After 20 years based in Melbourne and Sydney and performing all over the globe, Steve Simmons has returned permanently to Perth as of 2018. Having written and sung on 2 Australian Country #1 singles with his band Deep Creek Road, Steve has performed at some of Australia’s biggest festivals and events. He has written music for major U.S TV Networks and won numerous awards both as a singer and actor.
After 20 years based in Melbourne and Sydney and performing all over the globe, Steve Simmons has returned permanently to Perth as of 2018. Having written and sung on 2 Australian Country #1 singles with his band Deep Creek Road, Steve has performed at some of Australia’s biggest festivals and events. He has written music for major U.S TV Networks and won numerous awards both as a singer and actor.
Steve Simmons studied a music & performing arts degree at WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) By age 19, Steve was fronting Chunky, the biggest cover band on the west coast and making regular TV appearances as both a singer and actor. His band released an album that went to No 1 on the W.A charts and Steve performed at many festivals including headlining in front of 11,000 people at Perth’s Burswood Superdome. Steve Simmons spent a short stint in the USA before a relocation to Sydney, and 3 years with an original act that released 2 albums and various singles throughout 10 countries in Europe & Asia, selling over 10000 albums. After the act split, Steve Simmons headed south to Melbourne. Steve formed and fronted Melbourne cover band legends ‘Pean,’ an outfit that performed over 5000 shows to a massive following. In 2012 Steve formed original act Deep Creek Road which has had widescale success and performed at numerous major festivals. They were also nominated for a CMC music award for best new artist for the 2016 awards and won the Planet Country award for best Australian group.
Simultaneously Steve Simmons formed and performed with his top 40 band ‘Hit Nation’ which has performed in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, China and Vietnam. Steve Simmons has also performed thousands of acoustic shows and boasts one of the biggest song repertoires around, often challenging audiences to try and name an artist he can’t launch into a song of! Steve’s acting credits include a recurring role on Neighbours and guest roles in TV shows like City Homicide, Stingers etc, plus feature film roles & over 20 TV commercials. Steve also performed as a lead in musical theatre shows including ‘RENT,’ (Guild nomination for best male lead) ‘The Wedding Singer,’ and ‘High School Musical.’
A small selection of clients for major events includes:
Melbourne Cup
West Coast Eagles GF Eve function
Moonee Valley Race Club
Richmond Football Club Best & Fairest
Port Adelaide Football Club GF Eve
Melbourne Storm Best & Fairest
Australian Open Tennis
TAB Optus Stadium launch
Oaks Day
Cox Plate
Caufield Cup
Lygon Street Festival
St Kilda Festival
Bindoon Rock Festival
Burswood Superdome
CMC Rocks Festival
Snowy Mountains Festival
Deniliquin Ute Muster
Mt Isa Rodeo
Crown Casino
Metricon Homes
Commonwealth Bank
Brumbys Bakeries
ALH Hotel Group
Taverners Hotel Group
2000’s
Shotgun – George Ezra
Daydrunk – Morgan Evans
Thunder – Imagine Dragons
Slow hands – Niall Horan
Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran
Nothing holding me back – Sh. Mendes
The Shape of you – Ed Sheeran
Blame it on me – George Ezra
I Can’t feel my face – The Weeknd
I’m sorry – Bieber
Tennessee whiskey – Chris Stapleton
She looked so perfect – 5 seconds of summer
It don’t matter – Donovan Frankenreiter
Riptide – Vance Joy
Budapest – George Ezra
Shut up & dance – Walk the moon
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Geronimo – Sheppard
Hey Brother – Avicii
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Counting stars – One Republic
Feel So Close –Calvin Harris
Locked out of heaven – Bruno mars
Everything – Michael Buble
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Lonely Boy – Black Keys
Gold on the Ceiling – Black Keys
Black n gold – Sam Sparro
Pumped up kicks – Foster the people
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Move like jagger – maroon 5
Hey Soul Sister – Train
Little lion man –mumford & sons
Wish u well – Bernard fanning
Use Somebody – kings of leon
Sex on fire – kings of leon
Break even – The Script
Blvard of Broken dreams – Green Day
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
You’re all I have – snow patrol
Wheels – Foo Fighters
Bright lights – matchbox 20
Dakota – Stereophonics
Jenny don’t be hasty – Paolo Nutini
Mad world – gary jules
Your body is a wonderland – John Mayer
Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
Tribute – Tenacious D
7 Nation Army – white stripes
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Days go by – Keith Urban
Country Girl – Luke Bryan
Life is a highway – Rascal Flatts
Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker
1990s
Lover Lover- Sonia Dada
When you’re gone – Bryan Adams & Mel C
Waterfalls – TLC
Angels- Robbie Williams
MmmBop – Hanson
Dancing in the moonlight – Toploader
In these arms – Bon Jovi
My Own Worst Enemy – Lit
Green Limousine – Badloves
Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms
One headlight – The Wallflowers
Learn to fly – foo fighters
Lay your love on me – Roachford
Everyday is a winding road –S.Crow
Touch (reach out) – Noiseworks
Closing Time – semisonic
Rain down on me – travis
Walking in Memphis – Mark Cohn
Push – matchbox 20
3am – Matchbox 20
Glycerine – bush
My Happiness – powderfinger
If it makes u happy – Sheryl Crow
Look back in anger – oasis
Morning Glory – oasis
Wonderwall – oasis
Champagne supernova – oasis
Bittersweet symphony – the verve
Time of your life – green day
When I come around – g’n day
Lullabye – shawn mullins
Karma police – radiohead
High & dry – radiohead
Creep – radiohead
Everlasting love – u2
Save tonight – eagle eye cherry
Shiver – Screaming jets
Plush – STP
Better man – pearl jam
Alive – pearl jam
Daughter – pearl jam
Semi charmed – third eye blind
Jumper – third eye blind
Brick – Ben Folds
Mr Jones – Counting Crows
Take the weather – crowded hse
Better be home soon – crowded hse
Tip of my tongue – diesel
Cryin shame – diesel
Amazing – Alex Lloyd
If you could only see – tonic
Open up your eyes – tonic
Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
All apologies – nirvana
Hallelujah – jeff buckley
Drive – incubus
I alone – live
Lightning crashes – live
Everlong – foofighters
Small things – blink 182
Shimmer – fuel
The Middle – jimmy eat world
Want to grow old with u – Adam Sandler
Breakfast at Tiffanys – Deep Blue Some
Amazed – Lonestar
Way out west James Reyne & Blundell
1970s & 80s
King of wishful thinking – Go West
Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Hungry like the wolf – Duran Duran
Africa – Toto
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
Errol – Aussie Crawl
It’s all over now baby blue – G Bonnet
Born to run – Bruce Springsteen
Kiss is on my list – Hall & Oates
Things don’t seem – Aussie Crawl
Baker St – Gerry rafferty
Hot Summer Night – Meatloaf
Ricki dont lose that number –Steely Dan
Working for the weekend – loverboy
I’m on fire – Bruce springsteen
Miss You – Rolling Stones
Keep on rockin me – Steve Miller
Take the money & run – steve miller
Jet Airliner – steve miller
Romeos Tune – Steve Forbert
The joker – steve miller
Don’t stop believing – Journey
Don’t change – INXS
Always sumthing there to remind me
Way you make me feel – Michael J’son
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
Love is in the air – John Paul Young
Mamma Mia – Abba
Solid Rock – Goanna
Choir Girl – Cold Chisel
My baby – Cold Chisel
Flame trees – cold chisel
Cheap wine – Cold Chisel
Die to be with u tonite – Jimmy Barnes
Help is on its way – LRB
Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
I Got you – Split Enz
I’ll be your baby tonite – Rob Palmer
Don’t stop – Fleetwood Mac
All night long – Lionel Richie
Fools rush in – ub40 / elvis
Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
Boys of Summer – Don Henley
In the air tonight – Phil Collins
Bad case of lovin u – rob palmer
The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
Go your own way – Fleetwood mac
Cuts like a knife – Bryan Adams
Summa 69 – bryan adams
Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty
Learning to Fly – Tom Petty
Freefalling – tom petty
The Breakup song – Greg Kihn
Centrefold – J.Geils Band
Horses – D.Braithwaite
Blister in the sun – violent femmes
Two strong hearts – john Farnham
Walk like an Egyptian – The Bangles
Purple Rain – Prince
Sweet home Alabama -l skynard
Missing you – john waite
Stuck in the middle – steal’ wheel
Desperado – the eagles
Are You Old enough – Dragon
New kid in town – eagles
Take it easy – Eagles
Tequila Sunrise – the Eagles
Hotel California – the Eagles
Overkill – Men at work
Take Me Back – Noiseworks
Jessies girl – rick springfield
Only you – yazoo
April sun – dragon
Rain – dragon
Still rock and roll – Billy Joel
Piano Man – Billy Joel
Should have known better –Rich Marx
To Be With You – Mr Big
Holy grail – hunters and collectors
Throw your arms – hunters &collectors
Livin on a Prayer – bon jovi
Bad Name – Bon Jovi
What I like about you – romantics
To her door – paul kelly
Hurt so good – John Cougar
Jack and Diane – john Cougar
Run to Paradise – The Choirboys
Kentucky Woman – Neil Diamond
Burnin love – elvis Presley
1940s, 50s & 60s
Walk in the room – DeShannon
Sweet Caroline – neil diamond
My Girl – the Temptations
Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Wild world – cat stevens
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Heard it thru the grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Love the one you’re with – Steven stills
All my loving – beatles
Hard Days Night – Beatles
Get back – beatles
Saw her standing there – beatles
We can work it out – Beatles
Ticket to Ride – beatles
Lucy in the sky – The Beatles
Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles
Eight days a week – the beatles
Sister goldenhair – america
Summertime blues – Cochrane
Return to sender – Elvis Presley
Down on the corner – CCR
Bad Moon Rising – CCR
Proud mary – CCR
Brown eyed girl – van morrison
Moondance – Van Morrison
Mrs robinson – simon & garfunkel
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Memories are made – Dean Martin
Fly Me to the Moon –Frank Sinatra
Dock of the bay – Otis Redding
Stand by me – ben king
Runaround Sue – Dion
