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Entertainer, Author,
Radio Personality and Songwriter
PERFORMANCES
Steve has performed a
stage act of magic, music and ventriloquism over
150 times a year for the past 30 years.
A few of the
thousands of 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
- Grey Fox 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
- Amazing Tricks with Everyday Stuff-
Capstone Press- 2010
- Cool Card Tricks- Capstone
Press- 2010
- Awesome Coin Tricks- Capstone
Press- 2010
- Fantastic Tricks at the Dinner
Table- Capstone Press- 2010
- Mr. Potatohead's Upside Down Joke
World- Sterling Books-2008
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- The ABC's of Fruits and
Vegetables and Beyond-Ceres Press - 2008
- I've Been Burping in the
Classroom(anthology)-Meadowbrook Press-2006
- Oh My Darling
Porcupine (anthology)-Meadowbrook Press-2005
- Kid's
Kookiest Riddles-Sterling Publishing-2005
- Hocus Jokus-How to do Funny Magic-Meadowbrook Press-
2003
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- Six Thick Thumbs- Troll Books 1994
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- Let's Sing About Silly People-
Troll Books 1993
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- The Riddle King's Riddle Songs-Scholastic
Publishing 1990
- Daddy's Whiskers- Crown Books
1989
RADIO
Knock On Wood radio program
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.
The program is currently airing on WGXC 90.7 Accra friday's at 3:30 and
sunday mornings at 8:30
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 wrote
over two dozen 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. Currently it airs around the world.
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
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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.
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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
KNOCK ON WOOD
PRESENTS STEVE AND HARRY- 2009
Every week or so Steve and Harry upload a 5 minute video to
youtube.com. The show features
comedy skits, songs, magic and general goofiness. All the elements that
have made Steve
who he is today....for better or for worse.
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
Hottrix National
Video Contest-2009-Best video using the Iphone App "Imilk". Steve won
the monthly prize of an Ipod touch and then the grand prize..a Macbook
Air computer!
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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