Resume Performance: 2007 Performances throughout Bay Area on vocals, guitar and bass including: Pescadero - Gazos Grill; Woodside - Mountain House, Pioneer Saloon; Sunnyvale - Quarter Note, Murphy's Law; Santa Clara- Mission City Coffee; San Francisco - Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, Red Victoria, Brainwash Café, The Usual Suspects, Couleur Café, Ghirardelli Square; Berkeley - Tapioca Express, Freight & Salvage; Half Moon Bay - San Benito House; San Jose - Berryessa Art & Wine Festival, Santana Row, Eastridge, Rodeo Club, San Jose County Fair; Sausalito Art Walk; Central Park-San Mateo; Alameda County Fair; Oakland Summer Solstice Festival; Castle Air Festival-Atwater; Relay for Life in Alameda; 1990 - 2006 MV Freewinds (Majestic Cruise Lines) Music Director, Bassist, Lead and background vocals for house band, featured singer in shows, solo instrumental guitar, solo act Gtr/Vox - Easy Listening, singalongs, original material. 1989 - 1990 Full Circle - Top 40 Band Bass, lead and backing vox 1989 - 1990 Pierce Arrow - Roots rock Band Bass, lead and backing vox 1987 - 1990 Bellow Canto - Xmas Carolling Tenor, Music Dir. 1987 - 1988 Brentwood & Cisco - Top 40 Band Bass, lead and backing vox 1986 - 1990 Steve & Julie Schlussel - Duo Top 40 Bass, Guitar, lead and backing vox 1983 - 1990 Augmented Fource - Barbershop Quartet Lead singer, Music Dir 1981 Grand Junction - Country Band Acoustic Guit, lead and bg vox 1980 Hollywood Chorale - 16 voice jazz chorus Tenor 1979 - 1981 Pacifica - Barbershop Quaret Baritone 1978 - 1979 Melting Pot - Berkeley, CA Solo easy listening Guit/vox 1976 - 1979 Played various acoustic clubs in S.F. Bay Area as singer/songwriter 1973 - 1976 U.C Marching Band Lead vox, Acoustic gtr, featured performer in for national tour. Featured solo vocalist on televised half-time show. Other Performance: "Way to Happiness" - Musical Review - wrote 4 songs, featured singer and co-producer Backing vocals for: Edgar Winter, Maxine Nightingale, David Pomeranz, Gloria Rusch, Kate Ceberano. Recording Credits as backing vocalist:   "Me and My Friends" - features Melanie, Karen Black, narrated by Elliot Gould - Backing vocals on 2 tracks.   "Road To Freedom" - Backing vocals in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German.   "Far Away Lands"- recorded by David Pomeranz and Sasha Malinin.   "You're Not Alone" - recorded by Grand Junction As songwriter: "Bloodhound" recorded by "Toots and the Shades" in New York. My songs have also been performed by Cora Seidlick, David Pomeranz, Maxine Nightingale, Michele Henderson, Valerie Fahren, Debbie Beaujon, Duncan Lorien, Margie Nelson and Shawna Lynn Steven is a San Jose native who began his career as soon as he could stand, captivating his family with his infant version of "The Twist". His first official performance was at age 4 and he has virtually never left the stage since. Having received a guitar from his grandfather at age 6 he started his music education. This continued with picking up the trumpet at age 10 and beginning stage performances and singing at age 11, starring in 4 Musical Theater productions. At age 13 he saw a schoolmate and her sister playing guitar and singing for a school function. At this he thought: "THAT's what I want to do!" and brushed off his nearly-forgotten acoustic and re-taught himself to play, often practicing 7 hours a day. In college, Steven began to focus on songwriting. He performed on local radio and was a featured vocalist in the UC Marching Band's televised halftime show in 1975 as well as the group's annual Spring shows, culminating in being the main featured vocalist in the band's 1976 Bicentennial tour of the U.S., playing 23 cities nationwide. Leaving Cal after 3 years, Steven started performing as a singer/songwriter in the San Francisco Bay Area. Heading South for Los Angeles, he continued to play in various acoustic venues there. Moving to LA opened up other opportunities, including: starting the Barbershop Quartet "Pacifica", selected as the top new quartet of the year and qualified for the West U.S. Championships. He also performed in the "Hollywood Chorale", representing the city of Hollywood in the form of a 16-voice jazz choir. Steve performed for a few months in the country band "Grand Junction" as acoustic guitarist and lead and backing vocalist and appears on their one release "You're Not Alone". In 1983 Steve agreed to take on directing the vocal quartet &quo;Augmented Fource"" and continued with them for the next 7 years. The group performed a versatile repertoire of jazz, barbershop, Xmas carols and rennaisance music all over Southern California. During this time he picked up bass guitar and started performing with a variety of top-40 bands. He also came into demand as a backing vocalist for live and studio performances, doing vocals for 6 albums and another single "Far Away Lands" recorded by platinum-record songwriter David Pomeranz and Russian pop star Sasha Malinin. He backed up Edgar Winter for his performance at the LA Street Scene in 1986, as well as doing backup vocal duties for a number of other international stars such as 60s legend Melanie, Jazz master Chick Corea and Austrailian pop star Kate Ceberano. Steve returned to the stage not only as performer but as a songwriter, writing 4 songs and being a featured performer in a musical review based on the book "The Way To Happiness"". This show had two runs, one in 1987 and another in 1989. He also wrote two songs for the unproduced musical "Thief In the Night", which also included songs by multi-platinum songwriters Harriet Schock and David Pomeranz. In 1990 Steve began a long run on a Caribbean Cruise Ship. During his 16 years there he was Music Director, bassist and male vocalist of the house band and created, wrote songs for and performed in various musical reviews and stage presentations. In keeping with his versatile nature, he also learned pop instrumentals on acoustic guitar and performed these in the dining rooms and for other receptions, did singalongs, and performed as a solo guitar/vocalist in various venues around the Ship. The Ship Band also performed off-board, doing countless free concerts, benefits and fundraisers. He performed with a variety of International performers in styles ranging from Latin/Caribbean to Jazz, Rock, Blues and Funk, developing skill in all genres as well as becoming a quick study, picking up songs and styles in remarkable time. Steve worked with, among others: Caribbean stars Bibi Provence, Debbie Beaujon, CC Shaw, Tamara Marshall, Debbie Beaujon and Michele Henderson; Mexican stars Amanda Miguel, Diego Verdaguer, Felipe Gil and Johnny Laboriel; Venezuelan Telenova star Ruddy Rodriguez; British composer and music educator Duncan Lorien; 70s Pop star Maxine Nightingale, International jazz performers Tommy Brechtline, Randall Courson, Roy Louis, Boo Hickson and John Novello; and Rock idol Billy Sheehan. The band peformed at the St Vincent Blues festival opening for Oleta Adams, and at the St Lucia Jazz Festival, following pop star Rhianna and followed by Kenny Garrett and Babyface. Returning to San Jose in 2007, Steve has quickly established himself in the music scene here, performing at numerous Bay Area acoustic venues, as well as larger events such as the 2007 Earth Day celebration, where he performed at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in San Francisco. In keeping with Steve's versatility, he joined up on bass with a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute show and classic rock band, played rhythm guitar with rising country star Shawna Lynn and continues with her as a songwriting partner, as well as participating in various jazz combos, vocal groups and whatever else happens to look fun. He has also continued his commitment to the community, performing at Relay For Life, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, local community centers and for other benefits and charity concerts. What people remember from seeing Steve perform, apart from his clear, strong voice and easy certainty on his instruments, is his sheer love of music and performing. He loves what he's doing and it shows. And you will too.