Steve was born in Hong Kong where he displayed his talents on the piano by arranging popular songs by ear at the age of four. Although he took some lessons as a child, it wasn't until Steve was thirteen when he immigrated to the United States that he decided to take music seriously and began vigorous classical training. But even though Steve was classically trained, his passion has always been exploiting his classical roots to interpret popular piano music.
Steve later attended and graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Contrary to common belief, Steve was not a piano performance major at USC. Rather, he majored in Music industry while playing gigs on the weekends to support himself through school. What is ironic is that even though Steve was not a piano major, he has earned every single dollar he has ever earned in his life through playing the piano ever since he was 17, when Steve began his professional career as the youngest pianist ever to be hired to perform at Nordstrom department stores. This first gig launched a triumphant performance career that flourishes to this day. Currently, Steve performs daily as the featured pianist at the ultra luxurious Montage Resort and Spa in Laguna Beach, California (www.montagelagunabeach.com), a post he has held since the inception of this luxury hotel company in 2003.
Furthermore, Steve has developed into a prolific recording artist with 12 solo piano CDs to his credit. In addition, he has also recorded 6 CDs for PianoDisc, Inc., the world's premier maker of automated piano player systems and software, and First Impression Music, Inc., a renowned audiophile label specializing in high definition recordings.
Steve's memorized repertoire includes over 2000 songs from nearly all forms and genres of popular music, including love songs, wedding music, movie themes, Christmas songs, Broadway show tunes, oldies, top 40 hits, and contemporary country music. His catalog of solo piano music recording available as music download features music from legends such as Elton John, Ray Charles, U2, Madonna, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, the Beatles, etc, as well as contemporary favorites such as Celine Dion, Vanessa Carlton, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Five for Fighting, James Blunt, Coldplay, Rascall Flatts, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Daniel Powter, Carrie Underwood, and many more.
PianoReimagined Music Productions Inc (PianoReimagined) is a revolutionary concept created by pianist Steve Siu. As a performer and recording artist, Steve was searching for a platform to showcase his unique ability to interpret popular songs to a worldwide audience. Not only is Steve a master in interpreting beloved favorites such as "the Phantom of the Opera", one of his unique gifts is to compose strikingly beautiful arrangements of pop hits unexpected in the world of solo piano such as Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Coldplay's "Clocks". With Steve's revolutionary concept, he is able to bring to the many listerners requests of new and custom arrangements with a click of a mouse. Hence, PianoReimagined.com was born.
PianoReimagined is a one-of-a-kind online download destination created especially for pop piano music lovers all over the world. Listeners can download a unique blend of familiar tunes from beloved favorites to the unexpected gems exquisitely arranged and performed by Steve in an acoustic solo piano format.
PianoReimagined is an ever-expanding song library. Every week, Steve picks great songs and composes singular renditions that bear his signature sound, professionally records them in his personal studio, and then posts the songs permanently on PianoReimagined.com for download as well as free streaming for two weeks. Especially impressive are his wedding songs and wedding CDs. Steve's music is played at many weddings and even years later, customers and fans still email Steve to express their gratitude and appreciation of his music for making their wedding so memorable.
PianoReimagined provides original music composition for your special project. You will experience fast, exquisite, and unique music solutions for all aspects of your audio and audio-visual needs. In additional to being an expert interpreter of popular songs on piano, Steve Siu is an award-winning composer, specializing in piano-based music composition for commercial projects. His most recent accomplishment is scoring the background music for the promotional DVD of the Montage Resort and Spa in Laguna Beach, California.
