Steve Banks Piano Pianist from Columbus, OH

Steve has performed the piano across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to thousands of people and has appeared on various local and national television shows including California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Ohio. In addition, he has played for capacity crowds of up to 20,000 people in larger city convention centers. In 1986, he won 2nd place in the National Christian Artist's performance competition at Estes Park, Colorado. Steve has completed 6 recordings in Los Angeles, Denver, Indiana, Nashville and Ohio. His most recent, Eternal, is his first recording of all original compositions accompanied by some of the top musicians in Nashville. **REVIEWS** "Steve Banks played the piano BEAUTIFULLY during the ceremony and cocktail hour. I highly recommend him if you want a professional pianist!" Jessica Schmidt - COLUMBUS BRIDE "I have been partnering on great events with Steve for years and highly recommend his talent, charisma and wonderful personality to bring a special touch to any soiree. I often find my toes tapping without even realizing it when I'm in the same room with Steve and his engaging music. He plays recognizable tunes with his own touch that are so mesmerizing to listen to. His talent and services are truly the best in the biz… I proudly give Steve Banks Music 5 out of 5 stars!!" Blaire Blechinger - DIRECTOR OF CATERING-HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN "I have known Steve Banks for what seems like forever! He is an awesome person and amazing Pianist! He has done cocktail hour and dinner music for many of my wedding clients and does a great job working with them on their needs and music requests. A true testament to Steve is when we have clients that come back after their first daughter's wedding and hire him again for the 2nd daughters wedding. I highly recommend Steve Banks to add that touch of class to your wedding or event!" Jamie M. Rapavy - WEDDING SPECIALIST, COLUMBUS BRIDE & GROOM, WPC, DEVOTED TO DETAILS "We have used Steve Banks for numerous corporate events over the years and have always been thrilled with his performances. Steve is professional, personable, reliable and wonderful to work with! He'll adjust the music and tone to whatever the event calls for. He's super easy to work with and delivers excellence each and every time. I highly recommend Steve Banks for your piano musical needs. You won't be disappointed!" Christine Casey - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, COLUMBUS, OH "My husband and I were honored to have Steve Banks play at our wedding on the 8th of July, 2016. He did an incredible job and his music was wonderful, especially his arrangement of musical notes for my arrival song. Our guests enjoyed his music thoroughly, and we received many compliments about his music talents. Not only was he superb to work with, he also was extremely professional and had great equipment. He had a large collection of songs to choose from, which we enjoyed going though. We would highly recommend Steve to anyone!" Allie - CINCINNATI BRIDE "Steve, your expertise at arranging music and playing the piano so beautifully scores a "10" with all of our guests. Some even asked if you came from New York or L.A.! That's how fabulous you are! Lynn & Jack - PARENTS OF THE BRIDE "Steve, clearly you were the right man for the job. I had so many of our friends and family ask me about you; who you were, did you have Cd's for sale, how long you have been playing, etc. I just wanted to say thank you again (thanks from our guests as well!)" Stacey - COLUMBUS BRIDE "We wanted to let you know how happy we were with the music at our ceremony. We have, and still do, receive many compliments on the amazing pianist!" Christie & Brad - BRIDE & GROOM "Your part in the wedding was wonderful! Your beautiful gift was a highlight of the evening. Many of our guests asked, "where we ever were able to find you?" You were so accommodating to our requests." Julie - COLUMBUS BRIDE GAIA Prime Internet Radio voted Steve's latest recording as one of the top 5 piano albums released in 2014. Being a popular and well-known musician in the Central Ohio area, Steve entertained guests at a popular Hotel for nearly 20 years and can now be heard on a regular basis at The Der Dutchman in Plain City. He has also entertained at the Governor's Mansion as well as at many corporate functions, weddings, and private engagements in the Columbus Metro area. Steve has played for over 750 weddings and performs many cocktail hours because of his range of styles and ability to feel out the crowd at any given time. Steve also has his own Pandora radio station, 'Steve Banks Radio'. Steve also has a digital piano along with the necessary sound equipment.