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Steve Spires

About Me

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Member Since: 13/08/2006
Band Website: sonicbids.com/stevespires
Band Members: My name is Steve Spires. I am a pop/rock artist currently in the Ohio area. Influences are John Mayer, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, and The Beatles. I have a 4 piece band. We play 3 times a month in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee with a consistent following. I have a single out, "16 Miles From Our Hometown" that was recorded at The Doghouse in Nashville, TN. I have opened for acts such as Pam Tillis and Porter Wagner. Also, I have performed with musicians that have backed up Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Vince Gill, and Dolly Parton. My brother currently tours with Jo Dee Messina, and my father has performed with Tex Ritter and Michael Landon.
Influences: Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, CCR, Metallica, AC/DC, Guns n' Roses, Jimmy Buffett, George Strait, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, Sublime, Lynyrd Skynyrd

Live Acoustic Performance

Sounds Like: Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Song - I Don’t Ever Wanna See You Cry

Just finished a rough cut of my new song "I Don't Ever Wanna See You Cry". There's always things to work on, but I'm pretty happy overall. It was my first real endeavor into a full production with m...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Fat Jerrys Gig 04-26-08

Played the other night at Fat Jerry's Alligator Alley in Zanesville, OH. It was a great night! I hadn't played live for a couple months I guess, and it was so nice to get back out performing. Kris ...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 21:20:00 GMT

Now a Sonicbids member

I recently join Sonicbids. It’s an online community that connects artists with gig opportunities through establishing an Electronic Press Kit. Sometimes that’s exactly what a possible ta...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:55:00 GMT

American Idol Songwriter Entry

Just finished a song that I briefly worked on for the American Idol Songwriter contest. The last couple years they’ve held a contest for songwriters to submit material to be considered for the ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Fat Jerry's Trio Gig

Played tonight at Fat Jerry's Alligator Alley in Zanesville, OH. It was the first time that I performed with just bass and drums! It went great, I'm so happy it turned out well. I got the opportuni...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:13:00 GMT

My CD project

Well, I finally have my first CD! Two songs on it right now, both original. It was ton of work but definitely a lot of fun. I packed up the Chuckwagon (my dad's van) with just about everything in t...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:57:00 GMT