Stevie Salas

Stevie Salas is a world-renowned guitarist and producer of music, film, and television. From 2006 to 2010, Stevie was a Music Director and consultant at 19 Entertainment and American Idol, working directly with Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert, Jordan Sparks, David Cook, Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen. Named by Guitar Player Magazine as one of the 50 best guitarists of all time, Stevie has recorded, written, and produced music with some of the biggest music icons in the world, including Mick Jagger, Justin Timberlake, George Clinton, Public Enemy, T.I., Koshi Inaba, and Rod Stewart. Stevie has also sold over two million solo albums, produced with major recording labels around the world. Stevie's first record "Colorcode" became a cult classic in the UK and Europe, and his co-production of the Was (Not Was) hit "Out Come the Freaks" featured on the Album "What up Dog?", listed by Rolling Stones as one of the of the top 100 records of the decade. Stevie is also an accomplished composer, having provided the guitar score for the hit film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, as well as music for other major films such as Darfur, Action Jackson, and Small Soldiers. For the past decade, Stevie has made his mark in the production of films and Network TV in Canada, serving as the creator, executive producer, and star of several hit series and feature films. From 2006 to 2009 Stevie worked on several episodes of the Fox series Talk Show with Spike Feresten, working directly with Spike as a music comedy writer and composer. Stevie was also the Executive Producer and co-creator for RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, a documentary that explores the Indigenous roots of rock and roll music. RUMBLE achieved 3 Canadian Screen Awards in addition to the Sundance Special Jury in Storytelling award. Stevie also co-hosted Arbor Live!, a musical variety show featuring Indigenous artists, and served as the Executive Producer of Dreamcatcher Bios, a 13-episode documentary series that tells the stories of successful game changers and how their Indigenous spirit got them to the top. A Native American (Apache), Stevie has been involved in prominent projects that support Indigenous communities. Notably, he served as the Advisor for Contemporary Music at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and co-created the music exhibit "Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture", which had majorly successful runs in Washington, DC and New York City. For his efforts in support of Native American culture, Stevie received the Native American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2009, as well as the Harry Belafonte Activism Through the Arts award. Stevie continues to leave a lasting and meaningful impact on the industry, whether it be in music, film, or television, and is currently (2018) working on other major upcoming developments in film and TV with production company Rezolution Pictures.