Steve Brownlee

About me:

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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.

The latest video I've produced for Joshua Perahia, "One Night is Not Enough" (See my blog, "The Greatest Gift") Joshua Perahia One Night is Not Enough


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.............

And now a word from our sponsor (that would be me). We'll return to you momentarily...



I monetize websites by way of sponsored search. As I'm partnered with most of the top ad agencies, I have the tools for web publishers and publisher networks in all business models (corporate, entertainment, news, search engines, etc) with absolutely no investment. While I work with all business models I specialize in the music vertical. If you are a webmaster or website owner, please contact me via SoundSearch. Click the SoundSearch logo above to be redirected to my corporate website.

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Now, where was I? Ah! I remember ......



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.

Here are a few music videos I did the artwork for and produced for the artist I manage, Joshua Perahia
Joshua Perahia One Night is Not Enough


Joshua Perahia Something to Say

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