Today we’d like to introduce you to Steve Sosa.
Hi Steve, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I started listening to music at an early age. I have always loved music. As far as playing guitar I started later in life. I started around age 20. My friend gave me a Mel Bay guitar chord book and I sat in my room and that is where my journey began. I practiced those chord diagrams and I had so much fun because I was doing something I loved. I never learned how to read music notation but I have a good ear. Through the years I have always found myself drawn to the acoustic guitar it just feels so natural. After years of playing a friend said I should record some of my acoustic pieces. He said he would record me and I was ecstatic. We recorded the record titled Day’s End and that was so much fun!
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
After we recorded Day’s End we were planning on recording a follow up. I did record more acoustic pieces but we put them out more sporadically. It was not for the lack of creativity by any means but time. I have more time now so I am sharply focused on releasing more music. I have a small home studio where I record and I can email wav files to my music engineer and we can get the songs finished at a nice relaxed pace.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I have never thought of playing guitar as work. Music makes me feel connected to everything. My guitar pieces are solo pieces with no words. I would like for the listener to hear my music and be able to paint their own picture from the song. If I play a song for friends I do not tell them what I was thinking about when the song appeared to me that way they get their own vibe from the song. Everyone always has a different interpretation of the guitar piece and that is awesome. The Day’s End record was a great accomplishment for me because I never thought in my life that I would ever have put music out in the world. As far as guitar playing everyone has their influences but you hone in on your own style. I love using alternate tunings because it gives you that atmospheric feel and you can find beautiful sounding chords. I have been working with my engineer because new music has been appearing to me a lot lately. I word it this way because I do not know music theory and music for me seems to appear organically. I really do believe I have some great new music on the horizon and I am looking forward to sharing those pieces in the near future.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
I would like to say always be true to your craft and your craft will always be good to you. Keep an ear open for new music because I am working on a new record and planning to release it by the end of the year or early 2027.
Contact Info:
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/I5hHDtMWBCZ2zQOdnD
