Steve Grandinetti is an internationally acclaimed recording & performing artist, multi-instrumentalist (Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Harmonica, Melodica, Percussion) and BMI affiliated Singer-Songwriter, Producer, and Arranger with four releases; "Jonjano’ Baro’", "Heart Of Me", "Only Love Is Real", and his tour de force “My American Heart”. Number 1 on the Reverbnation singer-songwriter charts, he is a consummate performer, who never fails to thrill his audience with humor, stage antics, exceptional guitar & keyboard playing, soulful singing and amazing drumming.
He has performed with legends like The Neville Brothers, Lil Buck Senegal, Henry Gray, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Don Mock, Jay Roberts, shared the stage with NRBQ, The Band, Willie Nelson, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Walter Trout, Deborah Coleman, Ben Rice, The Goo Goo Dolls and other greats. He has performed in New York, NY, New Orleans, LA, Philadelphia, PA, Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Los Angeles, CA, San Antonio, TX, Omaha, NE, Boston, MA, upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and all over Washington State.
He was Sound Designer for KCPT's production of “King Lear” for which he composed and performed music, as he did for the feature film “Johnny Suede” starring Brad Pitt. He has and continues to record for several indie artists on piano, organ, clavinet, drums, percussion. He currently has a catalog of over 500 songs which are being recorded for his next several releases. A published author his first novel -SONGS OF A PRODIGAL SON- has a 5 star rating on Amazon and Good Reads. His next novel STEP DUDE is in the works. As a visual artist he has created over 2700 paintings, drawings and multi-media works.
Steve’s music is heard internationally on radio stations in the USA- Glacer FM Radio Seattle, on KISM (Bremerton/Seattle/Canada), WEQX (Vermont/New York), KPFT (Houston) KBRW (Alaska), KPTZ (Port Townsend), IndiesInMotion.com (Los Angeles),Canada -Banana Peel Radio, Germany - 98.eins, the Netherlands -Radio Ridderkerk, Austria -HitRadio 03 & Radio-Powervoice, Italy- www.spreaker.com/user/webradio11-11, Saint.FM.co.uk Great Britain, Spotlite Radio in NYC, as well as internet stations IMRadio, and Jango Radio. He has a licensing deal with LA Sound who is selling his music in Japan. He is on the roster at Best Entertainment.inc. Through social networking he has fans in the Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Australia, China, Japan, Philippines, Germany, Ireland, England, Canada, Brazil, Egypt, Africa, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Sweden, Brazil, Columbia, Kenya, Virgin Islands, Greece, Romania, and all throughout the USA.
Steve has played 200-300 shows a year with his bands Gypsy Joy Ride, Gearth, The Galaxy Trio, The Steve Grandinetti Band and solo.
He is also an educator, teaching piano, drums, bass, guitar, vocals, theory & ear training, songwriting and band classes. He has taught and performed at Centrum’s Blues Workshop and School Of Rock. He studied music at Manhattan School Of Music Prep Division, Fordham University, Julliard School Of Music, graduating from Loyola University in New Orleans with a B.A. in psychology & music. He also holds an M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania in Counseling Psychology. He also studied film at NYU Film School, Photography at The New School, acting at Tulane University, and attended Adelphi University, and Loyola Law School.
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