Artist description Lead guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist.

Music Style Heavy pop & rock

Musical Influences The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Albert King, Phil Collins, Elton John, The Rolling Stones

Similar Artists The Wallflowers, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Robin Trower

Artist History Classically trained on the piano from the age of 5, I first learned to read and play music thanks to my mother, who taught piano. She was an early influence, as she delighted in playing Chopin and Strauss. My father gave me a violin at about age 7. It was a battle, but I became proficient enough to sit as first chair in the orchestra at good old CHS. Meanwhile, my father gave my mother a Goya classical guitar the Christmas before I entered the 8th grade, That summer we moved to California from Oregon, and I had a lot of time on my hands, and a guitar handy to spend it with. I began performing at a very early age, in choirs, plays, as a public speaker and on the instruments. My first band, in which I was lead vocalist, was put together when I was in the 8th grade. After performing out a lot, and making some good money, the band eventually broke up, and I played in several bands in high school. I've since performed with a number of bands, ranging from the hard-drivin' blues rock of The Touch to the amazing Preston Epps (author of "Bongo Rock" - the REAL "Wipe Out", and the 2001 release "Dancin' on the Bayou"). I've recorded with a few musicians and have done post-production work for several, even helping with their artwork and CD mastering. I've become skilled in CuBase, and have begun to master the art of creating drum tracks by mouse stroke, which is much the same as scoring the drums. I've been blessed with several outstanding drummers over the years (including three of my favorites, Boyd Darnell, Garrett Joseph and Los Angeles local Ferdie Cudia). With Stuart Schall around (drummer with the Yellowjackets, Todd Rundgren, Lewis Hutchinson and many, many others - including a jam with Jimi Hendrix), I have had some excellent tips. My bass playing is obviously heavily influenced by Paul McCartney, but additional credit goes out to some of the wonderful bassists I've worked with who constantly pointed out what a lousy bassist I was. I had to learn not to play lead on the bass. I think I'm starting to get it now, thanks in part to Dan Del Campos and Rodger Medley (yeah, he's second cousin of Bill). Typical exchange with Dan: Steve: Well, Dan. What do you think of the bass line I laid down. Dan: See, Steve, the bass is, um, more of a percussive instrument... Or Seppo Letto: Um, not modern. Steve: Ok, Sepp. My first release, "Echoes of Time," has been receiving extensive airplay on radio stations across the U.S., and has charted in both the AC40 and the Hot 100 New Music Weekly charts. I'm presently at work on the next CD, which I hope to release sometime in the Spring of 2003 (so if it's later than that when you read this - hey, why not go buy the CD now, while you're here...). I'm also a programmer, webmaster and systems administrator, which really beats the heck out of waiting on tables between gigs. I've also won some performance and songwriting awards (including in the American Song Festival), and was a semi-finalist in one of the Musician Magazine best band contests. I've also won awards for humerous and dramatic interpretation in the National Forensic League.

Group Members Stephen Teter - Songwriter, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, MIDI sequencing, engineering, post-production and artwork.

Instruments Fender Stratocaster, Fretless Fender Jazz Bass, Rocktron Procussion drum machine, SoundBlaster Audigy/AWE64/AWE32 sound cards

Albums Echoes of Time

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Additional Info Also on "Dancin' on the Bayou" by Preston Epps

Location Sherman Oaks, CA - USA

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