Steve Amerson has established a reputation as a superior tenor with a vocal flexibility that allows him to feel at home in both popular / contemporary music and classical literature. With the wealth and depth of his performance experience, he is known as America’s Tenor. Steve is thrilled to be a musical ambassador for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation and Society as he sings for their events throughout the United States.
Steve has been a featured soloist with orchestras throughout the United States and abroad including performances with Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas and the Los Angeles Master Chorale with performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Hollywood Bowl. In 2006, He made his Carnegie Hall debut singing in the world premiere of Missa Americana by Ed Lojeski.
Steve was chosen to record demonstration tapes used by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras in preparation for The 3 Tenors performances throughout the world.
Presently, much of Steve’s time is dedicated in presenting concerts based on his Front Row Center project, which is a collection of inspiring songs from the Broadway stage and screen, as well as Amazed by America patriotic presentations.
On October 10, 2009, Steve was presented the "Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment" at the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Patriot Award Gala in Dallas, Texas. This award recognizes distinguished Americans who have made notable contributions to our nation and the values we hold dear through their life's work in the entertainment industry. Past recipients of this award include Gary Sinise, Clint Eastwood, Wayne Newton, and Jon Voight. (Click image to see larger).
Along with his concert schedule, which includes 50–60 Christmas, Broadway, patriotic and sacred concerts each year, Steve does studio singing for various recording projects, movies, commercials and television shows. His voice can be heard on over 160 feature films.
Projects on which Steve’s voice is heard include The Last Airbender, Mars Needs Moms, Seven Pounds, Evan Almighty, Get Smart — The Movie, Meet the Robinsons, King Kong, Fantastic Four, Matrix Revolutions, Matrix Reloaded, Men In Black II, Jurassic Park 3, A.I., John Q., Touched By An Angel, Contact, Men In Black, Wild Wild West, Anastasia, Amistad, Empire of the Sun, Indiana Jones; Temple of Doom, Hunt For Red October, Joe vs. the Volcano, Glory, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Hercules, Far And Away, Hook, Man Trouble, Batman Returns, the Abyss, Three Musketeers, Picket Fences, Cheers, Suddenly Susan, Highway To Heaven, Designing Women, St. Elsewhere, The Flintstones, The Santa Clause, The 1990 & 1991 Academy Awards Shows and commercials for IBM, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, Toyota, the Marines, U. S. Sprint, Kibbles & Bits, Texaco, Ford Trucks, Coco's Restaurants, Diet Coke and Delta Air Lines.
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