Hello all!
Welcome to the blog portion of my site.
For once, let me be brief and get right to it. As the promo says….
Steve Cox is a journeyman vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist/composer
with a long list of musical credits and accomplishments, including the following:
– Professional musical performances across Ontario since 1972.
– Earned a music degree from the University of Western Ontario.
– Co-writing credits on music played nationally on Canadian radio and TV.
– 5 years as leader of rock band “Prime Time” in London, Ont, highlighted by live radio broadcasts, opening for national touring acts.
– Produced several cable TV musical specials, professional guitar teacher, owner/operator of music school “London Music studios”, 1979- 86.
– Elementary school music teacher since 1986 - now GRATEFUULY RETIRED!
– Owner/operator of “Studio D”, a hi-resolution digital audio and video recording studio.
– Performed dance music locally in Windsor since 1992, primarily as “The Solo Band”, and also as half of the duo “Spectrum”,
and later with the trio “Cutting Edge”.
- Performed with Larry McLean as part of his band "The Moxie Boys"
- performed a set of solo original music in London, Leamington and Windsor.
- after retirement from teaching Elementary School Music Grs JK to 8, played
keys, guitar and vocals for various theatre-based shows in Leamington area...
June, 2019
*CURRENT GIG*
- In 2017, joined classic rock band "No Drama" on keys, vocals and guitar.
Playing festivals,
outdoor concerts and local clubs "LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT"!
-Still putting together "The Stephen Cox Band" to play original music.
Febuary, 2017
Concentrating on original music, putting together "The Stephen Cox Band"
to perform my original music.
Still performing with Leamington musicians Ken Cullen and David Light in various shows,
recovering from the flood at home that KO'd Studio D!
February, 2016
Busy practicing, and looking forward to playing with
"The Fellas in the Band", backing up a talented and tuneful group of singers
at the Bank Theatre in Leamington for another show.
(Special thanks to U.W.O. mate Ken Cullen for getting me a start into
this
vibrant musical scene.)
Also working more with "The Moxie Boys", at the Windsor Yacht Club
and Legions Br 255 and 143. It's great to be retired, so I have time to work...!
November, 2015
"If You Could Read My Mind"....
Gordon Lightfoot II 7pm (sold out)
We are pleased to announce a Sunday show at 2 p.m.
Febuary, 2015
testing, testing, 1, 2 , 3
Here's a video from a live show a few years ago,
Steve Howe's guitar solo "Mood For A Day."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zWJ4LvouEoc
(I’m not responsible for the videos that come up after this one is over, I’m not the only “Steve Cox” on the net!)
Febuary, 2014
First: Retirement has arrived, and with it...
a house remodeling, a new version of Studio D, totally new routines, membership
with a great band
(The Moxie Boys) and...the traditional
and wonderful Canadian reward of
a Florida vacation. My wife Pat and I are enjoying 3 weeks in Pine Island,
off the coast near Fort Myers. Hello to any of my new Florida musical friends
I've met.
I've had a ball playing at an open mic here at Woody's,
joined by Mat, a super sax player, and hosted by the congenial and talented
Kip Lawrence.
Also, congrats to my Moxie Boy partner
Larry Mclean, staying "up north" in the Clearwater area, who is headling
a Sat night show
at the Legion in Redington Beach.
Boy, does this beat shoveling endless snow in Red Lake-style cold.
Thanks for visiting this old-fashioned style web-site,
and stay tuned for some new original music, I promise....
May 2013
I've been lucky recently to enjoy
lots of musical playing opportumities
in lots of different situations and with uniformly excellent musicians,
and the "I am going to make Music is going
to make me" spark has been relit.
This site should be a big part of that, but I am having a
really busy, very-enjoyably-challenging, really busy time as
an Ontario Public Elementary School music teacher
who loves making music all day with JK to Gr. 8 students.
"The light at the end of the tunnel" promises more time
towards self-indulgent pursuits like this!
I'm retiring-"graduating"
as of this June, 2013.
It feels like a new beginning, as in...
"Now, where was I....?"