Steven j. schmidt

Steven J. Schmidt - "Rally To Join The Movement" Lyric Video

The 2024 election is too important to sit out... so please give a listen to Steven's new ballad entitled “Rally to the Dream." If the music sounds familiar, it’s because the tune is actually a song he previously released entitled “Undone” on his “Heartland” CD. He has written new lyrics and changed the arrangement a bit to make it current in support of voting Democratic this election cycle.

Steven J. Schmidt - 2024 Tiny Desk Concert Submission

Steven J. Schmidt performs his 2024 "Tiny Desk Concert" submission entitled "Off To Take A Stand." Steven is taking a risk to perform this song because it is political. "Off To Take A Stand" is inspired by the events of January 6th and the big lie and insurrection.

Steven J. Schmidt - 2023 Tiny Desk Concert Submission

Steven J. Schmidt performs his 2023 "Tiny Desk Concert" submission entitled "The Witch of the Reeds", recorded in his West Channel Music Studio in Rochester, MN on February 21, 2023. Now that Steven has retired from his day job as a talent buyer/presenter/arts administrator, he has time to focus on his own music-making. "The Witch of the Reeds" is set along the Mississippi River and the Coulee/Driftless Region of West Central Wisconsin/Southeastern Minnesota where piers and docks sometimes vanish in the morning mist, the reeds grow thick in backwater bays, and darkness comes early to the bluff lands and valleys cut deep by the upper Mississippi River.

Steven J. Schmidt - In Studio

Steven J. Schmidt performs his original song "Movin' On Is All I Know" in his West Channel Music Studio, recorded on

February 23, 2023. Now that Steven has retired from his day job as a talent buyer/presenter/arts administrator, he has time to focus on his own music-making. Steven will periodically post video of his work... some old songs, some songs refreshed and rewritten, and some brand new songs.

Steven J. Schmidt - In Studio

Steven J. Schmidt performs an updated version of his original song "French Slough" in his West Channel Music Studio, recorded on February 20, 2023. "French Slough" was inspired by the Mississippi River and the Coulee/Driftless Region of West Central Wisconsin where he spends much of his time during the late-spring, summer, and early-fall writing new material.

Steven J. Schmidt - In Concert

Steve performs a solo version his original song entitled "Hans Painted With Flowers" as part of the "Live from Med City" program presented by Rochester Civic Music/Riverside Concerts. This song tells the true story of how Steve's great grandfather immigrated to the United States.