Recordings

New Single!

Write to me

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Dedicated to my penpals, and the many people I have formed deep friendships with through letter writing. Available on all platforms. Thanks to my friend Jane Gowan from the Music Buddy podcast for the support, love and letters through the years!

Spade - Title the Document

Released worldwide on all streaming platforms on June 1st, 2022.

Website HERE

Custom metal spade by Kelly Backs at Tree Blacksmith

New recordings over at my Soundlcoud! Here

My solo record "Steve Weave" (by Steve Wright) was released June 1st, 2020! Tracks spanning lotsa feels and sounds, available everywhere on all digital streaming platforms. 

I am excited to announce "Rock, Paper, Scissors," a compilation of songs written and recorded in collaboration with my students at the fabulous Sound studio, released July 1st, 2019. Available on all streaming platforms and a few special packaged custom CD's. All proceeds go to support the Sunshine Coast Arts Council. Please support them by supporting us! Link HERE!

Things old, things new, sometimes demos...this is a rotating page of my recorded music.

Beats Based

Winter Storm

A song written on a baritone ukulele during a wait for it...Winter Storm! It hit the Sunshine Coast and I wrote this one fast in about ten minutes, just trying to keep up with what was coming out. Is there anything more beautiful than putting on a little angel show?

Nice Things

My first track making music in Ableton. I've been taking an online course honing my chops with regards to electronic music making, and as soon as I knew what was what, I wrote this and recorded it, tweaking little bits as I went. I'm still tweaking..:)

Acoustic Vibes

Lucinda (Acoustic demo)

Stare directly at the sun

This was a song I wrote as a dare. I was arguing with a friend that I felt I could write a song like Lucinda Williams and sing with that kind of a drawl....this is what I came up with, and I got rid of the drawl and made it my own. This acoustic version was recorded for a band to learn the song when we had a few gigs booked. 

This is probably my favourite song I've ever improvised. Recorded during a guitar lesson with David Carson, this was an attempt at getting him comfortable with the recording process, so I threw out a few chords (and you can hear me throughout the song) made up some words, and later went back and added all the other instrumentation. I don't think I could write better lyrics if I tried, but I still do keep trying! I love when things fly out like this. Feels way more connected to the source than anything "planned."

Hit songs few people know!

Pontiac

Call a doctor

Pontiac. The hit! This song was written for the 2011 Rainforest Circus event. I played all the instruments on this, and then took out the main Ukulele (played through a delay pedal) and vocal, and then sang and played along to the backing track live in the woods, while hoping around in-between the characters here. 

I wrote this on piano and was thrilled to shoot a video for it with the legend that is Bjorn Enga! Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Roller Girls for the day! You can check the super fun video shot at the Chatelech skate park HERE.

Music for Modern Children

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Minecraft

Lucky Random Thing

The worldwide smash hit that has yet to be discovered! This just HAS to be the closing credits of the soon to be released Minecraft movie! A song written with my son asking him for some words in Minecraft. What I learned and put in the song: Hero Brine, Biome, and Creepers! So much Minecraft, so much epic!

Written  on ukulele's in collaboration with one of my great students at the Soundspace. A song about one hit wonders and luck in the music business. "Good luck to you and your crew, but it's really not up to you!"

For the little ears

Alien Twins

I appreciate you

                        Illustration by doodlebug

Another song written with my son. Written directly after his 5th birthday, the lyrics were written by me asking him questions and I would write down his responses. "What do you think the Aliens were like?" "Hopefully friendly!" Written in one go in about ten minutes. I love the idea that the Aliens communicated through sound and not human language.

A song I improvised on the spot with my then 5 year old son, Nigel. It won an award for best song through a converse running shoes campaign, and was featured on the website for the great kids consignment clothing store Beansprouts in Vancouver. Enjoy the cuteness!