Page 13 - ROCKNATION ISSUE 27
P. 13
ROCKNATION ISSUE 27 PAGE 13
The band recently made an appearance on the
Monsters of Rock Live Stream. Please tell us about
that.
That was an absolute dream come true. JC approached
me and asked if I’d like for SteelCity to do the livestream
for Monsters of Rock. After the obvious YES, he went to
work and obtained a date from Larry Morand. We were very fortunate that both Jason and Roy had fantastic working
relations with the MORC enterprise and being on Perris was likely a BIG factor in our appearance there, as well. The
experience itself was pretty surreal. To see your name, your logo, on that stage? Wow. Just wow. It was extremely
humbling for all of us and such a blast! And while we were hoping that Tony and BJ could make it, the Covid
restrictions of their respective states made it near-impossible. Kudos to Derrick Pontier, formerly of Jack Russell’s
Great White and Adam Peri, for stepping in and helping to deliver the winning shot. Response was great. It seems
like we got a lot of views and gained a lot of fans from that show!
Your music has been getting airplay worldwide and CD reviews, please tell us about that.
It’s a crazy thing. Signing with Perris was like a birthday gift for me, as we inked that deal the day after my birthday.
JC and I made the announcement at NAMM 2020. It was crazy for me because within a week, Tom had us doing over
130 Radio ID’s for worldwide play. I had a one-sheet in my inbox the day we signed. I didn’t even know what that
was! Perris works really hard at getting you out there and having your music HEARD. We noticed spikes in our digital
streaming and actual album sales. All of this was happening despite Covid, as we had the dubious distinction of
releasing our album, literally, as the world shut down. That was almost to the day, LOL! It’s really cool to know that
your music is played and well received where you never even dreamed someone would hear of SteelCity.
If you had to tell someone what your music sounded like, what bands would you mention?
You know, that’s a great question. We’ve heard it all, regarding who we “sound like.” We think we sound like
SteelCity but our influences are so vast, we’ve heard everything from Europe, Winger, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Deep
Purple...I think the coolest thing anyone’s ever said is that we sound like Journey on steroids! In the end, we’re just
happy that people LISTEN.
Thank you for taking time for this interview and any last words to the fans?
Thanks for the opportunity. I’d love to give a shout out to all of our fan family and thank them for all the love and
support. We love seeing y’all at shows and chatting it up with you on social media. Further, we can’t wait until this
Covid craziness is over so our management team at Brad Lee Entertainment can get us on some stages and in front of
YOU! Keep on rockin’, y’all!
www.facebook.com/SteelCityUSA
www.steelcityband.com/