December 28, 2004
Volume 44 of the Australian Guitar magazine, once again features Steve with a glowing review of the Living Loud DVD, a DVD give away, and the cover CD features an awesome live version of "Every Moment A Lifetime".

December 11, 2004
Jimmy Barnes and Bob Daisley, friends of Steve in Living Loud, took the time out to talk to media in Australia recently. Watch video footage from this event, in which they talk about Living Loud's forthcoming touring plans and the chance of them recording again.

November 21, 2004
Steve's bandmate in Living Loud, Bob Daisley, will appear live with Malcolm Dome in his weekly TOTAL ROCK radio show this Sunday. Check out the Total Rock schedule. Check out the TOTAL ROCK site at www.totalrock.com.

November 13, 2004
The legendary 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival performance of the Dixie Dregs has been licensed for DVD and will be ready for the band's January 2005 tour. Performed on July 23 1978 at The Casino it features these tracks:

1. Freefall (04:08)
2. Leprechaun Promenade (03:35)
3. Country House Shuffle (03:30)
4. Patchwork (04:27)
5. Attila The Hun (03:47)
6. Wabash (04:34)
7. Punk Sandwich (03:50)
8. Wages Of Weirdness (03:56)
9. Take It Off The Top (04:01)
10. Catherine (02:41)
11. Dixie (03:33)

The line-up is:

Steve Morse (g)
Allen Sloan (vln)
Andy West (b)
Rod Morgenstein (dr)
Mark Parrish (p, kbds)

The producers are sourcing any information and photos from the period. If anyone has anything they would like to bring to the project, please contact the webmaster.

November 7, 2004
The Living Loud 2 x DVD packages are due out in Brazil / South America on 10th November, with the CD on 26th November.

October 31, 2004
The Agency are looking at live concert dates for Living Loud in Europe through March and then again on the festival circuit in June/July 2005. More news as it comes to hand. Also an Australian promoter is trying to sort dates for May 2005 to include Singapore, Hong Kong, NZ and Australia.

The planned Dixie Dregs Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 show has been put back until early 2005 as the multi tracks have been found and a full 5.1 mix is being organised for mid November. A Steve Morse band performance from German TV (Ohne Filter) is also being looked at as a classic DVD release - it was superbly shot and recorded and would make a fantastic collectable item.

Steve is currently negotiating with a major telecommunications network to supply Music Truetones (actual master recordings that can be downloaded and used as ringtones). The idea is to create a catalogue of 10-12 tones under the category "Killer Riffs" and a further 10 or 12 called "Sizzling Solos".

October 21, 2004
The Living Loud CD and DVD are being released across world territories, with the UK, parts of Europe and Russia first to hit off on October 12th. Other territories including Italy, France and Germany will be releasing on the 24th January 2005 to maximize marketing potential.

In related news, the Agency in the UK are currently preparing a live touring schedule for Living Loud for early in 2005. Stay tuned for more details as they come to hand.

August 29, 2004
Steve is guesting on Jordan Rudess new album "Rhythm of Time", due for release on August 31. Steve recorded guitar tracks for two songs, "Bar Hopping With Mr. Picky" and "What Four". Check the links for MP3 samples. You can buy the album here.

August 28, 2004
The international release date for the LIVING LOUD CD and DVD has now been set by EMI for October 6th 2004. This may vary slightly from region to region, but certainly the UK has set this date as a feature release.

July 18, 2004
The setlist for the recent solo shows in Italy looked like this:

1. Vista Grande
2. Highland Wedding
3. Busybodies
4. Goin to Town
5. Well Dressed Guitar
6. Ghostwind
7. Simple Simon
8. Country Colors
9. Air on a 6 string
10. Morning Rush Hour
11. Tumeni Notes (if time permits)
Improvisation and explanations between tunes.

July 16, 2004
Steve Morse's latest release on Magna Carta Records, Major Impacts 2, is featured on the radio program "radioioJam" this week. Go to www.radioiojam.com for more details.

July 11, 2004
EMI International will release the LIVING LOUD CD and DVD in 3 formats: The original studio CD with 2 bonus live tracks, the DVD, or a DVD/CD double pack titled LOUD & LIVE. Release dates to be confirmed. Negotiations are in place with iTunes to release the entire live show exclusively in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

July 2, 2004
With the EMI international release set for late August/early September for the LIVING LOUD CD, featuring new artwork with Don Airey also gracing the cover, EMI have also decided to launch the much awaited DVD at the same period. Depending on the region, the CD and DVD will be available as separate items, or as a DVD/CD double pack depending on the territory. Details will be forwarded on specific regions as they come to hand. The DVD will be available in PAL and NTSC formats, and features 2 bonus tracks not found on the CD (Gimme some lovin' and Good Times). The studio CD will also feature 2 live tracks from the bands debut gig - Crazy Train and Good Times.

May 15, 2004
The mix for the Living Loud Sydney performance is currently being worked on. Bob Daisley will fly into Melbourne on Tuesday 18th May to meet with the production team to put the finishing touches to both the stereo and 5.1 mixes. More details from the studio - keep an eye out this week on livingloud.com.au for video grabs from the shoot.

April 24, 2004
Fret Net, the guitar radio show, recorded an interview of over an hour's duration with Steve on April 24th, 2004. It will be aired on PBS FM 106.7 in Melbourne, Australia on May 2nd during the Fret Net show at 2:00am. The show is webcast as well, so tune in no matter where you are.

April 13, 2004
Living Loud will be doing two Australian shows on short notice, on the same nights as Deep Purple play Melbourne and Sydney. The venues are: Melbourne Metro on 25th April. Sydney Stage 11 (Fox Studios) on 26th April. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketek.

March 26, 2004
WPCD 88 ROCK in Champaign, IL will air a recent interview with Steve on April 10th at 5:00 central time. The interview will air on the show "Joe's Garage" with Ed The Mechanic on 88.7 fm.

Furthermore, Major Impacts 2 received a very positive review in the April issue of Guitar Player magazine.

March 16, 2004
The latest batch of Steve Morse picks have unfortunately been misprinted. Thus, stevemorse.com becomes stevenmorse.com. We hope to have this corrected shortly.

March 14, 2004
Deep Purple are releasing the track "Well Dressed Guitar" as a world exclusive to Australia's premier telco Telstra (www.bigpondmusic.com). It will be available later this month.
Thanks to Thompson Music Management for the info.

March 2, 2004
Guitar Shop Radio on KPSU will broadcast a Steve Morse special this afternoon at 4 p.m. (Pacific Time). The special will feature an interview conducted with Steve on February 9th. Several cuts from Major Impacts 2 will also get an airing. KPSU broadcasts in the Portland, OR area but international fans can tune in via the web at www.kpsu.org.

February 22, 2004
A classic Dixie Dregs DVD presentation is now in the works, and will feature the classic 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival appearance, and the band's live performance on the USA hit show "Jay Leno Tonight". The performances have been licensed and work will commence through March. Stay tuned for more details.

January 23, 2004
Steve has started writing columns for "Guitar Player" magazine again. The first one features in the March issue and deals with Bach. It also includes an example from "Air on a 6 string", a song from Steve's upcoming "Major Impacts 2" album. Watch this space for an album feature to surface shortly.
Thanks to Doug B. for the info.

January 21, 2004
There is a full transcription of "Take It Off The Top" in the February issue of UK magazine "Guitar Techniques". An accompanying CD features the backing track of the song.
Thanks to Norbert Harbach for the info.

January 13, 2004
T Lavitz has a new website at tlavitz.net.