Steele is currently working on a 3-album collection (or a 3-sided album) which will consist of “NuttinBuddahBass” – the loop-based instrumentals, “Bassics: Solo Live from the Lake” – the bass and voice version, and “If I Could Fly” – the full band production, all with the same collection of 12-16 songs.

He is an artist, musician, father and explorer of nature and beauty. After studying piano, trumpet and tuba he began playing the bass at age 12. Studying primarily jazz improvisation, he quickly took to providing the groove and bottom end for his schools’ jazz bands as well as his own bands from middle school thru college, performing professionally the whole time. In the ’90s he fronted art rock-jam funk power trio Schwagg in Telluride, CO. He developed a playing style putting the bass front and center with the melody and groove. After almost a decade of playing late night clubs in Colorado, he moved to Portland, ME and started playing with a singer-songwriter styled trio called Thyngs (unsaid). With the birth of his daughter Emily, he stopped playing with bands but kept playing and writing by himself. Now that Emily is off to college, his passion has reignited and he is focussed and dedicated to performing again.

Steele’s bands have played several iconic venues including Telluride Town Park; opened for Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Meters, and Los Lobos; and he has played live on KOTO Telluride, KGNU Boulder, and WMPG Portland.