Steve Roslonek is an American

United States

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 children's music

Children's music

Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...

 performer whose band SteveSongs has garnered several awards from parenting organizations, such as the Parents' Choice Award

Parents' Choice Award

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 and the iParenting Media Awards. His music is featured on the Miss Lori and Hooper

Miss Lori and Hooper

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 segments of PBS Kids

PBS Kids

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 Preschool Destination, where he appears as "Mr. Steve" and performs original songs between other programs.

Prior to his career as a recording artist, Roslonek graduated from Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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 and performed with a professional a cappella

A cappella

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 group on Martha's Vineyard

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. After graduation, he worked as a business and technology consultant with Anderson Consulting. He began performing in 1997 and moved to a full-time recording career in 1999. He tours extensively around the country, performing between 200 to 400 concerts in a year.

Roslonek resides with his wife and children in Connecticut

Connecticut

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Discography

• Morning 'Til Night: Parents' Choice Silver Award
• On a Flying Guitar: Parents' Choice Gold Award
• The King, the Mice and the Cheese
• Little Superman: Parents' Choice Silver Award, iParenting Media Award
• Marvelous Day!: Parents' Choice Gold Award
• Music Time with SteveSongs, Volume 1: Features songs from his appearances on PBS Kids

External links

• SteveSongs official web site
• SteveSongs on Rounder Records
• SteveSongs videos from PBS Kids on YouTube
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