Bringing 23 successful years as a professional musician into his teaching practice, Steve Hill is a powerful and popular drum instructor in the Seattle area. He has taught hundreds of students, several of which became the new up and coming drummers in the Seattle area. Great with kids and adults alike, Steve Hill can teach you what it takes to be an effective recording and performing drummer.
A seasoned first-call studio musician, Steve has contributed to countless albums, jingles and movie scores. You have probably heard Steve on hundreds of television and radio ads, which range from McDonald's and Coca-Cola to ABC/CBS Sports, Liz Claiborne, MSNBC, GTE and Ford.
Since early 1994, he has spent a lot of time playing to huge concert and festival crowds, and millions on live television appearances. He recorded and toured with one of Europe's top rock acts, Blind Fish for Polygram Records which sold over two million units and placed four times in EuroBillboard's top five singles acts.
An Emmy and Telly award-winning composer and producer of original music for television and multi-media, Steve has collaborated with top producers and songwriters in the industry: Terry Date (Soundgarden, Nirvana and Fishbone); Jeff Lord-Alge (Steve Winwood, Earth, Wind & Fire); Ike Stubblefield (Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton); Cookie Merenko (Charlie Haden, Oregon, Tony Williams); Roby Duke (John Patitucci, Denise Williams) and Paul Speer (Recording artist/producer with gold and platinum credits for music and video).
Steve has performed and recorded with Dianne Schuur, Keb 'Mo, Larry Coryell, Rob Mullins, Hollis Gentry, Chico Freeman, Phil Upchurch, Ernestine Anderson, Turtle Island String Quartet, Nancy Rumbel, Jimmy Earl, Hubert Tubbs, Bruce Conte (Tower of Power) and... Roger Clinton (yes~ the president's brother).
Steve was musical director for Bo Diddley. He recorded and toured with Carol Howell (producer of Los Lonely Boys). Steve was also in the Rich Dangel Quartet, founder of "The Fabulous Wailers", who authored "Louie Louie".
As an endorser and clinician for Garcia drums, Sabian Cymbals, Attack Heads and Vater sticks, Steve has held clinics in several states and continues to hold clinics in the Seattle area. He designed several innovative master classes for drummers, including "Getting the Ultimate Drum Sound", which outlined what it takes to play in the studio, as well as the changing role of today's studio drummer.