Drummer/percussionist/producer Steve Moretti is a two time Grammy Award nominee and winner of two Telly Awards. His performances have been described as powerful (World-Herald) and full of subtle nuance and excitement (Cleveland Classic). Steve has had an extensive recording career playing on over 30 nationally released recordings and made his movie debut playing live in the 2014 Clint Eastwood film, Jersey Boys.
Frequently engaged for symphonic drum set performances, Steve’s recent and upcoming appearances include concerts with the symphony orchestras of Buffalo, Detroit, Hyogo (Kobe, Japan), Kitchener-Waterloo, Long Beach, SW Florida, Omaha, Grand Rapids, Hilton Head and appearances at Banff and Ottawa Music Festivals. Steve is co-founder, President & CEO for Macon Pops, an innovative pops orchestra he created in his hometown of Macon, GA with his long-time collaborator, conductor/performer/arranger Matt Catingub.
Another facet of Steve’s career is his production company, Morettiman Music. His wide- range of projects include producing the music for the nationally televised PBS special “A Grand Mercer Christmas” and for the recordings of pop singer Bailey Coates, Joshua Neal, Hip-Hop artist Floco Torres, soprano Leah Partridge, violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, and two CityMusic Cleveland recordings, one with cellist Matt Haimovitz, Daniel Rachev conducting, and the second, an all-Mozart live concert, Joel Smirnoff conducting.
Steve served three terms as a Board of Governor for the Atlanta Chapter of the (Grammy) Recording Academy. He is endorsed by Pearl Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Aquarian Drum Heads, Audix Microphones, Future Sonics Ear Monitors and Vic Firth Sticks. He resides in Macon, GA with his wife and two young sons. An avid soccer fan, Steve and his wife have lived in Macon for 11 years. He enjoys coaching for Macon Soccer Club, where his two boys play. For more information, visit www.stevemoretti.com.
Education
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance University of Redlands, Master of Arts in Music Performance California State University at Hayward
Steve is frequently engaged for symphonic drum set performances, primarily touring with Pops Conductor, Matt Catingub.
Upcoming and recent concerts include:
As well as various shows in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Edmonton, Florida, Hamilton (Ontario), Houston, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Nashville.
Current and recent projects of Steve’s production company, Morettiman Music, include producing the music for the PBS Special, A Grand Mercer Christmas that was nationally televised December 2013. He has also produced Hip-Hop artist Floco Torres, singer/songwriter Joshua Neal, soprano Leah Partiridge, violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, CityMusic Cleveland with cellist Matt Haimovitz and Daniel Rachev conducting, and a live, all-Mozart concert, with Joel Smirnoff conducting.
Josh Groban, Martin Short, Rosemary Clooney, Kenny Loggins, Jo Dee Messina, Toni Tennille, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Joe Henderson, Dave Valentin, Arturo Sandoval, Lionel Hampton, Michael McDonald, John Clayton, Bill Watrous, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, Conrad Herwig, Matt Catingub, Marvin Hamlisch, Bill Conti, Michael Krajevski, Jeff Tyzik, Erich Kunsel, Captain & Tennille, Pete Escovido, Louie Bellson, Ed Shaughnessey, George Bohanen, Contie and Pete Condoli, Marvin Stamm, Bill Mayes, Chuck Berghoffer, Herman Riley, Hal Crook, Justo Almario, Anthony Wilson, Danny Embry, Bud Shank, DeeDee Bridgewater, Rosie O? Donnell, Ann Hampton Callaway, Regina Carter, Linda Eder, Michael Feinstein, Darlene Love, Freda Payne, Karrin Allyson, Lorna Luft, Debbie Boone, Ira Sullivan, Joshua Breakstone, Dan Balmer, Bruce Foreman, Chris Parker, Rob Thomas, Kenny Drew Jr., The Mambo Kings, Norman Leyden, Byron Stripling, Wycliff Gordon, Bobby Floyd, Carmen Bradford, Ellis Hall, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Chuck Leavell, Peter Stroud, Tony Reyes, Kandi Burruss, Ed Roland, The Coasters, The Diamonds, The Pointer Sisters