Living In The Bonus Round on blip.tv is a mix of my online reality show, The Jim & Steve Show, music videos, podcasts, random video bits of live performance, vlogs and interviews. Jim and I travel a lot behind the scenes of show business and we meet a lot of interesting people.Professionally, I am a songwriter. A former Baptist Gospel singer turned cover band musician turned singing waiter turned LA music industry exec turned 0ff-Broadway musical theatre composer (completely by accident) turned blogger turned actor turned video nut. (But who isn't?)I remember being an early adopter of blip, but then migrated to YouTube. However, I like this blip TV player where someone can come and just watch my shows without having to click a lot. I'd love your feedback. MORE RANDOM BIO BITS: One of the first Internet diarists. AIDS survivor. (I'm historical!) Listed below: A few of my awards for the musicals "The Big Voice: God or Merman?" and "The Last Session" which I wrote with playwright Jim Brochu. Awarded Best Score, L.A. Drama Critics Circle 1997 & 2003.Best Musical, L.A. Ovation Awards, 2005.Best Musical, ADA Awards 2005.Best Musical Director, ADA Awards 2005.Best Lead Actor in a Musical nomination. L.A. Ovation Awards 2005.PFLAG-LA Oscar Wilde Award, 1997 & 2003.Best Concert of a Musical, Best Original Writing, Desert Theatre League Awards 2005.Best Theatrical Production nomination, Off-Broadway & L.A. GLAAD Media Awards, 2004.Best L.A. Theatre Production, GLAAD Media Awards, 1997. And many more!
Steve and Jim visit the Newseum for some fun and frolic.
A podcast about a little "unkosher" cafe in the DC Jewish Community Center.
Valley of the Kings, Safaga, Egypt, the pyramids, Luxor, the Nile.
Jim & Steve meet Michael Rennie, the associate director of the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.
A demo of the song "Lazarus Come Out." Lyrics by Peter J. Carman / Music by Steve Schalchlin. Performed by Steve Schalchlin
Pop artist Kevin Wood sings "Save Me A Seat" from The Last Session.
At the 2007 Spirit of Broadway Awards, award winning New York singer Julie Reyburn sings the heartbreaking "Going It Alone" from THE LAST SESSION.
A look back at our 2007 in pictures.
Steve responds to the challenge from Tirso to write a song for the night crew on the ship.
Long nights of working on new songs during the cruise got the attention of some people working on the night crew. So, they presented him with a challenge...