Steph Honde,a French expatriate (He moved in LA in 2011).
Steph first became noticed when fronting the band MAMOOTH, subsequently

garnering a well-deserved reputation as a guitar virtuoso when playing in

CAFE BERTRAND, a French rock band he joined in 2004.
The band played giant stadiums such as the Stade de France, with an

audience capacity in excess of 80,000 - Performing with classic rock

giants such as AC/DC and DEEP PURPLE, the latter for whom they opened on

36 dates across France in November 2006 and another 12 in March 2007.
Steph has recorded 2 albums with Cafe Bertrand-"Les aires Empruntes"(2005)

and "L'Art Delicat du Rock'n Roll" (The sole songwriter ) both critically

acclaimed and commercially successful, before leaving the band in 2010.
Steph then embarked on a lengthy tour with PAUL DI'ANNO ( Original

vocalist of IRON MAIDEN) before absconding to California.
Once in Los Angeles, Steph befriended TIM BOGERT , coaxed him out of

retirement and convinced him to play on his debut album....and - voila!-

THE HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS were born!

Steph recently signed with MAUSOLEUM RECORDS for the release of the debut

album entitled "BIG TROUBLE".
Besides TIM BOGERT ( VANILLA FUDGE/ CACTUS/ BBA) on bass, "Big Trouble"

additionally welcomes the performances of some more of Steph's more

talented pals: DON AIREY ( DEEP PURPLE/ WHITESNAKE/ GARY MOORE/ MICHAEL

SCHENKER and dozens more) on keyboard and VINNY APPICE ( DIO/ BLACK

SABBATH/ KILL DEVIL HILL) on drums .