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Steven is a two-time USA National Bluegrass Banjo Champion performing regularly with the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated David Mayfield as a full-time member of The David Mayfield Parade. Steven is also a member of John Cowan's Newgrass All-Stars, performing select shows during John's off-time from the Doobie Brothers. Steven also occasionally performs with Evan Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours and with the Johnny Mullenax Band.

Steven fell in love with the banjo at the age of six when he first heard one on his mother's Statler Brothers vinyl record. He started taking banjo lessons at age eight, began performing frequently on stage by age 10, and quickly found an interest in competing in banjo contests. In 2008, at the age of 17, Steven won 1st place in the USA's National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, KS. Steven repeated this feat in 2015, earning the gold for a second time.

Steven's debut solo album "Just a Little Talk with Myself" (released on September 16, 2022) has received tremendous acclaim in the bluegrass community. The album reached #1 on Roots Music Report's Progressive Bluegrass Album weekly chart, and seven tracks from the album have ranked amongst the best in bluegrass on Bluegrass Today's Top 20 weekly airplay charts (with the title track reaching #4!) The album presents Steven's mastery of the banjo in a balanced collection of his beautiful original music and creative arrangements of traditional tunes and cover songs. Get your copy now!