi also played guitar for The Cranberries (1996–2003) and was the main guitarist for Dolores O'Riordan (2005–2008).

As a Billboard hit songwriter, DeMarchi is known for co-writing the hit songs "More Than Words Can Say", a 1990 Number 1 hit on the BillBoard Hot AC chart and Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Haunted Heart", a 1990 Number 18 hit on the US Mainstream Rock chart.

BMI presented DeMarchi with the "Million-air award" for the song "More Than Words Can Say". According to BMI's web site, only 1,500 songs including "When I'm with You" by Sheriff have achieved Million-air status (one million air plays) among the 4.5 million songs by 300,000 BMI represented artists. One million performances is equal to approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay.BMI Website

In 1982, DeMarchi performed live with Sheriff in Los Angeles on a nationwide television show An Evening at the Improv. In 1990, he performed live with Alias on several national television shows, including two performances on The Tonight Show - once with Johnny Carson and once with Jay Leno.

DeMarchi was the guitarist for the band The Cranberries between 1996 and 2003. Between 2005 and 2007, Dolores O'Riordan, the voice of The Cranberries and DeMarchi recorded O'Riordan's first solo record titled "Are You Listening". DeMarchi appeared with O'Riordan on many televised and radio live performances in 2007 in support of that record, and travelled to over 22 countries in Europe, North America, and South America on the 2007 O'Riordan world tour.

In May 2007, DeMarchi along with other band members, were featured with O’Riordan in live performances on the Carson Daly Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,Dolores O'Riordan interviewed "UGO.com" , cranberries.comDolores O'Riordan interview by Daniel Robert Epstein, ugo.com True Music on HDnet cable network television,True Music HDnet performance, youtube.com and on Heaven and Earth BBC Manchester.BBC live performance, youtube.com

In January 2009, Alias (primarily DeMarchi and Curci) announced the release of their second album, appropriately titled Never Say Never. Live performances are expected during 2009 in support of this new album release.Tour dates and band member lineup are yet to be announced. More information at the official ALIAS myspace profile.

Songwriting career DeMarchi has collaborated with other successful songwriters like Steve Diamond, Jim Vallance, Freddy Curci, Arnold Lanni, Rick Neigher, Albert Hammond, and Jeff Paris, just to name a few.

On the 1982 Sheriff album Sheriff, DeMarchi co-wrote with Arnold Lanni the songs: Track 5-Kept Me Coming Track 7-Crazy Without You

DeMarchi wrote most of the songs on the 1990 Alias album Alias with Freddy Curci, (the lead vocalist of Sheriff and Alias): Track 1-Say What I Wanna Say Track 2-Haunted Heart Track 4-The Power Track 5-Heroes Track 6-What To Do Track 7-After All The Love Is Gone Track 8-More Than Words Can Say Track 10-True Emotion Track 11-Standing In The Darkness

On Curci's 1994 solo album Dreamer's Road, DeMarchi collaborated in writing the songs: Track 2-Dreamer's Road Track 4-Just To Be Close Track 8-Real Love Track 9-Into the Fire Track 10-Diamonds Track 11-Life Goes On

On the 2006 Zion album, DeMarchi collaborated with Curci for the songs: Track 2-How Much Longer Is Forever Track 4-Dangerous Track 7-No Surprise Track 10-Who Do You Think You Are Track 11-Crash The Mirror

Discography

Sheriff 1982 Sheriff (self-titled album), Capitol Records

Alias 1990 Alias (self-titled album), EMI 1990 Haunted Heart EP, EMI 1991 Waiting For Love EP, EMI 1992 Perfect World EP, EMI 2009 Never Say Never

Freddy Curci 1994 solo album, Dreamer's Road, EMI Music Canada 2000 compilation album, Then and Now, Frontiers (Italy)

Zion 2006 Zion, Frontiers Records

Dolores O'Riordan 2007 Are You Listening? 2009 No Baggage in the song "Stupid"

Singles Year Song US Hot 100 US MSR US A.C. UK Singles Album 1990 "More Than Words Can Say" 2-5-Alias 1990 "Haunted Heart"-18-- 1991 "Waiting for Love"13-1787 1991 "Perfect World"90---Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Soundtrack

Filmography 1991 - Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Soundtrack: Performer / Producer “Perfect World”

References

"Billboard". Billboard Hot 100 airplay and sales charts. Retrieved June 11, 2006. Feldman, Christopher (2000). The Billboard Book of Number Two Hits. . LiveDairy interview Dolores O'Riordan Dreamer's Road, Heavy Harmonies Community Capitol Records Inc. (1988) Sheriff album cover insert. UPC 0 77777-91216-2 5 Capitol Records Inc. (1990) Alias album cover insert. UPC 0 20831-4097-2 89 EMI Music Canada (1994) Dreamer's Road album cover insert. UPC 7243 8 29339 22 Frontier Records (2006) Zion album cover insert. UPC 8 024391 031322 latest news update March 2009 Interview with Steve DeMarchi, Behind the Alias

External links Steve DeMarchi Myspace Profile The Official ALIAS Myspace Profile