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Steven P. Richards (songwriter)

About Me

Born in the hill country of south Texas, Steven P. Richards began writing songs when he was 15 years old. It wasn't until he was 38, however, that he began converting his work tapes into professional demos. Steven’s songwriting spans many genres, from rock to country to pop and everywhere in between. As a non-performing songwriter, Steven’s songwriting has received awards in various national and international songwriting competitions, and his song "Make a Big Splash" was recently licensed to NBC Sports for use during the 2008 Olympics. "This is War," his pro-soldier/anti-war anthem, has been played on Sirius Radio, in addition to being listed on Neil Young’s website, Living With War Today. As an army veteran (of the Panamanian Invasion and Desert Storm), Steven understands the tremendous hardships our soldiers, and their families, face on a daily basis, both overseas and at home. “Ultimately,” Steven explains, “I would love it if this song could, if even slightly, help speed the process of getting them safely home for good.” ************************************************************ HERE IS THE NEW VIDEO FOR "THIS IS WAR"THIS IS WAR

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/05/2007
Band Members: None
Influences: I am influenced right now by the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have a tremendous amount of respect for all the soldiers over there putting their lives on the line and all their families back home. It is so easy to go about our lives and forget about them, but it is so important that we don't forget. THEY ARE ALL HEROS TO ME!!!Musically, I like anything that can evoke an emotion. As a songwriter, that is what I try to do--connect with the listener in someway, either musically or lyrically. My musical tastes are very diverse from rock to country and everywhere in between. Right now I am really enjoying just surfing myspace and listening to all the great unknown artists/bands. There is so much incredible talent out there.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

This is War Music Video Wins First Place--Proceeds Donated to the Wounded Warrior Project!

I am very proud to announce that the music video for "This is War" won first place in the Music Video Category in the 2008 Dallas Songwriter's Association Song Contest http://www.dallassongwriters.org...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:07:00 GMT

Join Me and Songsinc.com in Helping the Wounded Warrior Project

I am a veteran, and I wrote "This is War" in an effort to honor our soldiers and to speed the process of getting them safely home.  The response has been overwhelming.  From being played on ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:43:00 GMT

"Make a Big Splash" Licensed with NBC Sports for 2008 Olympics

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I just inked a deal to license an instrumental version of "Make a Big Splash" (last song on my myspace player) with NBC Sports for use during...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Songs getting picked up by more stations!

I am very excited that SuperCountryHits.com has picked up Hide Your Eyes and The Best in Me and will be spinning them right with all the big country stars on radio today.  Feel free to visit thei...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:44:00 GMT

Songs Getting Radio Airplay!!!

I am very happy, and thankful, that WGWG 88.3 FM, based out of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, has two of my songs on rotation:  Hide Your Eyes and The Best in Me.  The station plays a vari...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Awesome Review by Rock Rap Confidential

This is War was reviewed in the September 2007 edition of Rock Rap Confidential (www.rockrap.com).  Here's what they said: "War Song, Steven P. Richards (myspace.com/stevenprichards)--A North Car...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:18:00 GMT

2007 UK Songwriting Contest

I am very excited.  Two of my songs were semi-finalist is the 2007 UK Songwriting Contest. This is War was a semi-finalist in the Rock category. The Best in Me was a semi-finalist in BOTH the Pop...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:09:00 GMT

Belinda Subraman Interview

BELINDA SUBRAMAN PRESENTS is a series of podcasts featuring Belinda Subraman as host of various shows created for Bzoo Homegrown Radio, TYNE FM, VI Radio,Net Talk Radio. Click here to listen to our i...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:29:00 GMT

Story behind "This Is War"

I wrote this song because I feel that our exposure to the war in Iraq has been very sanitized, and has in turn kept us distanced from the daily horrors that our soldiers face.  I think that this ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:39:00 GMT