Steve Bello: Based On A True Story

“But I thought you didn’t want to be in a band anymore?” I’m as surprised as you are. But as they always say, it’s when you’re not looking that things open up. And you can either deny yourself the opportunity or embrace it. I chose the latter. Four years ago I was asked to join Supernova but my head and heart simply wasn’t into it. I was happy subbing for them, as well as other bands. I was…

The milk crate adds punk charm. First time playing The Beacon in Lake Hopatcong and while some things change, some things still stay the same. What did I walk into? To start, this was more of a restaurant with a bar than being a bar that served food. Okay fine with me. For some reason, it reminded me of when I played the Ramsey Country Club years ago with another cover band. Polo shirts, khaki…

I like this pic of me…deal with it 🙂 I’m typing this on July 4th, and it also happens to be the 250th anniversary of America! I have no gigs or lessons this weekend, nothing to do, nowhere to go… I don’t want to be sedated though. I’m taking full advantage of enjoying downtime. Yes, I love teaching and performing. Nothing feels like work to me anymore. I half-joke that I’m semi-retired, and…

Little. Yellow. Different. Another pedal? Yep. Years ago, I owned an Ibanez FL9 flanger. I loved that thing, had the best tones, and just to show you how weird I am…I love dialing the speed all the way down and the width way up so when the flange dips, it sounds really sick. Like someone throwing up. Thank you, Jeff Beck! I sold that pedal because, well, I needed the money. Since then, I was…

Had a great time as usual last night with DJ Metal Mistress on the Metal Meltdown! Three hours of talking, music, and talking about music! Even threw some wild curve balls by adding Air Supply, Little River Band, and some DEEP cuts because I like obscure stuff (Sir Lord Baltimore!)

How cool is that?! No matter how many years I’ve been doing music, that giddy feeling creeps in when I least expect it. You’d think by now I’d be over it, with pretty much a “yeah whatever” vibe. Nope! It’s nice to receive airplay in the States of course. It’s cool when other countries grab your song and give it a spin. First time my music received airplay in Australia was when MOOD SWINGS…

The mix room for Bandmother Recording…pretty colors! The picture above is Mike’s “studio away from studio” if you will. It’s the mixing room in his house so he can save on gas and tolls, and have peace and quiet away from other bands rehearsing in the complex in Jersey City. Plus he sees his cat more 🙂 Mike has been sending me file after file of songs as they are being mixed. Of course he asks…

Another Bandcamp Friday is happening tomorrow May 1st! What does this mean? It means...you purchase music from the artists, and the artists get 100% of the profit. It's a win/win for all!

You can download my new single "Digital Stress" (taken from the upcoming album DOWN TO THE METAL) as well as other goodies. My link is stevebello.bandcamp.com

The video for "Digital Stress" made its debut a few minutes ago. Those who watched it live, thank you!! Now here it is for everyone else to see.

Most images courtesy of Videezy; AI images created by Metal Maiden Vicki. But the music is 100% real!!!