What everyone needs to know is that I am first and foremost a songwriter. Lyrics should tell a story, evoke an emotion, bring understanding to a soul who feels alone...relate...and have a great hook to run through your head even after the song is over. Melodies don't have to be complicated, but there's nothing like a good riff to announce a song's arrival to the ear. I try to keep it real, either from my own experiences and dreams, or from those I've witnessed in this time on earth. Those in the "circle" know, those outside it, keep guessing....
Cathy is a 1986 graduate of Duquesne University's School of Music, a trumpet major with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education.
She is registered with BMI as a songwriter/composer.
She fronts the Cathy Stewart Band, as well as solo acoustic performances, and fills in occasionally with bands around the area with vocals and rhythm guitar.
She is a multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, guitar, bass, keys, percussion, french horn) with a 4 octave vocal range(A3-A6). Her songwriting style ranges from rock, blues, country, Americana, soul, gospel, and pop. Her vocal styles encompass a wide range, pretty to gritty, with influences and nuances from Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde, Susan Tedeschi, and Tina Turner to Roger Daltrey, Bon Scott, Robert Plant, and the occasional Axl Rose.
Cathy teaches and performs administrative duties at the For Those About To Rock Academy, where she has been a vocal, beginning guitar, bass, keys, and beginning drum instructor since 2009 with founding colleagues David and Joey Granati.
Cathy has performed her music at the Bluebird in Nashville, Pittsburgh Marathon, Stage AE, The Hard Rock Pittsburgh, Wheeling Jamboree Radio Show, Shadow Lounge, Club Cafe, Smiling Moose, Double Wide, Lava Lounge, Valley Hotel, Sing Sing, Charlie Murdoch's, Holy Trinity Festival, Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, Howler's, Pizons, Mousetrap, Grass Roots Radio, Greensburg Summer Sounds Concert Series, Dave World TV, Armstrong Cable's The Beat, several internet radio shows, and has performed the National Anthem at Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas, and for crowds of 6000+ twice for the Altoona Curve baseball organization, the Ride for the Ribbon, and many local functions. She has production credits on videos for the JFK Lancer research organization and appears in an episode of the 4th season of Cinemax's "Banshee" and as an extra in Ewan McGregor's feature movie "American Pastoral". She also runs av and sound for the Joe Cheeta's Gameshow Junkies gameshow experience.
She has 2 EPs out, "Originals-EP 1" (2008), "This Beggar's Ready To Ride" (2009), and is in production with a full length CD "Back To The Source". She co-produced and has 2 cuts on " Music That Matters-Pennsylvania" with Nashville music artist Wayne Warner for the Melodical Hearts organization to support adoption awareness. Her music appears on the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle 2007 compilation CD. She appears on comedian Mark Eddie's "Dahntahn" single on trumpet and background vocals, as well as designing the artwork for the CD and jacket for its release party. She has also designed CD covers for the Granati Brothers, 4th Dimensional Beings, John Stangry, and other local artists, as well as her own. Pittsburgh artists who have contributed their talents to her recordings include Bob Banerjee, Matt Barranti, Dave Busch, Bob Crafty Crafton, Eric DeFade, David Granati, Joey Granati, Dave Hanner, Jake Hanner, Ryan Langley, Dave Rudovsky, Al Snyder, Greg Stewart, and from Nashville, Andy Hull and current producer Steve Rutledge. And since 2010 she has participated in the Thomas Jefferson Alumni Jazz Ensemble to raise funds for arts programs in the West Jefferson Hills School District with fellow alumni, many of which are Pittsburgh jazz Hall of Fame members.Cathy is a resident of the South Hills, where she teaches private music instruction.

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