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      Entertainer, Author, Radio Programmer and Songwriter


PERFORMANCES

Steve has performed a stage act of magic, music and ventriloquism over 175 times a year for the past  23 years.

A few  places Steve and Harry have performed:

The Great Hall, Cooper Union  NYC
Concord Hotel  Monticello, NY
The Nevele Hotel  Ellenville, NY
Hudson River Clearwater Revival  Westchester, NY
Winterhawk Blue Grass Festival  Hinsdale, NY
Ghana National Theatre (Kiddafest)-Ghana, Africa
The Pepsi Arena  Albany, NY
Belvedere Castle/The Dairy Central Park, NYC
Indianapolis Library System  Indianapolis, IN

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BOOKS

CROWN PUBLISHERS  Daddy’s Whiskers  -1989
TROLL BOOKS, INC.   Let’s Sing About Silly People -1993
TROLL BOOKS, INC.   Six Thick Thumbs:  A Tongue?Twisting Tale-1994
MEADOWBROOK PRESS (Distributed by Simon and Shuster)- Hocus Jokus..How to be a Funny Magician-2003                                                                                                                               
STERLING PUBLISHERS (A division of Barnes and Noble) Kids' Kookiest Riddles-2005


RADIO

Knock On Wood

Steve produces, writes and hosts a family  program that features original comedy sketches and songs (with Harry, Steve’s dummy) as well as guest authors/musicians (such as Tom Paxton, Sharon, Lois and Bram, Daniel Pinkwater, Peter Schickele and John Sebastian) and comedy recordings.  Over 2000 radio programs have been broadcasted so far.

Stations where Knock On Wood has found a home:

·    WKZE 98.1 FM    Sharon, CT   
·    WNYE 91.5 FM    Brooklyn, NY   
·    WRPI 91.5 FM    Troy, NY   
 
·    WAMC  Northeast Public Radio network (9 stations in 7 states)   
·    WDST 100.1 FM    Woodstock, NY   
·    WHUC 1230 AM    Hudson, NY   
·    WQ92    92.1FM      Poughkeepsie, NY
·    WKIP    1450 AM     Poughkeepsie, NY
·    And stations in L.A., Chicago, Little Rock, and Memphis.

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO  ALL THINGS CONSIDERED- Radio commentator

 
SONGWRITING
 

 JIM HENSON PRODUCTIONS- Songs for “The Bear in the Big Blue House”
    Broadcast daily on The Disney Channel, Steve presently writes songs for the  national children’s series. The show was nominated for an emmy and some of Steve’s songs are featured on home video-1998

THE REGIS AND CATHY LEE SHOW- One of Steve’s songs written for “The Bear in Big Blue House” was featured on this national TV show in 1999


CD'S

·    SCHOLASTIC NATIONAL BOOK CLUB  1987 
         The Riddle King’s Riddle Songs
     Steve writes and sings songs based on Mike Thaler’s riddles with John Sebastian and Jay Unger and Molly Mason.

·     FISHER-PRICE     1989                                
      Fun Vocabulary tapes
    Pilot series for international distribution.

·       METACOM            1993
         Dinostuff  3 audiocassette series      
     Andy Apatosaurus   ~   Rocky T. Rex   ~   Stella Stegosaurus      
Featuring songs, stories and routines with Steve and Harry.  Cassettes  fit in a wooden dinosaur with crayons in its tail and a coloring poster.

·      TROLL NATIONAL BOOK CLUB  1994 
       Let’s Sing About Silly People
Steve and Harry sing lots of original and traditional silly songs with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

·     Knock on Wood Live Music and Comedy -1990                                
     Steve and Harry perform in front of a children’s audience.

·     Best of Knock On Wood (Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4) -1992/1995/1997/2002           
     Three CD's from Steve’s live shows and radio programs.

VIDEOTAPES AND DVD'S

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT -  2003
Steve has put on DVD the creme de la creme of his performance art.
With Harry and many of the characters Steve has created. he sings, performs magic
and presents many of the comedy sketches that he’s written and performed with Harry

STEVE AND HARRY AT THE LIBRARY  -1998
Steve created this video with Tom Colello for Human Relations Media.
It was distributed nationally in their catalogue. It is a promoting literacy video with Steve and Harry performing their magic, music and verbal mayhem for a group of kids at the library.

TROLL VIDEOS  Animals At Night/Dinosaurs - 1992                       
Nationally distributed video.  Songwriter/consultant and performer

SUNBURST COMMUNICATIONS  Life Positive Series- 1984                     
Drug prevention videos with Steve and Harry have been distributed nationally to over 1000 schools.


ARTICLES

Profiled by The New Yorker Magazine
Parenting Magazine
The New York Daily News- Mitchell Fink’s Column

AWARDS

National Communicator Award-2001- Humor show
New York State Broadcaster’s Award, Best Children’s Radio Program


You can also read an interview with Steve and Harry by going to
www.creativeparents.com


   
 
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