Steve (guitars) has performed with a handful of bands in the Chicagoland area over the last 10 years but ROTTER is the best thing to date!  Steve was the studio musician for the public access show, "That Wacky Show", which ran from 1991-1995 in the NW burbs of Chicago and is still airing as re-runs.  One of the last bands Steve played with was "PUSH."  Perhaps some of you in Chicago remember them.  They broke up in 1995 due to "differences of opinion."  Steve, on his own, finished his album, "Wraith" (available at this site for purchase, select Tower Records, CD baby and guitar9 records on the web and itunes.)  His X-vocalist appears on a couple tracks.  After a few years of writing and producing other bands, Steve joins up with his X-bassist, Larry, his brother Dave, and long-time friend and drummer, Blair.  ROTTER is formed.  They are inspired by artists such as Dokken, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dream Theater, Randy Rhoads, Metallica, Shotgun Messiah, Blues Saraceno, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Racer X, Ozzy, Fates Warning, Queensryche, Mozart, Bach, Stratovarius, Kamelot and Paganini, to name a few.  Steve enjoys classical music, jazz, blues, and of course metal!  When not playing guitar, Steve is on the pc, running his photo / audio / video production co. (SAR studios), updating this site, marketing the music, and anything else creative.  Most recently, Mike Sieczko (drums), Jack Kole (vocals) and Larry Lollar (bass) have joined with Steve to record a new demo.  We should be going into the studio sometime winter 2008.  We are all very excited about the project.  Larry, Mike, Steve and Jack bring very similar musical styles into the band.  Steve's great long-time friend, Blair Lehman, may also appear on some drum tracks.

Steve's Video / Photography production / Recording studio: (www.sarstudios.net) has grown and come a long way since it's start in 2000.  When not working on music, Steve is either filming, photographing, or recording other band's demos.