Welcome! I'm Steve Klenke, and SummerSong Music is actually my personal website! SummerSong Music exists for the purpose of helping others who may have a need in one or more of the four areas of competency/services which I provide:
Trumpet Player     Music Composer-Arranger     Music Teacher     Web Developer

"Primal Scream" (Grand Canyon)
Short Bio:
I grew up in the Chicago area and attended college (for music) at Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI), Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), and Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL).
Later, I went back to college at DeVry University in downtown Chicago. I hold two degrees: Bachelor of Music (Performance and Education), and a Bachelor of Science (Information Technology).
I have performed publicly on trumpet since I was eleven, been in numerous bands, shows, and on television, and entertained thousands of people!
I was also a state certified public school music teacher in Illinois for 16 years!

In 2000, I changed careers to web design and development. I have taught private lessons in music for 20 years, am a published composer/songwriter, written jingles for Toyota, American Heart Association, and others. Several of my jazzband compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the United States. Currently I reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Recent Credits:
Trumpet work for the film "Have Dreams, Will Travel." My part in this film was that I taught actors Dylan McDermot and Cayden Boyd to play basic trumpet for their scene and then recorded the part for them. The film also stars Val Kilmer and Heather Graham and is due for release in the USA in 2008.

I was also chosen as one of 30 composers for the New Mexico Film Makers Conference "meet the composers" event!