Steve Trotter has been doing the write thing for most of his life. Satirical essayist. Poet. Songwriter. Tabloid hack (Midnight, Globe). PolyGram publicist promoting Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Metallica, KISS, Tears For Fears, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, etc. Copywriter. Freelance travel writer (Miami Herald, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star).
During the ‘70s and ‘80s Trotter wrote songs and sang in Montreal rock bands Kid, Sgt. Rock, Trotter, and Foreign Affairs. Gigged in a variety of colorful clubs and rock landmarks. Special Guested in concerts with Steppenwolf, Mahogany Rush, Walter Rossi, and Midnight Oil. Wrote the indie Trotter EP, featuring guitarists Frank Marino Steve Segal & Kelly Watling. Trotter's songwriting credits comprise a couple dozen cuts, two singles and the title tracks on Walter Rossi’s One Foot In Hell (Image/CBS) and 6AM’s God’s A Girl (MCA Canada). In 2004, Trotter took a break from the music biz to write a crime thriller novel. Wound up writing five, four of which became Amazon Best Sellers. These days, Trotter writes rock, country & blues songs.