NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Steve Hiett on 28 August 2020. Steve Hiett has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 42 episodes and was first played on 4 April 2016.

Steve Hiett (1940 – 28 August 2019) was an English photographer, guitarist, singer and songwriter, based in Paris.

From 1957 Hiett studied painting at Worthing Art School. In 1959 he changed to Brighton Art School to study graphic design, he also began studying photography.

After studying he joined a psych/pop band, The Pyramids. This experience led to him photographing Jimi Hendrix backstage in the 1970s. In addition Hiett began a…