Bio

Steve Leavitt is a skillful music producer, musician, and head engineer at Thud Studios in North Hollywood, CA.

Steve’s love for music began when he was just a child. By age 12 Steve was writing and recording. As a teenager he preferred spending the majority of his weekends and summers in his room with his 4 track, mixing board, and sequencer programming hundreds of electronic instrumental pieces. He continued pursuing his ambition to become a professional musician by apprenticing for an established hip hop producer and composer from age 16 to 18. Following his apprenticeship he studied recording engineering in 2000 at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.

Steve is currently producing two albums that continue to grow his producing and arranging credits. The first is in production for the full-length album "Time and Space" by Lobate Scarp, a Los Angeles-based progressive rock act reminiscent of Genesis and Yes. The second project is in pre-production and will be a 7 song release for Washington D.C. native Amy Clarke, a singer songwriter whose thought-provoking lyrics and piano driven tunes never fail to induce an emotional reaction.

In addition to his producing, Steve has also engineered for the likes of Rob Michaels (guitarist for Chris Daughtry), Chris Opperman, Wade Williams (recording his audition for Velvet Revolver), Ronnie Winters (of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus), and Camera Can't Lie (demoing songs for their label) .

Never shying away from a challenge, in 2007, Steve recorded, on location, a seven song EP for the neo-folk, acoustic rock group, the Venus Illuminato in Venice, CA. With a small budget and a big vision, and in only 7 days, Steve captured the soul, magic, and essence of the music. Subsequently, his efforts and attention to detail did not go unnoticed; the Venus Illuminato’s EP “Company With Kings” attracted a lot of interest from Warner Brothers Records and Rhino Records at their first show at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.

Also in 2007 Steve produced, arranged and recorded the single “Fool” on Marina V's latest release "Modern Fairytale.”

From 2005 to 2007, Steve showcased his keyboard and B3 organ chops and musical depth while he was a member of the classic/progressive rock band, The Ludivico. Doubling as keyboard player and producer, Steve recorded many performances both live and in the studio.

In 2004, Steve co-founded an event called Don't Call Us Tori with Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Shannon Hurley. With a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, Don’t Call Us Tori has grown to become a full-fledged haven for great music in L.A. with monthly showcases aiming to cross-promote specifically female solo artists.

Also in 2004, Steve co-produced Real Life Music's release "Gravity Always Wins" for Nashville producer Dave Tough.

Steven Leavitt is Southern California native who resides Los Angeles, California.