Steve Abel (born in Auckland New Zealand) has spent his adult life variously focused on music, social and environmental activism and travel but has always regarded himself as a songwriter.

Steve began playing guitar and composing songs in his mid teens. After living in London for 2 years and playing in London band Corradi Kid circa 1993 he returned to New Zealand via Nepal and India in late 1994 to form Abel's Grave Band with Gabriel White of Spacesuit. Whilst active in the successful protest movement against the logging of rainforest in New Zealand, he recorded his first unreleased album Forgiven by the Moon with White and the enigmatic Edmund McWilliams (aka Ed Cake) in 1998.

For more information check out the muzic.net.nz Profile for Steve Abel

Luck / Hope debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 15 August 2016. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for one week with a highest position of #31. There is one album by Steve Abel in the Top 40 Albums.