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About Steven Heller

Steven Heller is an award winning producer-composer, whose work has spanned the full spectrum of audio and video production - from CDs and live concerts, to television and movie scores. He has received numerous national awards for his music and recordings, including a Grammy for his production of David Holt's recording of the popular children's story, Stellaluna.

Steven has produced all of David Holt’s music and storytelling recordings including the Grammy nominated: Grandfather’s Greatest Hits (with Chet Atkins, Doc Watson and Duane Eddy), Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends, and Why the Dog Chases the Cat (with Bill Mooney) as well as the award winning Reel and Rock with Doc and Merle Watson. His latest collaboration with David is the three CD set with Doc Watson, Legacy.

If you would like to contact Steven, you can e-mail him at Steven@upcom.com


Steven Heller Music & Upstream Productions
  • 1997 Grammy winner as Producer of "StellaLuna" (Spoken Word for Children Category). Steven scored the project with original music.

  • Three time Grammy nominee in the categories of Traditional/Folk and Spoken Word.

  • Served as Music Supervisor and Producer for the Miramax film, "The Journey of August King," set in pre-Civil War times (1815). Composed and produced music for the film.

  • Composed, orchestrated and adapted the music package for the Animal Planet Network, a division of Discovery Network, Inc.

  • Scored numerous award-winning films, including features, documentaries, and children's films.

  • Numerous Telly and Addy Awards for television and radio commercial music compositions, (including a 1997 Addy for a TV and Radio public service campaign for the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition.)

  • Produced recordings featuring Doc and Merle Watson, Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor, Chet Atkins, Sam Bush, Russ Barenberg, David Wilcox, Seamus Egan, Timmy Abell and many others.

  • Golden CASE Award, three American Library Association Notable Recording Awards, two NAIRD (National Association of Independent Record Distributors) Awards, Parent's Choice Gold Award, National Association of Parents' Publications Award.

  • Original music for commercial clients including National Public Radio, State Farm Insurance, McDonald's, Betty Crocker, The Nashville Network, Animal Planet and many others.
 

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