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 steve demarchi guitarist , songwriter
steve demarchi

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 -lrb- 1979 -- 1985 -rrb- and alias -lrb- 1988 -- 1991 -rrb- .
demarchi also played guitar for the cranberries -lrb- 1996 -- 2003 -rrb- and was the main guitarist for dolores o'riordan -lrb- 2005 -- 2008 -rrb- .
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 `` 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 -lrb- one million air plays -rrb- among the 4.5 million songs by 300,000 bmi represented artists .
one million performances is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 broadcast hours , or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay .
in 1982 , demarchi performed live with sheriff in la on a nationwide tv show `` an evening at the improv '' .
in 1990 , he performed live with alias on several national tv shows , including two performances on `` the tonight show '' - once with johnny carson and once with jay leno .
demarchi was 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'riordans 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 , true music on hdnet cable network tv , and on heaven and earth bbc manchester .
in january 2009 , alias -lrb- primarily demarchi and curci -rrb- 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 .
