User:Rudedawgbruno

Born in Jersey City NJ April 24 1965 To Red Hofer and Shirlee Bruno. Great grandfather was Rocco Bruno from Naples Italy.

Rude Dawg Bruno is Steven Hofer a Hard Rock/Metal musician currently residing in Spartanburg SC. Steven started learning drums and guitar at age five. Steven played his first small show at Boiling Springs Elementary in 3rd grade and also played out shows with a local well known musician Beaver Bullman in Spartanburg at age 9. Through his childhood he was adopted by his step father and was also known as Steven Riccardi and adopted by his grandmother and was also known as Steven Bruno. His parents and grandparents were a very strong influence in learning music and becoming successful. His grandfather Frank Bruno was a very well know musician in Jersey City and Hoboken in the late 30's and early 40's for being a guest with Frank Sinatra on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour, playing with the Betty Ford Band and the World War II big band doing Glen Miller covers. By the age of 21 Steven had lost both his parents to cancer, Papa to a long illness and Best friend Uncle Mark to a tragic death and recently his grandmother Sarah Bruno in 2008.

Steven began a professional career in Music playing drums for Flash in 1988 out of Spartanburg SC and toured for two years and was sponsored by Budweiser and Applebee's in upstate SC. Flash played over a 100 shows at the famous Mother Fletcher"s in Myrtle Beach,SC before closing down. He then went on to join the Atlanta Hired Guns in 1990 and played and opened for many National acts at Center Stage, Masquerade, Cotton Club, Etc.... Hired Guns were managed by Nancy Camp and Paramount Talent and opened for Bands like the LA Guns, World War III, Etc... . In 1992 he was hired by Metal Blade recording artist Hallows Eve also out of Atlanta and represented by Nancy Camp and Paramount. Steven recorded and played many shows with Hallows Eve from 1992-1993 and recorded on there 4th studio recording but was never released.. His nick name by this time was Rude Dawg.

Steven then moved back to Cherry Hill, NJ in 1995 and went back on guitar and vocals and created the Rude Dawgs. The Rude Dawgs performed all over South Jersey and was one of the last bands to play the famous Galaxy before closing down for good. Galaxy was best know for bands like Cinderella, Britney Fox, ETC.. When George Thorogood went on break the Rude Dawgs opened for Flamming Harry and the Deleware Detroyers to a sold out crowd.(Galaxy will be missed in south jersey). Steven Went back to SC in 1999 and created Steve Hofer and the Rude Dawgs that played SC and Ga for several shows and received top artist of the week for three weeks straight on Rock 101. Then recorded and toured for two years with Movin South Band. Movin South became a very well know act in Charlotte NC and Myrtle Beach SC and was also reconized by rock 101 for several benifits that rasied money for non-profits like the Ellen Hines girls home. That project lasted until 2006 when Steven found out he was extremely sick and was going to need treatment. After treatment and winning his battle 100% he bounced back and played with Hard rock band Bitter Oath and recorded and did several show in Spartanburg, SC. Rude Dawg Bruno was created in 2009. RDB recorded at Mill Street Studios in Inman SC and had the pleasure of working with Tim Lawter and Rusty Milner long time veterans of Marshall Tucker Band. They recorded, mixed and mastered four songs that can be heard at www.rudedawgbruno.com.

RDB played over 25 shows in Atlanta in 2010 into early 2011 and was very excited to play back at the famous Masquerade for three shows 18 years after leaving Atlanta in 1993. Steven is currently working for a marketing company in Spartanburg,SC with a position as VP of Business Development and is married with a son Nicholas Bruno Hofer. Rude Dawg Bruno in 2015 is now ready to get back to his roots in Heavy Metal/Hard Rock.