Leigh Stephens

About

Leigh Stephens is an American rock guitarist, designer and photographer, born sometime in the late 1940s in San Francisco, California (USA). He played the guitar on the 2 first albums by Blue Cheer, and was then asked to leave the group after criticising their drug taking behaviour. (He was replaced by [a=Gary Lee Yoder] of Kak, who also only stayed for 2 years.) Between 1969 and 1972 Stephens recorded 2 solo albums and he also formed Silver Metre and Pilot, whose lone albums didn't become a success. After his career in music, Stephens became noted as a special effects technician and a digital artist, fabricating and painting a variety of creatures, animals, cars and insects for the movie industry. He done work for Dances with Wolves, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Abyss, License to Kill, Gross Anatomy and Tremors, to name but a few. In the 21st Century he has released 2 solo albums.