Steve is a self-taught musician from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Steve is available to perform either as a solo act, as a duo/trio with other musician friends or with his full band "Thunderheads" at nightclubs, coffee houses, private parties, corporate functions, receptions, etc.
Steve draws from the different musical styles that inspire him and brings them under the broad genre of Rock & Blues. Meaning, at times, hints of pop, jazz and progressive rock sprout from the music, but it's roots are Rock & Blues.
Favorite Groups include: Allman Brother's Band, John Mayer, Steely Dan, Little Feat, Yes, Pink Floyd, The Police, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Doobie Brothers, and many others.
Some of Steve's favorite guitarists include: Larry Carlton, Steve Howe, Pat Metheny, Walter Becker, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Garcia, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Currently, Steve is performing solo shows around the Twin Cities area and is also performing with his band "Thunderheads".
Aside from his various personal music projects, he helped form the band in 1995.
As the lead guitarist/singer and major composer for the band, he wrote and co-produced several of the songs on the band's first CD entitled Primitive Hope in 1996.
In 2006, he produced Thunderheads' newest album Can't Stop Time, which includes several of Steve's songs and was released Spring of 2007.
His songs have been played on local radio and TV programs, including a clip on The Will Steger Foundation's "global warming 101 website", where his song "the grip of the black gold" is discussed including a link to the song.
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