Artist description A Washington D.C. native, Steve Ducey is an emergent acoustic artist who's rapidly becoming known for his intricate guitar stylings, smooth tenor vocals, and insightful lyrics. Often likened to James Taylor, Steve utilizes imaginative alternate tunings to explore new horizons in folk rock Americana. The Washington City Paper writes: "Ducey's warm, heartfelt songs are just plain good for whatever ails you." Music has been central to Steve’s life since he was a child. Learning piano at age seven, and classical guitar at thirteen, Steve professionally recorded a one-hour compilation of original neo-classical guitar music by his second year in high school. Upon graduation, Steve enrolled in Montgomery College to major in music, studying classical guitar under George Yeatman and receiving voice lessons from Gerald Muller. Despite his apparent predisposition for a musical career, Steve switched majors to mechanical engineering after only one semester in music. Why the switch? "Money," he admits. "After observing what most music majors had to do for a living once they graduated, I started looking at four-year degrees with more earning potential. I was too young to know what I really wanted to do with my life, but I knew I didn't want to be poor, so I went with engineering. After a dozen or so years in the corporate environment, I just hit bottom. I guess it was kind of a mid-life thing, but only then was it clear to me that music is what I'm supposed to be doing."

Music Style Intricate acoustic guitar styling, smooth tenor vocals, introspective lyrics

Similar Artists James Taylor, David Wilcox

Artist History Washington D.C. native.

Instruments acoustic guitar, vocals

Albums Trust Your Stars, 2001

Press Reviews "We're turning down the volume this week but turning up the emotional intensity. Because after listening to the sampler from singer-songwriter STEVE DUCEY's upcoming CD Trust Your Stars, we are transported. Ducey's warm, heartfelt songs are just plain good for whatever ails you. Why, we can almost see spring! Steve is backed on the disc by a lot of our friends—Jon Carroll, Mary Ann Redmond, Wade Matthews, Pete Kennedy, et. al.— so we don't know how we're gonna wait until it's released in April." Washington City Paper, 2 March 2001

Location WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC - USA

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