This pic is from 1987. The beautiful gal up front is one of my bestest friends EVER, Stephanie Whipple! Friends for over 25 years!My other amigos worked with me at Chameleon Records: Ajay Stimmel(L) and Seth Friedman (R)
This is a photo taken in 1985 backstage at a Great White concert with two of my favorite budettes....all for one and one for all!! We're all still the greatest of friends to this day.(L-R) The delightful and lovely Dona Olsen, me (whatever), and the wild one herself, Miss Colleen Daley.
My daughter Audrianna Bella in 1994 at age 4 1/2.....more like Audrianna Bellarina!
This is me at 16 (December 1977) playing Ralph the porno director in our school's production of "Butterflies Are Free."
My son Stephen, age 21, hanging out at Hermosa Beach watching the sunset! Good times....
This is my daughter Audrianna, age 19, in the now obligatory "photo in the mirror" shot that seems to be the rage with the youngins these days.
Some of my favorite groups include, but are not limited to: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Grand Funk Railroad, Rush, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Scorpions, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gin Blossoms, Queen, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joshua Perahia, Silent Rage, Don Henley (solo), The Eagles.....
I guess my favorite bands have singers who can SING...powerfully! Ian Gillan, Bruce Dickinson, David Coverdale, Robert Plant, Rob Halford, and Mark Farner are just some of my faves. But nobody but nobody has a more beautiful, angelic voice than Roy Orbison...he is the King of Sing!
I'm also a big fan of early power pop. Band like The Plimsouls, 20/20, The Salvation Army, The Records, The Jam....and yeah, even The Knack!
Believe it or not, I LOVE country music too. Not the city slicker kind like Garth Brooks. But down-home shit-kickin' real country. My fave of the modern era is no doubt Dwight Yoakam...man, that twang! Mark Collie is very cool too! I'm more of a fan of Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Hank Williams, Hank Snow and the like. I will admit, though, that I do love two songs by Faith Hill, and a couple by Clint Black, one by Rebecca Lynn Howard...and even one by Lonestar. And Gretchen Wilson, well she just plain rocks my socks of! But that's about as far as I go with "modern" country.
And I love classical guitar. As a descendant of both Franz Schubert and Richard Wagner, it's in the blood! I'm also a huge fan of flamenco. In fact, to me the best guitarist EVER is Paco de Lucia! Such passion in his playing, let alone his dexterity!
Movies
All time fave, hands down is the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. Dazed and Confused, Goodfellas, The Usual Suspects, Almost Famous, The Wall, Das Boot, Passion of the Christ, Franco Zefferelli's Romeo & Juliet, Young Frankenstein, Rock n Roll High School, Breakfast Club, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, The Warriors, The Road Warrior, Apocalypse Now, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs, What's Up Tigerlily, Duel, The Hitcher, Forrest Gump, The Godfather 1 & 2 .....too many to mention here.
Television
Currently, CSI (The original), Ghost Hunters, The Ghost Whisperer, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Intervention, Hells Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, South Park, Family Guy, Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic Channel........and I hate MTV (what happened to music videos anyway?)
Books
What's a book?
Heroes
Musically: Mark Farner of Grand Funk......bloodwise, my grandfather (may he rest in peace).......educationaly, my high school theater/English teacher Chuck Slater.....business wise, my mentor and former boss Alan Niven (manager of Great White and Guns n Roses)...
Enigma Records Culver City, CA US International Sales Manager / A&R Metal Sales
1988-1990
Greenworld Records/Enigma Records Torrance, CA US Sales & Marketing Manager / A&R Sales
1981-1986
Sounds Good / Chameleon Records El Segundo, CA US A&R / Senior Sales Sales
1986-1988
Phantom Sound & Vision Costa Mesa, CA US Senior Sales Sales
1990-1996
Drive Entertainment Culver City, CA US Director of Sales & Marketing Sales
1997-2001
M&K Sound Entertainment Chatsworth, CA US Director of Sales & Marketing / A&R Music
2001-2003
Front Row Seat Media Bakersfield, CA US Owner / President / A&R Music
2003-2005
SoundSearch. Los Angeles, CA US Director of Publisher Development Marketing / Sales
May 2008- Present
Steve Brownlee I am grateful for friends who mean the world to me. My prayers are for blessings of peace and prosperity but most of all His gift of love to each and everyone. Posted at 8:49 AM Nov 27 view more
About me: Music is my life.....I love music and music has been good to me. I have worked in the music industry for over 27 years....and although I am not a professional musician, I do play guitar and perform with my dearest lifelong friend and music partner Dana Hayes we play out and sit in with other friends from time to time.
This is Dana Hayes, me, Marco Mariani, and Dino Maddalone performing a rare song by Heart (only appears on a live album)
Dana Hayes and me....one of the finest voices these ears have been blessed to hear. It is an honor to play music beside her.
I have spent my career in the business of music.......A&R, distribution, marketing, promotion, management, press, writer, and I've worn a few other hats.
I have been fortunate over the years to have worked with some of the biggest bands around including:
Motley Crue, Great White, Ratt, Poison, Berlin, Queensryche, Spinal Tap, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stryper, Dokken, The Goo Goo Dolls, W.A.S.P., The Max Weinberg 7, Social Distortion, Slayer, Allan Holdsworth, Mojo Nixon, Wall of Voodoo, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, The Surf Punks, Hurricane, Devo, Susanah Hoffs (Bangles), Motorhead, Fastway, Girlschool
......okay, you get the idea...literally hundreds of bands over the years.
This is my good friend Joshua Perahia, Dana Hayes, me, and Dino Maddalone performing a Joshua Perahia original live on the air at KNAC.com
This is E.J. Curse, yours truly, and Jesse Damon at KNAC studios May 2009. They're two of the members of Silent Rage. I signed them for their first album deal in '87. Great band, nicest guys you'll ever meet.
Always mindful of current trends and the dismal state of the music industry, my assessment of the internet and the sponsored-search advertising industry led me to the decision to reevaluate my career path and for the past three years I have immersed myself in this very lucrative and rewarding field.
One of my fairly recent hobbies is digital photography and rendering photos in PhotoShop to make them look like paintings and other artsy effects.
A collection of some of my more recent art projects:
My deepest passion will always be music however, and I still keep my feet wet by managing the world-renowned guitarist Joshua Perahia and periodically contribute to several international music publications, produce and edit music videos, and consult new fledgling artists.
This was filmed at an event I organized by Keyboardist Eric Ragno. This is "Let Your Love Shine Down" with Joshua Perahia on lead guitar (and who also wrote the song), Dana Hayes on lead vocals, Jerry Gabriel on lead vocals, me on rhythm guitar, Rodney Pino of Silent Rage on drums, Chuck Turner on keyboards.
More importantly, however, is that I'm also the proud father of a 21 year old son who's an aspiring film-maker and a sweet and beautiful daughter who'll be 20 sooner than you know it. They are my reason.............
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I'm a very laid-back, mellow kind of guy who enjoys the company of cool people. Friends mean the world to me and I have been lucky to know many of buddies and buddettes for most of my life.
Most of the people in my top friends list are people I've known long before there was a MySpace...hell, before there was an internet. Many of them I've known 10, 20, 30 even 40 years!. We've rocked together, worked together, imbibed together and learned together.....and more times than not, all at the same time......and then some. I love my friends dearly.
I am an avid supporter of Autism Awareness and Research. I urge everyone, whether you know someone with this condition or not, to get involved....donate, volunteer, spread the word! 1 in 150 children are born with Autism or another form of the condition including Aspergers Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, and others. There are some very special kids and adults that need our help! Please join me!
This photo is from 1984. To my right is Jack Russell, lead singer of Great White, being interviewed by John Strednansky of Metal Rendezvous Magazine. The photo was taken and recently discovered by by good mate Bill Hale, chief photographer for Metal Rendezvous. As you can see by the tools of the trade in my hands, I did my job well, keeping my bands well oiled and lubricated.
This from 1984 0r 1985 at Jezebels Nightclub for a show with London and The Kneetremblers (Foghat drummer's band). Me on the left, Debie Rogers (one of my dearest friends), Jennifer Drake (my roomate at the time), and John Strednansky (another longtime dear friend, editor of Metal Rendezvous Magazine) Photo was taken by MR Magazine's one and only Bill Hale (another one one my longtinme dear friends). I have a lot of dear friends, don't I? I am a lucky guy!
Here's another pic from 1984 at a party with some of my Greenworld / Enigma Records friends. L-R Paul Radabaugh, (short girl in white I did not know), me, Steev Ricardo, Jennifer Drake, and Paul Marotta.
Who I'd like to meet: "God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me."
Steve, I have really watched this video of the "Obama hating" dog(such perfect attitude this dog has). I want to buy a bunny rabbit, and train him to FALL ASLEEP when he hears Obama speeches, and take a DUMP when Obama makes LIES to the American people. I have a feeling he will be relieving himself ALL DAY! Sincerely, Joshua
Thanks, You ROCK!!! Getting the word out about my photo book, Metallica: The Club Dayz.. It's available though Amazon world wide. Amazon dot com Cheers Bill (Former Chief Photographer of Metal Rendezvous Int. Heavy Rock - Metal Magazine)
Steve...I love this video of the dog that HATES Barack "HUSSEIN" Obama. I know this dog. His name is "JOE". Joe the dog won't eat from Obama because he works hard everyday, and doesn't like a free lunch that only UNAMERICAN LAZY dogs get. Joe the dog doesn't eat a treat from Obama because he loves Capitalism and hates other dogs that expect a free roof over their head, and free vacations like "ROTTEN" dogs get. This dog won't eat a treat from Obama because he feels that other dogs who got into this country illegally without paying taxes or health care out of their own doggie pockets, are all "MAGGOT" dogs that you find stuck to the bottom of your shoe like CRAP. JOE the dog here hates Obama because Obama brought all the dirty "SEWER" dogs he owes favors to from Chicago who were all involved in CRIME with OBAMA while he was Senator in the filthiest state on earth! JOE the good doggie wants "MIKE HUCKADOGGIE" to win the next election!!!!
Thanks, You ROCK!!! Getting the word out about my photo book, Metallica: The Club Dayz.. It's available though Amazon world wide. Amazon dot com Cheers Bill (Former Chief Photographer of Metal Rendezvous Int. Heavy Rock - Metal Magazine)
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