| Steve McLoone Biography |
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S teve McLoone (oldNfunky) was born and raised in Waseca, Minnesota where he was influenced by a musical family and a supportive community that appreciated the early garage bands. Steve started singing professionally at age 11, playing non-stop throughout the Midwest. His first studio recordingswere with Headstone (Iowa Rock Hall of Fame), The Judd Group (Mid-America Rock Hall of Fame), and later with Caribou from Rochester, Minnesota. The Judd Group recorded at Electric Ladyland (NY) and numerous other recording studios in the U.S. and Canada, and released 2 albums on ASI Records. Tours with REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Average White Band, The Beach Boys, John Denver, Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, and many others, brought them success as national act openers and regional headliners while living in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Mankato, Minnesota.
While taking a break from road-touring, Steve started singing network television and radio jingles for Toyota, Bridgestone Tires, Nature Valley, General Mills cereals, Coca Cola, The Minnesota Twins song, among many. In recent years, Steve has collaborated with a number of past band mates and new friends on a variety of studio projects and record releases with his own record label, ULTIMASONGS Records®. oldNfunky® is a project that arose out of Steve’s love for old-school-funky R&B. McLoone says: “I wanted to mix the old with the new, and that is why I collaborated with young musicians and tested the concept and songs with the teen to the mature crowds. The idea is to have a fun and old-school meet electronic somewhere near funky. “ |
