Daily Discovery: Steelism, “9 To 5 Jive”

ARTIST: Steelism

SONG: “9 to 5 Jive”

BIRTHDATE: Autumn of 2010 on the first Caitlin Rose U.K. tour.

BIRTHPLACE: Steelism was actually conceived in London, but born in Nashville.

AMBITIONS: Steelism Box Set featuring all of your favorite instrumental classics in one neat package (Artwork by Rachel Briggs) followed by a Time-Life commercial presented by Daryl Hall and the drummer from Foreigner.

TURN-OFFS: When pedal steel and guitar are not in harmony together.

TURN-ONS: Our funky rhythm section of Jon Radford (drums) & Mike Rinne (bass). And the man of the hour, Jimmy Matt Rowland on keys!

DREAM GIG: We’ve always dreamed of playing at The Basement in Nashville with good friends + performances from Caitlin Rose, Andrew Combs, & Evan P. Donohue… oh wait! That’s this Thursday night, Oct. 25.

MY GO TO FEEL-GOOD RECIPE: Sazerac Cocktail: 3 oz Rye Whiskey, 3/4 oz simple syrup, & 4 dashes of Peychaud Bitters stirred in a mixing glass with ice. Rinse a separate chilled glass with Absinthe. Strain the whiskey mixture into the Absinthe-rinsed glass and garnish with a lemon twist. Bam… Sazerac Cocktail!

CELEBRITY CRUSH: Lloyd Green and Steve Cropper, handsome chaps with chops.

5 THINGS EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN: Steelism 7″ Single, Sho-Bud Pedal Steel, Fender Telecaster, Fender Amplifier, and a dapper suit.

PETS: Jeremy has a Basset Hound named Layla Lou. Spencer is working on a jackalope taxidermy collection.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: No words, just instrumental music please.

I WROTE THIS SONG: We wrote “9 to 5 Jive” in Germantown after drinking a couple espresso shots whilst listening to Dick Dale, Herman Dune, and Os Mutantes.

Listen to “9 To 5 Jive” and more music from Steelism at American Songspace.

WIN A PUBLISHING CONTRACT! Hosting songwriting contests for more than 28 years, American Songwriter Magazine proudly announces their biggest opportunity yet. In partnership with Martin Guitar and American Songspace, “The Pub Deal” is a one of a kind contest that provides the winning songwriter with a year-long $20,000 publishing contract from HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc. Enter here.