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| '''Steve Moakler''' is an American ] musician and songwriter from ] |
'''Steve Moakler''' is an American ] musician and songwriter from ] and now based in ].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/bethel-park-native-steve-moakler-returns-to-his-musical-roots/Content?oid=1822754|title=Bethel Park native Steve Moakler returns to his musical roots|last1=Deitch|first1=Charlie|date=May 6, 2015|publisher=]|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> He has released five studio albums and has written songs for Nashville recording artists including ]'s song "Riser."<ref name=":12">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6598030/dierks-bentley-riser-new-single|title=Dierks Bentley Explains Why New Single 'Riser' Is a 'Once In a Career' Song|last=Lendenmuth|first=Katy|date=June 15, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref> | ||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Steve Moakler's mother was a nurse and his father an architect. His father's stereo and record collection inspired Steve,<ref name="wacotrib">{{cite web|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/entertainment/accesswaco/music/songs-drive-steve-moakler-s-humble-operations-in-common-grounds/article_fdfc5fea-b44b-5afc-a9b4-ff1e47d6b8eb.html|title=Songs drive Steve Moakler's 'Humble Operations' in Common Grounds Visit|last1=Hoover|first1=Carl|date=April 16, 2015|publisher=]|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> who started playing guitar and writing songs at age 14; Steve formed his first band in middle school.<ref name=":0" /> He played throughout ] during his high school years. He graduated from ] in 2006 and turned down an independent record deal to move to Nashville.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Moakler attended ] in Nashville, taking classes during the week and playing shows on the weekends. After two years he left school to focus full-time on his music career.<ref name=":0" /> | Steve Moakler attended ] in Nashville, taking classes during the week and playing shows on the weekends. After two years he left school to focus full-time on his music career.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| After moving to Nashville, Moakler began co-writing with songwriters<ref name=souldynamic>{{cite web|last1=Farley|first1=Cassie|title=Playing for a Dollar a Day - Steve Moakler Interview|date=21 May 2015|url=http://www.thesouldynamic.com/playing-for-a-dollar-a-day-steve-moakler-interview/|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> such as ], ], and ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wacotrib" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/steve-moakler-hot-artists-to-watch-2016/|title=Hot Artists to Watch|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=January 7, 2016|website=Taste of Country}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/steve-moaklers-steel-town-is-a-personal-album-of-roots-and-reflection/|title=Steve Moakler's 'Steel Town' is a Personal Album of Roots and Reflection|last=Reuter|first=Annie|date=March 15, 2017|website=Sounds like Nashville}}</ref> |
After moving to Nashville, Moakler began co-writing with songwriters<ref name=souldynamic>{{cite web|last1=Farley|first1=Cassie|title=Playing for a Dollar a Day - Steve Moakler Interview|date=21 May 2015|url=http://www.thesouldynamic.com/playing-for-a-dollar-a-day-steve-moakler-interview/|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> such as ], ], and ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wacotrib" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/steve-moakler-hot-artists-to-watch-2016/|title=Hot Artists to Watch|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=January 7, 2016|website=Taste of Country}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/steve-moaklers-steel-town-is-a-personal-album-of-roots-and-reflection/|title=Steve Moakler's 'Steel Town' is a Personal Album of Roots and Reflection|last=Reuter|first=Annie|date=March 15, 2017|website=Sounds like Nashville}}</ref> He co-wrote Dierks Bentley's 2015 single "]," which Bentley said he built his album around.<ref name=":12"/> Moakler's songs have been recorded by ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.com/country/steve-moakler-talks-new-album-steel-town/|title=How Steve Moakler's New Album Pays Homage to the Hometown that gave him 'Strength'|last=Tracy|first=Brianne|date=March 17, 2017|website=People}}</ref> ], ], ], and others.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://countrymusictattletale.com/2017/03/16/steve-moaklers-siriusxm-inaugural-highway-finds-tour-launches-today/|title=Steve Moakler's SiriusXM Inaugural 'Highway Finds Tour' Launches Today|last=Staff|date=March 16, 2017|website=Country Music Tattle Tale}}</ref> | ||
| As a performer and recording artist, Moakler's work has been praised by '']'' as "thoughtful singer-songwriter fare in the blue-collar vein."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-february-2016-20160201/steve-moakler-20160131|title=10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: Steve Moakler|last=Staff|date=February 1, 2016|website=Rolling Stone Country}}</ref> His first record, ''All the Faint Lights'', was self-published. In 2011 he formed his own label, Free the Birds |
As a performer and recording artist, Moakler's work has been praised by '']'' as "thoughtful singer-songwriter fare in the blue-collar vein."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-country-artists-you-need-to-know-february-2016-20160201/steve-moakler-20160131|title=10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: Steve Moakler|last=Staff|date=February 1, 2016|website=Rolling Stone Country}}</ref> His first record, ''All the Faint Lights'', was self-published. In 2011 he formed his own label, Free the Birds; he released two more albums independently, ''Watching Time Run'' and ''Wide Open''. The label also used the money raised to combat sex trafficking.<ref name="tunecore">{{cite web|url=http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2011/12/steve-moakler.html|title=Steve Moakler On The Making Of His Latest Album & Why He's Been Jumping Out Of Planes|last1=Rosokoff|first1=Jacqueline|date=14 December 2011|publisher=]|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> In 2014, Beth Laird of ] sought out Moakler and retained him under management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2014/11/steve-moakler-inks-management-deal-with-creative-nation/|title=Steve Moakler Inks Management Deal with Creative Nation|last1=Stephenson|first1=Troy|date=17 November 2014|publisher=]|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> In 2016, he worked with Laird, a Creative Nation producer on a self-titled EP, whose songs made up the first half of his 2017 album, ''Steel Town.''<ref name=":2" /> Moakler says the latter album was inspired by his upbringing in Pittsburgh.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/chattanooganow/music/story/2017/apr/06/steve-moakler-country-music-roots-steel/421220/|title=Rising Country Music Star Steve Moakler has Roots of Steel|last=Pierce|first=Susan|date=April 6, 2017|website=Times Free Press}}</ref> | ||
| It has been called a more personal album,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> as well as his "most country" album.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://chorus.fm/review/steve-moakler-steel-town/|title=Steve Moakler: Steel Town|last=Manning|first=Craig|website=Chrous.fm|date=16 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ebmediapr.com/news/steve-moakler%E2%80%99s-nostalgic-music-video-%E2%80%9Cwheels%E2%80%9D-premieres-exclusively-cmt|title=Steve Moakler's Nostalgic Music Video "Wheels" Premieres Exclusively on CMT|last=Staff|date=March 20, 2017|website=EB Media}}</ref> The first single, "Suitcase," became his first radio hit and first music video.<ref name=":2" /> The second single was "Love Drunk," followed by a third single, "Wheels."<ref name=":3" /> Moakler released his fifth album, ''Born Ready,'' in 2018. The album has been critically acclaimed<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sixshootercountry.com/2018/06/18/steve-moakler-born-ready-album-review/|title=Review: Steve Moakler: Born Ready|last=Wiggins|first=Mark|date=June 18, 2018|website=Six Shooter Country}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chorus.fm/review/steve-moakler-born-ready/|title=Review: Steve Moakler - Born Ready|last=Manning|first=Craig|date=June 15, 2018|website=Chorus.fm}}</ref> with Bobby Moore praising its "pop gems that clear the barrier between Americana and the country charts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/review-steve-moakler-sings-for-the-working-man-on-born-ready/|title=Album Review: Steve Moakler - Born Ready|last=Moore|first=Bobby|date=June 2018|website=Wide Open Country}}</ref> Moakler was called an artist to watch by numerous outlets<ref name=":6" /> including Rolling Stone Country,<ref name=":5" /> ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/user/spotlight_country/playlist/6S1nxwPrsSdnp9gsavISrA|title=Spotlight on Country|last=Staff.|date=December 15, 2015|website=Spotify}}</ref> and ].<ref name=":4" /> H | |||
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| ⚫ | He was heavily promoted by ]’s senior director of programming J.R. Schumann<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7453261/2016-billboard-nashville-power-players-list|title=Billboard's 2016 Nashville Power Players List Revealed|last=Staff|date=July 28, 2016|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> on station “The Highway.” The station had him open their inaugural “The Highway Finds Tour.”<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.com/49f51386-e72f-11e6-b2cb-0781f54596fc.html|title=8 Entertainment Bites|last=Tady|first=Scott|date=February 4, 2017|website=Times Online|access-date=July 30, 2018|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202522/http://www.timesonline.com/49f51386-e72f-11e6-b2cb-0781f54596fc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> Moakler made his ] debut on March 19, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/steve-moakler-makes-grand-ole-opry-debut/|title=Steve Moakler Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut|last=Laffer|first=Lauren|date=March 22, 2016|website=Sound like Nashville}}</ref> He opened for parts of ]'s "Obsessed Tour", ]'s "Meat & Candy Tour",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forthecountryrecord.com/2015/11/22/steve-moakler-debuts-brand-new-single-suitcase/|title=Steve Moakler Debuts Brand New Single 'Suitcase'|publisher=For The Country Record|accessdate=4 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208161143/http://forthecountryrecord.com/2015/11/22/steve-moakler-debuts-brand-new-single-suitcase/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ] "God's Problem Child Tour", as well as ] and ]'s "]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/10-questions/archive/26047/10-questions-with-steve-moakler|title=10 Questions with Steve Moakler|last=Staff|date=March 13, 2017|website=All Access}}</ref> Moakler toured in late 2017 and late 2018 on the "Hometowns and Campgrounds Tour;"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/steve-moakler-hometowns-campgrounds-tour/|title=Steve Moakler is Heading to his Fans' Backyards|last=Giardina|first=Courtney|date=Fall 2017|website=Wide Open Country}}</ref> he headlined during spring 2018 on the "Born Ready Tour."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2018/02/14/steve-moakler-born-ready-tour/|title=Steve Moakler: Born Ready Tour|last=Casey|first=Jim|date=February 18, 2018|website=Nashville Country Daily}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Moakler's music has been featured in several movies, TV shows, and commercials.<ref name="tasteofcountry">{{cite web|url=http://www.tasteofcountry.com/steve-moakler-suitcase/|title=Steve Moakler Goes Back in Front of the Mic for 'Suitcase' |last1=Whitaker|first1=Sterling|date=19 November 2015 |publisher=Taste of Country|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> Two of |
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| ⚫ | Moakler's music has been featured in several movies, TV shows, and commercials.<ref name="tasteofcountry">{{cite web|url=http://www.tasteofcountry.com/steve-moakler-suitcase/|title=Steve Moakler Goes Back in Front of the Mic for 'Suitcase' |last1=Whitaker|first1=Sterling|date=19 November 2015 |publisher=Taste of Country|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> Two of his songs appeared in the movie '']'' and two songs were featured in the Netflix show '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/the-music-from-season-2-of-the-ranch-on-netflix/|title=Music from Season Two of the Ranch|last=Trigger.|date=October 25, 2016|website=Saving Country Music}}</ref> In 2017, ] commissioned him to write and perform a song, “Born Ready,” for the release of their Anthem truck series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/business/manufacturing/mc-biz-mack-unveils-new-highway-truck-20170912-story.html|title=Mack Unveils New Highway Truck|last=Harris|first=John|date=September 12, 2017|website=The Morning Call|access-date=July 30, 2018|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170928/http://www.mcall.com/business/manufacturing/mc-biz-mack-unveils-new-highway-truck-20170912-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/country-cool/311272/|title=When Country Wasn't Cool|last=Pollack|first=Judann|date=November 13, 2017|website=Adage.com}}</ref> | ||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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American singer-songwriter| Steve Moakler | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | New Jersey |
| Origin | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Country |
| Labels | Creative Nation |
| Website | stevemoakler |
Steve Moakler is an American country musician and songwriter from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and now based in Nashville. He has released five studio albums and has written songs for Nashville recording artists including Dierks Bentley's song "Riser."
Early life
Steve Moakler's mother was a nurse and his father an architect. His father's stereo and record collection inspired Steve, who started playing guitar and writing songs at age 14; Steve formed his first band in middle school. He played throughout Pittsburgh during his high school years. He graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2006 and turned down an independent record deal to move to Nashville.
Steve Moakler attended Belmont University in Nashville, taking classes during the week and playing shows on the weekends. After two years he left school to focus full-time on his music career.
Career
After moving to Nashville, Moakler began co-writing with songwriters such as Gordie Sampson, Barry Dean, and Luke Laird. He co-wrote Dierks Bentley's 2015 single "Riser," which Bentley said he built his album around. Moakler's songs have been recorded by Reba McEntire, Ashley Monroe, Jake Owen, Ben Rector, and others.
As a performer and recording artist, Moakler's work has been praised by Rolling Stone Country as "thoughtful singer-songwriter fare in the blue-collar vein." His first record, All the Faint Lights, was self-published. In 2011 he formed his own label, Free the Birds; he released two more albums independently, Watching Time Run and Wide Open. The label also used the money raised to combat sex trafficking. In 2014, Beth Laird of Creative Nation sought out Moakler and retained him under management. In 2016, he worked with Laird, a Creative Nation producer on a self-titled EP, whose songs made up the first half of his 2017 album, Steel Town. Moakler says the latter album was inspired by his upbringing in Pittsburgh.
It has been called a more personal album, as well as his "most country" album. The first single, "Suitcase," became his first radio hit and first music video. The second single was "Love Drunk," followed by a third single, "Wheels." Moakler released his fifth album, Born Ready, in 2018. The album has been critically acclaimed with Bobby Moore praising its "pop gems that clear the barrier between Americana and the country charts." Moakler was called an artist to watch by numerous outlets including Rolling Stone Country, Spotify, and Taste of Country. H
He was heavily promoted by SiriusXM’s senior director of programming J.R. Schumann on station “The Highway.” The station had him open their inaugural “The Highway Finds Tour.” Moakler made his Grand Ole Opry debut on March 19, 2016. He opened for parts of Dan + Shay's "Obsessed Tour", Old Dominion's "Meat & Candy Tour", Willie Nelson's "God's Problem Child Tour", as well as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Soul2Soul World Tour". Moakler toured in late 2017 and late 2018 on the "Hometowns and Campgrounds Tour;" he headlined during spring 2018 on the "Born Ready Tour."
Moakler's music has been featured in several movies, TV shows, and commercials. Two of his songs appeared in the movie October Baby and two songs were featured in the Netflix show The Ranch. In 2017, Mack Trucks commissioned him to write and perform a song, “Born Ready,” for the release of their Anthem truck series.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat |
US Indie |
US Country |
US Folk | ||
| All the Faint Lights |
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— | — | — | — |
| Watching Time Run |
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6 | 31 | — | — |
| Wide Open |
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4 | 37 | — | 5 |
| Steve Moakler: The Mix Tape |
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— | — | — | — |
| Steve Moakler: The EP |
|
21 | — | 38 | — |
| Steel Town |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Born Ready |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Blue Jeans |
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— | — | — | — |
| Make A Little Room |
|
— | — | — | — |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Suitcase" | Wes Edwards |
| 2017 | "Wheels" | Steve Boyle |
| 2017 | "Born Ready" | Mark Urmos |
References
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- ^ Lendenmuth, Katy (June 15, 2015). "Dierks Bentley Explains Why New Single 'Riser' Is a 'Once In a Career' Song". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Hoover, Carl (April 16, 2015). "Songs drive Steve Moakler's 'Humble Operations' in Common Grounds Visit". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Farley, Cassie (21 May 2015). "Playing for a Dollar a Day - Steve Moakler Interview". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 7, 2016). "Hot Artists to Watch". Taste of Country.
- ^ Reuter, Annie (March 15, 2017). "Steve Moakler's 'Steel Town' is a Personal Album of Roots and Reflection". Sounds like Nashville.
- Tracy, Brianne (March 17, 2017). "How Steve Moakler's New Album Pays Homage to the Hometown that gave him 'Strength'". People.
- ^ Staff (March 16, 2017). "Steve Moakler's SiriusXM Inaugural 'Highway Finds Tour' Launches Today". Country Music Tattle Tale.
- ^ Staff (February 1, 2016). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: Steve Moakler". Rolling Stone Country.
- Rosokoff, Jacqueline (14 December 2011). "Steve Moakler On The Making Of His Latest Album & Why He's Been Jumping Out Of Planes". TuneCore. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Stephenson, Troy (17 November 2014). "Steve Moakler Inks Management Deal with Creative Nation". MusicRow. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Pierce, Susan (April 6, 2017). "Rising Country Music Star Steve Moakler has Roots of Steel". Times Free Press.
- ^ Manning, Craig (16 March 2017). "Steve Moakler: Steel Town". Chrous.fm.
- Staff (March 20, 2017). "Steve Moakler's Nostalgic Music Video "Wheels" Premieres Exclusively on CMT". EB Media.
- Wiggins, Mark (June 18, 2018). "Review: Steve Moakler: Born Ready". Six Shooter Country.
- Manning, Craig (June 15, 2018). "Review: Steve Moakler - Born Ready". Chorus.fm.
- Moore, Bobby (June 2018). "Album Review: Steve Moakler - Born Ready". Wide Open Country.
- Staff. (December 15, 2015). "Spotlight on Country". Spotify.
- Staff (July 28, 2016). "Billboard's 2016 Nashville Power Players List Revealed". Billboard.
- Tady, Scott (February 4, 2017). "8 Entertainment Bites". Times Online. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- Laffer, Lauren (March 22, 2016). "Steve Moakler Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut". Sound like Nashville.
- "Steve Moakler Debuts Brand New Single 'Suitcase'". For The Country Record. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Staff (March 13, 2017). "10 Questions with Steve Moakler". All Access.
- Giardina, Courtney (Fall 2017). "Steve Moakler is Heading to his Fans' Backyards". Wide Open Country.
- Casey, Jim (February 18, 2018). "Steve Moakler: Born Ready Tour". Nashville Country Daily.
- Whitaker, Sterling (19 November 2015). "Steve Moakler Goes Back in Front of the Mic for 'Suitcase' [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Trigger. (October 25, 2016). "Music from Season Two of the Ranch". Saving Country Music.
- Harris, John (September 12, 2017). "Mack Unveils New Highway Truck". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- Pollack, Judann (November 13, 2017). "When Country Wasn't Cool". Adage.com.
- "Steve Moakler Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Steve Moakler Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Steve Moakler Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Steve Moakler Album & Song Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "CMT : Videos : Steve Moakler : Suitcase". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.