Musician, Author, Communicator, 2007

Steve Russo is an internationally known drummer and communicator, and a best-selling author.

As a professional drummer and a member of the Recording Academy, Steve has opened in concerts for bands like Santana, Fleetwood Mac and Tower of Power.  He’s played drums for the Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band, The Harper and Rowe Show, illusionist Steve Baker as well as for a number of off Broadway productions including Guys and Dolls, West Side Story and Sweet Charity.

Other well-known performers that Steve has shared the stage with include people like Nick Cannon, Kirk Franklin, Tobymac, Superchick, Charlie Daniels, The Newsboys, Rebecca St. James, and Third Day.  He has also worked with numerous actors, professional athletes and comedians in his far-reaching career as a professional musician.

Steve is the host of the syndicated radio program Real Answers.  His program is currently heard on more than 600 stations daily.  He is a featured speaker on the nationally syndicated music video TV show 24/SEVEN and is host of the Real Answers New Year’s Eve TV Special.  For five years he was also the co-host of “Life on the Edge Live!”

Every year Steve speaks to tens of thousands of people, and The Gathering would like to invite you to join us for breakfast and hear Steve’s unforgettable “drum roll” performance.  Following Steve’s amazing drumming demonstration, he will challenge us to consider whose “drum beat” we will march to in 2007 and beyond.