Growing
up in the late 1960s, Steve Trudell soaked up the Motown sound as he
watched his father, legendary trumpeter Johnny Trudell, play with all
of the greats including The Temptations, The Supremes, Four Tops,
Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dizzy Gillespie.
In the recording studio, Steve trained his ear by observing
his Uncle David Van DePitte, an arranger and pioneer of important
albums such as Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. By the age of 18, Steve
was contracting for The Temptations and The Spinners.
Since
then, Steve had worked with countless artists and tours such as the
Trans~Siberian Orchestra, Josh Groban, Michael Bubl�, Alanis Morisette,
Page & Plant, Natalie Cole, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, The Three
Tenors, Smokey Robinson, Vince Gill and others. While the majority of
his current work is comprised of national tours, television appearances
and productions, Steve remains the house contractor for The Palace of
Auburn Hills, and DTE Energy Music Theater outside of Detroit.
In
addition to contracting, Steve is a successful lyricist with his
songwriting partner, Davey Johnstone, guitarist and musical director of
the Elton John Band. Steve’s proudest accomplishment is working with
his father to reunite the 45 original Motown musicians and arrangers to
record an album of music written in authentic Motown-style with
Van DePitte and Johnstone. This project, High An Mighty, has become the
last historical documentation of the Motown sound and will be released
in 2007.
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