Steve Roslonek on August 16, 2008

Steve Roslonek is an American children's music performer whose band SteveSongs has garnered several awards from parenting organizations, such as the Parents' Choice Award and the iParenting Media Awards. His music is featured on the Miss Lori and Hooper segments of PBS Kids Preschool Destination, where he appears as "Mr. Steve" and performs original songs between other programs.[1]

Prior to his career as a recording artist, Roslonek graduated from Wesleyan University[2] and performed with a professional a cappella group on Martha's Vineyard.[3] After graduation, he worked as a business and technology consultant with Andersen Consulting. He began performing in 1997 and moved to a full-time recording career in 1999. He tours extensively around the country, performing between 200 and 400 concerts in a year.[4]

Roslonek resides with his wife and children in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Discography

  • Morning 'Til Night (1999): Parents' Choice Silver Award
  • On a Flying Guitar (2000, reissued 2017): Parents' Choice Gold Award
  • The King, the Mice and the Cheese (2001)
  • Super Little Man (2003, reissued 2007):[lower-alpha 1] Parents' Choice Silver Award
  • Marvelous Day!: Parents' Choice Gold Award (2006, reissued 2017)
  • Music Time with SteveSongs, Volume 1: Features songs from his appearances on PBS Kids
  • Music Time with SteveSongs, Volume 2: Music from his 2010–2011 Appearances on PBS Kids.
  • Orangutan Van (2012, reissued 2017)

Notes

  1. ↑ Originally titled Little Superman

References

  1. ↑ "PBS KIDS Engages Kids with New Spanish Content and Original Music on the Popular PBS KIDS Preschool Destination Beginning May 19th" (press release). PBS Kids. April 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. ↑ Delisio, Ellen R. (February 5, 2004). "SteveSongs Transforms Kids Into Songwriters While Reinforcing Classroom Skills". Education World. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ↑ "STEVESONGS - STEVE ROSLONEK". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  4. ↑ Butki, Scott (December 14, 2006). "Interview: Steve Roslonek from SteveSongs". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
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