Steve Dunne has been the lead guitar player/musical director for Lydia Pense and Cold Blood since 1992. Touring nationally and internationally, Steve has also co produced Cold Bloodâs 2006 CD âTransfusionâ with former Tower Of Power sax man Skip Mesquite . Two of Steveâs compositions, âFace The Musicâ and â Coming Backâ, are featured tracks on the album . Pairing up with Jefferson Starshipâs drummer Donny Baldwin, Steve also co produced Cold Bloodâs release âLive Bloodâ in 2008 and in 2011, he wrote the songs âThe Little Thingsâand âCloser to Youâ on Cold Bloodâs latest EP. âThe River City Sessionsâ.
Steve stretched his âblues legsâ when he joined Texas Blues singer Kat Cairns and played a bevy of nightclubs, festivals and events with her band, Kathleen Cairns and Tattoo Blue. The two collaborated on many of the key songs that helped the band form it's signature blues/rock sound.
Eight of his original songs are included the albumâWhatâs Left Donât Feel Rightâ, of which he also produced. Steve and Kat continue to write and perform together when the stars align.
In addition to regularly touring with Cold Blood, Steve is currently recording, performing and writing with the funk/soul/rock&roll band Mr.December in Northern California. He co- produced their recent EP âLong Hot Summerâ with the bandâs guitar player and founder Jim Papastathis in 2012 and is currently working on the bandâs second album due out this spring. A 7-piece band featuring  lead vocalist, Dana Moret and a horn section, Mr. December blends the old with the new, allowing Steve to write and play whatever inspires him with no boundries. With Mr. December, Steve has shared the stage with bands like Pablo Cruise, Frank Hannon (Tesla), and Los Lobos.
More of Steveâs work can also be heard on recent CDs by Deacon Jones, Jake Sampson , Madalyn Rose, Kevin Shields and The Creations, and Latin Rock band, Bandito.
Steve is also involved in music education, teaching music classes for the Consumnes Community Services District in Sacramento County, CA and giving private guitar lessons to students of all ages.
Whether it be performing, songwriting, producing or educating, Steve Dunne brings years of experience and talent to each project he is involved in. As a musical supervisor, band leader and director, Steve's work is refreshing, innovative and modern while still maintaining an heir and reverence for the "old school" sound that is making it's way back into mainstream music today.
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